Kid Rock wants to ‘unite the country’, shares plans to celebrate with ‘like-minded,’ ‘hardworking veterans’
Just days before he performs at President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration later this week, Kid Rock has shared his plans to keep the festival going through 2025.
On Thursday, the musician took to social media to make a “big announcement”.
“The announcement is that I will be playing seven arena shows in the Midwest this March and April,” he said in the posted video. to Instagram. “After so many years of s— and being taken over by the left-wing media in power, I think a celebration with fans is not only out of order, it’s overdue.”
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Kid Rock announced the upcoming tour dates as a way to celebrate with “like-minded” people. (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for Churchill Downs)
Still, “I believe now is not the time to be complacent, it’s definitely time to try and try to unite this country,” he continued. “Certainly, it’s time to celebrate with other like-minded, smart-minded, hard-working veterans who unapologetically love this country. Come one, come all.”
Kid Rock joins Jason Alden; Carrie Underwood And several A-listers are slated to perform during President Trump’s inauguration weekend, the Trump Vans Inauguration Committee said Wednesday.
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Kid Rock, who performed at the Republican National Convention in July, is set to perform at the inauguration for President-elect Donald Trump. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP; via Getty Images)
The “Cowboy” singer will perform at the Make America Great Again rally at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., on Sunday, the eve of Trump’s inauguration. Billy Ray Cyrus and Lee Greenwood are scheduled to perform on the show.
Kid Rock, a longtime Trump supporter, performed on the final night of the Republican National Convention in July.
For the convention, Kid Rock reworked his 2000 song “American Bad A—” to include references to Trump. He started the show by asking the audience to stand up and raise their fists, “Fight!” and “Trump, Trump!”
The musician is a longtime supporter of Donald Trump. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
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“Ladies and gentlemen, to the President on Earth, Donald J. Trump, get ready for a patriotic American bada,” he concluded the show. Kid Rock then introduced the UFC CEO and President Dana WhiteTrump said immediately before his speech.
During his own speech, Trump talked about Kid Rock, the rocker who called him and asked if he could join the meeting.
“He’s been my friend for the last ten years, and he’s been amazing,” Trump said. “Everybody loves it. I didn’t even know how big it was.”
Fox News Digital’s Emily Traynham contributed to this report.