America250 Los – Smashing Pumpkins and Chris Stapleton are set to headline America250’s Los Angeles celebration at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on July 4, with 5,000 free tickets slated for veterans, active-duty service members and first responders.
The first notes of America250’s Los Angeles celebration will start at 6 p.m. local time inside the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Saturday, July 4, when Smashing Pumpkins and Chris Stapleton take the stage.
The concert is part of America’s Block Party, a nationwide, multi-city push marking the United States’ 250th anniversary. Before the music begins, the day’s energy spills outward: Block party Village will open at 3 p.m. local time for free food, drinks, games, giveaways and family-friendly activities.
For many, the biggest detail is the price tag—at least for those who qualify. America250 plans to donate 5,000 free tickets to veterans, active-duty service members and first responders. Free tickets are available through the Veteran Tickets Foundation on the Vet Tix website.
The show also has a ticketed option. For people who don’t qualify for free entry. tickets for the Los Angeles America250 concert are priced at $17.76—described as a nod to the year of the country’s founding. After fees are collected, proceeds from each ticket will be donated to Feeding America, the domestic hunger relief organization. Feeding America supports tens of millions of Americans through a network of 250 food banks. 20 statewide food bank associations. and more than 60. 000 agency partners. food pantries and meal programs.
Tickets for the Los Angeles event are available on Ticketmaster.
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Queen Latifah will host the America250 event.
America250’s Los Angeles concert is distinct from another anniversary gathering planned for Washington. DC—Freedom 250—organized by a separate group. Freedom 250. That DC event drew headlines in May after performers began dropping out just hours after the performance was announced. Before the departures, Freedom 250’s lineup—mostly ’90s-era performers including Brett Michaels, Morris Day and Milli Vanilli—received bipartisan criticism.
Since then, President Donald Trump has announced a new lineup of performers for the Freedom 250 event, including himself and country singer Lee Greenwood.
Asked about how the Los Angeles show came together, an America250 spokesperson said planning has been in the works for months. The group, the spokesperson said in an email, worked to find “a range of well-known, nationally appealing artists.”
The larger America250 effort also continues to build toward July 4 milestones across the country. “America’s Time Capsule” has been officially sealed. All 50 states contributed items to the capsule, which will be buried in Philadelphia on July 4 and opened 250 years later.
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