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

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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/

[Haggard Celine]

1. I just heard this on the radio.

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.

[regnaD kciN]

5. They're "being political" by refusing to be political...?

Sounds about White to me.

[uncle ray]

9. let me guess: an iHeart media station?

[Initech]

2. This is the most blatantly political music festival ever.

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

[angrychair]

3. What I find interesting

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]

4. I was just contemplating the irony of a older guy having a band named kid rock

Amidst pedo eps bombshells that have been dropping.

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

Sickening.

[angrychair]

7. Not a well known one

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.

[SheltieLover]

8. Glad at least it wasn't a popular one.

Ty for sharing.

[nwduke]

6. Well I guess it's only going to be

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!

[twodogsbarking]

10. Hey Kid. If you hurry you can still play at The Four Seasons. Rudy will handle it all. Good luck to ya.

[lark]

11. I always liked Shinedown, so glad they aren't participating at maggottfest.