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sop

(18,870 posts)
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 06:05 PM 18 hrs ago

'Kid Rock Fans Furious After He Cut Small-Town Tour Prices By 50% Because Gas Is So Expensive Now

(Definitely Not Because Tickets Weren't Selling)'

"Robert James Ritchie, the 55-year-old performer perhaps better known by his stage name, Kid Rock, is the kind of red-blooded American you rarely see anymore. Today, he lives a life of wealth and privilege, but he actually grew up in rural Michigan, where he learned the value of hard work and the American Way from his father, a simple wildly wealthy owner of several car dealerships. Even today, as he saw so many struggling to afford gas, Kid Rock still made the selfless decision to lower ticket prices for his upcoming Rock the Country tour. The response to that announcement, however, has been anything but patriotic."

"Was it because he only knocked a couple dollars of the cost of those tickets, and they still can't afford to attend? Personally, I'm lucky enough that ticket prices have never been what prevented me from attending a Kid Rock show, but I also know what it's like to not be able to put gas in your car. So I'd understand if they were mad about a $5 discount. But no, Kid Rock knew it would take more than $5 to put his tour within reach of my fellow emissions-deleted Americans, so he cut prices by up to 50%. That's literally half off. For tickets that get you within spitting distance of the greatest living rock star soon to be touring Trump's America. And they're ungrateful?"

"Everyone has haters, especially on social media. You literally can't post anything anymore without someone saying, 'That's racist,' or, 'There's no evidence that politician is an alien robot sent to enslave humanity.' And now that Soros has the AI, it's so easy for leftists to amplify their fake outrage. They've always hated great music, and you know they're so mad their vaccinated arms are too weak to make rock 'n roll. But no, these appear to be real people who really are mad that tickets are cheaper now."

" 'I would have saved almost $450 if I had waited till now. This isn't cool,' wrote one. 'We basically get punished for buying tickets right away?' another questioned. 'The code doesn't even work,' a third commenter added. What's even more concerning, though, are the many accusations that no one wants to pay money for a Kid Rock concert, and terrible ticket sales forced him to lower prices, so in a transparent attempt to save face, he tried to spin the cheaper tickets as a good thing."

Continued at link:

https://www.jalopnik.com/2150976/kid-rock-cut-tour-prices-because-gas-is-expensive/

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'Kid Rock Fans Furious After He Cut Small-Town Tour Prices By 50% Because Gas Is So Expensive Now (Original Post) sop 18 hrs ago OP
One should be punished for buying tickets right away Bristlecone 18 hrs ago #1
If you are a butthurt early buyer, I just want to say: RockRaven 18 hrs ago #2
I feel like I am in the Twilight Zone - who would pay that much money to see anyone? Especially Kid Rock? walkingman 17 hrs ago #3
Ummm... GiqueCee 17 hrs ago #4
I agree Skittles 16 hrs ago #5
The Onion? That's literally half off. For tickets that get you within spitting distance of the greatest living rock star Shellback Squid 14 hrs ago #6
It's astonishing to think that Kid Rock really has real fans FakeNoose 13 hrs ago #7

RockRaven

(19,537 posts)
2. If you are a butthurt early buyer, I just want to say:
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 06:17 PM
18 hrs ago

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Fuck your feelings!!!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

walkingman

(10,974 posts)
3. I feel like I am in the Twilight Zone - who would pay that much money to see anyone? Especially Kid Rock?
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 06:34 PM
17 hrs ago

I have read that some pay as much as $1000-$5000 for tickets to people like Taylor Swift or other big headliners.

Is the US full of brain-dead people?

GiqueCee

(4,430 posts)
4. Ummm...
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 06:58 PM
17 hrs ago

... to answer your question... yes. Well, not completely full, but WAAAY too fuckin' close for comfort!

Shellback Squid

(10,110 posts)
6. The Onion? That's literally half off. For tickets that get you within spitting distance of the greatest living rock star
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 09:34 PM
14 hrs ago

"That's literally half off. For tickets that get you within spitting distance of the greatest living rock star soon to be touring Trump's America. And they're ungrateful?"

FakeNoose

(41,933 posts)
7. It's astonishing to think that Kid Rock really has real fans
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 10:50 PM
13 hrs ago

... well maybe not....

We need to see whether anyone other than scalpers actually buys these ridiculously over-priced tickets.

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