Fri
May 29 2026
01:27 pm
The musical lineup for President Donald Trump’s “Freedom 250” concert series, marketed as the “Great American State Fair,” has been remarkably hard to keep up-to-date. Just one day after it was announced, two-thirds of the musical acts have dropped out — some even saying they had no idea they were performing at this event or were misled about it being “political”
Morris Day and the Time, The Commodores, Martina McBride, Young MC, Milli Vanilli, Bret Michaels have all backed out. Maybe Bruce Springsteen will come up with an acceptable Freedom concert.
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