Vanilla Ice didn’t get to carry out at Freedom 250’s Nice American State Honest, even after being one of many solely headliners to not again out of the occasion this month.
The “Ice Ice Child” rapper was slated to carry out at President Donald Trump’s celebration for the U.S.’s 250th birthday on Friday, as a part of the “I Love the 90s!” occasion happening on the Nationwide Mall in Washington, D.C. Nevertheless, lower than two hours earlier than the occasion was scheduled to start, organizers for the Nice American State Honest paused the day’s festivities over heavy rainfall.
“Resulting from inclement climate within the space, the Freedom 250 Nice American State Honest and FIFA World Cup 2026™ Fan Zone will likely be closed for the remainder of the day — Friday, June 26, 2026,” organizers wrote on X Friday afternoon. “The security of our company, employees, and companions stays our high precedence. We’re actively monitoring situations and can present updates as they change into out there. The Nice American State Honest will reopen tomorrow at 10 AM.”
Because the storm shut out the state truthful celebration, Fox Information reported on the replace, with one host asking reporter Kevin Corke: “So, is Vanilla Ice getting iced out?”
“Hear, if you happen to acquired on the market early right this moment, likelihood is you had a good time. You bought to see the good all American state truthful. However, if you happen to plan to slip in there tonight, after 5 o’clock, too late. Too unhealthy. Mom nature put you again in your automobile. Rain moved into the realm, proper round 5 o’clock jap time.”
As Corke went on, he echoed organizers’ assertion that the truthful will open again up Saturday morning. Nevertheless, he didn’t have an replace on whether or not Vanilla Ice will carry out on one other date, noting, “We don’t know if he’s going to hold round. Lot of individuals have been wanting ahead to seeing him.”
A consultant for the Nice American State Honest didn’t instantly reply to TheWrap’s request for remark.
Vanilla Ice was notably one among only some headliners who didn’t again out of Freedom 250’s deliberate live performance sequence, which was finally changed with a rally held by Trump on Thursday.
On the time, the artist stated he refused to get “dragged into” the political controversy surrounding the celebration, telling TMZ, “I’m right here to celebration with America, man. Music is made to carry folks collectively, and that’s what we’re right here to do. And we’re simply gonna characterize the ’90s.”
As we talked about, a number of headliners, together with Martina McBride, Morris Day and The Time, Bret Michaels, The Commodores, Milli Vanilli and Younger MC, all dropped out days after the lineup was first introduced. Whereas many performers confronted blowback for collaborating within the Trump-organized occasion, McBride defined that she exited the celebration after feeling misled about it being a “nonpartisan” celebration.
