Smashing Pumpkins and Chris Stapleton to Headline Fourth of July Benefit Concert for America's 250th Anniversary
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Summary
Smashing Pumpkins and Chris Stapleton will headline America's Block Party, a Fourth of July benefit concert at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Hosted by Queen Latifah and organized by America250 (a nonpartisan organization overseeing the U.S. Semiquincentennial), the event celebrates America's 250th anniversary. Tickets are priced at $17.76 each, with proceeds after fees benefiting Feeding America. Additional performers are expected to be announced.
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Hosted by Queen Latifah, the event is being thrown by America250, a nonpartisan organization established in 2016 by Congress' United States Semiquincentennial Commission.
Tickets are fittingly priced at $17.76 each, with proceeds after fees benefitting Feeding America.
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