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.
Summary On January 15, 2021, Kid Rock announced his "possible retirement". 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". 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.
Typical setlist "Devil Without a Cause" "You Never Met a Motherfucker Quite Like Me" "American Bad Ass" "Cocky" "All Summer Long" "First Kiss" "Don't Tell Me How to Live" "Cowboy" "My Kind of Country" "Wasting Time" "Bad Reputation" "Picture" "Dicked Down in Dallas" (with Trey Lewis) "3 Sheets to the Wind (What's My Name)"/La Grange/"Cat Scratch Fever"/"Superstition" "Rock n Roll Jesus" "Only God Knows Why" "Born Free" Donald Trump Message/"We the People" "Rockin'" "Bawitdaba"
Tour dates DateCityCountryVenueOpening act(s)AttendanceApril 6, 2022EvansvilleUnited StatesFord CenterGrand Funk Railroad11,000/11,000April 8, 2022OmahaCHI Health CenterApril 9, 2022St. PaulXcel Energy CenterApril 15, 2022ColumbusNationwide ArenaApril 16, 2022Grand RapidsVan Andel ArenaApril 30, 2022Panama City BeachFrank Brown Park May 20, 2022LouisvilleKFC Yum CenterJason Bonham's Led Zeppelin EveningMay 21, 2022NashvilleBridgestone Arena18,500/18,500June 10, 2022West Palm BeachiTHINK Financial AmphitheatreGrand Funk RailroadJune 11, 2022TampaMidFlorida Credit Union AmphitheatreJune 15, 2022AtlantaCellairis AmphitheatreJune 17, 2022CharlottePNC Music PavilionJune 18, 2022RaleighCoastal Credit Union Music ParkJune 24, 2022HoustonCynthia Woods Mitchell PavilionForeigner June 25, 2022DallasDos Equis PavilionJuly 16, 2022TopekaHeartland Motorsports Parkrowspan="3" July 27, 2022CheyenneCheyenne Frontier Days ArenaAugust 2, 2022DavenportMississippi Valley FairgroundsAugust 5, 2022Cuyahoga FallsBlossom Music CenterForeignerAugust 6, 2022BurgettstownThe Pavilion at Star LakeAugust 12, 2022NoblesvilleRuoff Music CenterAugust 17, 2022CincinnatiRiverbend Music CenterAugust 19, 2022Tinley ParkHollywood Casino AmphitheatreAugust 20, 2022Maryland HeightsHollywood Casino AmphitheatreAugust 24, 2022MansfieldXfinity CenterAugust 26, 2022BristowJiffy Lube LiveAugust 27, 2022HolmdelPNC Bank Arts CenterSeptember 3, 2022Mt. PleasantSoaring Eagle Casino & Resort BuckcherrySeptember 4, 2022September 16, 2022ClarkstonPine Knob Music TheatreForeigner September 17, 2022September 30, 2022WheatlandToyota AmphitheatreGrand Funk RailroadOctober 1, 2022San BernardinoGlen Helen AmphitheaterOctober 7, 2022SparksNugget Event CenterCooper AlanOctober 8, 2022LaughlinLaughlin Events CenterJune 2, 2023Lincoln Thunder Valley CasinoJune 18, 2023WildwoodWildwood BeachNo Snowflakes Summer Concert SeriesJune 23, 2023AustinUnited StatesMoody CenterChris JansonJune 24, 2023Fort WorthDickies ArenaMarcus KingJuly 1, 2023NashvilleBridgestone ArenaTravis TrittJuly 8, 2023July 14, 2023DetroitLittle Caesars ArenaGrand Funk RailroadJuly 15, 2023July 29, 2023YoungstownWean Park—Kid Rock Live March 21, 2025OmahaUnited StatesCHI Health CenterChris JansonMarch 22, 2025MinneapolisTarget CenterMarch 28, 2025LouisvilleKFC Yum! CenterMarch 29, 2025MilwaukeeFiserv ForumApril 11, 2025Oklahoma CityPaycom CenterUncle KrackerApril 18, 2025WichitaIntrust Bank ArenaApril 19, 2025Kansas CityT-Mobile Center
Cancelled shows +DateCityCountryVenueReasonJuly 22, 2022MinotUnited StatesNorth Dakota State Fair GrandstandSevere weather conditionsAugust 13, 2022OshkoshFord Festival ParkFestival cancelled rowspan="2" BuffaloKeyBank CenterCOVID-19 guidelinesTorontoCanadaScotiabank ArenaOctober 2, 2022Mountain ViewUnited StatesShoreline AmphitheatreUnknown
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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 Tim "Fiddleman" Watson — fiddle Stefanie Eulinberg — drums Larry Fratangelo — percussion Shannon Curfman — guitar, background vocals Herschel Boone — background vocals and lead vocals on "Superstitious" Kat Perkins — background vocals
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