Rock the Country-Festival: Künstler steigen aufgrund der Kid-Rock-Kontroverse aus

By Gabe Whisnant — Breaking News Editor |

Shinedown have become the latest artist to drop out of Rock the Country, the traveling music festival headlined by Kid Rock, amid ongoing controversy surrounding the tour’s lineup.

The Florida hard-rock band had been scheduled to headline the Anderson, South Carolina, stop in late July, though that date no longer appears on the festival’s website. In a statement posted to social media, the band said it decided to withdraw because it does not want to participate in something it believes could create further division.

Kid Rock and fellow headliner, country star Jason Aldean, are vocal conservatives. Kid Rock is a staunch ally of President Donald Trump and has visited the White House several times.

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