Rally to Restore Sanity Schedule
Jon Stewart of Daily Show and Stephen Colbert of the Colbert Report will be holding what they call the “Rally To Restore Sanity” commence Saturday, October 30, 2010, from 12 p.m. – 3 p.m. EST.
The event that’s set to appeal to around 100,000 participants will consider location in the National Mall among 3rd Street and 7th Street, referred to as East Seaton Park and Henry Park.
The gathering which will consider place just 72 hrs prior to the mid term elections is seen as a last ditch effort by Barack Obama and also the Democrats to stay around the electoral map which is slowly vanishing proper under their eyes.
Here is the lineup for that event :
- 10 a.m.-noon: Pre-Pre Show
Video montages/music will play on the Jumbotrons around the venue to entertain the crowd as they gather. - Noon- 1 p.m.: Preshow
- 12:00-12:40: The Roots will play for the crowd.
- 12:40-12:57: Comedian (TBD) will warm-up the audience.
- 12:57-1 p.m.: Video countdown & intros
- 1-3 p.m.: Show
- 1-1:05: Singing of the national anthem (musical guest TBD)
- 1:05-1:20: Jon Stewart welcomes the crowd
- 1:20-1:30: Stephen Colbert enters
- 1:30-1:35: Benediction by actor Don Novello
- 1:35-1:40: Poem read by actor Sam Waterson (note: that’s the Park Service’s incorrect spelling, not WaPo TeamTV’s)
- 1:40-1:50: Jeff Tweedy and Mavis Staples perform
- 1:50-2:15: Stewart and Colbert perform
- 2:15-2:20: Sheryl Crow performs
- 2:20-2:30: Guest speakers make brief statements, both live and taped (TBD)
- 2:30-2:40: Musical guest (TBD)
- 2:40-2:40: Sanity and Fear awards — pre-taped footage.
- 2:50-3: Stewart and Colbert’s final statements
