Kennedy Center threatens to sue musician who canceled concert after Trump's name added to building

[MagicMike]

Kennedy Center threatens to sue musician who canceled concert after Trump's name added to building

Richard Grenell, the venue's president, called Chuck Redd's decision to cancel a Christmas Eve concert a “political stunt” and said he would sue for $1 million in damages.

www.nbcnews.com

Ordinarily I would say that they had an arguable case. As with most trump grifts he is just looking for a payout.
However the trump gimp making the case seems to be out of touch with reality.
You cant get compo for poor ticket sales. Tickets sell or dont at the whim of the public. Thats just the risk you take.
In fact the artist could argue that the name itself is off putting and people of culture re unllikely to want an association with a racist cult.
The Klan Pavillion is unlikely to pack em in.

Just another example of everything Trump touches turning to shit.

 

[postman]

No, his music makes the ears cringe. Id rather listen to a hyena yell.

They used to say the same of Elvis Presley.

 

[Marener]

Art and the appreciation of art is highly subjective. Once a set of parameters are agreed upon, sure you can have comparative value placed on it, parameters such as cultural values. Would you say that art produced by European artists is objectively superior to art produced by African artists? Europeans might say so while Africans might say the complete opposite. You can say that art within a genre can have disparate value, that's true. One does wonder why a Jackson Pollack canvas is worth more than a 6-year-old's finger painting.

It's differing appreciation for differing art. Ever see how much conservatives pay for country music concerts, cowboy memorabilia, western wear, etc.? All of that is art. What you're complaining about is they don't value the same art in the same way that you do.

Art is subjective. It’s also not subjective.

It’s telling that your only examples of conservative art are country music and cowboy boots. That’s it.

 

[Marener]

We're now seeing that for these performers, its all about their politics. Never was about music.

Pretty hollow criticism since Trump is the one that made the Kennedy center all about his politics.

 

[Zincwarrior]

And that is the point. I get the feeling that there are posters on this board that think the artist should suffer no consequences for cancelling at a late date if TRUMP! is somehow involved in his decision.

Inversely if tickets are half of what they were, as is being claimed by the current management itself, that itself may be a reason for the artist to cancel.

 

[hadit]

Art is subjective. It’s also not subjective.

It’s telling that your only examples of conservative art are country music and cowboy boots. That’s it.

Why? Those are only examples of what some people appreciate, the point being that they place a higher value on things you consider of lower value. They also consider the art that you think is of high value to not be all that important. Neither they nor you are right or wrong.

 

[hadit]

Inversely if tickets are half of what they were, as is being claimed by the current management itself, that itself may be a reason for the artist to cancel.

That wasn't the reason he gave, however. He literally complained about TRUMP!'s name being on the building.

 

[LordBrownTrout]

Pretty hollow criticism since Trump is the one that made the Kennedy center all about his politics.

No, that was the liberal media that made it all about politics and then the liberal performers followed suit.

 

[postman]

Inversely if tickets are half of what they were, as is being claimed by the current management itself, that itself may be a reason for the artist to cancel.

JP Saxe (2025): Cancelled his entire 32-date North American tour, admitting on social media he needed to sell thousands more tickets to make it viable and felt "extremely embarrassed".

 

[postman]

That wasn't the reason he gave, however. He literally complained about TRUMP!'s name being on the building.

Trumps name on the building caused the low ticket sales.

 

[Zincwarrior]

That wasn't the reason he gave, however. He literally complained about TRUMP!'s name being on the building.

Which has impacted tickets.

 

[berg80]

No, that was the liberal media that made it all about politics and then the liberal performers followed suit.

Everyone knows the orange piece of shit is a great patron of the arts.

 

[Marener]

Why? Those are only examples of what some people appreciate, the point being that they place a higher value on things you consider of lower value. They also consider the art that you think is of high value to not be all that important. Neither they nor you are right or wrong.

People appreciate Hallmark films too, but obviously they’re not of the same artistic value as Lawrence of Arabia.

 

[Marener]

No, that was the liberal media that made it all about politics and then the liberal performers followed suit.

When Trump fired all the democratic members of the board, he made it political.

 

[postman]

No, that was the liberal media that made it all about politics and then the liberal performers followed suit.

Several buildings, primarily residential complexes in New York City like the Trump Place buildings (140, 160, 180 Riverside Blvd) and the former Trump SoHo hotel, have removed the Trump name due to resident petitions

estimates suggesting dozens of properties globally have de-branded,
it involves various hotels, condos, and developments ending licensing deals or being renamed by new owners.

 

[hadit]

Which has impacted tickets.

Wasn't this supposed to be a free concert? I thought somebody tried to make that point to say the artist shouldn't be sued for damages.

 

[WorldWatcher]

And that is the point. I get the feeling that there are posters on this board that think the artist should suffer no consequences for cancelling at a late date if TRUMP! is somehow involved in his decision.

I'm not seeing the downside.

WW

 

[WorldWatcher]

We're now seeing that for these performers, its all about their politics. Never was about music.

We're now seeing that for Trump, it's all about his politcs and branding. Never about improving the Kennedy Center.

WW

 

[OODA_Loop]

Oh no Doug Varone and Dancers has cancelled too.

Looks like everyone that no one has ever heard

 

[postman]

Wasn't this supposed to be a free concert? I thought somebody tried to make that point to say the artist shouldn't be sued for damages.

Typical Price Ranges (for "A Family Christmas" in Dec 2025):
Lower-End/Cheapest: Starting from ~$24 - $35 (often in upper tiers or sides).
Average: Around $40 - $60.