This was a very eventful night. We found a spot on the lawn with a great view of the Washington Monument early in the afternoon, equipped with supplies to survive a long wait for the show. After about an hour, we saw a police car driving down the middle of the lawn, blaring over its loudspeaker that everyone needed to evacuate the Mall because a lightening storm was on the way. We were able to take shelter in the The National Museum of the American Indian and had some great food while the worst of the storm passed by. After the storm, we decided to risk it and go back out to the lawn, which was already drying up. We managed to find an even better viewing spot and enjoyed the show.

Music source: Stars and Stripes Forever on Wikipedia.