Rachel Platten to headline Boston Pops July 4th concert

By News Staff

Posted June 1, 2018 3:29 am.

Last Updated June 1, 2018 5:20 am.

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BOSTON – Singer-songwriter Rachel Platten will headline the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular on July Fourth.

The 37-year-old is best known for her 2015 hits “Fight Song” and “Stand By You.”

The show features an all-female lineup including Indigo Girls, Rhiannon Giddens and Broadway legend Rita Moreno.

The Pops also will pay tribute to composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein.

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