President-elect Donald Trump has had a tough time finding people who actually want to play his inauguration. So far, all we have are the Rockettes, who have to perform or they lose their jobs, and some teen. So, in an effort to validate that they didn't even want Garth Brooks anyways (cue scowl, crossing of arms, slamming of door to children's bedroom), the Trump team has attempted to recontextualize the inauguration as a historic occasion.In a valiant act of defiance against the fact that no one wants to perform at it, Advisor Boris Epshteyn told CNN that the inauguration concert "is not Woodstock" and that "it's about the people." It's a pretty sick burn against the 1969 hippie convention and its 1999 nu-metal sequel to imply that they didn't matter at all, but those events also had a combined attendance of more than half a million people. Also, both events were able to book more than two acts. If this was only about "the people," why were ambassadorship positions being offered to anyone who could get someone to play this ceremony?It's because stuff like this kills Donald Trump. It'd probably upset him more if famous folks don't accept this invite than if the entire job market in the U.S. collapsed under his watch. He needs to be a schmoozer, to be a host, to entertain the powerful and wealthy. If he doesn't receive this validation, he gets frustrated and it eats him up inside. In that case, good job, musicians. Let's keep this up and piss off the not-yet-president.Follow Noisey on Twitter.
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