Billy Ray Cyrus carried out on the inauguration occasions for Donald Trump yesterday (January 20), however issues went removed from easily. Take a look at footage and fan reactions beneath.
The 63-year-old nation star took to the stage in Washington, DC final evening as one of many musical acts lined-up for the presidential inauguration. Performing as a part of the Liberty Ball, his set didn’t go fairly to plan and ended up going through a handful of points.
Firstly, the set came about later than anticipated, as a delay within the President’s schedule pushed his set additional again into the evening. When Cyrus did take to the stage, nonetheless, issues didn’t get significantly better as technical points took over massive parts of the present and the singer started discussing the blips at the same time as his microphone and stage lights have been lower off.
The set started with a rendition of the Lil Nas X hit ‘Previous City Highway’ – the 2018 hit that Cyrus featured on. Based on Day by day Beast, not solely was there no signal of Lil Nas X in the course of the set, however the lighting meant Cyrus was barely lit, and the music video that performed behind him made his vocals practically inaudible.
Shortly afterwards, Cyrus began addressing the crew whereas on-stage, saying that he couldn’t hear his guitar. He would additionally converse to the gang, asking if they’d all fallen asleep and stating that he was keen to finish the set early in the event that they weren’t desirous about seeing it.
Right here’s the total video of Billy Ray Cyrus “performing” on the Liberty Ball this night. pic.twitter.com/sSkhjZDTtL
— 🐸 Pepe – save the kids (@girl_roadrunner) January 21, 2025
Billy Ray Cyrus’ efficiency at Trump’s inauguration is the proper metaphor for the following 4 years pic.twitter.com/JYVCpD75y1
— Dave Ryder 🌊💙🌎❄🏳️🌈 (@daveryder) January 21, 2025
“Is my guitar nonetheless on? I feel they lower me off. I don’t hear my guitar anymore,” he started. “Is anybody awake?”
“I don’t hear it? Do ya’ll hear it?” he continued. “Is anybody again there? Can any individual flip my guitar again on? We’re going to sing a bit extra.”
“Y’all need me to sing extra otherwise you simply need me to get the hell of the stage? I don’t give a rattling.”
When a crew member finally fastened the audio for his guitar, Cyrus continued the set earlier than making a quip on the malfunctions. “When you have got technical difficulties you bought to only maintain going,” he mentioned. “Or as President Trump would say, you bought to combat!”
It wasn’t simply the nation star who ended up getting pissed off in the course of the set, as viewers shortly took to social media to complain concerning the technical difficulties, Cyrus’ gruff-sounding voice and even his look.
“Billy Ray Cyrus’ efficiency at Donald Trump’s inaugural Liberty Ball is an epic catastrophe,” one viewer wrote on X, whereas one other described it as “presumably the cringiest couple of minutes in leisure historical past”.
Oh my god!
Billy Ray Cyrus’ efficiency at Donald Trump’s inaugural Liberty Ball is an epic catastrophe.
“Is anybody awake?”
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/LQRNXdE2sq
— Artwork Candee 🍿🥤 (@ArtCandee) January 21, 2025
Fuck me working 🤣🤣🤣 Billy Ray Cyrus seems to have smoked a mountain of crack and knocked again about 15 Busch lights and made presumably the cringiest couple of minutes in leisure historical past😳 pic.twitter.com/WuJdydenQ0
— 𒆜𝕄ℝBRY𝕋ES𝕚𝔻𝕖𒆜 (@MisterBryteSide) January 21, 2025
“Who signed off on Billy Ray Cyrus performing tonight? They need to be fired instantly. That is terrible,” one other wrote on X/Twitter.
“I don’t imply to be impolite, he’s in all probability going by way of one thing. However dang that was a tough watch.”
I don’t imply to be impolite, he’s in all probability going by way of one thing. However dang that was a tough watch.
— Zach Franek (@Skitzofranek) January 21, 2025
Simply while you suppose today is over, Billy Ray Cyrus occurs… pic.twitter.com/BggTXFuKIf
— Nancy Sidley (@nancytsidley) January 21, 2025
Others, in the meantime, made quips about his search for the present, with many evaluating him to Rob Zombie or Pirates Of The Caribbean‘s Captain Jack Sparrow. Discover extra responses beneath.
Billy Ray Cyrus popping out for the ball…. pic.twitter.com/EQ1ytOfpre
— col_catsup (@col_catsup24) January 21, 2025
If Billy Ray Cyrus comes up in your feed…. Look away pic.twitter.com/qDRUVCdEhG
— Georgia gal (@RedRedWineDawg) January 21, 2025
Can Trump pardon Billy Ray Cyrus for this efficiency tonight? Wow.
— Carter Garza (@cgrockstar74) January 21, 2025
Billy Ray Cyrus, clearly lip-syncing, appears to be like like he crawled out from underneath a bridge earlier than this weak efficiency at Donald Trump’s inaugural Liberty Ball.
So embarrassing. pic.twitter.com/wTtPNW4kaX
— Artwork Candee 🍿🥤 (@ArtCandee) January 21, 2025
Billy Ray Cyrus working from the Liberty Ball safety
#Inauguration2025 #LibertyBall #BillyRayCyrus pic.twitter.com/gze6pyjG43
— 🙂 maddie (@FelloMaddie) January 21, 2025
So embarrassed for Billy Ray Cyrus proper now.. pic.twitter.com/LcenNgAlES
— ORCHID VEGA (@orchid_vega) January 21, 2025
Additionally performing on the Donald Trump inauguration occasions was Snoop Dogg and Soulja Boy, who carried out on the Crypto Ball, and Nelly, who responded to backlash, calling it “an honour” to carry out on the ceremony.
Child Rock was additionally on the invoice, and lately denied that the key service prevented him from having strippers on the set, as was Village Folks, who carried out their hit ‘Y.M.C.A.’ with Trump within the day immediately.
Carrie Underwood was the musical visitor performer for the primary ceremony and sang ‘America the Stunning’ on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, though additionally confronted technical points.