US President Donald Trump has cancelled an entire concert series planned as part of America's 250th independence anniversary celebrations, after several artists withdrew citing concerns that the event had become more politically charged than originally presented. Among those who pulled out were The Commodores, Poison frontman Bret Michaels, and Fabrice 'Fab' Morvan, formerly of the pop duo Milli Vanilli. Trump announced he would replace the concerts with what he called "the greatest live rally of all time" in Washington, declaring himself the headline attraction and stating that only "country singer Lee Greenwood, tenor Christopher Macchio, and the US military bands" would still perform at the festivities, scheduled between 25 June and 10 July.