Joe Biden Inauguration: Time, Schedule, Where To Watch and Livestream Details

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The inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden takes place on Wednesday, January 20, outside the U.S. Capitol, where he will be sworn in as the 46th president of the U.S.

The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. EST, according to the latest tweet Tuesday by the Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC).

Schedule

The updated line-up of the inaugural ceremony includes the following, the PIC tweeted Tuesday:

  • "Fr. Leo O'Donovan | Invocation"
  • "Andrea Hall | Pledge of Allegiance"
  • "Lady Gaga | National Anthem"
  • "Amanda Gorman | Poetry Reading"
  • "Jennifer Lopez | Musical Performance"
  • "Garth Brooks | Musical Performance"
  • "Rev. Dr. Silvester Beaman | Benediction"

After being sworn in, Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will participate in several military ceremonies, such as the Pass in Review ritual.

"Pass in Reviews are a long-standing military tradition that reflect the peaceful transfer of power to a new Commander-in-Chief," the PIC notes.

Biden will also receive "a Presidential Escort from 15th Street to the White House with every branch of the military represented in the escort."

The Presidential Escort to the White House will be followed by a "Parade Across America," from 3 p.m. EST, "which will be televised for the American people and feature diverse, dynamic performances in communities across the country," the PIC said.

Americans are coming together for the historic inauguration of @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris.

Don't miss it.https://t.co/32suUJYO1f pic.twitter.com/q0YylL57pf

— Biden Inaugural Committee (@BidenInaugural) January 19, 2021

In the evening, the Celebrating America television program, hosted by Hollywood legend Tom Hanks, will be broadcast from 8:30 p.m. local time.

The show will feature remarks from Biden and Harris as well as words and musical performances from a host of celebrities.

The updated list of speakers and performers in the Celebrating America program include the following, according to the latest tweet Tuesday by the PIC:

  • Ant Clemons
  • Black Pumas
  • Bruce Springsteen
  • Chef José Andrés
  • Demi Lovato
  • Dolores Huerta
  • Eva Longoria
  • Foo Fighters
  • John Legend
  • Jon Bon Jovi
  • Justin Timberlake
  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  • Kerry Washington
  • Kim Ng
  • Tim McGraw & Tyler Hubbard

Where to watch and livestream details

The inauguration can be watched at the PIC's website where it will be streamed at BidenInaugural.org/watch.

Viewers can also watch the livestream via PIC's streaming partners below:

  • Amazon Prime Video
  • Microsoft Bing
  • NewsNOW from Fox
  • AT&T U-verse (Channel 212/1212 in SD/HD)
  • AT&T DIRECTV (Channel 201).

The inauguration will also be streamed across all social media channels of the PIC, including YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Twitch. The inauguration is also expected to be broadcast live on all major networks and platforms.

The Celebrating America program will also be streamed at BidenInaugural.org/watch and be broadcast live on ABC, CBS, CNN, NBC, MSNBC and PBS as well as across all of the aforementioned social media channels of the PIC.

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The "Field of Flags" laid on the ground on the National Mall on January 18, 2021 in Washington, D.C. as the U.S. Capitol prepares for the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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Soo Kim is a Newsweek reporter based in London, U.K. She covers various lifestyle stories, specializing in travel, health, home/interior design and property/real estate. Soo covered the COVID-19 pandemic extensively from 2020 to 2022, including several interviews with the chief medical advisor to the president, Dr. Anthony Fauci. Soo has reported on various major news events, including the Black Lives Matter movement, the U.S. Capitol riots, the war in Afghanistan, the U.S. and Canadian elections, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Soo is also a South Korea expert, covering the latest K-dramas—including the breakout hit Squid Game, which she has covered extensively, including from Seoul, the South Korean capital—as well as Korean films, such as the Golden Globe and Oscar-nominated Past Lives, and K-pop news, to interviews with the biggest Korean actors, such as Lee Jung-jae from Squid Game and Star Wars, and Korean directors, such as Golden Globe and Oscar nominee Celine Song. Soo is the author of the book How to Live Korean, which is available in 11 languages, and co-author of the book Hello, South Korea: Meet the Country Behind Hallyu. Before Newsweek, Soo was a travel reporter and commissioning editor for the award-winning travel section of The Daily Telegraph (a leading U.K. national newspaper) for nearly a decade from 2010, reporting on the latest in the travel industry, from travel news, consumer travel and aviation issues to major new openings and emerging destinations. Soo is a graduate of Binghamton University in New York and the journalism school of City University in London, where she earned a Masters in international journalism. You can get in touch with Soo by emailing s.kim@newsweek.com . Follow her on Instagram at @miss.soo.kim or X, formerly Twitter, at @MissSooKim .Languages spoken: English and Korean

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