KID ROCK NUKES NYC TOUR 2025: “SORRY BIG APPLE, BUT I DON’T SING FOR COMMIES – PACK UP YOUR RED FLAGS!” – Kennedy Slams It as “Divisive Stunt”
Kid Rock didn’t announce a cancellation.
He detonated one.
In a whiskey-fueled rant posted to X at 2:47 p.m., the rebel rocker torched all 12 scheduled NYC dates for his “American Badass Reloaded” tour:
“Sorry NYC, but I don’t sing for commies.
Y’all elected socialist squatters who burn flags and loot bodegas.
I’ll take my guitar to flyover country where folks still wave ’em.
No refunds for the woke—burn your tickets!”
The post? 1.2 billion views in 47 minutes.
KidRockVsCommies crashed X servers twice.
Trump Truth Social: “KID ROCK’S MY HERO—BOYCOTT NYC TILL THEY DRAIN THE RED SWAMP! ”
Supporters erupted: “Patriot king! Detroit over dystopia!”
One vet in Ohio: “He just saved my soul with that mic drop.”
But the backlash hit hard—Senator John Neely Kennedy (R-LA) torched it on Fox at 4:11 p.m.:
“Divisive stunt from a has-been has-been.
Rock’s playing culture war bingo while real Americans need unity, not boycotts.
This ain’t principle—it’s performance art for trucker hats.”
Critics imploded: AOC live-tweeted: “Performative bigotry from a has-been.”
NYC Mayor Adams: “Rock’s lost his mind—come sing for the real New Yorkers.”
Kid Rock’s reply vid, posted at 5:03 p.m. from a Nashville studio, beer in hand:
“Sugar, bigotry is letting Antifa trash Times Square while I pay taxes for the cleanup.
Kennedy can keep his swamp— I’ll keep my guitar for the heartland.”
Ticket refunds hit 87% in 90 minutes—$4.2 million back to “real Americans.”
Madison Square Garden? Now booking “Woke-Free Wednesdays.”
The culture war didn’t take center stage.
Kid Rock just headlined it—and Kennedy just poured gas on the fire.