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DemocratSinceBirth

(101,687 posts)
Sat Jan 31, 2026, 08:36 AM Yesterday

Kid Rock's MAGA music festival in chaos as two more performers drop out

Kid Rock's MAGA music festival has seen two more performers drop out following backlash over their involvement in the production.

The 55-year-old musician, whose real name is Robert James Ritchie, announced the lineup of his festival, Rock the Country, in mid-January.

The event, which has been dubbed the "MAGA Music Fest", kicks off on May 1 and runs through September 2026. It comes as music acts opened up about the backlash they are facing since signing up for Kid Rock's music festival.

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Kid Rock's MAGA music festival in chaos as two more performers drop out (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Yesterday OP
Ha!-TickTock, you horse's ass. Joinfortmill Yesterday #1
What an idiot! Try renaming it and see what happens FakeNoose Yesterday #2
Great idea. Promo: Come and be with your fellow Iceholes. 3Hotdogs Yesterday #5
Is he trying to compete with "Melania" for least tickets sold? Totally Tunsie 19 hrs ago #11
Robert James Ritchie is a musician? OK. paleotn Yesterday #3
What, the Kennedy Center isn't a venue? intheflow Yesterday #4
I thought that was Kid Rock's new home venue now. mdbl Yesterday #7
Yeah, Kid Rock, Ted Nugent, Nicky Minaj, Pat Boone, Jason Aldine, all headlining at the Kennedy Center ChicagoTeamster 23 hrs ago #10
Oh boy, a dream team of maga morons. mdbl 19 hrs ago #12
Pat. Boone's still alive? Captain Zero 5 hrs ago #18
Did the idiot think a partisan festival would go over big? JohnnyRingo Yesterday #6
Two more performers dropped out! Seinan Sensei 23 hrs ago #8
Will ICE provide security? ChazInAz 23 hrs ago #9
He even had two? F*ck that hack. nt miyazaki 18 hrs ago #13
There are dozens of performers. None that I'd even want to see for free. progressoid 9 hrs ago #14
MAGA Fest Ticket Sales Sink Like a Rock oasis 8 hrs ago #15
STFU about "patriots" kid Nazi... Traitor Cha 7 hrs ago #16
ha!! BlueWaveNeverEnd 6 hrs ago #17

FakeNoose

(40,573 posts)
2. What an idiot! Try renaming it and see what happens
Sat Jan 31, 2026, 09:38 AM
Yesterday

Nobody's buying tickets to anything called "MAGA." How about calling it the "ICE" music festival?

intheflow

(30,061 posts)
4. What, the Kennedy Center isn't a venue?
Sat Jan 31, 2026, 09:52 AM
Yesterday

I mean, it has Trump’s name on it so it’s an obvious MAGA Fest stop.

ChicagoTeamster

(554 posts)
10. Yeah, Kid Rock, Ted Nugent, Nicky Minaj, Pat Boone, Jason Aldine, all headlining at the Kennedy Center
Sat Jan 31, 2026, 11:42 AM
23 hrs ago

JohnnyRingo

(20,610 posts)
6. Did the idiot think a partisan festival would go over big?
Sat Jan 31, 2026, 10:43 AM
Yesterday

On either side really. "Liberal Fest 2026" would likely flop as well since many country fans would want to be seen there. The organizers could claim it was for "everybody", but it would still be pretty exclusive.

That ass had to put MAGA in there.

Seinan Sensei

(1,424 posts)
8. Two more performers dropped out!
Sat Jan 31, 2026, 11:23 AM
23 hrs ago

Might I suggest filling those now-empty blocks of time with a screening of “Melania”?

progressoid

(52,748 posts)
14. There are dozens of performers. None that I'd even want to see for free.
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 01:38 AM
9 hrs ago

Let alone pay to see.

Cha

(317,557 posts)
16. STFU about "patriots" kid Nazi... Traitor
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 03:08 AM
7 hrs ago

is Putin's Puppet and Killing American citizens and America... you Gaslit Pile of Shit. .

Your fucking Propaganda ain't gonna WORK

Ludicrous' name disappear from there.. said it was a "Mix up"...

in reference to Ludicrous..

Another posted, "We about to put you over there with Kanye and Snoop ... stop playing. Why'd you sign up for this?

Now, Rolling Stone has reported that Morgan Wade and Carter Faith have also dropped out of the music festival.

According to the outlet, Morgan's name disappeared from the tour poster on Friday, with her management confirming to Billboard that the Wilder Days singer will not perform at the event.

Carter also appeared to confirm she had dropped out, as she responded a fan asking why she was on the lineup, saying, "I'm not anymore!"

TY DSB
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