Lmao... Bret Michaels is out! 🤣

[demmiblue]

— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) 2026-05-29T09:48:38.832Z

* The threats are no laughing matter, though.

[IcyPeas]

1. Good! They're dropping like flies

Man who ran Kennedy Center into the ground weighs in.

— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2026-05-29T10:23:27.995Z

[spanone]

7. Fuck Off grenell

[Quiet Em]

12. This jerk is in charge of the recruitment?

I'm guessing many more are going to drop out.

[wolfie001]

18. The rePUKE base despises him

He's an outed gay so that's their natural relationship. He needs to lash out vocally to stay in their party of hate. Sad really. Just like Bari. And Scott. I believe it all boils down to money. And feckless spinelessness. Just my amateur psychoanalysis.

[Celerity]

49. Richard Grenell (left) and Matt Lashey (right) with their dog Lola

https://gayexpress.co.nz/2024/11/trump-set-to-appoint-first-openly-gay-secretary-of-state-ric-grenell/richard-grenell-left-and-matt-lashey-right-with-their-dog-lola/

[flashman13]

78. That is an unhappy dog if I've ever seen one. She deseres better.

[wolfie001]

86. .....

[Wednesdays]

47. Well, THAT'S gonna make her reconsider.

You know...flies...honey...vinegar...and so on.

[Karasu]

72. Kinda destroys their whole "nonpartisan" spin on this entire event when the people in charge are openly calling artists

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“woke lefties”, doesn’t it?

Dumbfuck Republicans just can’t help themselves.

[Cha]

75. JHC, Fucking Asshole Richard Grenell just

Complimented Martha McBride..

Cool! 😎

TY!

[IcyPeas]

2. Commodores out

The Commodores will not be performing either!

— Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) 2026-05-29T11:09:53.635Z

[Vinca]

4. Must be another bunch of "lefties." LOL.

[not fooled]

44. "Sing, dance, but don't vote"

just too much for them, perhaps.

[Mysterian]

52. Thank goodness

That's one band that would have been good.

[tblue37]

81. Milli Vanilli and one other that I don't remember are all that are left.

[OldBaldy1701E]

3. "...I have made the difficult decision..."

Yeah...

"What are they doing??? Well, fuck that, I ain't goin'!"

How difficult was that?



(I question the beginning explanation as to why he wanted to do it in the first place. I suspect that they were not hiding anything, they were just not as determined to be rethugs at first.)

[agingdem]

28. True..

I think they knew it was a Trump sponsored shit-fest but once the fan fallout (and the possibility of low attendance) became scorch level they covered their asses with “we didn’t know this was political”…

[cab67]

40. might have been difficult...

...because of financial commitments already made.

He should have declined from the outset.

[llmart]

5. As I posted on another thread...

...guess they'll have to get Nugent and Kid Rock.

[Harker]

8. If they're lucky, they can also dust off Lee Greenwood.

[hatrack]

10. Some fresh embalming fluid, and he'll be rarin' to go!

Yee-hah!!!!

[wolfie001]

20. ......

[llmart]

31. The one hit wonder!

[Harker]

32. He might have to lipsynch to the original recording...

or make it a duet with Kid Schlock.

[NJCher]

36. I don't even know who these people are!

eom

[Harker]

42. I'm sorry to even be vaguely aware of any of them.

[MayReasonRule]

85. Bullseye, LOL... "I Was Really Sorry To Hear About Them...."

That's all, I'm just sorry to hear about them at all!!

[llmart]

82. Either do I and that's a good thing.

[IcyPeas]

11. What about Nicki Minaj

[Mysterian]

53. There's your lineup, ladies and gentlemen, along with Lee Greenwood

as warm up band.

[pattyloutwo]

55. 😂

[MineralMan]

90. Lee Greenwood

Did Lee Greenwood ever serve?
AI Overview
Lee Greenwood never served in the United States military. During the Vietnam War, he eloped and became a father at age
, qualifying for a 3-A family hardship deferment. Consequently, he was not drafted.
-Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Greenwood

And there you have that shit. He plugged in and stayed out.

[helpisontheway]

58. Surprised they did not ask Carrie Underwood to perform again. Nt

[Takket]

6. Was talking about this last night with a relative...

Said that if this was a legitimate celebration of America I’d be fine with it but “you and I both know what this is really going to be, a celebration of Trump”. And I think all these artists have figured that out now.

Going to be Ted nugent and kid rock again.

[Raven123]

9. I'm still puzzled as to why these entertainers were so uninformed

This was always going to be about Trump. I guess they were being overly optimistic or blissfully ignorant.

[Bettie]

13. In the past, 4th of July wasn't

about one party or the other, even with Republicans in office.

But, your point stands.

[travelingthrulife]

45. He was planning it for his birthday celebration initially

[Bettie]

56. Initially, it was a different group organizing it

There's a link on another post (that I can't find now, of course) about how some of them might think it was the previous organizers (The W's and the Obamas) which was set to be a non-partisan thing on the 4th.

But, I could be wrong., who knows anymore.

[Trueblue Texan]

15. The TSF admin has run this rodeo before...

They’ve seen entertainers distance themselves untold number of times by now. Of course they wouldn’t be open about what the event really was celebrating. Sure enough, once the entertainers understood the real meaning of the event, they were OUT—just as the admin feared.

[GiqueCee]

17. More likely...

... it was their agents getting starry-eyed over a fat payday... until the grift became too obvious to ignore. The odds are high that they'd never get paid even if they did show up. Trump never pays anyone, even if it's not coming out of his pocket. But he always schemes a way to put a little sumpthin'-sumpthin' in his pocket.

[wolfie001]

24. Yep. He's the guy who shows up at the picnic and eats all the food

Big fat "Piggy"

[tonekat]

34. Is "Three Doors Down" still available? N/T

[flvegan]

14. I guess every rose has its thorn, right Bret?

[2MuchNoise]

25. Or one orange prick.

[Ray Bruns]

16. " I have made the difficult decision"

Really? It was that difficult?

[ColoringFool]

22. When It Comes To Others' Paychecks, Probably.

[JohnnyRingo]

19. Spitting out the words "Woke Left" like he's calling her the C word.

"Tell us why you shot your husband?"
"He called me a liberal".

[ColoringFool]

23. To What Are You Referring, With "Woke Left"? Who Is "her"??....

You're replying to the wrong post.

[Wednesdays]

48. The MAGAt X/Twitter post lambasting Martina McBride.

In reply #1, above.

[JohnnyRingo]

67. Yes, wrong post

I was reading Reply #1 and Martina McBride.
Claims that she's "ruined", just like the Dixie Chicks is laughable, but not their hate for anyone to the left of Sean Hannity

Admittedly, now that Vanilla Ice and Kid Rock are playing, I'm throwing out their cassette tapes. haha

[ColoringFool]

21. The IMPLICATION, However, Is That "Threats" Are Coming From OUR Side, No?

[Journeyman]

29. That's how I understood it. . .

I hope my interpretation is off. But where else would the “threats” arise?

[ColoringFool]

57. Exactly. Meaning this cancellation isn't to be praised.

[odins folly]

38. Of course

I always find this argument a bit off, not to say there are not some rabid liberal leaning people however the vast majority of us just want to live and let live.

Truth told, there are/ were some Poison songs I was a fan of back in my 20’s and early 30’s. However, I figured ANY person who was ever associated with shitbag’s crappy game show I just put on ignore.

But threats due to being at this cluster fuck I just think is a stretch.

[Iggo]

66. There are people who threaten celebrities on the regular.

And by that I mean any day of the week he can say “I’ve received threats.”

Not just when it’s self-serving.

Like now.

[EuterpeThelo]

60. Yeah

fuck that guy. He thinks he's all that and a bag of chips. Poison was one of the most "meh" hair metal bands generally.

[Iggo]

65. Or that credible threats are coming at all.

Or that threats don’t come all day every day for these guys and they just bring it out when they want sympathy.

(Can you tell I’m done giving these guys the benefit of the doubt?)

[MustLoveBeagles]

74. It's probably RW trolls posing as liberals

[KatjeD]

26. Canned retraction?

Glad he's out, but the language of this post is strangely identical to what Martina McBride put out.

[underpants]

27. Do you really expect Brett Michaels to have an original idea?

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Poison was a third iteration hair band. They were like a parody of a hair band that glammed on a hair band that set out to at least looked like an actual 67-70’s hard rock band.

[Endlessmike56]

30. Not sure why Brett accepted in the first place

But he has a history of supporting veterans and veterans organizations

[MustLoveBeagles]

68. That's probably why he did it

He just neglected to read the fine print.

[helpisontheway]

77. He likes Trump. He was on The Apprentice years ago. Probably MAGA. Nt

[Iggo]

87. Paycheck. (n/t)

[3Hotdogs]

33. How 'bout those four guys playing the toilet paper on combs?

Are they still in? They're pretty good.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

35. This made me smile

[Wednesdays]

50. I thought the DU posts about Kid Rock and Lee Greenwood being in were parody

Guess not.

So then, Ted Nugent is still being recruited?


After seeing some of the names still on that list, I wouldn't be surprised at all if more dropped out.

[yourmovemonkey]

63. Barenaked Ladies?!

I thought they were a Canadian band?

[Beartracks]

84. "... or disputed their participation." Shouldn't they be confirmed BEFORE you put them on the poster?

================

[Lokee11]

37. F- The Both Side-ism though

It does irritate me that seemingly all of these "declines" - state this bullshit about not being political, and the performed will state "do not have shows to support either party", FUCK ALL THAT - THE PARTIES ARE NOT THE SAME - THIS IS NOT ABOUT POLITICS - FUCK DONALD T not because he is a republican - FUCK THAT ORANGE DERAGED NARCISSITIC PIECE OF EXCREMENT, because he is the worst thing to ever walk this planet!!!!

Sorry maybe I am over reacting - but this is no longer about politics - this is about right and wrong.

[Karasu]

73. They're also all coming from people who actually bought into the WH organizers calling the event "nonpartisan", which

honestly doesn’t say much for their intelligence.

Just not nearly AS stupid as anyone who agrees to perform for this thing.

[Tom Rinaldo]

39. In a way this is all sad...

The 250th anniversary of America's independence IS an incredibly historic marker, the overthrow of royal rule, the launching of the American experiment with democracy which rippled out to impact the entire globe. There should be grand celebrations to acknowledge the significance of America's Revolutionary heritage. It should be inclusive. We can all honor and have reverence for the true seeds of liberty and justice that were embedded in that moment, though they still have yet to fully germinate.

But Trump of course has to make everything about himself, and inclusion is a curse word to him. Because of one divisive hateful narcissist, a joyous and potentially unifying celebration is being denied to all of us. We could have acknowledged the deeply flawed aspects of America's past while embracing the animating vision that calls on all of us to do better. Reflecting on the road this nation has traveled to draw closer to "our better angels", there is legitimate cause for pride at this moment. But Trump's prolonged 80th birthday party reflects none of that, and therefor must be shunned. I mourn what this summer could have been.

[MustLoveBeagles]

79. Well put

[cab67]

41. What about one of these?

&list=RD0q6yphdZhUA&start_radio=1

&list=RDisNdWV-ZrKw&start_radio=1

[Grim Chieftain]

43. At this rate JD might have to bring his banjo

and belt one out for the team.

[City Lights]

46. Soon, the cheese will stand alone.

[rampartd]

51. re : threats

is he saying that some anti trumpers have been threatening him, so now to escape these dangerous antifa lunatics he can no longer serve as required?

are trumpers frequently harassed this way? or is that all projection?

[MustLoveBeagles]

54. I actually like Bret Michaels and am glad he dropped out

I think he should've known better. As for the threats, that's definitely not okay.

[hibbing]

76. I actually like him too

He has been open about his diabetes, whick I think is a good thing. I'm glad he dropped out.

[Ars Longa]

59. You'd think they'd find some Trumpy Evangelical Christian Musical act

that wouldn't quit on them. But, so far.....no!

[FoxNewsSucks]

61. Yeah, wouldn't Joel Osteen

or one of the other grifters have a church band they could borrow?

[Tetrachloride]

62. Who is Bret M ?

[LexVegas]

69. Lead singer, Poison. nt

[Tetrachloride]

83. ty. i was thinking he was a Cbs ex c

[MustLoveBeagles]

70. Bret M was the lead singer of Poison

[Niagara]

71. This guy

&list=RDaFqdYCvk1yk

[Hassler]

64. He'll be down to Richie rich "Kid"

And Teddy Pantload. And we can't forget Lee Greenwood whose calendar is always open.

[LeftInTX]

80. I don't even know what 250th anniversary is about, if it's not about the 250th anniversary.

Is Trump only honoring red states, himself, Republicans, slavery or some kind of shit? I haven't really followed it, except that Trump is hosting it. Most of the people backing out are fairly conservative, so it must be pretty bad.

I just thought the line-up was figment of Trump's imagination or they hadn't confirmed yet. But now they are admitting they confirmed and are backing out.

[Iggo]

88. I know less about the 250th than I do about the World Cup.

And I know fuck-all about the World Cup.

[LeftInTX]

89. I found out later the "State Fair -Freedom 250"

Was a Trump sponsored event as opposed to a 250th official event. The 250th celebration has a commission that was established by congress a few years ago.