--- title: Donald Trump: Rockettes Will Perform at Inauguration description: The Radio City Rockettes will perform at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next month in Washington, D.C., officials confirmed. canonical: https://time.com/4617033/rockettes-donald-trump-inauguration/ author: Melissa Chan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-12-22T22:00:10.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-31T10:32:47.038Z article:section: Politics og:title: The Rockettes Will Perform at Donald Trump’s Inauguration og:description: The group has performed in at least two inaugurations, both for George W. Bush og:url: https://time.com/4617033/rockettes-donald-trump-inauguration/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb1966c614514b66c/6988b3df0a4a2209ae9cc6d4/radio-city-rockettes-donald-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Donald Trump Helps The Salvation Army Kick Off Its Annual Christmas Kettle og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Rockettes Will Perform at Donald Trump’s Inauguration twitter:description: The group has performed in at least two inaugurations, both for George W. Bush twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb1966c614514b66c/6988b3df0a4a2209ae9cc6d4/radio-city-rockettes-donald-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Radio City Rockettes Will Perform at Donald Trump’s Inauguration  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Dec 22, 2016 10:00 PM UTC  The Radio City Rockettes listen as Donald Trump speaks during a ceremony to help The Salvation Army kick off its annual Christmas kettle effort at the Trump Tower Atrium on Nov. 23, 2004 in New York City. The Radio City Rockettes listen as Donald Trump speaks during a ceremony to help The Salvation Army kick off its annual Christmas kettle effort at the Trump Tower Atrium on Nov. 23, 2004 in New York City.Scott Gries—Getty Images  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Dec 22, 2016 10:00 PM UTC The Radio City Rockettes will [perform at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration](http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/311564-rockettes-to-perform-at-trump-inauguration) next month in Washington, D.C., officials confirmed Thursday. The [iconic group](https://www.rockettes.com/history/) of female precision dancers has performed at presidential inaugurations in 2001 and 2005, both for George W. Bush, and will “participate in inauguration festivities” for Trump, according to James Dolan, the executive chairman of The Madison Square Garden Company. “The Radio City Rockettes, an original American brand, have performed at Radio City Music Hall since 1932 and, as treasured American icons, have taken part in some of the nation’s most illustrious events such as Super Bowl halftime shows, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parades and presidential inaugurations, including in 2001 and 2005,” Dolan said in a statement. “We are honored that the Rockettes have again been asked to perform in the upcoming inauguration festivities.” The Rockettes will join [Jackie Evancho and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir](http://time.com/4609263/celebrities-on-donald-trump-inauguration-performance/), the only two other confirmed performers as of Thursday. 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