White House Cancels Vanilla Ice Freedom 250 Set at Last Minute as Fair Shuts Through June 26
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Updated · Deadline · Jun 27
White House Cancels Vanilla Ice Freedom 250 Set at Last Minute as Fair Shuts Through June 26
3 articles · Updated · Deadline · Jun 27
Summary
Vanilla Ice’s Freedom 250 performance on the National Mall was scrapped Friday after the White House-backed event closed for the rest of June 26.
Organizers said inclement weather in the Washington area forced the shutdown, adding that guest, staff and partner safety was the priority and the fair would reopen at 10 a.m. Saturday.
The cancellation came shortly after the rapper posted a sound-check video near the Washington Monument, calling the show “epic.”
Vanilla Ice had been one of the few artists still committed to the Trump-linked semiquincentennial celebration after acts including Martina McBride, Bret Michaels and The Commodores pulled out.
Freedom 250, a public-private group formed by the Trump administration, is staging the Great American State Fair through July 10 to mark the nation’s 250th anniversary.