Kid Rock's 'Rock the Country' tour kicked off on Friday, May 1
Organizers for Kid Rock's 'Rock the Country Tour' are begging for grace after attendees slammed the MAGA music festival over muddy conditions and extreme delays on day one.
The tour, which is a 7-show small-town festival celebrating the country's 250th anniversary, kicked off on Friday, May 1, in Bellville, Texas. Organizers pleaded for leniency as festivalgoers slammed the tour for having 'the worst event management' amid calls for refunds. Kid Rock is expected to close out the show on Saturday, May 1. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT
The complaints came after attendees were left stranded in the rain for hours on day 1 of the MAGA music festival.
One festivalgoer asked others to give organizers "some grace," writing, "I understand today didn't go as planned and a lot of people are angry, yall have every right to be upset. I was irritated too, but theres nothing we can do. Lets put that energy elsewhere, just have fun and worry about the rest later!" Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT
Fans noticed the lineup was different than advertised for day 2
Despite the event being officially designated 'rain or shine,' the gates did not open until 6:30 PM after being postponed several times. The Austin County Fairgrounds had originally been scheduled to open at 1:30 PM, so attendees waited outside for over 5 hours to get inside.
Festivalgoers demanded refunds after several said they were still waiting in line to get in during the performances of Chase Matthew, Ella Langley, and Jason Aldean. One person who attended the opening night of the festival described the grounds as "wet and nasty."
Taking to social media, one attendee wrote, "Yall have some of the worst event management and organization ever," as another added, "Waited outside in rain for hours didn’t see any performers. Terrible job."
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Kid Rock is set to take the stage at 9:35 PM
Another attendee fumed, "I’ll never go to anything in Belleville again. Whoever organized this event needs to be fired. Lack of common sense. Rain or shine!!! No updates, rained all day weather never changed, yall were not reposted. Give the people back their money."
Others chimed in with comments like, "It’s a rain or shine event so no idea why you didn’t open the gates earlier," and "Worst festival ever." One simply wrote, "What a joke.'
One local organizer who was fielding the complaints pleaded, "I’m just one person on a very big team that answers questions and escalates concerns."
The backlash continued on Sunday, May 2, after the day's lineup was shared by the festival on social media, which did not feature one act - Aaron Lewis and the Stateliners.
"The entire reason I bought tickets was to see Aaron Lewis. Guess that was a waste of money…" one person wrote. "What happened to Aaron Lewis?? Fml. You people suck a--!" another echoed as fans speculated that the artist may have quietly pulled out of the show.