{"id":2024604,"date":"2026-07-02T22:25:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T19:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2024604"},"modified":"2026-07-02T22:25:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T19:25:18","slug":"freedom-250-performers-nearly-hit-by-falling-stage-piece-during-rehearsal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2024604","title":{"rendered":"Freedom 250 Performers Nearly Hit By Falling Stage Piece During Rehearsal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/70\/16by9\/2026\/07\/02\/70b5942a4a674216a2448897455c1f6c_xl.png&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"article article--permalink \">\n<header class=\"article__header\">\n<h1 class=\"article__header--headline-title\">Freedom 250 Performers Nearly Hit By Falling Stage Piece During Rehearsal<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\"><span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Freedom 250<\/span><span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Falling Stage Piece Nearly Crushes Performers<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"social-media-container\" role=\"region\">\n<ul class=\"social social--sm\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\">\n<li class=\"social-item\"><\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tmz.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"js-track-link\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-btn\" src=\"https:\/\/static.tmz.com\/tmz-web\/img\/article\/google-preferred-source.png\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"byline\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/pages\/about\/\">TMZ Staff<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"date-wrapper\">\n                                                                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2026-07-02T15:25:18-07:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sitemaps\/article\/202607\"><br \/>\n                July 2, 2026<br \/>\n                <\/a><br \/>\n                            3:25 PM PDT<\/time><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article__blocks clearfix\">\n<section id=\"cb-ee33c303e4ab59740f76baf4118ec531\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\"><a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260702_70b5942a4a674216a2448897455c1f6c\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:7a81b7a8-46e7-48ed-b9b9-e96a9c068597\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/70\/4by3\/2026\/07\/02\/70b5942a4a674216a2448897455c1f6c_md.png\" alt=\"main freedom 250 stage getty 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"image-block__card-footer\"><span class=\"media-credit image-block__media-credit\">Getty<\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ebb4bf1daff9f8a8b72cdd73df5f255e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Break a leg, Freedom 250 performers &#8230; but keep an eye on the sky, too &#8212; because it seems the stage is already coming apart.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ee80d5068a7d3fb1125f559d2ec5f156\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Video is now circulating online that shows a dance troupe spinning around the stage while singers belt out a jazzy tune from back in the day &#8230; and then a piece of the stage comes crashing down from above. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-90e866c8cd9da2d193c3debb3ba8b8f3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block canvas-twitter-tweet-block-permalink canvas-twitter-tweet-block--default  \">\n<div id=\"cb-90e866c8cd9da2d193c3debb3ba8b8f3-1044467583-target\" class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n      <a class=\"twitter-timeline\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" data-dnt=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AaronParnas?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">Posts by AaronParnas<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-159d1229c293feba5fe33f8a87d847b5\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The falling panel nearly lands on top of a couple of dancers, who only barely move out of the way in the nick time.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ae16d5ec666b4d5604ec612c18f13505\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The smack of the stage piece cuts off the song &#8230; except for one singer who doesn&#8217;t appear to notice anything&#8217;s gone wrong &#8230; until one of her fellow songstresses lets her know.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-ac678bff6aa0af01e93da2f5eb960e08\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block canvas-gallery-block-permalink canvas-gallery-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"gallery-block\"><a id=\"gallery-link-1fa3b7d0-e7ef-4fae-8f47-fa9e2c665d7a\" class=\"media-link gallery-block__link js-track-link js-click-gallery\" 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gallery-block__media-cta\"><br \/>\n              Launch Gallery<br \/>\n              <\/span><\/footer>\n<p><span class=\"media-credit gallery-block__media-credit\">Getty\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-f294c49f3d1f45478207505a75405eea\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>These ladies are supposed to perform on the 4th of July at the Great American State Fair &#8212; a multiday event which has slowly devolved from an attempt to remind Americans about the fun tradition of the fair and other traditions in the country, to a divisive issue, split along party lines.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e9dfbdbd15d0e464c75f40eb015ed831\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Numerous performers have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/05\/29\/bret-michaels-will-not-perform-at-freedom-250-in-dc\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>dropped out<\/strong><\/a> of the event &#8212; including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/bret-michaels\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\"><strong>Bret Michaels<\/strong><\/a> and The Commodores &#8212; citing political differences with the current administration.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8dd922d63e621ca1962ed75a97f46308\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>While the event itself didn&#8217;t come crashing down, it looks like the stage is not what the president or any of his team wants to see.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section 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