In photos: 'Obama Inauguration - We Are One concert'

By James Wray Jan 19, 2009, 15:11 GMT

US singer Beyonce performs during the We Are One concert, one of the events of US president-elect Barack Obamas inauguration celebrations, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C., USA on 18 January 2009. EPA/DENNIS BRACK / POOL EPA/DENNIS BRACK

US musician Stevie Wonder performs during the 'We Are One' concert, one of the events of US president-elect Barack Obama's inauguration celebrations, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C., USA on 18 January 2009. The concert featured amongst others, Beyonce Knowles, Bruce Springsteen and U2's Bono. US President elect, Barrack Obama, will be inaugurated on 20 January with an estimated 2 million people gathering in the Mall in Washington to witness the historic event. EPA/DENNIS BRACK / POOL EPA/DENNIS BRACK / POOL

Irish musician Bono performs at the 'We Are One' The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C., USA on 18 January 2009. The concert featured amongst others, Beyonce Knowles, Bruce Springsteen and U2's Bono. US President elect, Barrack Obama, will be inaugurated on 20 January with an estimated 2 million people gathering in the Mall in Washington to witness the historic event. EPA/DENNIS BRACK / POOL

US golf player Tiger Woods speaks during the 'We Are One' concert, one of the events of US president-elect Barack Obama's inauguration celebrations, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C., USA on 18 January 2009. The concert featured amongst others, Beyonce Knowles, Bruce Springsteen and U2's Bono. US President elect, Barrack Obama, will be inaugurated on 20 January with an estimated 2 million people gathering in the Mall in Washington to witness the historic event. EPA/DENNIS BRACK / POOL

Bruce Springsteen performs at the 'We Are One' The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC, USA, on 18 January 2009. The concert featured amongst others, Beyonce Knowles, Bruce Springsteen and U2's Bono. US President elect, Barrack Obama, will be inaugurated on 20 January with an estimated 2 million people gathering in the Mall in Washington to witness the historic event. EPA/DENNIS BRACK / POOL

US actor Forest Whitaker reads a historic passage during the 'We Are One' concert, one of the events of US president-elect Barack Obama's inauguration celebrations, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C., USA on 18 January 2009. The concert featured amongst others, Beyonce Knowles, Bruce Springsteen and U2's Bono. US President elect, Barrack Obama, will be inaugurated on 20 January with an estimated 2 million people gathering in the Mall in Washington to witness the historic event. EPA/DENNIS BRACK / POOL

US President Elect Barak Obama speaks at the 'We Are One' The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C., USA, 18 January 2009. EPA/Dennis Brack POOL

A large crowd stand on the hill in front of the Washington Monument as they try to see the "We Are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial" in Washington, D.C., USA on 18 January 2009. Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. EPA/CHRIS GARDNER

A street vendor hawks flags with U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's photograph on them across the street from the "We Are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial" in Washington, D.C., USA on 18 January 2009. Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. EPA/CHRIS GARDNER

Military personnel keep a watch over a crowd from their posts at the Washington Monument during the "We Are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial" in Washington, D.C., USA on 18 January 2009. Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. EPA/CHRIS GARDNER

US President Elect Barak Obama speaks at the 'We Are One' The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C., USA, 18 January 2009. EPA/Dennis Brack POOL

US President Elect Barak Obama (3-L) and his wife Michelle (2-R) at the "We Are One" The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C., USA on 18 January 2009. EPA/Dennis Brack POOL

Don Bacque of New Orleans, Louisiana (L) stands with a cut out of President Elect Barack Obama as his daughter Emily takes his photograph in Washington, D.C., USA on 18 January 2009. Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. EPA/CHRIS GARDNER

US President elect Barak Obama (L) and US Vice President elect Joe Biden (2nd L) lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknow Soldier at the Tomb of the Unknow Soldier at Arlington National Cemetary in Arlington, USA, 18 January 2009. EPA/DENNIS BRACK / POOL

US singer Beyonce performs during the 'We Are One' concert, one of the events of US president-elect Barack Obama's inauguration celebrations, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C., USA on 18 January 2009. The concert featured amongst others, Beyonce Knowles, Bruce Springsteen and U2's Bono. US President elect, Barrack Obama, will be inaugurated on 20 January with an estimated 2 million people gathering in the Mall in Washington to witness the historic event. EPA/DENNIS BRACK / POOL EPA/DENNIS BRACK / POOL

A large crowd stand on the National Mall as they watch the 'We Are One: Opening Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial' in Washington, D.C., USA on 18 January 2009. Barack Obama will be sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. EPA/CHRIS GARDNER