Smashing Pumpkins, Chris Stapleton Set for July 4th Concert After Trump Fair Debacle
Consequence of Sound • • entertainment
Key Points:
- America250 has announced a July 4th concert titled "America’s Block Party" at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, co-headlined by Smashing Pumpkins and Chris Stapleton, hosted by Queen Latifah.
- Tickets will cost $17.76, go on sale June 16th via America250’s website, with all proceeds after fees benefiting Feeding America; 5,000 tickets will be donated to first responders, veterans, and active-duty service members through VetTix.
- America250, a bipartisan group established in 2016 to oversee the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, aims to unite Americans around shared values during the celebration.
- This event follows the poorly received Great American State Fair organized by Trump’s Freedom 250, which faced multiple performer cancellations after artists cited unawareness of the event’s partisan nature.
- The Freedom 250 event, announced only in January 2025, featured a controversial lineup and internal disputes, contrasting with America250’s nonpartisan approach and more positively received concert announcement.
