Rock the Country, Kid Rock’s country music festival that critics have labeled a “MAGA fest,” has been canceled in South Carolina after a string of artists dropped out.

The multi-city festival was scheduled to run for two days per venue in eight U.S. states from May 1 to September 21.

However, its stop in Anderson, South Carolina — which was scheduled for July 25 and 26 — will no longer take place, county administrator Rusty Burns told Fox Carolina.

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  • [–] 14 points 9 months ago (5 children)

    I was more curious why they accepted in the first place

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  • [–] 31 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    To answer the question: a lot of touring bands have all their bookings handled by either a manager or the label. They may not have even known they were a part of the festival until it was announced.

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  • [–] 18 points 9 months ago*

    Good point, but man if I were in a band and found out my manager signed us up for that, they would be immediately fired if I had the choice. I assume with the label there are definitely contracts in place that muddle things.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago

    They e all got agents, who are driven by making money. Artists ha e a say on their venues though, so when shit goes down, they can pull out because "they* never committed in the first place. Agent says "here's a gig" and they say great, until they find out it's a presidential puff party and they get a chance to back out before the contracted deadline. Standard boiler plate business transaction.

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