Bad Reputation Tour

Bad Reputation Tour
Tour by Kid Rock
LocationNorth America
Associated albumBad Reputation
Start dateApril 6, 2022
End dateJuly 29, 2023
No. of shows48
Kid Rock concert chronology
  • Hot September Nights Tour
    (2019)
  • Bad Reputation Tour
    (2022–23)
  • Rock the Country Tour
    (2024)

The Bad Reputation Tour was a concert tour by American rapper and singer Kid Rock in support of his twelfth studio album, Bad Reputation (2022). It began on April 6, 2022, in Evansville, Indiana and concluded on July 29, 2023, in Youngstown.[1]

Summary

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On January 15, 2021, Kid Rock announced his "possible retirement".[2] He noted that he had been performing on stages since the late 1980s, and that he doesn't think his health will allow him to be "on stage at age 70 like Mick Jagger".[3] On January 24, 2022, Kid Rock announced a tour with Grand Funk Railroad, Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening, Foreigner, and an appearance by Trey Lewis at every show.

Kid Rock also threatened to cancel shows with any kind of restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic and reportedly cancelled a few shows including in Buffalo, New York and Toronto due to COVID-19 protocols.[4]

Typical setlist

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  1. "Devil Without a Cause"
  2. "You Never Met a Motherfucker Quite Like Me"
  3. "American Bad Ass"
  4. "Cocky"
  5. "All Summer Long"
  6. "First Kiss"
  7. "Don't Tell Me How to Live"
  8. "Cowboy"
  9. "My Kind of Country"
  10. "Wasting Time"
  11. "Bad Reputation"
  12. "Picture"
  13. "Dicked Down in Dallas" (with Trey Lewis)
  14. "3 Sheets to the Wind (What's My Name)"/La Grange/"Cat Scratch Fever"/"Superstition"
  15. "Rock n Roll Jesus"
  16. "Only God Knows Why"
  17. "Born Free"
  18. Donald Trump Message/"We the People"
  19. "Rockin'"
  20. "Bawitdaba"

Tour dates

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Date City Country Venue Opening act(s) Attendance
April 6, 2022 Evansville United States Ford Center Grand Funk Railroad 11,000/11,000[5]
April 8, 2022 Omaha CHI Health Center
April 9, 2022 St. Paul Xcel Energy Center
April 15, 2022 Columbus Nationwide Arena
April 16, 2022 Grand Rapids Van Andel Arena
April 30, 2022 Panama City Beach Frank Brown Park [a]
May 20, 2022 Louisville KFC Yum Center Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening
May 21, 2022 Nashville Bridgestone Arena 18,500/18,500
June 10, 2022 West Palm Beach iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre Grand Funk Railroad
June 11, 2022 Tampa MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
June 15, 2022 Atlanta Cellairis Amphitheatre
June 17, 2022 Charlotte PNC Music Pavilion
June 18, 2022 Raleigh Coastal Credit Union Music Park
June 24, 2022 Houston Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Foreigner
June 25, 2022 Dallas Dos Equis Pavilion
July 16, 2022 Topeka Heartland Motorsports Park[b]
July 27, 2022 Cheyenne Cheyenne Frontier Days Arena[c]
August 2, 2022 Davenport Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds[d]
August 5, 2022 Cuyahoga Falls Blossom Music Center Foreigner
August 6, 2022 Burgettstown The Pavilion at Star Lake
August 12, 2022 Noblesville Ruoff Music Center
August 17, 2022 Cincinnati Riverbend Music Center
August 19, 2022 Tinley Park Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
August 20, 2022 Maryland Heights Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
August 24, 2022 Mansfield Xfinity Center
August 26, 2022 Bristow Jiffy Lube Live
August 27, 2022 Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center
September 3, 2022 Mt. Pleasant Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort Buckcherry[6]
September 4, 2022
September 16, 2022 Clarkston Pine Knob Music Theatre Foreigner
September 17, 2022
September 30, 2022 Wheatland Toyota Amphitheatre Grand Funk Railroad
October 1, 2022 San Bernardino Glen Helen Amphitheater
October 7, 2022 Sparks Nugget Event Center Cooper Alan
October 8, 2022 Laughlin Laughlin Events Center
June 2, 2023 Lincoln Thunder Valley Casino
June 18, 2023 Wildwood Wildwood Beach[7][e]
No Snowflakes Summer Concert Series
June 23, 2023 Austin United States Moody Center Chris Janson
June 24, 2023 Fort Worth Dickies Arena Marcus King
July 1, 2023 Nashville Bridgestone Arena Travis Tritt
July 8, 2023
July 14, 2023 Detroit Little Caesars Arena Grand Funk Railroad
July 15, 2023
July 29, 2023 Youngstown Wean Park

Cancelled shows

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Date City Country Venue Reason
July 22, 2022 Minot United States North Dakota State Fair Grandstand[f] Severe weather conditions[8][9]
August 13, 2022 Oshkosh Ford Festival Park[g] Festival cancelled
Buffalo KeyBank Center COVID-19 guidelines
Toronto Canada Scotiabank Arena
October 2, 2022 Mountain View United States Shoreline Amphitheatre Unknown

Notes

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  1. ^ This concert was part of Thunder Beach Spring Rally
  2. ^ This concert is part of Heartland Stampede Music Festival
  3. ^ This concert is part of Cheyenne Frontier Days
  4. ^ This concert is part of Mississippi Valley Fair
  5. ^ This concert is part of the Barefoot Country Music Festival
  6. ^ This concert would've been part of the North Dakota State Fair
  7. ^ This concert would've been part of Rock USA Fest

Personnel

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  • Kid Rock — lead vocals, guitar, turntables, drums, saxophone
  • Jason Krause — rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Marlon Young — lead guitar
  • Paradimeturntables, background vocals
  • Jimmie Bones — keyboard, organ, piano, harmonica
  • Aaron Julison — bass
  • Stefanie Eulinberg — drums
  • Larry Fratangelo — percussion
  • Shannon Curfman — guitar, background vocals
  • Herschel Boone — background vocals and lead vocals on "Superstitious"
  • Kat Perkins — background vocals[10]

References

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  1. ^ "FOREIGNER, GRAND FUNK RAILROAD, AND JASON BONHAM'S LED ZEPPELIN EVENING ANNOUNCED AS SPECIAL GUESTS FOR KID ROCK TOUR".
  2. ^ "Kid Rock hints at touring retirement, calls for unity in video message".
  3. ^ "Kid Rock teases new song, 'Don't Tell Me How To Live'". Fox News. 18 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Kid Rock threatens to cancel any concert on his tour if there are COVID-19 protocols". 28 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Donald Trump kicks off Kid Rock's concert tour with a special message to fans". 9 April 2022.
  6. ^ "KID ROCK (2ND SHOW) BAD REPUTATION TOUR WITH SPECIAL GUEST BUCKCHERRY".
  7. ^ "Kid Rock joins 2023 Barefoot Country Music Festival in Wildwood". 18 November 2022.
  8. ^ "After Kid Rock Cancels Concert Last-Minute, Fans Trash Venue". 25 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Rioting Kid Rock fans trash North Dakota State Fair grounds, wild photos show". 24 July 2022.
  10. ^ Cordes, Kelly CordesKelly (2022-04-14). "Minnesota's Kat Perkins Sings with Kid Rock - Bad Reputation Tour". 98.1 - Minnesota's New Country. Retrieved 2024-06-29.