Not one D.C. high school marching band wants to play Donald Trump’s inauguration
High Schools in the District don't want to be featured on Jan. 20, either
BRENDAN GAUTHIER WEDNESDAY, DEC 14, 2016 11:26 AM EST
Marching bands rank among the few things lamer than Kid Rock. Still, you’re more likely to find the latter than the former at Donald Trump’s inauguration.
“At least one D.C. public school marching band has participated in the past five inaugural parades, but none applied for consideration this year,” according to NBC4. “A D.C. Public Schools spokeswoman said she was not aware of any band in the district that had applied to participate in President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural parade Jan. 20.”
As NBC4 noted, even a warmongering neocon managed to find a willing marching band in 2005: “Ballou High School’s Majestic Marching Knights performed Destiny’s Child’s ‘Lose My Breath’ at George W. Bush’s second inaugural parade.”
Trump’s inauguration is shaping up to be a cultural dead zone. After it was reported last week that the president-elect’s Inaugural Committee was scrambling to book a relevant artist, Kanye West visited Trump Tower on Tuesday for a closed-door meeting.
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