Overview
- Shinedown announced on Feb. 6 that it would not play the touring festival, saying the band aims to unite listeners and would avoid creating further division.
- The Anderson, South Carolina shows set for July 25–26 were canceled and removed from the festival website, confirmed by county administrator Rusty Burns.
- Earlier departures included Ludacris, Morgan Wade and Carter Faith; Shinedown’s drummer Barry Kerch had previously called Ludacris “a coward” for leaving.
- The festival site and posters no longer list the Anderson dates, while seven other two-day stops remain scheduled across Texas, Georgia, South Dakota, Kentucky, Michigan, Florida and New York.
- The event is closely associated with Kid Rock and other vocal Trump supporters, a perception driving backlash, and organizers have not explained the South Carolina cancellation.