Neighborhood Ball Tabs Mariah, Jay-Z Event coming to Convention Center

Updated 3:31 PM EDT, Wed, Jan 14, 2009

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Jay-Z is one of the stars headlining the "Neighborhood Ball" concert, which will be held the night of the inauguration at the Washington Convention Center.

 

Mariah Carey and Jay-Z are just two of the stars headlining the "Neighborhood Ball" concert, which will be held the night of the inauguration at the Washington Convention Center.

They will be joined by Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Faith Hill, Alicia Keys, Shakira and Stevie Wonder. Nick Cannon will DJ the event, which will be seen live on ABC from 8-10 p.m. More acts are expected to be added to the bill.

More than a thousand tickets to the Neighborhood Inaugural Ball are being made available to the D.C. area's general public, free of charge, on Wednesday, Jan. 14.

The Presidential Inaguural Committee is working with dozens of community organizations to make tickets available for their neighborhoods, volunteers and those they serve in the local community.

Meanwhile, another concert was just announced for the Verizon Center.  Click here for more information.

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  • david Tuesday, Jan 20 at 9:57 PM FLAG COMMENT hearst's edvard
  • Kim Friday, Jan 16 at 3:15 PM FLAG COMMENT All tickets for official events are SOLD OUT!!! Just called PIC2009 and there are no more tickets.
  • Carol Friday, Jan 16 at 7:37 AM FLAG COMMENT Where can we purchase tickets??????????
  • Jr Wednesday, Jan 14 at 12:30 PM FLAG COMMENT I Love The Voice of Marah Carey!!!
  • Crystal Tuesday, Jan 13 at 11:19 PM FLAG COMMENT MC! In da place to be!...I love Mariah. MJB, A-Keys, Bey, and Jay too. I so wish I could go. It's gonna be a beautiful day next week, history! I can't wait too see this live on TV next week, I'm definitely gonna record this and the entire inauguration.

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