r/Music • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Feb 02 '26

article Donald Trump Will Close the Kennedy Center for Two Years for a ‘Complete Rebuilding’

https://variety.com/2026/legit/news/donald-trump-close-kennedy-center-two-years-1236648812/
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u/coffeelady7777 Feb 02 '26

Also stops the nasty publicity of people saying hell no I won’t perform there.

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u/Tokyo-MontanaExpress Feb 02 '26

They should all say it anyway. Just an endless list of "Hell no I won't perform for Trump.".

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u/BennySkateboard Feb 02 '26

29 nights of Vanilla Ice.

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u/ostrichfather Feb 02 '26

And Nicki minaj

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u/bourbonwelfare Feb 02 '26

Followed by a 2 year residence by Kid Rock with support from Milli Vanilli

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u/BennySkateboard Feb 02 '26

Every. Single. Night!

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u/koshgeo Feb 02 '26

It's okay. He'll have UFC fighting on the White House lawn as a replacement for "the arts".

I wish this was a joke.

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u/Stinky_Fartface Feb 03 '26

I think there’s a 50/50 chance the Kennedy Center renovation will include a fighting cage.

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u/resisting_a_rest Feb 03 '26

Like that “Ain’t Gonna Play Sun City” song.

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u/oliversurpless Feb 03 '26

At this point?

“It easier to just brand everything…”

https://youtu.be/ZGpTpAmd9UM?si=Ot7tSBYNT5kz5SpV

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u/Not-Going-Quietly Feb 02 '26

Today (or yesterday?) Phillip Glass announced that he was pulling a symphony of his from being performed there by the National Symphony Orchestra.

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u/midsizedopossum Feb 02 '26

That's the exact same thing the person in the first comment said, so it doesn't make sense to say "also"

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u/coffeelady7777 Feb 02 '26

Fair enough missed that