This July 4th, America’s national Independence Day celebration kicks off our country’s 242nd birthday, as A CAPITOL FOURTH welcomes back Emmy Award-nominated actor and producer John Stamos (Fuller House, Scream Queens) to host the festivities.
The country’s longest-running live national July 4 TV tradition will feature all-star musical performances by:
-Multi-platinum-selling music legend Jimmy Buffett with the Broadway cast of the new musical Escape to Margaritaville, making their first stop after Broadway at the U.S. Capitol before launching a national tour
-“America’s Band,” the iconic multi-platinum-selling music legends
The Beach Boys
-Three-time Grammy Award-winning and multi-platinum-selling artist Pentatonix
-Legendary Motown stars The Temptations
-Acclaimed multi-platinum country music singer-songwriter and winner of the iHeartRadio Music Award for Best New Country Artist Luke Combs
-Country music star and “American Idol” alum Lauren Alaina
-12-time Grammy Award-winner and gospel legend CeCe Winans
-Internationally acclaimed Grammy Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell
-The National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of top pops conductor Jack Everly
Broadcast live on Blue Ridge PBS from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, this time-honored 38-year-tradition puts viewers front and center for America’s biggest birthday party with the greatest display
of fireworks anywhere in the nation lighting up the iconic DC skyline.