Link: https://newrepublic.com/post/215697/maga-freedom-fest-kid-rock-canceled

Oh no...anyways.

Sucks to suck

…Deters is pissed, lashing out at people whom he apparently expected to attend.

“Out of all these people that have money that I interact with, who I do favors for all day long. They ask me for something, I never say no. I never said no to these people,”

/c/leopardsatemyface@lemmy.world

“I am never ever, ever, ever, ever doing this event again,” former Kentucky GOP gubernatorial candidate and event host Eric Deters, who throws the event on his farm, said on Facebook Monday. “When I put together Patriot State Freedom Fest, I put it together with the game plan and the idea that I could pay for it with the VIP sales of $1,000 from these hundred people that I interact with on a regular basis that have money.”

. . . “Out of all these people that have money that I interact with, who I do favors for all day long. They ask me for something, I never say no. I never said no to these people,” he said. “None of these people will ever, ever, ever get a favor from me again, ever. Not only will they never get a favor from me again, they do not have Bulldog immunity.” He also lashed out at the media for not adequately covering the event.

lol

"Waaaa, some people I know didn't buy tickets for my shitty event! I'm never doing anything to help them again!"

That diatribe alone should show he's unfit for office.

Edit: The eejit is an attorney. Astounding.

Kid Rock used to be entertaining. Not good music, but fun to laugh at.

Are we not even trying to pretend we aren't an openly corrupt authorization oligarchy anymore?

Back in my day we at least tried to lie about it to the press.

By guy who is not a kid and who does not rock.

The eejit is an attorney. Astounding.

Hey now. I'm told quid-pro-quo is totally okay as long as it's a conservative doing it.

I do appreciate that there's at least been some measure of consequence for these rich, fascist bastards, however minor.

What the fuck is Bulldog immunity?

No fuckin’ idea.

I guess it's when he's not considering forcing dogs to attack you? 🤷🏻

Kid Crock of Shit

I remember when the internet used to like him for enforcing $3 beers at his concerts, because at one point he actually used to care about his working-class fanbase (or at least had a good PR team back then). Really goes to show how Trump can bring out the absolute worst in people.

I feel gross to even try and look it up, but I did the dirty work for ya. Seems that he is the "bulldog" and immunity is referring to his "wrath". Idk, I didn't dig further, just took a screen shot and figured that's as much as anyone needs to know about what this twat thinks. Peaked as a douche in highschool vibes

How is this guy in charge of anything at all?

I mean a maga festival is one thing but a kid rock concert is just straight up vile /s

I think it I'm slow on the uptake, but it just dawned on me. Is he popular with this administration because the word Kid in his stage name?

You named it the "Patriot State Freedom Fest".

What did you expect?

Look this is funny and all, but the title isn't quite accurate.
"Canceled After No One Wanted to Pay $1000 to Go" would be accurate.
I think the full truth makes a more interesting headline than this partially true headline.

It’s right there - rich people pay him. Or, they did.

And now he's just sad?

I'm sure a kid that ugly wouldn't pique even Trump's interest.

It's more likely because of this

If that's some real lyrics... sigh wtf. I don't listen to him so I don't know.

One story I read was the reason he wears diapers is because he got rearended.

https://genius.com/22609742

Read it and... Weep? I guess?

wow what a piece of work shit.

That a hundredish people did pay $1000 to go for several years in a row, and now in 2026 things have changed in a way that they won't pay this year, makes it more encouraging to me than if this were a fizzled startup attempt. Hopefully it's a sign the broader MAGA coalition is losing steam.

still had more opening acts than ed sheeran

Couldn't Trump just get Hegseth to round up some people with Apache helicopters and threaten to shoot them if they don't attend?

Even the right knows the right can’t make music.

I have a favorite band. It is not Kid Rock. I would see them every year if I could.

Holy fuck that's insanely immature. High school peaking to the max, ew

Thank you for your service!

I think its because he makes rock specifically for kids. Mainly, to attract the underage girls. What a surprise that the guy who wrote a song about fucking children is MAGA.

By Bubba?

PSFF... The Piss Off fest

It wasn't even an interview, it would have been an improvement if a reporter had had to squeeze this out of him. It was a completely voluntary Facebook tantrum.

I hate to say it but I've seen him live and his show was really fucking good.

I have a soft spot for his music because he hit big when I was in my early teens. He made juvenile rock rap aimed at broke white kids and I was that demographic. These days I'm abundantly aware that HE sucks, Bawitaba still slaps tho.

I'd go if he were doing covers of leftwing humanist musicians catalogue's. "One-two-three...This land is your land...".

Haha what an idiot. Buddy, you weren't "doing favors" for those people, they were simply using you until they didn't need you anymore.

Being used by rich people without even realizing it? Sounds perfect for the Republican party.

“Out of all these people that have money that I interact with, who I do favors for all day long. They ask me for something, I never say no. I never said no to these people,” he said.

Right. That's because rich people feel entitled to others' favors. People do free things for them all the time just because they are rich. Your favors are a drop in the bucket, and just one more way that wealthy people get away with paying less than the rest of us do.

I looked this guy up. He's 63. I can't imagine going that long without figuring out that rich people don't give a fuck about others. Dude's probably going through an existential crisis right now.

“Out of all these people that have money that I interact with, who I do favors for all day long. They ask me for something, I never say no. I never said no to these people,” he said. “None of these people will ever, ever, ever get a favor from me again, ever. Not only will they never get a favor from me again, they do not have Bulldog immunity.” He also lashed out at the media for not adequately covering the event.

Poor fucking baby. Expected people to spend money just cuz and the evil media didn't tell them they were obligated to do so.

Maybe they can help each other out? Add Vanilla Ice too, he'll solve it.

Check out the bass!

tent peg

"I am the World, I am the people..."

✅ Bass

That seems to be the defining feature of neofascism vs previous iterations and old school conservatism.

"Ironic" trolling and sarcastic, edgy cinicism eventually normalises mask-off, obscene lack of regard for any sense of truth or legal/ ethical lines.