Patti LaBelle and Common to Hit DNC Stage Tuesday Night

The Democratic Nationwide Conference will proceed Tuesday evening at Chicago’s United Middle, the place Patti LaBelle and rapper Common will quickly take the stage because the evening’s headline performers. They may share the identical stage with a roster of excessive profile politicos led by former President Barack Obama and First Girl Michelle Obama.

Billboard broke the information on Tuesday citing affirmation from marketing campaign officers. Each LaBelle and Common, who’s a hometown hero after having grown up on the town’s south aspect, have been photographed throughout their respective sound checks earlier within the day. They comply with scorching on the heels of performers Jason Isbell and Mickey Guyton, who took the stage on the DNC’s opening evening. Legendary singer-songwriter James Taylor was set because the evening’s remaining performer however was minimize due to time constraints as this system ran lengthy, officers confirmed.

Tuesday’s program is organized across the theme “A Bold Vision for America’s Future,” and it would characteristic the Obamas alongside Kamala Harris’ husband, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, Senators Chuck Schumer and Bernie Sanders, amongst others. The View star Ana Navarro will function the evening’s host.

The displaying for LaBelle marks a return to the DNC stage after she had beforehand carried out on the 2004 version with the Sam Cooke basic and civil rights anthem “A Change is Gonna Come.” Extra not too long ago, LaBelle carried out for Harris and President Joe Biden on the White Home South Garden for a Juneteenth live performance. In the meantime, Common carried out on the digital DNC in 2020 reverse John Legend with their Oscar-winning track “Glory” from Selma.