National Memorial Day Concert 2025 - Hosts, Celebrity Performers & How to Watch!
The 2025 National Memorial Day Concert is here!
The annual celebration honors United States veterans, servicemen and women and military families, uniting the country in remembrance and appreciation of those who gave their lives for the nation.
The television event includes musical performances, documentary footage and dramatic readings, as well as celebrities sharing real-life stories spanning the broad history of the nation’s military conflicts, musicians performing songs in tribute to the country’s true heroes and performers from the United States premier military choirs and ensembles.
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (General Dan Caine) and the Joint Chiefs of Staff also participate in the concert.
CSI: NY star Gary Sinise is hosting alongside Mission: Impossible star Esai Morales.
While Joe Mantegna usually co-hosts, he could not this year. Find out why.
Keep reading to find out more…
The National Memorial Day Concert airs on PBS starting at 8 p.m. ET, with a repeat airing at 9:30 p.m. ET.
The concert is also broadcast to troops serving around the world on the American Forces Network. The concert can also be streamed live on the PBS website, on YouTube, the PBS app and PBS.org. The concert will remain available for two weeks following the live broadcast.
Jack Everly of the Indianapolis and Baltimore Symphony Orchestras, Naples Philharmonic Orchestra, and the National Arts Centre Orchestra (Ottawa), will once again conduct the National Symphony Orchestra. The concert also features the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets, the U.S. Army Chorus, the U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters, the U.S. Air Force Singing Sergeants, and the Soldiers’ Chorus of the United States Army Field Band.
CELEBRITY PERFORMERS & PRESENTERS
Robert Patrick
Yolanda Adams
Gretchen Mol
Blair Underwood
Mary McCormack
Loren Allred
Scotty Hasting
Angel Blue