Billy Ray Cyrus’ performance at Trump inauguration branded an ‘epic disaster’ after he asks if anybody’s awake

Music didn’t look to beryllium moving retired astatine the inauguration of Donald Trump arsenic performers were plagued by method difficulties.

First, determination was an exigency acapella moment from state vocalist Carrie Underwood, who was already facing backlash for being progressive astatine all.

Then came Billy Ray Cyrus’ chaotic performance, which viewers person declared was an ‘epic disaster’ aft his guitar was silenced and the lights chopped out.

The 62-year-old vocalist was interacting with the assemblage during Old Town Road — a opus helium collaborated connected successful 2019 with Lil Nas X.

He past returned to the microphone basal to sing his biggest hit, 1992’s Achy Breaky Heart, but determination was nary dependable coming from his guitar.

‘Is my guitar inactive on? I deliberation they chopped maine off,’ helium said moments aft claiming helium was asked to capable clip astatine the Liberty Ball.

Cyrus, who is the begetter of Miley Cyrus, continued: ‘Is my guitar connected guys? I don’t perceive my guitar anymore. Uh, check, is anybody awake?’

He continued to assistance up his guitar and talk to the tech enactment off-stage, earlier adding: ‘I don’t perceive it? Do ya’ll perceive it? Is anyone backmost there?

‘Can idiosyncratic crook my guitar backmost on? We’re going to sing a spot more.’

The guitar inactive didn’t get switched backmost connected and Cyrus asked the assemblage if they wanted different opus oregon not, arsenic helium doesn’t ‘give a damn’ either way.

Another clip showed him walking astir successful the acheronian aft the signifier lights went off, holding the microphone to his rima to nary avail.

He was said to beryllium ushered disconnected signifier by information aft the microphone was turned disconnected arsenic helium was wandering around, unsure wherever to go.

Viewers began roasting the show connected X, with Art Candee sharing a clip and branding it an ‘epic disaster’.

Alleliterocker wrote: ‘This is truthful cringe… helium besides doesn’t dependable well… besides those are the lone 2 songs helium knows now.’

‘How embarrassing for Billy Ray Cyrus!’ said Sarah. ‘He can’t adjacent sing anymore! I really consciousness somewhat atrocious for the guy.’

Plenty of comments were comparing Cyrus’ unkempt beard and wide look to Rob Zombie, frontman of the dense metallic radical White Zombie.

‘Hey Billy, Rob Zombie called ☎️ He wants his look backmost from the 90’s 😂😅🤣,’ joked Chaincho.

‘When did helium commencement looking similar Rob Zombie?’ asked KLightningBolt arsenic Nancy Sidley said: ‘Rob Zombie doesn’t look well.’

One rogue remark adjacent compared him to Worzel Gummidge from the deed BBC amusement starring Jon Pertwee, which aired successful the 80s.

Others pointed retired Old Town Road isn’t Cyrus’ song, instead, helium was brought successful connected a remix of Lil Nas X’s already fashionable track.

Brittmarie shared: ‘Vocals aside, the mode they’re singing on to a opus @LilNasX wrote astir cheery enactment is SENDING ME 💀.’

We’re not definite those astatine the Trump inauguration are alert of Old Town Road’s subtext — but they did besides get a rendition of The Village People’s Y.M.C.A.

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