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Common and the National sign up for anti-Trump inauguration show

Gig organised by Planned Parenthood is one of a number in the US capital to protest swearing-in of Trump, who voiced pro-life ideas during his campaign
  
  

Common will be playing at the event, which is billed as ‘a call to action for supporters of reproductive freedom to take action wherever they are’.
Common will be playing at the event, which is billed as ‘a call to action for supporters of reproductive freedom to take action wherever they are’. Photograph: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

The good news for Donald Trump is that the National and Common have signed up to mark the start of his presidency with a performance. The bad news? They’ll be marking it with an anti-Inauguration Day show, the day before he’s sworn in as the next leader of the United States.

The two artists are set to play the 9:30 Club in Washington DC alongside several other as-yet-unconfirmed artists on Thursday 19 January. The gig has been organised by Planned Parenthood and All Access as a “call to action for supporters of reproductive freedom to take action wherever they are”.

It’s a response to some of Trump’s previous comments, which position him as a strongly pro-life candidate. During his primary campaign, Trump said he believed there should be “some form of punishment” for a women who had abortions.

Tickets will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Those who don’t get them might like to know that it’s not the only anti-Trump event springing up in DC: the following day, the capital will host NO THANKS, a night of “anti-fascist resistance” featuring Priests, Waxahatchee and Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz.

 

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