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.

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

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

Cancelled shows

Notes

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

References