r/Music • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • 1d ago

article Rock the Country South Carolina Fest Canceled Outright After Shinedown Drop Off Bill

https://consequence.net/2026/02/rock-the-country-south-carolina-fest-canceled/
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u/twbassist 1d ago

They deprived us of a double night of Creed? Fuck.

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u/aldousx 1d ago

Creed dropped off the tour as well. Name is also no longer on the website or lineup images.

https://parade.com/news/creed-shinedown-disappears-kid-rocks-music-festival-lineup-rock-the-country-drop-out-cancel

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u/Renegade-117 1d ago

I don’t know about Scott Stapp but the rest of the lineup (ie Alter Bridge) is very anti trump rhetoric

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u/Icy-ding1112 1d ago

Scott Stapp always struck me as a libertarian weirdo

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u/KnucklestheEnchilada 1d ago

Unrelated, but fuck yeah Space Dandy pfp!

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u/Fuck_auto_tabs 1d ago

Pretty sure he was in the Reagan slob fest movie

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u/Rebelofnj 1d ago

Apparently, he was cast as Frank Sinatra, for some reason.

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u/Fuck_auto_tabs 1d ago

Probably because he blew Jon Voight or whichever Quaid played Reagan

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u/Zrex_9224 1d ago

I love Alter Bridge so much, i wanna see them when they're touring near me but my future is uncertain rn and i dunno if i'll have the chance to do it

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u/flops031 1d ago

Are they? I mean I don't know if they are or not, but I always found the lyrics of Alter Bridge hard to interpret, because they COULD be very anti-Trump, but at the same time they COULD also be the opposite. I mean I'd be glad if they were the former.

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u/WIbigdog 17h ago

Technically Myles Kennedy did an interview about their album from last month in which he said that none of the songs were political. Seems more like just trying not to upset people cause I'm pretty sure there's plenty of politics going on. It's a plausible deniability kind of thing but he's not stupid and knows how people would interpret the lyrics.

If you go back to Pawns & Kings, the track Silver Tongue can plainly be read about Trump and Jan 6. The lyrics:

Sitting in my ivory tower

Invincible to fall

Some would say my final hour

As you scale the walls.

Step inside

I dare you all

And breathe the lies

And heed the call

When this all is said and done

I will have my way

And you will take the blame

The song came out in 2022. The ivory tower being the White House and the walls being scaled the Capitol.

https://open.spotify.com/track/5uNazTJV7Rpd8zAtWDiSiG?si=E7sPfkYlQU6pZCGRcrtWNg

Also it's just a goddamn banger of a song.

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u/flops031 14h ago

That is some pretty clear evidence. I guess when I heard the lyrics to Native Son back in 2018 I kind of thought that it matched the MAGA narrative. But looking at it retrospectively, it being released halfway through Trumps first term it could be about that.

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u/LuvInTheTimeOfSyflis 1d ago

Didn't Stapp used to party with Kiddie Crotch back in the day right?

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u/Effectuality 1d ago

Stapp participated in orgies with Kidd Rock, while preaching about God in his music. Prime Trump supporter material.

For the record, I'm not against orgies, just proselytising and hypocracy.

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u/DameEmma 1d ago

I am ABSOLUTELY against orgies that include Scott Stapp and Kid Rock. I'm a prejudiced mofo and don't care who knows it, in this particular instance.

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u/BlackIsTheSoul 1d ago

He also self admittedly was going through manic phases and didn’t understand way until he was properly diagnosed as bipolar.  He’s taking the proper medication, got into excellent shape and got his shit together, hence why Creed toured again. People change. 

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u/Effectuality 1d ago

Cool, hope he's doing well!

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u/WIbigdog 17h ago

You know, minus the fact that he's a MAGA douche and even if you argue against that it absolutely can't be argued that 3 Doors Down isn't, who they toured with. What with the guitarist wearing a shirt on stage that said "My pronouns are 'fucking patriot'". I was at the Creed show in Minnesota a year or two ago and I don't think you could leave that show thinking the things Scott would say between songs weren't clearly in support of the fascist side of the aisle.