Kid Rock’s MAGA Music Festival Canceled in South Carolina After Artists Continue To Drop Out

They say life comes at you fast, because it looks like Kid Rock's MAGA music festival has been canceled in South Carolina after a string of performers dropped out. This comes as popular band Shinedown pulls out because they didn't want to help him "create further division."

via: The Independent

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.

“Anderson County has been proud to host Rock the Country for the past two years. The event was a huge success drawing tens of thousands of visitors, making a multi-million-dollar economic impact on the Upstate. An event of this caliber proved what a great venue and exceptional hospitality we have here in Anderson County. Of course, we are disappointed that Rock the Country will not return to Anderson this year,” said Burns.

“We are already planning additional major events and look forward to exciting announcements to come. Anderson County is committed to bringing high quality arts and entertainment to our community.”

Those who purchased tickets can either transfer them to another Rock the Country stop and receive a $50 merchandise voucher to use on site or request a full refund by completing a form sent via email.

The Anderson lineup originally featured Kid Rock and Jason Aldean as headliners, plus Creed, Shinedown, Brantley Gilbert, Ludacris, Gretchen Wilson, Parmalee, Morgan Wade, Chase Matthew, Lakeview, Fox N’ Vead, and more.

However, rock band Shinedown announced their exit in a social media statement Friday, saying: “Shinedown is everyone’s band. We feel that we have been given a platform to bring all people together through the power of music and song.

“We have one BOSS, and it is everyone in the audience. Our band’s purpose is to unite, not divide. With that in mind, we have made the decision that we will not be playing the Rock The Country Festival.”

Acknowledging that the decision “will create differences of opinion,” they added, “We do not want to participate in something we believe will create further division.

“And to our fans, thank you for supporting and believing in us. We love and appreciate you always,” they concluded.

The band’s statement came after rapper Ludacris also dropped off the bill. A representative for the rapper told Rolling Stone at the time that there had been a “mix-up” and that “lines got crossed and he wasn’t supposed to be on there.”

Likewise, country musicians Morgan Wade and Carter Faith, and Christian-inspired rock band Creed, all quietly dropped off the bill without explicitly stating why.

The Independent has contacted Rock the Country for comment.

Billed as “more than just a festival,” the website says “it’s a celebration of community, tradition, and the spirit that’s carried America through 250 years.”

Its founder, Kid Rock, has courted criticism for his emphatic support of President Donald Trump as has his co-headliner, Aldean.

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Kid Rock is a loser, a clown and hypocrite who is just mad that bigoted Country performers aren't getting invited to sit at the cool kids table. Bad Bunny will be giving a historical Half Time performance while Kid Rockhead and the other Z-lister nobodies performing alongside him will be giving County Fair teas.

This is the same man who recorded a song with Joe C for the Osmosis Jones soundtrack promoting sex with underage girls. This is the same person who did a segment on SNL back in the day with Tina Fey and Jimmy Fallon making a sex joke about the Olsen Twins (that video has been scrubbed from the internet).

This is the same man who closed his Steakhouse in Tennessee last year so that his restaurant wouldn't be raided by ICE.

So Mr "family values" miss me with the faux outrage regarding Bad Bunny. And also FUCK ICE.