Washington šC U.S. President Donald Trump will headline an event commemorating the nation¡¯s 250th anniversary on the National Mall in Washington next month after several musical performers scheduled to appear in the celebration canceled, citing concerns about its association with him, organizers told The Washington Post.
The concerts were ?planned as the opening ceremony of the Great American State Fair, a ?16-day event ?running from June 25 to July 10, 2026. Organizers said ?the fair, organized by the Freedom 250 group, would stretch on the National Mall from the U.S. Capitol to the Washington Monument, with concert stages, state pavilions, ?exhibits, rides, and other attractions.
But the musical lineup has been hit by a series ?of cancellations. On Friday, Bret Michaels, the lead singer of the rock band Poison, became the fifth performer to withdraw from the concerts, ?saying that the event was ?not the nonpartisan celebration that he thought it would be.
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