‘Trainwreck’: Billy Ray Cyrus slammed over bizarre performance at Trump bash

Billy Ray Cyrus is being mercilessly mocked on social media after he put on a bizarre performance at a concert celebrating Trump.

Billy Ray Cyrus had a musical mishap during the concert for the inauguration of President Donald Trump when his musical equipment malfunctioned.

The country music legend, 63, was mid-performance at Washington DC’s Capital One Arena when his equipment appeared to stop working.

He was performing the 2018 hit Old Town Road by rapper Lil Nas X on which he featured when the issues struck.

The father of Miley Cyrus was slammed for not only appearing to lip sync during the “Liberty Bell” event but also for his appearance.

Billy Ray Cyrus performs during the Liberty Inaugural Ball. Picture: Getty

“Billy Ray Cyrus, clearly lip-synching, looks like he crawled out from under a bridge before this weak performance at Donald Trump’s inaugural Liberty Ball,” one X user wrote, adding that it was “so embarrassing.”

After his guitar appeared to stop working, Cyrus began to sing a bizarre acapella version of the song as he stood on stage in the dark.

The 90s pop star could be seen shouting backstage asking for a technician to sort the issue before he was escorted off stage.

At one point, he was heard asking the stage crew, “Is my guitar still on?” after being unable to hear it.

“I think they cut me off,” he added. “I don’t hear my guitar anymore.”

As he continued to hold the instrument up, he asked the workers backstage, “Is anyone awake?” as he appeared to lose patience.

“I don’t hear it? Do y’all hear it?” he went on.

“Is anyone back there? Can somebody turn my guitar back on? We’re going to sing a bit more.”

The US star’s set was marred by numerous technical issues. Picture: Getty.

Cyrus’ on-stage difficulties quickly drew the attention of viewers.

“Billy Ray Cyrus had one job to do and he f**ked it up,” one user wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.

“Major problems with the sound for Billy Ray Cyrus performance, if you could call it that,” wrote another.

“Super cringe. He was on stage playing his guitar with no sound and you could hear him jumping while he was trying to dance and play.

“Felt bad for the guy. Epic fail.”

Another added, “Who signed off on Billy Ray Cyrus performing tonight? They should be fired immediately. This is awful.”

This story originally appeared on The Sun and is republished here with permission.

Originally published as ‘Trainwreck’: Billy Ray Cyrus slammed over bizarre performance at Trump bash