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Jason Aldean Unveils Headline Dates On First Ever Aus Tour

He's touring with mates in Florida Georgia Line

US country music royalty Jason Aldean has announced the dates and venues for a set of upcoming headline shows next March, when he's in the country to tear the stage apart on his headline CMC Rocks 2016 slot.

The acclaimed Tennessee country rocker will have his latest release Old Boots, New Dirt in tow, showcasing its songs in Melbourne at Margaret Court Arena on Tuesday, 8 March and at Sydney's Hordern Pavilion on Wednesday, 9 March.

Joining Aldean on his headline stint are fellow country rock duo  Florida Georgia Line , who also have their 2014 release Anything Goes along for the ride. The band and Aldean have worked together in the past, touring together last year — a song penned by the band's Tyler Hubbard is even on Aldean's 2012 album, Night Train, and they also co-wrote Burnin' It Down for Aldean. 

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Jason Aldean and Kid Rock Will Headline ‘Rock the Country’ Tour of Small Towns

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Seven small towns in the U.S. will welcome Jason Aldean and Kid Rock next year when the polarizing singers co-headline the Rock the Country Tour. The festival tour will stick mainly to the South, spending two nights at each stop in Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, Missouri, Kentucky, and Georgia.

“Rock The Country is for everyone who makes this country run and loves America. Nobody knows how to party like Small Town America,” Kid Rock said in a statement about the predominantly country music showcase.

The tour will also feature select appearances from Miranda Lambert (on two dates), Hank Williams Jr. (on two dates), Lynyrd Skynyrd , Nelly, Koe Wetzel, Brantley Gilbert, Travis Tritt, Lee Brice, Warren Zeiders, Big and Rich ft. Gretchen Wilson, Randy Houser, Uncle Kracker, Tyler Farr, Pecos & the Rooftops, and more. The lineup will vary by date, but Aldean and Kid Rock will appear on each stop.

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Aldean has also made headlines in recent months, but his was at least about his music, though not any less controversial . In July, the country artist released the music video for his single “Try That in a Small Town,” in which he performs in front of a courthouse that was the site of a 1933 lynching . Aldean has spent many weeks since then defending the song and video.

The small towns featured on the 2024 Rock the Country festival tour include Gonzales, Louisiana; Ashland, Kentucky; Rome, Georgia; Ocala, Florida; Mobile, Alabama; Poplar Bluff, Missouri; and Anderson, South Carolina. The festival will run from April through July.

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In yet another sign that mainstream country is dramatically heading in a decidedly right-leaning direction in the aftermath of members of the media, academia, and the performer class attempting to cancel country artists and stifle speech, a massive multi-day traveling festival has just been announced that will undoubtedly have implications well beyond the music itself. On Monday (11-13), organizers of the inaugural “Rock The Country” touring festival announced their initial lineup, as well as the seven towns that the festival will travel to in 2024. Kid Rock and Jason Aldean will headline all dates, with a cavalcade of other country and Southern rock stars participating in the festival as well. Miranda Lambert, Hank Williams Jr., and Lynyrd Skynyrd round out a list of some 20 additional names that will appear at select shows. Rock The Country Fest is being produced by festival promoter Shane Quick of LiveCo who also promotes the annual Rock The South festival Cullman, Alabama. He’s joined by Nathan Baugh of 46 Entertainment on the promotion team. Even in an otherwise favorable article on the festival, Billboard concedes, “It’s booking of one of former president Donald Trump’s biggest boosters, and its timing months before the election injects an unavoidable dose amount of political energy into the tour that will be impossible to ignore.” In a nutshell, Rock The Country runs the very big risk of being a political rally with country music as the backdrop, and don’t be surprised if Donald Trump or other politicos appear at some of the dates personally. Kid Rock was just seen last weekend hanging out with Trump at a UFC event in New York. But it’s not just Kid Rock’s strong support of the former President that tips off what Rock The Country could be all about. Jason Aldean has been a big Trump supporter as well, and hung out at Mar-a-Lago with Trump over New Year’s. Travis Tritt is one of the most right-leaning and politically active members of the country music community, continuously posting political stuff on social media. John Rich of Big & Rich at this point is known much more as a right wing political commentator than a country music performer. Hank Williams Jr. is also a right-leaning country artist, previously commentating on Fox News . Bocephus released the very-politically charged anti-Obama album Old School New Rules in 2012. Randy Houser just released a new song called “ Cancel ” that unabashedly (and rather poorly) attempts to take on cancel culture, trying to piggy back off the recent enthusiasm behind Oliver Anthony. Other Rock The Country artists like Brantley Gilbert and Tyler Farr have let their right-leaning political affiliations be known in the past as well. Any objective assessment of how this lineup was curated will come to the conclusion that political affiliation was a critical part of the decision making process. “It’s for the people who love America,” is the official slogan of Rock The Country.

Even if other performers on the lineup aren’t really looking to join the political fray, that very well might be the ultimate result for them. It’s already happening to Miranda Lambert, who is getting flack from both sides of the political divide just for participating. Though Lambert has never really signaled any significant political affiliation, she made quite a few fans on the left when she released her song “ Y’all Means All ” in 2022 in conjunction with the Queer Eye TV show. Lambert’s brother is gay, and was a part of the production. This affiliation has some on the right attacking Lambert for being included on the lineup. But then when Lambert appeared at Jason Aldean’s Bridgestone Arena concert in October of 2022, numerous political types, performers, and activist journalists on the left were directly calling for her cancellation , including some who purport to be for supporting women in country music. Speaking of attempted cancellations, this is something that rapper Nelly has been curiously immune from. While some in country music want to cancel Miranda Lambert simply for singing a duet with Jason Aldean, Nelly has been credibly accused of rape and sexual assault by three separate women. This seems to be decidedly opposite to the message of something like Jason Aldean’s “Try That in a Small Town.” Nonetheless, Nelly makes it onto the roster as one of the participants of the Rock The Country festival. Country and rock performers can have whatever political affiliations they choose, and it’s the 1st Amendment in action for them to congregate to perform. But this traveling festival will undoubtedly stir culture war acrimony at a time when it will already be at its peak due to the impending Presidential election in the United States. That acrimony runs the risk of then spilling out into the greater country music community. Expect when Rock The Country goes live next year, major national publications will report on it, focusing on Confederate flags and Trump T-shirts in the crowd, and talking about the cultural rot at the heart of country music while ignoring the counterbalance in independent country and Americana, and the unprecedented diversity the country genre currently boasts compared to its past. But as has been proven over and over again—whether it’s Morgan Wallen’s ‘N’ word incident, or Jason Aldean’s “Try That in a Small Town,” or Oliver Anthony’s “Rich Men North of Richmond”—the more X/Twitter types try to impugn these things, the more attention they draw to them, and the stronger they become. Straight up politicians and political pundits all of a sudden have decided they’re country fans and have joined the effort to support songs and artists that others are attempting to cast as verboten. It’s also hard to not tie this development back by the headlong and ongoing effort by academia to activate country music as an agent for social change. Since the cancellation of the [Dixie] Chicks in 2003, country artists were strongly compelled to keep their politics to themselves by publicists and label heads, regardless of what their ideologies were. Jason Aldean personally refused to speak on politics when Rolling Stone attempted to coax it out of him just a few years ago. As Saving Country Music has been saying since 2016, the plan to use country music to switch the rural electorate from red to blue was not only guaranteed to be ineffective, it ran the risk of dramatically backfiring and being counter-productive. The idea that country artists would come out and advocate for left-leaning causes simply because think pieces in elitist publications behind paywalls were compelling them to do so was always hubris. If country performers did start to speak politically once again, it would be in the polar opposite direction as these intellectual pundits desired. That is now what we’re seeing unfold in many sectors of the country mainstream. This whole cycle of culture war back and forths in country music started when major media publications like The Washington Post , and performers like Maren Morris started an open war with Jason Aldean’s wife Brittany Aldean on social media for sharing her right-leaning beliefs. You knew at that time that Jason Aldean was not going to sit idly by as his wife was continuously attacked and impugned. Now Jason Aldean is leading the charge of country artists speaking out politically. Meanwhile, you have otherwise self-respecting traditional country fans who would never even consider going to a festival with Colt Ford, Nelly, and Brantley Gilbert on the lineup lining up for tickets to Rock The Country just to “stick it to cancel culture.” If this festival really wanted to make a difference in the country, instead of focusing on divisive politics and individuals, it could draw attention to the issue of food deserts throughout the Deep South, the lack of hospitals in America’s rural areas, the fentanyl epidemic, and other universal issues affecting “flyover country.” Unfortunately though, this is unlikely to happen as country music gets drawn even deeper into the culture war by both sides, making the music more polarizing, dividing the community, and divesting one of music’s greatest attributes: bringing people together.

Rock The Country Dates:

• Gonzalez, La. – April 5 & 6 at Lamar-Dixon Expo Center
• Ashland, Ky. – April 19 & 20 at Boyd County Fairgrounds
• Rome, Ga. – May 10 & 11 at Kingston Downs
• Ocala, Fla – June 7 & 8 at Majestic Oaks Ocala
• Mobile, Ala. – June 21 & 22 at The Grounds
• Poplar Bluff, M. – June 28 & 29 at Brick’s Offroad Parks
• Anderson, S.C. – July 26 & 27 at Anderson Sports and Entertainment Center

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I don’t really know their politics but I’ll admit Miranda Lambert’s and Randy Houser’s participation in this caught me off guard. Even if they are right leaning being associated with this is not a good look in my opinion.

Good thing, your opinion holds little value.

About as much as yours.

This is exactly the type of political division this article is warning about. People throwing insults at each other, rather than “agreeing to disagree”.

Your opinion means nothing

Sounds like an amazing concert, with a great line up.

only thing I see is a line up of artists and people who look like a hell of a lot more fun to party with than the Maren Morris, Dixie Chicks and Jason Isbells of the music world. Except for Nelly, I wouldn’t let my wife anywhere near that guy.

Yes, but does a 2-day, 7-date traveling festival tour exist with these names? No it doesn’t. There have been some fundraisers and such that have seen those kinds of pairings. But this traveling festival is a first of its kind in the modern era. I think this speaks to an escalation of the politicization of country music.

I wouldn’t be surprised of some sort of left-leaning counter programming to this materializes at some point. And then we can all choose what music we listen to, and what events we go to based off of who we all voted for for President. That’ll be the way to solve all of our problems, have one half of the country actively laboring to undermine the other half at all times, and vice versa, and in perpetuity.

you say it “speaks to an escalation of the politicization of country music”. I say it’s a reaction to the politicization of country music. what came first? the progressive activists who figured out that they could use pop culture to social engineer the masses and advance their leftist agenda, or the fed up right wing activists who for too long tried to take the high road and appear apolitical so as not to ruffle the feathers of fans who live on one side of the political divide or another? There are certainly politics involved here, but I’d also say this is what happens when the Isbells, Marrin Morrises & Rolling Stone magazines of the world try to co-op country music for their own political grand standing. The culture war is like any other war. Everyone will eventually have to choose a side whether they want to or not. I don’t like it anymore than anyone else. I wish every country singer could just sing about universal themes that everyone deals with in everyday life, but the progressive left have made it harder and harder to do.

Cancelling the Dixie Chicks came first.

I guess you are what you say you are. A dog fan. You are a sad, weak individual desperately seeking attention. You sound bitter. don’t like the event? get off the site and find something else to bitch(or sorry bark and sniff butts) about. I stopped listening to country music when they were so weak they had the audacity to welcome Beyoncé that almost broke country music, and Lady Antebellum went WOKE and changed their name among other things. I love this lineup of artists and encouraged that they are giving you the middle finger, without intimidation. Like Kid Rock said F*** You!!!

This 100% already happened, lots of concerts in the last election for president. Only big difference is it a touring festival https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/katy-perry-black-eyed-peas-rock-the-vote-livestream-1015056/

I think we all need to appreciate just how massive this event is going to be. This is a two-day festival, likely with two stages, that is then going to be held in seven different locations for a total of 14 days. I also expect that if these initial dates sell through well—and they likely will—they will add additional dates, perhaps up to around 12 to 15 dates total. This is why they start in the spring and go into the early/mid summer. If successful, I expect this to stretch into late summer/early fall.

This thing is going to be huge.

These MAGA idiots wouldn’t have any fans at all if it wasn’t for trump’s white supremacist base.

Aldean, rock and Williams supporting a lying racketeering conman with 91 indictments and guilty of sexual assault and fraud is a disgrace to the industry.

Don’t pretend like you represent regular Americans..just because you dress like you’re changing my oil and sing anti American trash songs.

So you hate people who change your oil?

You need to get your facts straight and stop lying to yourself. Only conman is Biden. Oh, and FYI, s.f b’s Trump was never found guilty of sexual assault, rape or anything else… You are a true dem that’s for sure… Your IQ shows us that much.

Folks, let’s please not get into outright political discussions here. Ultimately this is a music site.

You trigger are full of your woke self

Can someone criticize Aldean without being accused of being woke? Maybe it’s just that his music sucks and that he’s an idiot? If you’re a pop princess who loves corporate Nashville garbage, then Aldean is your man. This toll was calling for gun control when he thought the left was more influential, and now he’s releasing “Try That In a Small Twon” because he has seen how acts on the right wing have been successful recently. So FAKE.

Keeping it real. Jason is saying try that in a small town and we will show you the way out . So ya come to my small town and run your mouth. See If I personally don’t run you out with a can of whoop ass. Talk big on here and don’t show up. That’s a coward. Bring it on lil mouth

Dear Mike, “talk big on here” is exactly what you’re doing now. Are you annoyed that i called out your little pop princess music? Not my problem. I listen to real country music. It is your problem if you like fake princess music. If you want to come meet me for a beer, I will give you a really nice country music lesson. Feel free to show up at 207 Murrel St, Dickson, TN.

And maybe some of us agree with him and think people with the likes of you are low life idiots and need to pull your heads out of each other’s arses…

“But this traveling festival will undoubtedly stir culture war acrimony at a time when it will already be at its peak due to the impending Presidential election in the United States. ”

So what?….

Simply being a Republican does not mean we have to care about the unhinged emotions of those on the other side. Are they tayloring their beliefs to do the same for people on the right? No

Honestly a MAGA lovers tour like this could potentially ruin the Republican Party for the next 50 years if enough support is garnered for a candidate that will be convicted before next Nov. I’m saying this as a republican, there will be zero chance for getting independent votes. To see how Brittany Aldean has tried to suck on trumps teat, it’s difficult to see this as unrelated.

You sound left leaning and jealous! I don’t hear you reprimanding artists fir language, sex and violence; ohhhh because they are NOT country

“The idea that country artists would come out and advocate for left-leaning causes simply because think pieces in elitist publications behind paywalls were compelling them to do so was always hubris.”

Wait what? Tyler Childers put out Long Violent History because Rolling Stone told him to? Left-leaning publications are pulling Sturgill Simpson’s strings? Ryan Bingham is a NYTimes puppet? There might be an instance or two of this but you can’t be saying this is the reason a multitude of (large umbrella) country artists are expressing liberal views.

No, that’s not what I’m saying at all. What I am saying is that in 2017 when “Rolling Stone” published a dedicated piece saying that the time for country artists to remain silent was over and they needed to speak out against Trump—and when other publications and journalists said similar things—they were planting the seeds that are now sprouting into things like this “Rock The Country” Fest. Previously mainstream country artists purposely avoided politics entirely because they didn’t want to be perceived as polarizing. Now, it’s an outright marketing angle.

Did the media have something to do with Tyler Childers releasing “Long Violent History”? It might. In the aftermath of the George Floyd killing, Tyler Childers was one of the artists listed on an “accountability spreadsheet” fielded with artists that did not post a black square or otherwise address the George Floyd killing. Members of the media were actively compelling political speech, and admonishing people for their behavior. Ironically, Tyler Childers still appears on that spreadsheet, despite arguably being the artist in country who addressed the situation the most as opposed to a performative act on social media. That tells you how poorly that effort was executed, and how extremely dangerous such efforts can be.

Okay, thanks for the clarification. No argument from me that the media is fanning the flames of division wherever and whenever possible. And yes, Tyler being on that spreadsheet is peak irony.

Would you suggest to Tyler Childers’ face that he only wrote “Long Violent History” as a marketing angle or to get the media off his back?

Yes, the Twitter mafia was ridiculous for their accountability spreadsheet, but any true artist (and I think Tyler falls into that category) is not going to let that dictate what and how they write about topics.

Tyler seems to come by his progressive leanings naturally and the way he expresses it by standing in solidarity with the people from Appalachia where he’s from on issues impacting the region like opioid abuse and environmental degredation stands in sharp contrast to the media elite’s understandings about America’s political divides. I also think his approach to these issues has a much better chance of reaching the people who need to hear that message most than all the Highwomen songs put together.

No, I wouldn’t get in Tyler’s face and say that because I don’t believe it. I think Tyler Childers made “Love Violent History” because it was something he wanted to express. But I also think it would be incredibly naive to believe that the media and public perception didn’t have some factor in his decisions. It definitely factored into Tyler’s decision to record the accompanying video he posted with “Long Violent History,” and he said as much in the video itself.

I feel like we’re getting off on a tangent here though, because again, I’m not saying that the media influenced Tyler Childers as much as their incessant attacks on right-leaning artists have resulted in right-leaning mainstream country artists becoming more verbose and outspoken than they were previously.

On your second point, I agree completely and its something that Oliver Anthony seemed to push back against as well during his moment in the spotlight this summer.

For me, while I may be more sympathetic (though not completely in agreement) with Jason Isbell’s politics – to me, he’s become the left’s version of a Kid Rock where the political stances overshadow anything else you might have to think about them as artists.

Trigger loves blaming the media for any political trends he doesn’t like.

It’s also hilarious to spend so much time talking about cancel culture when literally the only country artist that has ever actually been canceled was The Chicks.

He only likes blaming the liberal media, even for the conservative media fanning the flames of the culture war.

He may blame the liberal media, but on the other hand, he seems to agree with maybe 60 percent of what they write on the subject, so it’s kind of a wash.

Yeah, because he knows his audience.

You are part of my audience, Adam S.

If I was pandering to a right-leaning audience, I would have promoted this event, not written a think piece saying it’s setting a dangerous precedent of dramatically politicizing popular country music.

The Dixie Chicks are the band in question.

I looked back at 2003 articles. No band called The Chicks were under fire.

did you high five yourself after that eye roller of a gotcha?

I am personally disappointed that Miranda is doing this.

But I guess I understand it. Miranda is a business woman.

The country music industry has “moved on” from Miranda. She hasn’t been on the radio in ages and even her albums aren’t getting as much attention anymore. She was pretty much slapped in the face (along with Carrie Underwood) by the CMAs last week.

Miranda needs some attention. What better way to get it than to involve herself in this divisive tour? After all, this kind of political controversy skyrocketed Aldean and “North Men” straight to the top.

Plus, well Miranda has always been one to do whatever the hell she wanted, regardless of what people (including her own fans) think.

I think one or a combination of these two things is happening here:

1) Miranda agreed to participate in this because they needed a top-line woman and Miranda wants to make sure women are represented, and when it was initially pitched to her, the presentation didn’t look as politically oriented as it does now.

2) The incessant and curiously vicious attacks on Miranda Lambert for co-writing with Morgan Wallen and appearing on stage with Jason Aldean—including from the “support women in country” crowd on X/Twitter—has pushed Miranda more to the right, which is commonly what happens in these instances. The idea that you’re going to shame someone like Miranda Lambert either out of existence or from collaborating with who she wants to is hubris. What you’re going to do is push her into the arms of people who will embrace her as opposed to judge her.

Number 1 seems like wishful thinking. As soon as Kid Rock and Jason Aldean were slated to headline, it was obvious what kind of thing this is. She had to have known.

of course she knew dumbass, she’s a southern redneck woman who sings country music. Of course she is not some left wing elitist. Let her do what she wants and sing with who she wants!! Ever think Aldean and Kid Rock are cool and nice people and she wanted to tour with them and they happen to agree on politics so what??

Why are you calling me a dumbass for disagreeing with trigger about her naivety? What a bizarre response. You should learn to be more civil.

Adam S doesn’t like it when people think outside of the predetermined boxes he made for them.

I have to agree with Adam about your first point. Miranda knew what she was getting into. It’s not like Aldean and Kid Rock haven’t been identified as ultra MAGA guys for years.

Having said that, I think your second point is very valid. Miranda has always struck me as the kind of person who does exactly what her critics demand she NOT do.

Having said that, I think it’s important to remember that Miranda has collaborated with Aldean multiple times throughout her career. She also has appeared with Kid Rock on more than one occasion. None of this is new.

Aside from the politics of this decision by her, I think it’s fair to be critical of the fact that although she has written and recorded some of the best mainstream country music of the last decade or so – and she is certainly one of the most important artists of her generation – she has OFTEN collaborated with and promoted….well, let’s just say crappy artists. For all of the GOOD she has done for the genre, she has also done a lot of damage. For every Stapleton and McBryde and Monroe she has lifted up, you have a Morris or a Wallen or an Aldean. I have always been a big fan of Miranda’s, but that has ALWAYS bothered me.

At this point in her career, she should be thinking about her legacy. This is just her associating with and promoting bad music -AGAIN. That makes me fat angrier than the politics.

Miranda has been a longtime friend and supporter of the Aldeans. Miranda was one of the few who was there after the shooting and supported Jason at his shows long before they did a song together. Mirand and hubby also vacation with the Aldeans here in Florida. Randy and Dee Jay Silver is also part of that group and golf with Brendan. She’s also friends with Kid Rock and they performed together in Texas and at her bar in Nashville. She’s not ashamed of her friends and knows they’re politics that is the same as hers. A proud conservative gun carrying woman.

A proud conservative woman with a song like Y’all Means All and a video like the techno remix of Tequila Does featuring her gay brother and who attends Gay Pride Parades and records and makes public appearances with Maren Morris.

OoooooKaaaaayyyyy.

It’s 2023 and there are plenty of conservatives who could care less about L/G/B issues (which is largely why party leaders moved onto stoking division around the ‘T’). It doesn’t surprise me at all when I meet MAGA folks who are indifferent or even supportive of gays — especially when it’s a family member who forced their hand rather than pure empathy, i.e. Dick Cheney, or possibly Miranda. (Although, I would add, not supportive enough to change their vote, given that the GOP platform still opposes Obergefell).

Add to that fact she’s married to a Long Island policeman… makes it hard to imagine she’s anything more than a right-leaning moderate.

Anyway, huge Miranda fan here. And a gay leftist. I could really care less about her billing in this, although this is obviously not a festival I would be drawn to nor comfortable in the crowd. I know a lot of people have trouble separating art and artists but it’s never been an issue for me, for whatever reason. Maren Morris is annoying as hell, so she’s a liberal (not a leftist) who I’d rather draw less attention to just about any cause. But if you’re interested in progressive politics gracefully woven into country music, check out Jaime Wyatt’s new album.

What does NOT disappoint is the amount of cope and false sense of moral superiority in comments like this.

This is total bs! Why can’t these artists just perform? Everything is not about politics ! Liberals like you try to cancel people because you don’t agree with them! It’s called FREEDOM OF SPEECH

I prefer my music to be apolitical and speak to the relatable parts of life. I’m pretty conservative but I wouldn’t be caught dead at one of these shows. Mostly because of the type of morons it’s going to attract. I actually really like Kid Rock and think he’s an incredible musician, but the type of crowd that he will bring is a hard pass. Jason Aldean is a tool and makes absolute garbage music.

Give me a Turnpike show any day over this nonsense

There are plenty of good “political” country songs (and those from other genres). They mostly just keep the politics implicit.

To pick an example that was recently lauded on the site: Cafe Down On the Corner. That’s a deeply political song that doesn’t explicitly mention politics.

Or, for classic examples: Coal Miner’s Daughter, Sixteen Tons, King of the Road, Mama Tried, etc.

Discussing the effects of policies is political speech, even if the political process is never mentioned.

(And this even ignores stuff like Song of the South and The Pill, which are classics but more blatant in their politics.)

The problem isn’t political art – to a certain extent all art is political.

The problem is bad art.

As a long time songwriter I can tell you this. Making overtly political songs that are good is incredibly difficult. Out of several hundred finished songs I have maybe two that would qualify and I rarely play them. I work in subtle things that are hidden deep beneath the surface but mainly just write about life, and the stories that could occur while living it. Probably the best example I can think of where an overt political song is good would be “Your flag decal won’t get you into heaven anymore” by John Prine. For me, a lot of the best writing is exploring shades of grey, asking questions instead of giving answers.

This leftist would definitely go to this if it was way geographically closer, and of course, if and only if they dropped the unmusical Kid Rock from the lineup. And moved Hank Jr up to the top line.

I agree Hank Jr. should have top billing . Greatest country performer of all time ! Would also be also great if Hank 3 would finally come out of retirement .

“in the aftermath of members of the media, academia, and the performer class attempting to cancel country artists and stifle speech, a massive multi-day traveling festival has just been announced that will undoubtedly have implications well beyond the music itself.”

See Libs???? It’s your fault we are making awful music.

Seriously, I don’t understand Trigger’s obsession with blaming the left. This shit is a two way street, and leading off with his usual diatribe about liberals is discrediting the role of conservatives in this whole stupid culture war.

I can’t take any of the partisan BS serious. Sure you are super super mad about what thE other side just did, you just never seem to notice when your side does it.

Yes, The [Dixie] Chicks were the first victims of cancel culture in country music, and really in popular culture overall. It’s a shame and an embarrassment on country music. But that was two decades ago. Also, the idea that they were the only victims of cancel culture is a canard. Try telling that to Unknown Hinson and Winston Marshall.

Obviously, what is being criticized is right-leaning characters like Kid Rock, Jason Aldean, Travis Tritt, and John Rich who are now banding together to actively work to push country music more toward the right in a way that will polarize the music. But I also think that explaining how we got here is important.

“Unknown Hinson”

The man who called Dolly Parton a “slut”, a “bimbo”, and “forsaking your own race, culture, and heritage” for supporting a movement bringing light to police violence in black communities? Damn those libs for cancelling him for no reason. I don’t know how you can call that cancel culture.

“Winston Marshall”

I hardly think he was cancelled. Yes he received backlash for supporting Ngo, but he chose to leave Mumford and Sons, he wasn’t forced out, and his podcast is quite successful. I don’t see how that counts at being cancelled.

You can’t talk about “how we got here” by starting halfway. You don’t start with the Dixie chicks, or conservatives embracing jingoist songs during the war on terror, or the general culture war. You only choose to add the barest of context. “Cancel culture” in country didn’t start with liberals, and it’s now being pushed more by conservatives and conservative media.

BLM was about grafting money.

The founders are living the good life.

Good Lord is that a tin-eared false equivalency. Unknown Hinson and Winston Marshall? Did anyone have any idea they were “canceled”? Unknown Hinson has his stagename for a good reason. It’s not so much being politically incorrect, which they have or had a right to be, but that they really were sacrificed at the altar of “wokeness” or whatever the hell it is you want to call it. How many people on this site have heard of both or either? That these cult artists benefit from the bothsidesism of lowered expectations creates the illusion that they had as much to lose as the Chicks. Is anybody boycotting Hinson or Marshall? Has it hurt them financially? Please let me know if I’m wrong.

Unknown Hinson most definitely was and is cancelled. He lost his prominent role on Squidbillies and other voice over work, all of his endorsements are gone, you don’t see him playing shows any more, you don’t see him on festivals or making public appearances. It’s over. Was he a “cult” artist? Sure, I guess, though The Squidbillies were pretty mainstream.

Look, I’m not trying to draw a false equivalency. I have spoken many times about how unfortunate and embarrassing the cancellation of the [Dixie] Chicks was, and how I think it is something country music must continue to attempt to reconcile. But Unknown Hinson was cancelled. And hey, I criticized him for what he said about Dolly Parton too. It was completely out-of-bounds. Jimmy Allen was pretty certifiably cancelled recently as well, and likely for good reason.

I’m honestly not boned up enough on Winston Marhsall’s doings to speak more in-depth there, but he was fired from a pretty massive band.

I also find it a little strange that some are coming here to look for little threads and responses to comments where they can say this article is an attack on the left, when really is a lamentation about how mainstream country music is being politicized on the right. It’s my job to also forward what in my opinion is the cause of this political polarization. I respect people with differing opinions, but I think I present a rather plausible case that I’ve been referencing regularly since 2017 that is now coming to fruition.

Winston Marshall was not fired from Mumford and sons. You clearly aren’t boned up on the subject, and shouldn’t just spew out ignorant statements that contradict his statements and those of the rest of the band.

I don’t think you know what cancel culture is. You don’t have freedom from consequences for spewing vile sexist and racist shit. That’s not being cancelled.

I say this as a person who is fundamentally politically conservative: by adopting what is essentially a reactive political approach (i.e., taking positions not just that will aggravate their opponents, but taking positions because they aggravate their opponents), the modern conservative movement has inculcated in itself a lack of agency with respect to its own beliefs and agenda. This has created what is a frankly somewhat pathetic culture of passivity and victimhood on the right.

And, relatedly, it creates the ground for narratives like this, where those on the right are cast in the role of the acted-upon rather than the actor.

(I’m not saying the modern left doesn’t have its own problems; they just aren’t what is being discussed here.)

You’re correct in everything you say but it’s not really new, I don’t think. There’s a reason extreme conservatism is called “reactionary”.

There is a very specific pathology to this situation that has played out on a definable timeline, that among other things, as been incredibly, incredibly predictable. I don’t want to come across as pedantic when trying to explain this. I understand that some aren’t as intimate with the information as all of this stuff has unfolded, and perhaps it’s necessary to at some point to lay it all out in a detailed manner. But prior to the pandemic, country music was in an era after the cancellation of the [Dixie] Chicks that country artists were compelled both actively and passively to not speak out about political subjects regardless of the affiliation.

2017 is when all of this started when you had academics and journalists publishing literal manifestos explaining how country music needed to be targeted for political reformation by the left. I warned then of the very result we’re seeing play out now, which is country music going from apolotical, to aggressively right.

The big key to this festival is the participation of Miranda Lambert. That legitimizes this whole thing, and symbolizes that it’s not just some outlier characters like John Rich and Travis Tritt, or one lone superstar in Jason Aldean. This movement to the right is broad based. And when it comes to Miranda, you can specifically tie her back to the outrage and calls for her cancellation that I covered last year, simply for taking the stage and singing a song with Jason Aldean (article linked above).

In this case, I do think that these country artists are the “acted upon.” They were on the sidelines of politics. Then they received demands from the media and certain other artists (Maren Morris, Jason Isbell) that they must speak up about certain subjects, or they must shut up if their words were not in the proper alignment. Now the flood gates have opened, and it’s my fear country music is going to become a political apparatus for the near future.

It did not start in 2017. If you do ever write an article discussing politics in country in this era, you definitely should start with the Dixie Chicks and Toby Keith. But even if that’s too dated, starting in 2017 would be a mistake. 2016 saw huge polarization and politicization in country music through endorsements etc, that many of those articles and papers were responding to.

Country artists weren’t “acted upon”, they chose to embrace political division, on both sides.

Conservatives, by definition, just want to be left alone. Liberals can not stand this, they have to mess with everything. Thats why liberals like to make political music and complain about everything, and conservatives used to just like singing about the good ol days. It’s also why conservatives are losing the culture war, we are generally 3 steps behind in tactics. Sounds like many of us are feeling backed into a corner, and that’s not going to be pretty. I asked a teenage girl who her favorite country singer was the other day. She said Jason Aldean. I think it was a political statement, I just couldn’t imagine someone liking that crap. So I played some Waylon and Cash instead.

This is absolutely most definitely what is happening here. 100%. It is hard to express just how INSANE the media’s obsession was with shutting down Jason Aldean’s wife’s Instagram account and the opinions she was sharing there was, and this was counterproductive to the project launched via academia to turn the American rural electorate from red to blue via the country music medium. The Washington Post alone published THREE dedicated articles on Jason Aldean’s wife’s Instagram account alone. Meanwhile you had Jason Aldean ON RECORD saying he didn’t get into politics.

They have awoken a beast here. And that beast is only going to get bigger over time until there is something to change to momentum.

Jason Aldean who hangs out with Trump, dresses as Trump for Halloween, dresses his kids in anti Biden clothes while his wife walks around in a Daddy Trump shirt doesn’t get into politics?

We all know this is a Maga Trump 2024 tour. It’s also not a coincidence that they’re playing in Marjorie Taylor Greene’s district of all places. Watch them do voter registration for Trump as well.

LOL I’m pretty left leaning on a lot of issues and i think this definitely is the fault of a bunch of liberal media that didnt even understand what they were talking about in the first place.

The instances Trigger mentions of trying to cancel or shame some acts, etc backfired gloriously and i’m not sure why they thought it would ‘work’ in the first place.

The worst part of both sides is the loud-mouthed ones that rarely accurately represent the general population

“If this festival really wanted to make a difference in the country, instead of focusing on divisive politics and individuals, it could draw attention to the issue of food deserts throughout the Deep South, the lack of hospitals in America’s rural areas, the fentanyl epidemic, and other universal issues affecting “flyover country.””

Amen! I worry about this festival stopping in Ashland, KY. That’s an area of the country where concerts and festivals of late have been used to raise money for better drinking water, better education, and battling the opioid crisis. It’s a vulnerable region that has been making positive changes own its own that doesn’t need to be exploited for political purposes.

I don’t fault the artists who participate, but question the promoters motives.

If you want to drink a case of Busch lite and then puke down your shirt while trying to score with your 2nd cousin that seems like the event to do it at.

Just so long as it isn’t Bud Light. Attendees at this festival will have big emotions about that.

I scrolled these comments just looking for this one haha

Also, can we ALL just admit that Kid Rock and Jason Aldean are two washed up has beens who have no business headlining ANY festival (let alone one where Hank Jr. and Lambert are on the ticket). The ONLY reason these two men are getting this opportunity is to capitalize on their popularity in MAGA-land.

This is all nothing more than a money grab – preying ln the current political climate in both the country and in country music. As for Miranda’s decision to participate….well, like I said, guess she is just looking for some recognition right now. Even BAD publicity is at least SOME publicity.

I generally don’t like to use the term “washed up” to describe artists because often this speaks to the inherent ageism of the music industry that affects good artists and bad artists alike. But this definitely looks like a lineup for 14 years ago, making it not old enough to feel retro and cool, but definitely not relevant enough for today.

exactly. time machine shit, no doubt (hey, maybe they’ll play too!) this is about money. period. but it will morph into politics. it has to. they want it to! you’re right, trig. it’s gonna be HUGE. and, unfortunately, riotous. i can’t help but feel that the mixture of politics, alcohol and drugs, and (gulp) guns and ammo will lead to several deaths at some point. it’s inevitable. “If this festival really wanted to make a difference in the country, instead of focusing on divisive politics and individuals, it could draw attention to the issue of food deserts throughout the Deep South, the lack of hospitals in America’s rural areas, the fentanyl epidemic, and other universal issues affecting “flyover country.”” amen again!! that’s how it used to be, and not too long ago either. remember “rock the vote”? those acts were just trying to get people to register, and vote. they didn’t care how you voted, just vote!! thank you, pearl jam (and neil young). and they’re not washed up. just ask their rabid fan base. rockin’ in the free world, indeed…

there’s one more act this clusterfuck needs to really seal the deal… ted nugent!! he ain’t country, you say? well, neither is kid rock. or skynyrd. or nelly (really? i guess R kelly’s “tied up”…). uncle kracker? colt ford? please make it stop…

I have to agree with you. It’s a last gasp cash grab for many of the artists on the roster but also a new group of potential fans for somebody like Miranda. Her Vegas shows are starting up soon again and she needs to sell tickets. . Maybe this is a smart business move for her.

This festival just makes me appreciate my Jinks/TT tickets even more

Amen dude!!! Can’t wait for this show.

It’s funny how mainstream country performers skew right, while their fans lean left. And independent country acts skew left, while their fans lean right.

Regardless, putting Kid Rock as a co-headliner of anything is giveaway that the music is not the focus here.

Politics aside, I’d be interested in Hank Jr./Travis Tritt tour. Lynyrd Skynyrd can be in on it too if they find a way to bring to bring Ronnie Van Zant back from the dead.

I don’t give a fuck about any of the rest of these people.

So tired of the political divide. More power to you all, go out and sing your hearts out. This country is messed up! Let’s hope we can fix it.

I am not sure the artists would see it as a right wing political festival. I do not agree that it means country music is moving decidedly to the right. Respectfully, I disagree with your analysis on this one Trigger (I agree with your more often than not!). It looks like a rocking good festival to me whether I agree with their politics are not. I like the music of many whose politics I do not support and whilst liking some songs, do not always support the message within. I can see these shows selling well, regardless of politics. Looks like it will be entertaining.

Sounds like a great lineup of kick-ass artists.Just wish they could have added Toby Keith and or Trace Adkins. I guess you’re disappointed Zach – douche-bryan isn’t on the bill

Politics aside, this a shit lineup.

Two days in Gonzales, Poplar Bluff, and Ashland have to include a political rally. Otherwise, makes no sense to do two days. I don’t know anything about Pecos or Kolby Cooper personally but I hope it’s just for the paycheck as I like a couple songs.

I think it’s great. God forbid us deplorable conservatives.

By the way, just read on WR website a statement about Mark Chestnutt just made. Do not know what the health probem still is though:

““To my family, friends, fans and the country music community…

Many of you who know me well, know that I have been struggling with a battle that I’ve fought to overcome for many years on my own. Now after some extreme health issues I’ve recently experienced the time has come. The fight is over. I’ve made the decision, to take the time to get healthy.

I’ll be coming off the road for the next couple of months to concentrate on getting well…..to take care of me, my family and so that I can get back out on the road, to give back to ALL of you who have shown me unconditional support, care and love throughout my entire career. I truly appreciate your heartfelt understanding in my commitment, and your sensitivity to my decision, and the privacy to allow me this time.”

Trigger, if you could find out some details, it would be appreciated.

There’s even a question as to whether or not it can be called “conservatism”: anymore, but that’s another story.

Think I’m going to skip the comment section above me here. Already know where this is headed. Overall. this isn’t a very appealing lineup other than Hank Jr. and Skynyrd, and they are pretty much passed their primes. Miranda might be a good show, and I might be interested in Kolby Cooper.

As much as everyone has very vocal opinions on him, Kid Rock is the best show on this lineup. I’ve seen him a few times over the years and he always delivers a great show. But I don’t think I’m going to stand around all day wading through the rest of this until Hank, Skynyrd, and Kid come on.

As for the politics, or anyone who wants to tell me one of these artists suck, I don’t care.

Plan on spending 2500 or so to take your girlfriend or wife to the Ashland Kentucky show to get a camping spot, meet and greet, and 2 day pass. As usual, greedy assholes taking advantage of the poor hardworking folk. I thought kid rock use to pride himself on not overcharging his fans for tickets.

I just hope Treaty Oak Revival makes some serious money from this. That is a good band.

If country performers did start to speak politically once again, it would be in the polar opposite direction as these intellectual pundits desired. That is now what we’re seeing unfold in many sectors of the country mainstream.

Yup. I thought about that as I saw Jason Isbell talking about ”Try That In A Small Town” on MSNBC, even as I simultaneously thought he made good points about it.

Jason Isbell: “And if your words add up to nothing, then you’re making a choice to sing a cover when we need a battle cry…”

Jason Aldean: *records & releases ”Try That In A Small Town”*

Isbell: ”WAIT NO NOT LIKE THAT!”

Really, all of this is so unfortunate. I understand there’s been a political element to music for as long as music has been a thing, but even so, these days I much prefer it as a respite from the culture wars — not least of all because as a libertarian-leaning conservative, it bugs the ever-loving shit out of me to see conservative traditional country music fans who wouldn’t otherwise give Jason Aldean, Brantley Gilbert, Tyler Farr, or Colt Ford the time of day fork over their money for this festival because of the Aldean song and the accompanying uproar.

(Say, Trigger, not sure if you saw it, but Randall King recently announced he’ll be dropping a new album early next year; it’s currently scheduled for a release date of Jan. 26th.)

It seems to be a good show. I agree with someone above that toby Keith would have been nice but maybe his health would come into play. None of the shows are real close for me but I probably wouldn’t go regardless. Would depend on what else is going on to make it a great whole day event.

The lowest tier of music opinion is from people who pick what artists to listen to based on what political opinions they espouse – basically everyone at Fox News.

Also it’s crazy to think how self defense, free speech, and saying children shouldn’t be pursuaded to have those surgeries and hormone therapies because they are minors…I do not understand why those opinions are overtly political. Thankfully the Right isn’t pro-war like they were in 2004. But I disagree with any artist choosing to avoid supporting the things I mentioned simply because the Overton Window shifted so much.

“self defense, free speech, and saying children shouldn’t be pursuaded to have those surgeries and hormone therapies because they are minors”

As a liberal, I agree with all of these notions and values. Too bad neither party represents those views.

Sorry. Hollywood and the pop music industry have been promoting left-liberal politics since, well, Hollywood’s beginning. The next person who claims that it is somehow a problem, contributing to this country’s polarization or needs to focus on “food deserts” will be the first. Did Billboard care about MTV and the music industry doing “Rock The Vote” to elect Bill Clinton back in the day? Or how all of Hollywood promoted Barack Obama? Jordan Peele made “Get Out” because he was outraged over some Democrats having the unmitigated gall to support other candidates during the 2008 primary. Boots Riley, one of the top independent directors today, is a literal communist who advocated a violent overthrow of U.S. government in his rap records. (The name of his rap group was “The Coup.” No, I am not making it up.) The album cover on one of his records depicted his band blowing up the World Trade Center. The album came out shortly before September 11th. It was a coincidence of course but when he was interviewed about it, he was 100% unrepentant. He is older now, of course, but he hasn’t moderated his views at all. Everyone in Hollywood knows his views but they don’t care. He’d be directing big budget blockbusters for all the studios by now if he wasn’t against the very idea of big business, capitalism and getting rich in the first place. And he is FAR from the only person with those types of extreme views. Hollywood and the music industry are full of them. Instead, it is getting increasingly difficult to have a mainstream Hollywood career if you don’t. You had people trying to run Chris Pratt out of Hollywood for years because he attends an evangelical church. Imagine were Pratt a bit less famous: a lot of studios and casting agents would have decided that he wasn’t worth the trouble. They also tried to do the same to Sydney Sweeney because – gasp! – members of her family are police officers. The days when you could be a visible Republican in Hollywood like Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzennegar, Patricia Heaton, James Woods, Tom Selleck, Bob Hope, Shirley Temple etc. are long over and those were actually MODERATE Republicans.

So yeah, Billboard is criticizing this tour but I bet that they have a 180 degree opposite attitude on this voter registration drive that Taylor Swift is now running. I am sorry but this idea that people on the left can do whatever they want but everyone else has to just tiptoe around and be inoffensive is just wrong and needs to be pushed back against as often as possible. So even though I personally can’t stand Kid Rock or Hank Williams Jr. I don’t mind this tour one bit and I hope that they and some others make it a regular thing. And I want them to explicitly state “if every single mainstream celebrity can endorse, promote, contribute to and raise money for Democrats how’s that different from what we are doing?” if anyone gives them grief about it.

I’m most curious to see how Lee Brice, Warren Zeiders and Koe Wetzel fare from here on out.

With Warren Zeiders, he is currently pushing his breakout commercial single “Pretty Little Poison” up the radio chart and released his debut album in August. So he is practically brand-new to the vast majority of listeners and, thus, he is still in the early stages of developing his career. Choosing to play this festival is definitely a risky proposition for someone of his sort.

Meanwhile, Lee Brice is someone who is no stranger to the singles charts, but also is in a unique position: where he has never been an A-lister in terms of popularity and commercial success, but has still racked up plentiful #1 hits as recently as two years ago. His career has continued to chug along, but I wouldn’t consider him among the names who are too big to fail either. So it is curious to me to see Brice on board with this, and it’ll be interesting to see where he goes from there.

And finally with Koe Wetzel: unlike the aforementioned two, this is a guy that obviously doesn’t shy from controversy……………..but his fanbase is notably broad and diverse compared to most country or country-adjacent acts. So I’d say it’s definitely quite risky for him latching his wagon to this festival out of the very real risk of splintering his fanbase.

With most the other established names listed aside from Miranda Lambert, it makes a lot of sense why they’re full speed ahead from a business perspective. Especially names who haven’t had a hit for years now like Tyler Farr and Uncle Kracker, where this is a prime opportunity for them to get back into the limelight somewhat.

How about enjoying the music? If you dont enjoy the music, don’t attend.

No problem.

Most music is inherently political and country music is certainly no exemption. Country music figures have been advocates for their politics through their music for all of the 29th century. And country as a wealth of lefties and conservatives from Johnny Cash to Merle Haggard to Loretta Lynn and Willie Nelson. The Allman Brothers along with Charlie Daniels, Lynyrd Skynyrd and a host of others worked very hard to get Jimmy Carter elected in 1976. And MTV and Rock the Vote and more recently Taylor Swift are out there promoting their candidates. This concert is no cause of alarm Trigger nor is it anything out of the ordinary for either side. They’ll play their music they’ll bring their political friend on stage and then the voters will decide. ‘Merica.

I’m more offended that Miranda Lambert took second billing to Kid Rock.

Sounds like an amazing concert and an awesome lineup. Hope it comes to Canada.

Well… here’s another way the PR story for country music that will continue the narrative I’ve been fighting against as a country fan for the past 10 plus years.

I know you don’t usually do straight political posts as, such but… I would love a deep dive into the origins of the the Billboard Country Charts, which as I understand it was formed in response to or alongside the Black Singles Chart. Country music was originally seen as/called folk music… I may have my things mixed up though, read so many books.

Point being labels wanted to create a divide on the charts to sell more records and keep things segregated. It was less about racism though and as always more about money.

It was touched on in the book “A History of Popular Music in Seven Genres” but not too much of a deep dive.

This topic really deserves its own article. But there is definitely and effort underway in academia similar to the 1619 project to portray country music as being founded solely on racist principles. The point of casting it as such is then you have the mandate to demolish country music as a cultural institution, and reconstitute it in the image that these intellectuals want it to be as opposed to what the fans and artists want it to be. What they won’t tell you is that at one point, country and folk songs were paired with songs from Black performers as a sort of “also-ran” on the Billboard charts when this music was seen as something apart from popular music. Yes, later the charts were separated based on race, though as you said, this was just as much about marketing as it was segregation. I don’t want to say that racism didn’t play a role in early country music because of course it did. But it was not the foundation of the genre. The first performer Ralph Peer ever recorded was a Black woman in Chicago. The Lomax family never receives its due credit, and they recorded artists irrespective of race.

What they also fail to explain is than all the way up to the ’90s, Billboard had a “Hot Black Singles” chart. The point of this was not to segregate Black performers, but to emphasize them.

Just dont go if you dint like them. What you are doing isn’t gonna sway anyone from going if they want to go. Really just a bunch of wasted air that you may one day wish you had back!

Say it ain’t so, Miranda. Gross.

Do Kid Rock and Jason Aldean have a combined 100 IQ ? ( Miranda,it’ll be up to you to save to bill musically,aesthically and intellectually !!!!!)

It’s so funny how people talk about Kid Rock being a “has been” or whatever but then place Bocephus on a pedestal, lol. First of all, I love both of them and they would laugh at these comments together while they are out hunting and drinking beer together, because they are great friends. Having said that, I think Hank should be the co-headliner instead of Aldean, but whatever.

Miranda is in the mix because she is one of the few women left in “country” music with a don’t give a shit, outlaw mentality. Unlike the Dick Chicks, who I lost all respect for because they caved to political correctness by dropping the Dixie from the name, just like Dolly dropped the Dixie from Dixie Stampede. It’s really sad when people show how weak-minded they are and cave to other people’s politics. I do not support this tour for any political reason whatsoever. I support it because it’s a group of like-minded individuals who don’t give a damn what people think and stand by their beliefs. Whether you think they are washed up or has-beens or rednecks or whatever, the one thing they are is prideful and strong in their beliefs and that shows integrity. Being able to look at yourself in the mirror and be proud of the person you are is a lot more valuable than what the world thinks. I’m going now to listen to Kid Rock’s “FUCK OFF”! Have a blessed day! Peace!

i love how the conservative political platform these days is just to do the opposite of whatever the left does, including championing and doubling down on the shittiest music you have ever heard. meanwhile, kid rock is still drinking bud lite in a small town.

God totin’, gun fearin’ patriots! God bless America!

Art W.,at 70 and a cover boy handsome black Canadian man with a 160+ IQ who’s NEVER given a crap about folks thinking I shouldn’t be a Country fan because of my colour and far-left politics,don’t you think I epitomize the word “outlaw?”

Politics aside, the music on this tour is primarily terrible. Aside from Miranda Lambert and some of Bocephus’ tunes (both of whom I might watch if it was a different event and free) it all looks like hot garbage. I don’t even like big festivals when I like 90% of the acts. But hawking cheap, made in China American flag trinkets and merch and selling it to rubes is probably one of the most classic American moves out there, so I give them that!

BORING. Kid crock & the rednecks-afraid-of-the-world tour ’24. All these whiners about the politicization of country music. It’s artist like this that make it that way instead of staying true to the vibe. Oh well I guess that’s what you get.

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Jason Aldine Williams (born February 28th, 1977), better known by his stage name, Jason Aldean, is an American country musician from Macon, Georgia, who’s been making music since 2005.

The trajectory of Aldean’s career to date serves as a sharp example of the old adage that good things come to those who wait, although you could certainly forgive him for wishing that things had panned out a little more simply for him. He seemed to have the world at his feet in 1998; at the age of twenty-one, he signed a record deal with Warner-Chappell. He was subsequently, and repeatedly, dropped, and spent some years struggling to get his music career - something which had once looked like a dead-cert - off the ground. It meant that he didn’t manage to get his self-titled debut record out into the world until 2005, although it brought the success that his talent had always promised; “Why” became his first number one single on the U.S. Country charts, and the album itself would eventually go platinum in his homeland, too.

Since then, he’s released a further three platinum albums and another, November 2010’s “My Kinda Party”, that was certified triple-platinum. He’s a bona fide country titan now, with a slew of Grammy nominations and another Billboard number one position for his latest album, October 2010’s Old Boots, New Dirt, proof of his national stardom.

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The concert was a 16th birthday present for my daughter. She has been listening to country music for only a year or so and none of her close friends share her interests in it. She didn't know that our seats were on the field and her face when we stopped and picked up the field wristband was priceless! What a great beginning for the night. I know that more than one song of Jason's has helped her through a few things over the past few months. It all started while she was reading a book a while back that had the words to Jason's song She's Country in it. It not only touched the heroine's heart but my daughter's too. Not yet a Jason fan, she decided to find out what other songs were his. The rest is history. The concert was truly a wonderful experience - from Tyler Farr, Florida Georgia Line and then.....JASON ALDEAN!! The fireworks that started the show and visuals throughout were great. A surprise duet with Kelly Clarkson (on video), great selection of songs; even a new song too. Loved his interaction with the lady and the t shirt during 1994. It was a great night with my daughter. We were sorry to see it end. Fortunately, Jason was gracious enough to do one encore. How about the encore??!!! We couldn't believe the incredible song choice - She's Country with a sky full of fireworks!!!!! It just doesn't get any better than that!!! Thanks Jason for stopping in Philly.

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Any country fan is encouraged to see the charismatic Jason Aldean perform live to see an artist who adds real show to his country sound. Supported by a tight backing band who Alden continuously interacts, jams and thanks throughout the show, the Tennessee singer/songwriter is confident onstage to say the least.

The guitar string intro of 'Hicktown' receives massive cheers from the crowd as Jason launches into a barrage of hit singles in such quick succession that the first ten minutes of the show are one massive barn-storming blur. His last two albums have hit the top spot on the US Billboard chart so a percentage of his audience are made of new supporters and Jason caters to them with huge renditions of 'Night Train' and 'Take A Little Ride'.

Whilst he accommodates his older, loyal fans with the likes of 'Amarillo Sky' and 'Johnny Cash'. Either way, all the crowd seem to enjoy every song by the sound of applause throughout. 'She's Country', his usual set closer evokes massive roars of appreciation from the audience and spurs Aldean on further as his whole band before this massive country toe tapping swan song.

My husband my son and I went to Lakewood in Atlanta to see Jason Aldean, Florida Georgia line and Tyler Farr. The tickets were reserve pit. My 10 year old son got to high five Jason. It was an amazing and unforgettable night. The tickets were about $100 per person but to us was worth every dime. We took a lot of great pics. The staff at Lakewood were very helpful and nice. Jason Aldean is an awesome performer. He played all our favorite songs. He rocked the ATL. By far my favorite concert EVER! I hope I get to see him live again. The sound was great and Jason sounded perfect. I'm glad he picked Florida Georgia line to tour with him. I think it is a perfect combination. They even rocked out together at the end in an awesome jam session. If you get a chance, go see Jason!

This show was way beyond packed. I didn't know it could get that full at the sleep train. We had to park about a mile out and walk just to catch the very end of Thomas Rhett which was super lame. Wish we could have seen all of us his show. Also jason aldean put on a great show much better than super graphicy one last year - but the encore was really weird and really wanted to hear Texas was You but nope a few too many new boring songs. Jason Aldean and this tour is clearly the king of country right now.

AWSOME!!!! Fire works good music totally legit concert I would advise if you are a Jason aldean fan go see him live its even better sounds exactly how he does on the radio. He also performed all of his hits down to his earliest number ones and hits. light show "shes country"and "crazy town" had the most effects during the show flame throwers as well. Too much to tell. If you love Jason aldean you have to go see him live he will not let you down just awesome.

Kane Brown was amazing and Jason Aldean rocked the house. Montage Mountain is still a disaster to get to. Must be run by the 3 Stooges. Took an hour to get up the hill, missed half the concert. You would think k after all these years somebody competent could figure out traffic slow. Never going back to that venue. How many years of constant complaints about traffic and parking before somebody cares Montage ?

What a fantastic show! 10/10, absolutely amazing. I will remember last night for a long time, as I had a blast and sung my heart out with Jason Aldean and his headliners a Thousand Horses and Thomas Rhett. The stage setup and lighting was phenomenal, and really added to the great experience of the show.

The concert was great especially the atmosphere . Great fans knew all the words to the songs. It was a huge part especially the tailgating before the show

He performed Many songs from different records since 2005.

Luke combs was also amazing!!!

We had great seats - 102 section

Highly recommended

Absolutely amazing! I even brought a friend with me who doesn't even listen to country and she had a blast! She now loves Aldean just as much as me. She even made me stop at the store on the way home so she could buy all his albums they had! I got her hooked and I'm proud. :)

The concert was incredible! The only bad part was the amount of time it took toget into the concert and the amount of time it took to get out of the parking lot. Other than those two issues, the concert was great.

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Jason Aldean Getting ‘Back in the Saddle’ With 2021 U.S. Tour: See the Dates

Country music star Jason Aldean will be hitting the road this summer and fall during his Back in the Saddle Tour 2021.

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Jason Aldean will be hitting the road this summer and fall.

On Saturday (May 15), the country music star shared news of his upcoming U.S. tour during his socially distanced show as part of the Concerts on the Farm series on the Bonnaroo festival site in Manchester, Tenn.

“It’s been emotional being back on stage with my band for the first time in a year this weekend,” Aldean said. “It’s made us all even more ready to get back to life as we all know it. Being on the road makes all of us — the band, the crew and me — happy and I haven’t felt this excited about going on tour in 15 years.”

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Aldean’s forthcoming Back in the Saddle Tour 2021 launches Aug. 5 at the Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater in Virginia Beach, Va., and wraps Oct. 30 at the MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa, Fla.

Special guests on select dates of the Live Nation-produced trek will include HARDY , Lainey Wilson and Dee Jay Silver . Tickets go on sale to the general public on May 21 at jasonaldean.com .

Last month, Aldean shared his enthusiasm for returning to the stage after the yearlong COVID-19 pandemic concert freeze.

“You could’ve asked me to play a gas station at this point and I would say yes,” the singer wrote on his website when announcing the Bonnaroo Farm gigs. “So being able to set up the full show with all the band guys plugged in is going to make for a really good time. We’re going to turn it up — there’s nobody out there to bother — and make up for some lost time, for sure.”

Check out Aldean’s Back in the Saddle tour dates below.

Aug. 5: Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach (Virginia Beach, Va.) Aug. 6: PNC Bank Arts Center (Holmdel, N.J.) Aug. 7: Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater (Wantagh, N.Y.) Aug. 12: Riverbend Music Center (Cincinnati) Aug. 13: The Pavilion at Star Lake (Pittsburgh) Aug. 14: BB&T Pavilion (Philadelphia) Aug. 19: Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek (Raleigh, N.C.) Aug. 20: PNC Music Pavilion (Charlotte, N.C.) Aug. 21: Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood (Atlanta) Aug. 27-28: The Wharf Amphitheater (Orange Beach, Ala.) Sept. 9: Walmart AMP (Rogers, Ark.) Sept. 10: Dos Equis Pavilion (Dallas) Sept. 11: Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman (Houston) Sept. 16: Spokane Arena (Spokane, Wash.) Sept. 17: White River Amphitheater (Seattle) Sept. 18: Sunlight Supply Amphitheater (Portland, Ore.) Sept. 23: Toyota Amphitheatre (Sacramento) Sept. 24: Shoreline Amphitheatre (Mountainview, Calif.) Sept. 25: FivePoint Amphitheatre (Irvine, Calif.) Sept. 30: Ak-Chin Pavilion (Phoenix) Oct. 1: Isleta Amphitheater (Albuquerque, N.M.) Oct. 2: Ball Arena (Denver) Oct. 7: Peoria Civic Center (Peoria, Ill.) Oct. 8: T-Mobile Center (Kansas City, Mo.) Oct. 9: Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre (St. Louis) Oct. 14: Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center (Charleston, W.V.) Oct. 15: Blossom Music Center (Cleveland) Oct. 16: Jiffy Lube Live (Birstow, Va.) Oct. 21: John Paul Jones Arena (Charlottesville, Va.) Oct. 22: Bon Secours Wellness Arena (Greenville, S.C.) Oct. 23: Rupp Arena (Lexington, Ky.) Oct. 28: Hertz Arena (Estero, Fla.) Oct. 29: iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre (West Palm Beach, Fla.) Oct. 30: MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre (Tampa, Fla.)

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Jason Aldean and Kid Rock are coming to Ocala in June. Here's what we know.

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The two-day traveling “Rock the Country” music festival extravaganza, with headliners Jason Aldean and Kid Rock and a host of top name country music acts, is coming here June 7 and 8, 2024.

The concerts will be held at Majestic Oaks Ocala, a 100-acre venue at 17500 N. U.S. 441, Reddick.

Tickets from general admission to VIP go on sale Nov. 17. Camping packages for the event weekend are available.

Ocala is one of seven Southern cities selected to host “Rock the Country,” which producers say is “ditching the highways for the back roads and bringing the people who keep America running what they deserve — a little appreciation,” according to a press release from the concert producers, 46 Entertainment and LiveCo.

Jason Aldean and Kid Rock will play all seven venues. A group of acts will rotate at the seven venues. The Ocala lineup is scheduled to include: Lynyrd Skynyrd, Brantley Gilbert , Travis Tritt, Gavin Adcock, Colt Ford, Sadie Bass, Elvie Shane and Dee Jay Silver.

The concert series kicks off in Gonzales, Louisiana, April 5 and 6.

Kid Rock has sold over 30 million records internationally. Jason Aldean is a three-time Academy of Country Music Awards “Entertainer of the Year” and ACM “Entertainer of the Decade” with 28 No. 1 hits.

For more information and ticket details, vist  https://www.rockthecountry.com/

This article originally appeared on Ocala Star-Banner: June concert will feature Jason Aldean and Kid Rock, among others

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Jason Aldean, Kid Rock coming to Anderson in 2024. Here's how to get tickets, what to know.

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Anderson is one of "7 Small Towns, 7 Massive Shows" as the Rock the Country music Festival makes a stop in SC on July 26-27, 2024.

The festival, at the 337-acre Anderson Sports and Entertainment Center, will be headlined by Kid Rock and Jason Aldean. Kid Rock wrote on Instagram, "Can't wait to bring Rock the Country to you." A music festival like no other for hard-working folks who love this country!”

Miranda Lambert , Brantley Gilbert , Travis Tritt, Big and Rich with Grett Wilson, Colt Ford, Gavin Adcock, Elvie Shane, Sadie Bass and Dee Jay Silver are also among the performers on the tour.

Rock the Country Music Festival pre-sale begins on Thursday, Nov. 16. The public sale begins Friday, Nov. 17 including general admission, VIP and elevated reserved seating.

The presale ticket link is now active .

There will also be RV and car camping available at the venue.

Anderson Sports and Entertainment Park General Manager Adrienne Cole said the event is expected to draw 20,000 fans.

"It will be the largest event this venue has ever hosted,"

The festivals will take place in seven small towns across the country.

Anderson is the last stop on the tour:

Gonzalez, Louisiana – April 5-6 at Lamar-Dixon Expo CenterAshland, Kentucky – April 19-20 at Boyd County FairgroundsRome, Georgia – May 10-11 at Kingston DownsOcala, Florida – June 7-8 at Majestic Oaks OcalaMobile, Alabama – June 21-22 at The GroundsPoplar Bluff, Missouri – June 28-29 at Brick’s Off Road ParksAnderson, SC – July 26-27 at Anderson Sports and Entertainment Center

Travis Jacque Rose covers Anderson County for the Independent Mail. Reach him via email at [email protected].

This article originally appeared on Anderson Independent Mail: Anderson SC one of seven stops for Rock the Country Music Festival

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Jason Aldean Announces 2023 Highway Desperado Tour

Jason Aldean will ride again in 2023: The star just announced his upcoming Highway Desperado Tour, which is set to kick off in mid-July in Bethel, N.Y.

The jaunt will extend through October, wrapping in Tampa, Fla. at the end of that month.

Joining Aldean on tour are Mitchell Tenpenny , country newcomer Corey Kent and Dee Jay Silver, the latter of whom is a regular guest act on Aldean's headlining tours. Tickets for the 41 dates on the tour go on sale to the general public starting Friday (Feb. 17), with special VIP packages — including admission to pre-show Q&As and acoustic performances — also available.

The Highway Desperado Tour follows Aldean's 2022 Rock N' Roll Cowboy Tour , which kept the star busy for the bulk of 2022. In between those two headlining tours, the singer has played several festivals and one-off dates.

Aldean's latest musical release is his double album, Macon, Georgia , which he put out over the course of 2021 and 2022. The front half of the project,  Macon,  arrived in November 2021, and Georgia completed the project the following April. Altogether, the project — which was Aldean's 10th studio album — was an homage to his hometown.

There's no word yet on whether or not the singer plans to release a new album to  go along with his 2023 tour plans.

Jason Aldean's 2023 Highway Desperado Tour Dates:

July 14 -- Bethel, N.Y. @ Bethel Woods Center for the Arts July 15 -- Hartford, Conn. @ Xfinity Theatre July 16 -- Saratoga Springs, N.Y. – Saratoga Performing Arts Center July 20  -- Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio @ Blossom Music Center July 21 -- Cincinnati, Ohio @ Riverbend Music Center July 27 -- Columbia, Md. @ Merriweather Post Pavilion^ July 28 -- Hershey, Pa. @ Hersheypark Stadium July 29 -- Mansfield, Mass. @ Xfinity Center Aug. 04 -- Charleston, S.C. @ Credit One Stadium Aug. 05 -- Atlanta, Ga. @ Lakewood Amphitheatre Aug. 06 –--Tuscaloosa, Ala. @ Tuscaloosa Amphitheater Aug. 10 -- Charlotte, N.C. @ PNC Music Pavilion Aug. 11 -- Raleigh, N.C. @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek Aug. 18 -- Sioux Falls, S.D. @ Denny Sanford PREMIER Center Aug. 19 -- Welch, Minn. @ Treasure Island Amphitheater* Aug. 24 -- Estero, Fla. @ Hertz Arena Aug. 25 -- Jacksonville, Fla. @ VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena Aug. 26 -- Orange Beach, Ala. @ The Wharf Amphitheater Sept. 7 --Toronto, Ontario, Canada @ Budweiser Stage Sept. 8 -- Clarkston, Mich. @ Pine Knob Music Theatre Sept. 9 -- Tinley Park, Ill. @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Sept. 14 -- Rogers, Ark.  @ Walmart AMP Sept. 15 -- St. Louis, Mo. @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Sept. 16  -- Noblesville, Ind. @ Ruoff Music Center Sept. 21 –--Wheatland, Calif. @ Toyota Amphitheatre Sept. 22 -- Portland, Ore. @ RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater Sept. 23 -- Auburn, Wash. @ White River Amphitheatre Sept. 28 -- Mountain View, Calif. @ Shoreline Amphitheatre Sept. 29 -- Irvine, Calif. @ FivePoint Amphitheatre Sept. 30 -- San Bernardino, Calif. @ Glen Helen Amphitheater Oct. 5 -- Phoenix, Ariz. @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre Oct. 6 – Albuquerque, N.M. @ Isleta Amphitheater Oct. 7 -- Denver, Colo. @ Ball Arena Oct. 12 -- Kansas City, Mo. @ T-Mobile Center+ Oct. 13 -- Oklahoma City, Okla. @ Paycom Center Oct. 14 -- Fort Worth, Texas @ Dickies Arena Oct. 19  -- Columbus, Ohio @ Nationwide Arena Oct . 20 -- Louisville, Ky. @ KFC Yum! Center Oct. 21 -- Toledo, Ohio @ Huntington Center Oct. 27 -- West Palm Beach, Fla. @ iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre Oct. 28 -- Tampa, Fla. @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre

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Jason Aldean Set List Revealed for 2023 Summer Concert Tour After First Shows!

Jason Aldean kicked off his summer concert tour over the weekend, though he had to cut the second show short due to heatstroke .

The 46-year-old country singer launched the 2023 Highway Desperado Tour on Friday night (July 14) with a show at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, NY.

The show one night later in Hartford was cut short when Jason had to leave the stage due to feeling ill from heatstroke. The show has been rescheduled to July 30 and tickets from the previous date will be automatically valid for the new date.

Jason will be on the road through the end of October!

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Keep scrolling to check out the full set list… **This set list is representative of the first show and might not be completely accurate for every show.

1. Tough Crowd 2. Tattoos on This Town 3. When She Says Baby 4. That’s What Tequila Does 5. Fly Over States 6. Rearview Town 7. Amarillo Sky 8. We Back 9. Try That in a Small Town 10. Take a Little Ride 11. Dirt Road Anthem 12. Got What I Got 13. Crazy Town 14. Trouble With a Heartbreak 15. You Make It Easy 16. Big Green Tractor 17. Lights Come On 18. Girl Like You 19. If I Didn’t Love You 20. Hicktown 21. My Kinda Party 22. She’s Country

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Jason Aldean, Kid Rock Team Up for 'Rock the Country' Tour of Small Towns

Posted: November 13, 2023 | Last updated: November 13, 2023

Kid Rock and country music star Jason Aldean have announced they will headline a tour together of seven small towns next year while a number of special guests will join them.

The Rock the Country tour will kick off in Gonzalez, Louisiana , on April 5 and April 6.

Two weeks later, the tour will head to Ashland, Kentucky, for a pair of shows that will take place on April 19 and April 20.

On May 10 and May 11, the tour will head to Rome, Georgia , for a pair of shows while Ocala, Florida, is scheduled for shows on June 7 and June 8.

Mobile, Alabama, Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and Anderson, South Carolina, will also host shows for the "Rock The Country" tour.

Those shows are scheduled for June 21-22, June 28-29, and July 26-27, respectively.

Can’t wait to bring you Rock The Country. A music festival like no other for hard working folks who love this country!

Details at https://t.co/arjd94AvXW pic.twitter.com/WfgZK0hXae

— KidRock (@KidRock) November 13, 2023

“Coming to a Small Town Near You. Country superstars and your new favorites, all on one stage. It’s the hottest country music event of 2024—you won’t want to miss it!” a promotion website for the concert tour teases.

Kid Rock spoke to Rolling Stone about the concert tour and said it will bring music to people who “love America.”

“Rock The Country is for everyone who makes this country run and loves America,” he said in a statement. “Nobody knows how to party like Small Town America.”

He and Aldean will be joined in Louisiana by outlaw country icon Hank Williams Jr., Travis Tritt, Big & Rich and numerous other acts, including Gretchen Wilson.

In Ashland, Kentucky, the duo will be joined by Tritt, Miranda Lambert, the rapper Nelly and other country stars.

Meanwhile, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Brantly Gilbert will play for crowds in Florida, as will Tritt, Colt Ford and Sadie Bass.

Big & Rich, Gilbert, Wilson and Uncle Cracker will play for crowds in Alabama .

Hank Williams Jr. will return to the tour in Missouri, as well as Uncle Kracker, Tritt, Ford and the group Pecos and The Rooftops.

The tour will wrap up with a packed show in South Carolina with performances by Kid Rock, Aldean, Gilbert, Tritt, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Gavin Adcock, Ford, Bass and Elvie Shane.

Tickets for the two-day events start at $199 while VIP packages start at $299.

Each venue offers camping sites for both tents and RVs while vendors will offer everything from food to supplies for those who intend to rough it in their cars.

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Jason Aldean announced his upcoming Highway Desperado Tour ! Special guests Mitchell Tenpenny, Corey Kent, and Dee Jay Silver will join Jason on the 41-city headlining tour kicking off on July 14.

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  Muscovites believe that the underground system here is  the best in the world . It is by far the fastest, the most popular and convenient public transport in Moscow, which also looks like an extravagant museum. The stations feature the masterpieces of Russia’s greatest sculptors, painters and artisans. On this 1.5 hour tour you will see jaw-dropping frescoes, sculptures, chandeliers and stained glass mosaics . We will show you the most beautiful stations of the underground as well as introduce you to the history and modern life of the most popular transport in Moscow.

What you will see

• The 9 most beautiful underground metro stations in Moscow
• The talisman of all Muscovites – the Frontier Guard with his dog
• Award-winning art deco station
• Historic works of art from Soviet times

Meeting point

Bolshoi Theatre ( Google Map )

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• Adults: 22 eur/1500 rub
• Students: 18 eur/1200 rub

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