Kid Rock meets with Donald Trump’s Attorney General nominee with plan to “open a can of whoop ass” on gig ticket industry

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Kid Rock has met with Donald Trump’s Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi to take aim at the current state of the concert-ticket industry.The ‘All Summer Long’ singer took to his official Instagram page and shared a photo of him alongside Bondi, explaining that he plans to work closely with the Attorney General nominee and the whole administration to work on the current issues surrounding ticket purchasing.“What a treat to break bread with our soon to be Attorney General @pambondi,” began the caption of his post. “I look forward to working with her and the whole administration to help fix the fiasco of buying concert tickets.

Gonna open a can of whoop ass on the bots, scalpers, venues, ticketing companies, managers and artists alike who rip off and deceive the public with the horse shit that has gone on for decades and only gotten worse.”A post shared by Kid Rock (@kidrock)He continued: “Whoever in charge that wants to help fix this, get your ass to the table, otherwise, Fuck Around and Find Out.

Kid Rock #MAGA”Ticketmaster has been at the helm of controversy these past couple of years. In 2022, during the sale of Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras’ tour concert tickets, the ticketing services provider revealed that the website experienced “historically unprecedented demand” for tickets to the North American leg of the ‘Bejeweled’ singer’s tour.Swift went on to respond with a statement that read: “Well.

It goes without saying that I’m extremely protective of my fans. […] It’s really difficult for me to trust an outside entity with these relationships and loyalties, and excruciating for me to just watch mistakes happen with no recourse.