Kid Rock blasts 'fake media' stories about 5k concert tickets - despite prices being right
Kid Rock believes God will "cut down" the "fake liberal" reporters who have reported on his high ticket prices - despite the accuracy of the articles.
Kid Rock has lashed out at recent reports highlighting the steep cost of front‑row tickets for his upcoming tour, accusing what he called “fake liberal media” of deliberately misrepresenting his pricing structure.
The controversy began after several outlets noted that seats in the first row were listed at an eye-watering $5,000 each. Rock insists those stories ignored the broader context and failed to mention the significantly cheaper options available to fans. Taking to X, the singer argued that the coverage was intentionally misleading.
“Here we go again,” he wrote, before criticising outlets for focusing solely on the highest‑priced seats. He explained that the premium tickets are part of a very small “first class” section consisting of just four seats per row across the first five rows.
According to Rock, those seats scale down from $5,000 in the front row to $1,000 in the fifth row, totalling only 20 premium spots in venues that hold between 15,000 and 25,000 people.
He went on to say that the majority of tickets are far more affordable, pointing out that lawn seats start at $50. Rock accused reporters of ignoring that detail in favour of attention‑grabbing headlines.
He wrote: “Instead of reporting facts or that lawn seats are only 50 bucks or how we are cutting out the scalpers, they twist it for headlines / clicks and to attack me."
Rock added that he intends to pray for those critics but believes “God will cut ’em down.”
The high‑priced seats do not include any VIP perks beyond their location near the stage. Other ticket tiers range from $500 to $100.
Early sales figures reported by Variety show that demand for the top‑tier seats has been mixed. For the opening night in Dallas on May 1, only a handful of the premium tickets have sold — three at $1,000, two at $2,000, three at $3,000 and two at $4,000 — while all $5,000 seats remain unsold. At the Raleigh show on May 5, none of the seats in the first three rows have been purchased so far, though two $2,000 tickets and all four $1,000 fifth‑row seats have been bought.
