Overview
- Governor Maura Healey announced Tuesday that the concert is an MA250 Signature Event featuring Lainey Wilson, Chance the Rapper, and Trombone Shorty with the Boston Pops.
- The free show begins at 7 p.m. at the Hatch Memorial Shell on the Charles River Esplanade, with planners forecasting record turnout.
- The program features the patriotic singalong and Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, plus two new works including a Pops commission by BSO composer chair Carlos Simon, with local ensembles on the bill.
- For the first time, fireworks will be choreographed to music performed live by the Pops, joined by a Revolutionary‑themed drone show over the river.
- Viewers can watch on WHDH‑TV Channel 7 or stream on CNN’s website and app.