Following the debacle that was Donald Trump’s Great American State Fair, bipartisan group America250 has announced a July 4th concert co-headlined by Smashing Pumpkins and Chris Stapleton.
Taking place at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the “America’s Block Party” event will be hosted by rap legend Queen Latifah and promote America250’s Giving 4th initiative.
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Tickets for the concert will cost $17.76 and go on sale Tuesday, June 16th at America250’s official website. All proceeds after fees will go to Feeding America.
A total of 5,000 tickets will be donated to first responders, veterans, and active-duty service members, who can also claim tickets directly through VetTix.
“As we celebrate our 250th anniversary, we have an opportunity to bring Americans together around the values that continue to unite us,” said America250 chair Rosie Rios, who was a top Treasury official in the Obama administration.
America250 was established in 2016 by the nonpartisan US Semiquincentennial Commission specifically to oversee official planning for the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Trump’s competing Freedom 250 was not created until January 2025.
In late May, Freedom 250 announced a dismal slate of performers for Trump’s Great American State Fair, featuring one half of Milli Vanilli, Vanilla Ice, Bret Michaels, Flo Rida, Morris Day & The Time, C+C Music Factory, Martina McBride, and The Commodores.
Within a few days, Morris Day and The Time, Young MC, The Commodores, Martina McBride, and Bret Michaels all bailed on the event. They all offered similar explanations, saying they were unaware of its partisan nature at the time of booking. In particular, Young MC referred to it as a “bait-and-switch.”
Meanwhile, Milli Vanilli’s Fab Morvan vowed to perform instead of the group’s actual vocalists, and there appeared to be an internal dispute within C+C Music Factory.
This left Trump to initially book himself as a replacement before scrapping the Great American State Fair altogether and announcing a “rally to end all rallies” set for June 24th. Lee Greenwood is one of the performers announced for the new event.
🚨📢 America, we have an announcement: @ChrisStapleton and the @SmashingPumpkin will perform at America's Block Party concert benefiting Giving 4th at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on July 4th, hosted by @IAMQUEENLATIFAH.
Tickets are $17.76 and go on sale June 16 at… pic.twitter.com/lBq8Zlte3x
— America250 (@America250) June 15, 2026
