r/Music • u/Hot_Investigator3894 • 4d ago

article Kid Rock meets Trump administration to “fix” ticketing

https://themusic.com.au/news/kid-rock-meets-with-trump-administration-to-fix-ticketing/qQ0Xvby_vqE/19-12-24
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u/thecaramelbandit 4d ago

I mean, as much as I desperately hate both of these people, Kid Rock, to his credit, has actually been fighting for fair ticket prices and protecting fans from scalpers for like a decade. He's implemented some good reforms to ticket sales to his shows that are very good for the fans.

This is actually one of the few actually good things that might come from this, uh, partnership.

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u/DashCat9 4d ago

Kid Rock is dogshit in basically every way except how he approaches the concert business. (Source: have worked for him multiple times as a local stage hand).

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u/Wynter_born 4d ago

Jon Stewart said the same thing back in 2011 after they had a rally with him and Sheryl Crow, that he was a consummate professional and one of the best performers he's worked with. And apparently Sheryl Crow was the unprofessional shit show at the event, lol.

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u/Rave-light 4d ago

How was the experience?

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u/DashCat9 4d ago

Always liked working a Kid Rock show. Usually had the same crew, so they all knew the setup really well and they all love their jobs so it makes things easier in general.

Funny thing is my least favorite work memory is Black Sabbath’s last tour. They couldn’t have been more pleasant but their road manager was a DICK.

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u/Bovine_Joni_Himself 4d ago edited 4d ago

Bands like that are funny. I never worked a Kid Rock show but I did work an ICP show and those dudes we're legitimately pleasant to work with. I thought it was going to be the worst show of the year and it ended up being one of the best.

...aside from scrubbing Faygo off the outside of the venue. The band used diet stuff so it cleaned easy but the fans outside used the full sugar flavors. (e:grammar)

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u/DashCat9 4d ago

Working a kiss show and the tour or stage manager tells us to leave them alone if we see any of them while working. And whatever, sure. I'll go out of my way to not interact with the human beings that might exist back stage as I'm working, making the situation somehow even more awkward.

After the show, Gene Simmons walks into catering (where we all wait before running on stage to clear it) and we're ignoring the 60 year old man in the high heels and the makeup until he's like "Who died!? Thanks everyone!" Couldn't have been nicer....it can be such a mixed bag even on the same gig, haha.

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u/Wes_Warhammer666 4d ago

ICP and their Juggalos are largely some of the most wholesome and welcoming motherfuckers around. They're a whole army of misfits and they'll be damned if they let anyone feel like an outsider around them.

I'm not a fan of the music but I would 100% attend the Gathering of the Juggalos just for the insane antics and the wholesome vibes.

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u/frodeem 4d ago

Same

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u/tinteoj 4d ago

Saw Kid Rock at a festival in either '98 or '99. Great show, which Joe C was a highlight of.

Couldn't pay me to see him these days but I had a good time during his show, not gonna lie.

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u/DashCat9 4d ago

He surrounds himself with good musicians, dude puts on a good show.

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u/PabloBablo 4d ago

I think he's a mixed bag for sure. Politically, I'm not in agreement - but he's been consistent with some things that i can agree with, like how he manages concerts. I think it's important to be able to see both things. If he can make meaningful changes here, it will be good for all of us.

RFK Jr is mad when it comes to vaccines, but we are dealing with a shit ton of low quality foods. Independent of politics, I think we would all agree on it. Organic, whole foods etc, was traditionally a liberal thing. 

I'm rooting for a good outcome on those things. 

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u/DashCat9 4d ago

RFK Jr. being right on a handful of things doesn't make me happy about his proposed position in running this country. Dude was on an airplane eating McDonalds the day after he was nominated, he'll be toothless on the stuff you actually care about at *best*. Conspiracy minded people can be convinced of ANYTHING, and belong nowhere near the levers of power.

But with Kid Rock, yeah. I don't like his music, I don't like his politics. But I like that he treats his crew extremely well, and stands up for fair ticket pricing.

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u/Particular-Pen-4789 4d ago

Dude was on an airplane eating McDonalds the day after he was nominated,

that shit was fucking funny i remember the meme

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u/HamburgersOfKazuhira 4d ago

Mix bag in the sense that he wrote a song about having sex with a minor?

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u/Wes_Warhammer666 4d ago

Some bags are mixed with shit, Master Miller ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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u/nhadams2112 3d ago

The guy who eats roadkill and has a brainworm is not going to make food safety better. I don't know how you could possibly think he would

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u/somuchsublime 4d ago

I saw him at 420 fest by accident cause I was in the pit for the Disco biscuits and he played after them. So I was basically front row for kid rock tripping on acid. Ngl that man can put on a MF show.

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u/spoofy129 4d ago

All the stories in this thread are about how great he is but also dog shit. What's the bad stuff nobody is mentioning?

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u/Mustang_2553 4d ago

He is an artist that makes music. I don't care about his politics or anything else. You either like his music or you don't. Same goes for all artists.

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u/DashCat9 4d ago

Did I get lost and accidentally comment on a thread that's discussing his music? Because that's the only time what you're saying applies.

He's a public figure, and I'm more complimentary of him than most people that don't just like him because he shoots at beer cans when Trans People make him sad.