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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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[–] gruvn@sh.itjust.works 26 points 13 hours ago

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."

[–] Oni_eyes@sh.itjust.works 20 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Are the artists still playing in the other cities or is the whole show over?

[–] nulluser@lemmy.world 7 points 12 hours ago

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.

[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 25 points 17 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 16 points 17 hours ago (1 children)
[–] TheseusNow@lemmy.zip 9 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

I was more curious why they accepted in the first place

[–] cowfodder@lemmy.world 13 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] TheseusNow@lemmy.zip 12 points 15 hours ago

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.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 3 points 16 hours ago (1 children)
[–] TheseusNow@lemmy.zip 4 points 15 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 15 hours ago
[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago

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.

[–] not_that_guy05@lemmy.world 4 points 17 hours ago

😂😂😂😂😂😂