The NPR Network will be reporting live from Chicago all week and bringing you the latest from the Democratic National Convention.

The schedule for the final night of the DNC is now out. Here’s who has already performed and who else is scheduled to perform.

➡️ Here’s who performed on the third night of the Democratic National Convention

➡️ Here’s who performed on the first night of the DNC (and who got kicked out)

➡️ Here’s who performed on the second night of the DNC

The Chicks

The Chicks – formerly known as The Dixie Chicks – sang “The Star-Spangled Banner.”

The Chicks were once one of the biggest names in country music when the band’s breakthrough albums – 1998 Wide, open spaces and 1999 Fly — each achieved the coveted diamond status of the Recording Industry Association of America, corresponding to sales of more than 10 million copies each.

Then, in 2003, in the run-up to the US war with Iraq, singer Natalie Maines told a crowd in London that the band opposed both the war and then-President George W. Bush.

“We don’t want this war, this violence,” Maines said at a Chicks concert, adding, “And we are ashamed that the President of the United States comes from Texas.”

This moment sparked a backlash against The Chicks in the United States, led by many country radio stations whose playlists the group had once dominated.

In 2020, they sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the virtual 2020 Democratic National Convention. Four years later, The Chicks will sing the national anthem again – this time in front of a packed audience at the United Center in Chicago.

And once again, their performance will have great cultural weight: In recent weeks, “Not Ready to Make Nice” co-opted by conservative TikTok influencerswho used the song to signal their opposition to Kamala Harris’ candidacy.

Pink

Pink took the stage for a rousing, nearly flawless performance of her 2017 protest anthem “What About Us.” Accompanied by a guitarist and four backup singers, including her 13-year-old daughter Willow Sage Hart, Pink stayed on topic as the group sang the song’s chorus — “What about us? / What about all the times you said you had the answers?” — in unison.

The Pack Drumline

The band The Pack Drumline from Chicago performed, with a drum that even played upside down.

We will update this post as soon as we learn more.

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