The festival also reaffirmed that the festival’s mission is to unite people through music, not politics, as several artists have dropped out of the traveling music festival cofounded and headlined by Kid Rock.

Kid Rock has cancelled several dates on his Rock the Country tour after multiple artists dropped out of its lineup. On Friday, Anderson County, S.C., officials confirmed to the Post & Courier that the two-day festival originally set to take place on July 25 and 26 would not be moving forward as planned.

Just after several artists dropped out, Kid Rock’s Rock the Country tour canceled its South Carolina stop. In a statement to Fox Carolina, Anderson County administrator Rusty Burns revealed the bad news.

Anderson, S.C., was removed from the fest's schedule this week as the lineup shifted for the multi-date, Kid Rock-led event.

The Kid Rock–backed Rock the Country festival has canceled its South Carolina tour dates The move comes after several of the artists slated to perform withdrew from the show According to the festival's website,

"And we refuse to put on a show that doesn't meet the standard they deserve," organizers say following the exit of Shinedown from the Kid Rock-led tour

The Kid Rock-led "Rock the Country" music festival canceled the South Carolina stop on its tour as multiple marquee artists dropped out of the "politically charged" bash.