Kid Rock Drops F-Bomb, Storms Offstage at Bon Jovi's Nashville Bar Because Crowd Didn't Clap Enough: 'I'm Gone'

Mar. 15, 2025

Kid Rock performs at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in July 2024.Photo:ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty

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Kid Rockis known for speaking his mind — even when he’s in the middle of performing.

The “All Summer Long” singer, 54, briefly joinedBon JovirockerDavid Bryanin a birthday celebration in Nashville on Saturday, Feb. 8, but left the stage before finishing his song after repeatedly chastising the crowd for not clapping.

All went well until about two minutes into the performance, when Rock stopped singing, asked the band to pause and encouraged the crowd to clap, even demonstrating to them how he wanted them to do it.

Kid Rock performs during the Trump 2020 rally in September 2020 in Harrison, Michigan.Scott Legato/Getty

“F— them. F— them. Hey, hey, stop,” he said, according to the video. “If you ain’t gonna clap, we ain’t gonna sing. That’s how it’s gonna go.”

The fans started clapping, and Rock began singing again. About a minute later, he stopped once more.

“You know what, f— y’all. You ain’t gonna clap, I’m gone,” he said, before abruptly leaving the stage.

Video shows Bryan making a confused hand gesture before speaking with another bandmate as Rock walks off.

A rep for Rock did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

Still, the musician enjoyed his party, as he laterposted video to Instagramwith the caption, “THANK YOU FOR THE BIRTHDAY WISHES! Rocking at @jbjsnash last night with @bigkennytv!”

The Grammy-nominated Rock isfresh off a performanceat the Make America Great Again Victory Rally, which celebrated theinauguration of President Donald Trumpin late January. Other performers includedJason Aldean,Rascal Flatts,the Village PeopleandBilly Ray Cyrus.

In an interview withABC News, Rock said he and the president were similar in that they both want what’s best for the country. He previously joked that Trump had appointed him “Head of the Liquor Cabinet.”

“I’m a person that likes to win. I don’t sugarcoat things,” he said. “I call it like I see it. Sometimes I might not get it absolutely correct. I’m a man with forgiveness in my heart.”

The rocker is set to kick off a new tour in March. His most recent album,Bad Reputation, came out in 2022.

source: people.com