Kid Rock assured fans that he will cancel any of his upcoming tours if the venue requires proof of vaccination or has other Covid-19 safety protocols.
In a Video on Facebook, Rock noted some chatter among fans who said they wouldn’t go to gigs on his Bad Reputation tour because of vaccine mandates at venues. But the musician said his brain trust had done as much research as possible and was confident that they hadn’t booked a show at a venue with a hard vax mandate, and if they had, that the rules would be out the window by the time he arrived in either the spring or summer. Even if that wasn’t the case, Kid Rock soothed any concerns of those fans who were concerned about being in an environment that could reduce the spread Covid-19.
“If there are any venues — I’m not aware of any — they’re gonna be gone by the time we get to your city,”He stated. “If they’re not, you don’t have to worry, you’ll be getting your money back — because I won’t be showing up either! If you think I’m going to sit out there and sing, ‘Don’t Tell Me How to Live’ and ‘We the People,’ while people are holding up their fucking vaccine cards and wearing masks — that shit ain’t happening.”
This may occur depending on the Covid-19 safety protocols Kid Rock determines to be so severe as to cancel a performance. For instance, some venues he’s playing — like the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, New Jersey, and the Xfinity Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts — require proof of vaccine or a negative Covid test from within 72 hours. While Kid Rock said he declined to book shows in cities like Buffalo and Toronto because of vaccine mandates, he didn’t clarify whether asking fans to prove they don’t have a deadly and highly communicable virus to attend his show was a cancelable offense.
Kid Rock’s courageous stance on contracting Covid comes on the heels of his new song, “We the People,”In which he calls for “love and unit”While also asking people to “suck on deez nuts.”