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kentuck

(115,309 posts)
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 12:24 PM Tuesday

Kid Rock? Really?!!

This is who they put up to compete with Bad Bunny's halftime show? A washed-up country singer who was never a country singer. He was never good enough to be a rock and roll singer. And the country music crowd never really accepted him. The only folks who gave a crap about him was the MAGA crowd. And they only accepted him because he had the Donald Trump stamp of approval.

And anyone is surprised that he bombed with his counter Super Bowl halftime show? What did they expect? The Super Bowl halftime show is a part of American culture. As much as they may desire, they cannot put out Kid Rock and expect it to disappear.

It truly shows how out of touch they are with reality.

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pandr32

(14,051 posts)
2. I completely agree.
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 12:34 PM
Tuesday

They do have a few in their MAGA-star broom closet. There's a couple actual country stars, a few actors, and of course Charlie Kirk's widow.
Along with some rich people and celebrities they can really make a side show at the circus, but mainstream America still holds the big tent.
So lucky for them they don't mind using the gay anthem YMCA, or the one hit wonder Ice, Ice, Baby.

Initech

(108,138 posts)
3. Kid Rock is only relevant now because he mooches off Trump's popularity.
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 12:38 PM
Tuesday

Guarantee that when Trump goes, his moochers will have to get real jobs.

ScratchCat

(2,716 posts)
4. I don't get why they even tried this "alternative" half time show
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 12:50 PM
Tuesday

Its "bush league" at best; ridiculously childish.

And Kid Rock is the poster child of a "has been" washed-up artist who's appeal is even more limited than Bad Bunny. He's one of the more vulgar acts with constant references to drugs and sex in his songs(even has a silly, vulgar rap about a fictitious encounter with Bill Clinton on a jet flight). Its hilarious now that Repubs are complaining about the SB show.

I'll admit, I was just out of college when Kid Rock's first album came out and I liked his stuff early on. I still like the song with Sheryl Crow today, but most of the rest doesn't hold up after 25 years.

Jack Valentino

(4,693 posts)
10. To raise whatever money they could off of it
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 10:36 PM
Tuesday

As for his ONE semi-popular song that ever got any airplay,
it always annoyed the hell out of me!

Initech

(108,138 posts)
6. They have literally no one else.
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 12:59 PM
Tuesday

Trump's alienated all the good performers, musicians and entertainers, so they have to resort to scraping the bottom of the barrel, which is totally on brand for them.

2naSalit

(101,332 posts)
7. I guess they couldn't...
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 01:24 PM
Tuesday

Get wangotangoman, another pedophile, probably because he's not able to function at his age anymore.

And where is THAT fucking slimeball?

Is HE dead yet? 'Cause he's not in jail.

kwolf68

(8,350 posts)
9. It was really sad
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 10:24 PM
Tuesday

Not a professional performance at all. Something that should be relegated to a pig picking in the deep south. It was cringe and bad. Bad Bunny, who isn't even anyone I listen to, kinda dominated the performance and was competent and capable in his craft while Vanilli Hillbilly ended up sucking shit. But at least Laura Ingarahm had him on to explain away that "his DJ" was off or some shit. She never asked, "you stupid mother fucker you lip synched did you not?" No that boring hack said, "things were out of whack during that song". LMMFAO. Idiots.

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