Bruce Springsteen, Bono and The Edge, Stevie Wonder, The Roots and Eddie Vedder to Perform at Opening of Obama Presidential Library

June 17, 2026
Bruce Springsteen, Bono and The Edge, Stevie Wonder, The Roots and Eddie Vedder to Perform at Opening of Obama Presidential Library

The Obama Presidential Center will celebrate its grand opening on Thursday at noon ET. The event will features both speeches and musical performances. Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama will address the crowd from the site in Chicago. Other participants will include the nonprofit arts-based youth development organization Guitars Over Guns, the Illinois Army National Guard and Uniting Voices Chicago.

The Obamas are also avowed music fans, who have shared playlists and expressed their enthusiasm for numerous artists over the years. To this end, the Obama Foundation has confirmed a stellar list of musicians who will perform at the opening. Bruce Springsteen, Bono and The Edge, Stevie Wonder, The Roots, Eddie Vedder, Christina Aguilera, Common, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend and Marc Anthony are among the acts who will join the proceedings at the new Center which is located on a 19.3-acre campus in Chicago’s Jackson Park.

The event will be streamed live on Obama.org beginning at 11:00 AM CT on Thursday.