This isn’t the first time Oscar-nominated actor Gary Sinise is hosting the National Memorial Day Concert on the Front Lawn of The White House. The live event will kick off at 8pm and will broadcast live on PBS. Sinise’s co-host is fellow actor Joe Mantegna (Criminal Minds). Together they will host the annual salute to America’s military heroes. Musical guests include Charles Esten (Nashville), Megan Hilty, and the Lt. Dan Band, among others. Ten years after playing Lt. Dan in the iconic film Forrest Gump with Tom Hanks, Sinise started the cover band in Chicago in 2004. The Lt. Dan Band performs at USO shows to entertain troops and to raise money for disabled veterans.
After Memorial Day, Lt. Dan Band is playing the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego for the Father’s Day Concert & BBQ on June 17. The 13 member band will perform covers of Bruno Mars, The Police, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, and Kelly Clarkson, among others. General Admission is $75; for active duty military and veterans it’s $35.
.@GarySinise and the Lt. Dan Band performing for service members and their families and caregivers at Walter Reed Bethesda during the @GarySiniseFound Invincible Spirit Festival. These guys can jam! ? pic.twitter.com/nS5i2vWnqA
— Ryan Hughes (@ABC7Hughes) May 24, 2018
