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Kid Rock Bringing 2-Day Music Festival To This Small MI Town

While Kid Rock​ and Nickelback​ will headline the Michigan show, other performers include Lynyrd Skynyrd, Tritt, Big and Rich, and others.

HASTINGS, MI — Kid Rock is bringing his two-day music festival to a small Michigan town in 2025.

The "Rock the Country" festival will come to the Barry Expo Center in Hastings on Friday, June 13 and on Saturday, June 14.

While Kid Rock and Nickelback will headline the Michigan show, others including Lynyrd Skynyrd, Tritt, Big and Rich, Gavin Adock, Sammy Kershaw, Mark Chesnutt, Deana Carter, Little Texas, Hudson Westbrook, Logan Crosby, Afroman, Ying Yang Twins, and Dee Jay Silver will also play.

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Presale tickets go on sale Thursday morning and tickets to the general public start on Friday at 11:00 a.m.

The festival kicks off on April 4 and 5 in Livingston, LA and will wrap up in Anderson, SC on July 25 and 26 at the Anderson Sports and Entertainment Center.

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"It’s this simple: "Rock The Country" isn’t just a music festival, it’s a movement," said Kid Rock. "It’s a place for hard-working, God-fearing patriots to gather as one and celebrate freedom, music, and the party of the year."

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