KID ROCK Announces U.S. Summer Tour With 'Amazing Deals' For Fans

Kid Rock is breaking all the rules with the announcement of his U.S. Summer tour byoffering tickets in all sections (reserved seats and lawn) at an affordable $20price point, usingpaperless tickets where possible, and lowering prices oneverything from parking to beer to merchandise for every show in every city. Kid Rock and his TwistedBrown Trucker Band will perform under the stars inamphitheaters this summer,beginning June 28th at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, Virginia through September15th at the Live Nation Amphitheatre in Tampa, Florida.The tour, promoted by Live Nation,includes threespecial shows at the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Kid Rock's hometownof Detroit, Michigan. Kool & The Gang, ZZ Top, and Uncle Kracker are confirmed as support on select dates.Tickets go on sale to the publicinselect markets beginning April 12th on LiveNation.com.

In addition tothe low ticket price, Kid Rock is going beyond the extra mile for hisfans.In a firstfora Kid Rock tour, participatingWalmart locations will offerall-in$20ticketsnofees, no parking charges, nada.Kid Rockis reserving the first two rows for every showasfreeupgradesfor luckyfanswho will be selected at random. Special$4 draught beers,valuefoodpackages, cheaper parking(where possible), free samples of Jimmy John's sandwiches at select venues, free coffee at the end of the show, and $20tour t-shirts will be available as well.As an additional method tocombatscalping, Kid Rock will be releasing 1000 ticketsfrom each showdirectly as Platinum Ticketsvia LiveNation.com.As some of the best seats in the house, Platinum Tickets are market priced tickets. This removes the money making opportunity from scalpers by pricing these select seats at market value. Tickets will be sold directly to fans so not to run the risk of having to purchase from unauthorized third parties. So, yes. Kid Rock is scalping his own tickets so other people can't, which also enables him to keep the ticket prices at $20 while putting on an extravagant production.

Says Kid Rock, "Everyone knows the economy is still hurting peopleacross the country, but I didn't want that to be a reason why everyone couldn'tget out and enjoy themselves on a summer night. So we're going to throw the biggest and best party ever, withprices across the board that are reasonable and transparent. No hiddenfees, no gimmicks. We're not sparing any expense on thistour,we're going over the top as always, but that doesn't mean we're going to askthe fans to pay more. If this works we're going to play to packed housesof fans who appreciate what we're doing.If it doesn't, mightbe a long summer.But someone has to go out there and fight these high pricesand change things up, and I'm lucky enough that I can afford to takea pay cut. $20. Best night ever."

Kid Rock istouring in support of his 10th album, Rebel Soul, and will perform a special seton the outdoor stage at Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight on ABC.He will also make a special appearanceon Chelsea Lately onE!, Tuesday, April 9thand will be returning toPiers Morgan Live, along with Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino, to discuss this groundbreakingtour this Friday, April 12th.Asin the past, Jim Beam and Harley Davidson will besponsoring the tour.Current members of Kid Rock's RebelSoldiers fan club will have first access to presale tickets throughkidrock.com/tour.

Paperless tickets are being used where possible to further help reduce scalping. Fans will have the option of paper and paperless tickets, but Kid Rock has chosen to use paperless tickets as it is a proven method of getting face value tickets directly into the hands of his real fans so they don't have to pay an astronomical mark up by scalpers.

Participating Walmart and Live Nation box office locations will offer all-in $20 tickets, All tickets sold via other outlets will carry additional service fees and/or parking fees where applicable.

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