{"id":2480276,"date":"2026-06-29T11:44:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T11:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2480276"},"modified":"2026-06-29T11:44:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T11:44:05","slug":"hardy-post-malone-to-play-salute-250-concert-in-columbus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/hardy-post-malone-to-play-salute-250-concert-in-columbus\/","title":{"rendered":"HARDY, Post Malone to play Salute 250 concert in Columbus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"87701066007\" title=\"See Post Malone keep the show going after a fall\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/12\/10\/USAT\/87701099007-trnd-post-malone-tumbles-during-india-show-thumb.jpg?crop=1919,1079,x0,y0\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>See Post Malone keep the show going after a fall<\/p>\n<p>Post Malone slipped down the stars on stage during a concert in Khanapara, India. He quickly recovered and the show went on.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p><story-highlights class=\"spacer-small column ten-column no-gutter\" util-module-path=\"elements\/story\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Post Malone and HARDY will perform at the &#8220;Salute 250&#8221; concert event on July 2 at Historic Crew Stadium.<\/li>\n<li>Veterans, active-duty service members and their families can register for free tickets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/story-highlights><partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>Musical chameleon <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2025\/06\/12\/post-malone-country-music-stadium-tour-next-album\/84170921007\/\">Post Malone<\/a> is coming to Columbus for an evening of events honoring the nation, along with those who served and continue to serve the country.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>&#8220;Salute 250&#8221; will be equal parts celebration of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/story\/news\/local\/2026\/02\/09\/columbus-plans-year-long-celebration-for-americas-250th-anniversary-semiquincentennial\/88554179007\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/story\/news\/local\/2026\/02\/09\/columbus-plans-year-long-celebration-for-americas-250th-anniversary-semiquincentennial\/88554179007\/\">America\u2019s 250th birthday<\/a> and concert for a cause, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/easyday.org\/\">Easy Day Foundation<\/a>, which supports veterans transitioning from military to civilian life.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Country-rock musician-songwriter HARDY will join headliner Malone on July 2 at Historic Crew Stadium. Doors open at 5 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\">General-admission tickets are available at the link below.<\/p>\n<p><media-gallery-promo asset-id=\"88303685007\" class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the concert, highlights of the<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/usa250\/\"> 250th birthday celebration<\/a> will include an Ohio veteran singing the national anthem, plus programming honoring veterans throughout the evening, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/story\/entertainment\/events\/2026\/06\/08\/fourth-of-july-events-in-central-ohio-for-america-250\/90374947007\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/story\/entertainment\/events\/2026\/06\/08\/fourth-of-july-events-in-central-ohio-for-america-250\/90374947007\/\">Fourth of July<\/a> fireworks. (Fun fact: Malone\u2019s birthday is July 4.)<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p><span class=\"marker\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/stubhub.prf.hn\/click\/camref:1101l3wQsP\/pubref:LocalColumbusPostMalone070224\/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fpost-malone-columbus-tickets-7-2-2026%2Fevent%2F161249033%2F\" rel=\"sponsored noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get tickets for &#8220;SALUTE 250&#8221;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As part of the event&#8217;s mission to give back, free tickets are available for veterans, active-duty service members and their families who register at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/vettix.org\">VetTix.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A flair for racking up hits followed Malone into the country arena with popular singles like &#8220;I Had Some Help,\u201d which topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for six consecutive weeks.<\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/11\/27\/USAT\/87500891007-post-malone-cowboys-halftime-112725.jpg bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/11\/27\/USAT\/87500891007-post-malone-cowboys-halftime-112725.jpg?crop=2908,2181,x380,y134 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/11\/27\/USAT\/87500891007-post-malone-cowboys-halftime-112725.jpg?crop=1633,2177,x966,y143 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/11\/27\/USAT\/87500891007-post-malone-cowboys-halftime-112725.jpg?crop=3523,1983,x0,y139 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Kevin Jairaj, Imagn Images\" caption=\"Post Malone will headline the &quot;Salute 250&quot; concert event celebrating America's 250th birthday and honoring U.S. veterans on July 2 at Historic Crew Stadium. HARDY is also scheduled to perform.\" orientation=\"horizontal\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s working on his seventh studio release, \u201cThe Eternal Buzz,\u201d a 40-track double album due out this year.<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>HARDY, the Academy of Country Music\u2019s Songwriter of the Year in 2022, has earned a reputation for his hitmaking lyrics. Besides his own material, he has written for artists such as <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/picture-gallery\/entertainment\/music\/2026\/06\/05\/florida-georgia-line-cma-2026-photos\/90422218007\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/picture-gallery\/entertainment\/music\/2026\/06\/05\/florida-georgia-line-cma-2026-photos\/90422218007\/\">Florida Georgia Line<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/wnba\/2026\/04\/30\/sophie-cunningham-blake-shelton-fever-practice\/89871833007\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/wnba\/2026\/04\/30\/sophie-cunningham-blake-shelton-fever-practice\/89871833007\/\">Blake Shelton<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2026\/03\/09\/country-singer-thomas-rhett-columbus-concert-tickets-on-sale\/89066189007\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dispatch.com\/story\/entertainment\/music\/2026\/03\/09\/country-singer-thomas-rhett-columbus-concert-tickets-on-sale\/89066189007\/\">Thomas Rhett<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/videos\/entertainment\/2026\/06\/09\/viral-video-shows-morgan-wallen-throwing-fans-phone\/90479157007\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/videos\/entertainment\/2026\/06\/09\/viral-video-shows-morgan-wallen-throwing-fans-phone\/90479157007\/\">Morgan Wallen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>The 35-year-old Mississippian is playing at &#8220;Salute 250&#8221; between dates on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-country\/hardy-2026-country-country-tour-dates-1235441825\/\">his \u201cCountry! Country! Tour!,\u201d<\/a> which supports his album by the same name.<\/p>\n<p><em>Contact features and entertainment reporter Belinda M. Paschal at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"mailto:bpaschal@dispatch.com\">bpaschal@dispatch.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2026-06-29 10:00:56.180423933 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2026-06-29 10:00:56.180423933 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.dispatch.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>See Post Malone keep the show going after a fall Post Malone slipped down the stars on stage during a concert in Khanapara, India. He quickly recovered and the show went on. 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