President Trump reveals who will perform 'greatest music ever played' at Freedom 250 rally after bands backed out of birthday concert

Published: 23:48, 4 June 2026 | Updated: 23:54, 4 June 2026 President Trump revealed that Lee Greenwood and US military bands would be performing at his Freedom 250 birthday celebration concert after a slew of artists backed out.  Trump said the event would feature himself and a number of other speakers while also treating the crowd to the 'Greatest Music ever played' later this month in 'magnificent' Washington D.C.    'We will be bringing you, LIVE, the Greatest Rally, EVER!’ Trump announced on Truth Social.   'All we want is you, me, a few speakers, and the Greatest Music ever played, the same Music you have listened to for years! He made the announcement after 'canceling' the concert when several artists dropped out of the concert due to backlash and threats.   Poison, Morris Day, Young MC, the Commodores and Martina McBride had nixed their appearances. The artists claimed were led to believe Freedom 250 was nonpartisan, only to learn that it was tied to the Trump Administration.  But Trump said he didn't need the big name '90s performers to have a good time on his birthday.   'It will be special at every level — A Rally to end all Rallies!' he said.  'We don’t want singers with no talent, but big fees to put you to sleep, we’ve told them all to stay home.'  He made the announcement after 'canceling' the concert when several artists dropped out of the concert due to backlash and threats No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.