Wait....so did the WH just announce performers without contacting them first? Commodores are out.

[Swede]

Kid Rock and Ted Nugent might have to work overtime.

The “Brick House” is crumbling

The Commodores bow out of the 250th event in DC

Event is falling apart… brick-by-brick

— Scott MacFarlane (@macfarlanenews.bsky.social) 2026-05-28T23:07:20.471Z

[Solly Mack]

1. Most likely the Trump WH lied/misrepresented themselves as inclusive instead of MAGA.

[wnylib]

14. White House presented it to the performers as

a US birthday celebration, fun party time for the country. Nobody told the performers that it was a political event for Trump to promote himself, his policies, and his merchandise, which he will be selling at the event.

When performers discovered that it was a political event, they all started pulling out.

[Solly Mack]

15. Well, there you go.

[pfitz59]

2. The organizers likely asked Trump for a list

and he rattled off those names. As usual for these idiots, piss poor planning. Less than a month to scramble for replacements.

[Mister Ed]

7. Scramble for Replacements? No chance the Replacements will reunite and play.

[Celerity]

12. I love The Replacements........

The Replacements - Dope Smokin' Moron (1982)

[Intractable]

3. A really wild and fun video.

[redwitch]

11. I am dancing!

i love this song!

[Diraven]

4. Lol

It's just going to be Kid Rock, Ted Nugent, and Lee Greenwood eventually. As usual for Trump rallies.

[Permanut]

13. Maybe Carrie Underwood.

[Coventina]

5. From what I read, they were deceptively lured in by being told it was

a "I Love the 90s" concert, without any context that it was part of the overall Trump-a-thon.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

6. A whole lot are out

Here's who's still playing

Who is still performing at Freedom 250's Great American State Fair?
Artists listed to perform at the Freedom 250 event, who have not yet commented, according to the group's post on X, so far include:

Martina McBride (June 25)

C+C Music Factory (June 26)

Vanilla Ice (June 26)

Flo Rida (July 2)

Bret Michaels (July 3)

The organization's X post suggested additional names to come.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/whos-whos-see-lineup-far-211447957.html

Reminds me of the lyrics from the song "Pretty Fly for a White Guy".

He's looking for some tunes

Any will suffice

They didn't have Ice Cube so he bought Vanilla Ice

[drray23]

9. Martina mcbride announced she is out.

She said she was misled into thinking it was a bipartisan event. When she realized it was really part of Trump circus she cancelled.

[The Madcap]

8. What a list.

Any local garage band would be more interesting.

[Johonny]

10. I wonder how the Kennedy Center went bankrupt