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In December 2016, an image purportedly showing a flyer for a Freedom Concert was widely circulated on social media: This is not a real flyer for a Freedom Concert. The above-displayed image is a concept poster that has been circulating since at least 20 December 2016 when it was posted to Facebook by Adam Theis: While this image does not advertise a genuinely scheduled events, a real Freedom Concert to be held on Inauguration Day was discussed on social media in December 2016, with former Labor Secretary Robert Reich bringing attention to the idea when he explained the vision behind such an event in an 18 December 2016 Facebook post: Reich's idea proved popular with some people, and at least one concert promoter was reportedly attempting to turn this idea into a real event. According to Politico's Playbook, Mark Ross, a concert promoter, was in the process of putting together a large-scale concert called We the People to DIRECTLY compete with Donald Trump’s inauguration. However, Ross has not provided any details about the event, and while a Politico source said that talent was banging on our doors to be involved with the event, no musical acts have officially been confirmed to play the show as of this writing. Ross confirmed that he was planning a concert in a 23 December 2016 Facebook post in which he mentioned he was Getting together a really big show. Stay tuned, he later deleted that message. Although the flyer for this Freedom Concert is not real, a similar event called Concert for America: Stand Up, Sing Out! scheduled for Inauguration Day has been announced. The concert's web site states that the event will be a star-studded benefit concert highlighting the diversity and hope that is America at its best. The lineup for this concert, however, was not the same as the promoted in the faux Freedom Concert flyer.
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