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groundloop

(13,665 posts)
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 02:56 PM Feb 6

Kid Rock's MAGA Country Music Festival Loses Shinedown and More Artists......

Source: Variety

Full Headline: Kid Rock’s MAGA Country Music Festival Loses Shinedown and More Artists: ‘We Don’t Want to Participate in Something We Believe Will Create Division’





Shinedown have become the fourth artist to pull out of Kid Rock’s MAGA-leaning “Rock the Country” music festival, the band announced on social media Friday.

The group is the fourth artist to pull out of the festival, following Ludacris and country artists Morgan Wade and Carter Faith.

“Shinedown is everyone’s band,” the group wrote. “We feel that we have been given a platform to bring all people together through the power of music and song,” the message began. “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.

“We know this decision will create differences of opinion. But we do not want to participate in something we believe will create further division,” the band continued. “And to our fans, thank you for supporting and believing in us. We love and appreciate you always.”

Read more: https://variety.com/2026/music/news/kid-rock-maga-country-music-festival-loses-shinedown-1236654617/

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Kid Rock's MAGA Country Music Festival Loses Shinedown and More Artists...... (Original Post) groundloop Feb 6 OP
I just heard this on the radio. Haggard Celine Feb 6 #1
They're "being political" by refusing to be political...? regnaD kciN Feb 6 #5
That's MAGA logic for ya. Beartracks Saturday #23
let me guess: an iHeart media station? uncle ray Feb 6 #9
No, they aren't iHeart. Haggard Celine Feb 6 #16
This is the most blatantly political music festival ever. Initech Feb 6 #2
What I find interesting angrychair Feb 6 #3
I was just contemplating the irony of a older guy having a band named kid rock SheltieLover Feb 6 #4
Not a well known one angrychair Feb 6 #7
Glad at least it wasn't a popular one. SheltieLover Feb 6 #8
He fits right in! Grand Old Pedos. paleotn Feb 6 #18
Well I guess it's only going to be nwduke Feb 6 #6
And Erika Kirk, the grieving widow . . . AverageOldGuy Saturday #22
Hey Kid. If you hurry you can still play at The Four Seasons. Rudy will handle it all. Good luck to ya. twodogsbarking Feb 6 #10
ha riversedge Feb 6 #13
I always liked Shinedown, so glad they aren't participating at maggottfest. lark Feb 6 #11
Me too! Luciferous Feb 6 #20
ROFL IronLionZion Feb 6 #12
Relieved TnJa Feb 6 #14
Shinedown has Kid Under the Rock's number... Cha Feb 6 #15
Maybe they can replace them with Sundown maxrandb Feb 6 #17
They also lost an entire date! Initech Feb 6 #19
Is there anyone left who hasn't bailed - besides Creep Rock? Marie Marie Feb 6 #21
How did these bands sign on in the first place? Beartracks Saturday #24
Erika Kirk made this POLITICAL the moment the NFL chose Bad Bunny to perform. ProudMNDemocrat Saturday #25
how did musicians like shinedown even agree to be the there in the first place samsingh Saturday #26
This made me smile LetMyPeopleVote Saturday #27

Haggard Celine

(17,753 posts)
1. I just heard this on the radio.
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 03:03 PM
Feb 6

The deejay said he was upset about them being political. Well, the whole thing is about politics. I guess it took these bands this long to figure that out. But of course Kid Rock isn't being political.

Haggard Celine

(17,753 posts)
16. No, they aren't iHeart.
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 06:43 PM
Feb 6

This station has tried doing the conservative talk in the morning, but had to stop because of backlash. Now they own a talk radio station and they try to promote it on the station I listen to. Owner must be a wingnut. People around here don't want a bunch of stupid politics interfering in their music. I hope their talk radio station goes broke.

Initech

(108,113 posts)
2. This is the most blatantly political music festival ever.
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 03:05 PM
Feb 6

Playing in it is a terrible idea. Thank god some people are coming to their senses.

angrychair

(11,946 posts)
3. What I find interesting
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 03:13 PM
Feb 6

Is that they are not playing because they think it's political not because "kid" rock wrote a song for a children's movie about how he only likes having sex with children....and referring to woman as ho's" and "drinking 40s"

SheltieLover

(78,657 posts)
4. I was just contemplating the irony of a older guy having a band named kid rock
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 03:22 PM
Feb 6

Amidst pedo eps bombshells that have been dropping.

Which children's movie? I want to be sure to avoid it.

Sickening.

angrychair

(11,946 posts)
7. Not a well known one
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 03:34 PM
Feb 6

It's called 'Osmosis Jones'.

And its not one of those minor songs (excuse the unintentional pun) that is only featured briefly in the movie but included on the movie soundtrack. It is in the actual movie in a scene featuring the main character...voiced by Chris Rock.

nwduke

(493 posts)
6. Well I guess it's only going to be
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 03:27 PM
Feb 6

Kid Rock’s racist rant, Lara Trump screeching like finger nails on a chalkboard and Homan doing his magic trick making $50,000 disappear right before your eyes!

AverageOldGuy

(3,598 posts)
22. And Erika Kirk, the grieving widow . . .
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 01:29 AM
Saturday

. . . in her skin-tight, two-sizes too small leather trousers and her V-neck T-shirt wiggling her ass and flashing her tits all over the place.

Cha

(317,845 posts)
15. Shinedown has Kid Under the Rock's number...
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 06:35 PM
Feb 6

Mahalo, groundloop and all bands that drop out and refuse to Gaslight America.

ProudMNDemocrat

(20,722 posts)
25. Erika Kirk made this POLITICAL the moment the NFL chose Bad Bunny to perform.
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 09:35 AM
Saturday

Her TPUSA is showing itself to be a political HATE GROUP towards anyone who is NOT of their ilk.

Good for those deciding not to participate to Kirk's alternative Super Bowl half-time show. Morals count.

samsingh

(18,338 posts)
26. how did musicians like shinedown even agree to be the there in the first place
Sat Feb 7, 2026, 10:13 AM
Saturday

its kid rock -obvious the filth he represents

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