MAGA festival featuring Kid Rock canceled over poor VIP ticket sales
Yahoo • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Freedom Fest, a conservative political event in Kentucky featuring Kid Rock and other GOP figures, was canceled due to disappointing VIP ticket sales, with organizer Eric Deters blaming the lack of financial support from affluent contacts.
- Deters expressed frustration in a deleted Facebook video, stating only six VIP tickets at $1,000 each were sold, far below his expectation of around 100, leading to the event's cancellation.
- The festival, started by Deters in 2022 and previously attracting thousands and national Republican figures, did not take place in 2023 but returned in 2024 before being canceled again.
- Deters criticized media coverage of the cancellation, arguing the event always had strong MAGA support and that the issue was funding the free event, not lack of political backing.
- He announced he will not organize Freedom Fest again, expressing relief at no longer bearing the burden alone and vowing to cut ties with those who failed to support the event financially.
