Rock the Country, Kid Rock’s country music festival that critics have labeled a “MAGA fest,” has been canceled in South Carolina after a string of artists dropped out.

The multi-city festival was scheduled to run for two days per venue in eight U.S. states from May 1 to September 21.

However, its stop in Anderson, South Carolina — which was scheduled for July 25 and 26 — will no longer take place, county administrator Rusty Burns told Fox Carolina.

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    I like the idea that “Kid Rock” can just be another way to refer to Epstein Island. “Oh, you’re a big fan of Kid Rock, are you? That’s pretty creepy.”

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          To answer the question: a lot of touring bands have all their bookings handled by either a manager or the label. They may not have even known they were a part of the festival until it was announced.

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            Good point, but man if I were in a band and found out my manager signed us up for that, they would be immediately fired if I had the choice. I assume with the label there are definitely contracts in place that muddle things.

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        They e all got agents, who are driven by making money. Artists ha e a say on their venues though, so when shit goes down, they can pull out because "they* never committed in the first place. Agent says “here’s a gig” and they say great, until they find out it’s a presidential puff party and they get a chance to back out before the contracted deadline. Standard boiler plate business transaction.

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      It’s definitely not clear. The reasons cited by two acts strongly suggest that they’ve completely dropped out of the entire tour. The others didn’t state reasons, so … 🤷🏻

      My wild ass guess is that the rest of the cities are still scheduled just because there’s enough time that organizers think they can still find replacement acts. So, those tour dates may still fall.

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    Country music festival? Is Kid Rock a country artist? When I knew about Kid Rock he was…rock. Granted that I have only heard like 2 of his songs. Is country rock a genre? I know this isn’t the point of the post, but conservative grifting stuff is worth less thought than what genre of music Kid Rock does.

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    Shinedown doesn’t seem to be the type of band that would have accepted to begin with. And it appears that Ludacris wasn’t even aware he was slated for it.