Excitement is in the air among kids at the inaugural concert-- officially called Kids’ Inaugural: We Are the Future. Miley Cyrus and the Jonas Brothers are the headliners. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Malia Obama, the daughter of President-elect Barack Obama, listens to the opening statements at the Kids’ Inaugural concert. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
Michelle Obama, the next first lady, speaks at the Kids’ Inaugural in Washington. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
President-elect Barack Obama waves to supporters at the end of the concert. Thousands attend the star-studded opening inaugural celebration at the Lincoln Memorial on Sunday. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
From left, Jill and Joe Biden and Barack and Michelle Obama at the inaugural opening ceremony, where the theme was “We Are One.” (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
President-elect Barack Obama and future First Lady Michelle on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
A bald eagle named Challenger spreads his wings at the Lincoln Memorial concert. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Thousands attend the inaugural kickoff at the Lincoln Memorial. The presidential helicopter circles above before the concert. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
Garth Brooks performs at the Lincoln Memorial concert. He sang “Shout,” bringing the audience and the president-elect to their feet. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Bruce Springsteen performs at the Lincoln Memorial concert. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Bono performs with The Edge, left, at the Lincoln Memorial concert. (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)
The McKeever family came from Chicago to see the concert and the future president. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
Derrick Jackson of Atlanta carries his sleeping daughter Trinity, 5, on his shoulders. He was at the concert with his wife, Michelle, and their older daughters, Tamera and Taylor. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
The Pratt family came to the concert from Chesapeake: Kofi and Tasha Pratt, daughter Khadijah, 14, and son Kofi Jr., 12. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
American flags are raised atop a crowd of visitors at the National Mall. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
“What gives me the greatest hope of all is not the stone and marble that surrounds us today, but what fills the spaces in between. It is you Americans of every race and region and station who came here because you believe in what this country can be and because you want to help us get there,” Barack Obama says at the Lincoln Memorial event. (Carolyn Cole / Los Angeles Times)
Buttons and other memorabilia are sold along streets near the National Mall. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
