Bad Reputation Tour

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]

Bad Reputation Tour

Tour by Kid Rock
Location	North America
Associated album	Bad Reputation
Start date	April 6, 2022
End date	July 29, 2023
No. of shows	48
Kid Rock concert chronology

Summary

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

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

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

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

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

• Kid Rock — lead vocals, guitar, turntables, drums, saxophone
• Jason Krause — rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar
• Marlon Young — lead guitar
• Paradime — turntables, 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

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.