The MAGA-adjacent Rock the Country tour — led by outspoken Trump supporters Kid Rock and Jason Aldean, and that includes Jelly Roll, Blake Shelton, Brooks & Dunn, Miranda Lambert, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Staind, and lots of others on a rotating invoice — is slashing ticket costs following a string of setbacks.
“Hey you American Loving people! We have a few super important updates for you!” organizers wrote in a message to followers. “Fuel costs are up and we want to help! In response to rising transportation costs, you can enjoy up to 50% off general admission passes to any of 7 small town stops for a limited time only … Take advantage of this offer, fill up your tank and we’ll see you this summer!”
The pageant additionally introduced that Jelly Roll has dropped out of the Sioux Falls, South Dakota, present on June 28. Staind is taking his place. However, followers can nonetheless see Jelly Roll at the Bloomingdale, Georgia, and Ashland, Kentucky, stops on the tour. Miranda Lambert and Jon Pardi have additionally been added to the lineup in Ocala, Florida, on Aug. 28 and 29.
The tour isn’t explicitly political, however lots of the headliners, together with Kid Rock, Staind, Gavin Adcock, and Hank Williams Jr. are vocal supporters of the Trump administration. Morgan Wade, Carter Faith, Ludacris, and Shinedown have all dropped off the tour because it was initially introduced. A cease booked in Anderson, South Carolina, was dropped from the itinerary after Shinedown left the invoice.
The newest information that Jelly Roll was dropping out of the South Dakota reveals, and that future ticket patrons can be charged lower than previous ones, didn’t go over nicely with everybody. “Tell us that we can and how to get a refund?” requested one fan on Facebook. “Jelly Roll was the whole point of going. And also those of us that paid at the beginning of tickets sales just got screwed out of quite a bit of money due to you telling us this was going to be the cheapest the tickets were going to be, then you do this. How is this right?”
Rock the Country kicks off May 1 in Bellville, Texas, and concludes Sept. 12 in Hamburg, New York.
