Smashing Pumpkins To Play America250, Congress-Established Counterpart To Trump’s Freedom 250
Donald Trump’s Freedom 250 concert series has been a disaster. Scheduled performers like Martina McBride, Young MC, the Commodores, Bret Michaels, and Morris Day & The Time dropped off the lineup, with Trump and country singer Lee Greenwood replacing them. Now, a new event celebrating America’s 250th anniversary has entered the conversation. America250, a nonprofit group established by Congress a decade ago, will be hosting a concert in Los Angeles on July 4 with performances from the Smashing Pumpkins and Chris Stapleton.
The event is slated to transpire at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, and Queen Latifah will be hosting. It’ll be in conjunction with America’s Block Party and the organization is also throwing parties in New York City, Milwaukee, Charleston, South Carolina, and Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
“As we celebrate our 250th anniversary, we have an opportunity to bring Americans together around the values that continue to unite us,” said Rosie Rios, a top Treasury official in the Obama administration who is the chair of America250, per The New York Times.
Proceeds will be donated to Feeding America, and America250 will be giving away 5,000 tickets to first responders, veterans, and active-duty service members.
