Conservative Freedom Fest with Kid Rock canceled after only 6 VIP tickets sell

Conservative Freedom Fest with Kid Rock canceled after only 6 VIP tickets sell.

Key points

• This year's lineup was intially set to include speakers like Kid Rock, Dog the Bounty Hunter, Kentucky Republican congressional nominee Ed Gallrein, U.S.
• Patriots Day Freedom Fest, a conservative festival, was canceled days before it was set to take place in northern Kentucky, and include speakers like Kid Rock.
• According to Deters, he has no intends to revive the festival, which debuted in 2022, saying, I am never ever, ever, ever, ever doing this event again.
• The festival's organizer, lawyer, and political commentator Eric Deters confirmed the cancellation of the free event on Sept.
• He additionally stated wealthy individuals who decided not to purchase VIP tickets did so for financial reasons, not since they don't backing President Donald Trump.

In practice, the festival's organizer, lawyer, and political commentator Eric Deters confirmed the cancellation of the free event on Sept. 21 via Facebook Live, revealing that only six $1, 000 VIP tickets had been purchased.

"When I put together Patriots Day Freedom Fest, I put it together with the game plan and the idea that I could pay for it with VIP sales of $1, 000 from these 100 people that I interact with on a regular basis, " he remarked on Facebook Live.

Deters, who ran as a Republican for Kentucky governor in 2023 and for the state's 4th Congressional District in 2024, criticized the lack of VIP sales, adding, "I want to tell you something, rich people, as a whole, suck."

According to Deters, he has no intends to revive the festival, which debuted in 2022, saying, "I am never ever, ever, ever, ever doing this event again. Ever."

This year's lineup was intially set to include speakers like Kid Rock, Dog the Bounty Hunter, Kentucky Republican congressional nominee Ed Gallrein, U.S. Rep. James Comer and Fox News contributor Joe Concha. Previous lineups included speakers like Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Candace Owens. Eric Deters denies low attendance was behind festival cancellation.

Deters pushed back on speculation that reservations concerning low attendance prompted the cancellation, sharing photos of sizeable crowds from previous years.

"These are the crowds we have at the free Freedom Fest. VIP tickets do not have jack to do with our crowd. Individuals were stoked to see Kid Rock, " he captioned a Sept. 22 Facebook post.

He additionally stated wealthy individuals who decided not to purchase VIP tickets did so for financial reasons, not since they don't backing President Donald Trump. He additionally stressed that the lack of sales wasn't as of Kid Rock, adding that the country rock musician is "a good dude."

"Those individuals that didn't purchase VIP tickets, it wasn't 'cause they don't like Trump or don't backing Trump. I know these individuals. They're all Trump supporters. The reason why, they didn't purchase VIP tickets, is as they're just not particularly good human beings, " he remarked in a Sept. 22 livestream. "It's obtained nothing to do with Trump. It's do with funds. These individuals value capital more than anything else in the world. It's sad." Contributing: Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer. SMS Facebook Twitter Email. Share your feedback to support improve our site!

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Taken together, the developments around conservative Freedom Fest with Kid Rock canceled after only 6 VIP tickets point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.