Kid Rock’s latest meltdown unfolded at Jon Bon Jovi’s Nashville bar, where he stormed off stage mid-performance, furious over what he perceived as a lackluster audience response.
The 54-year-old American Bad Ass singer made a surprise appearance at JBJ’s Nashville on Saturday, Feb. 8, to celebrate Bon Jovi keyboardist David Bryan’s birthday. However, when the crowd didn’t clap to his satisfaction, Rock lost his temper, lashed out, and abruptly ended his set.
Footage captures the moment the Cowboy singer was initially welcomed with applause as he joined David Bryan, best known as keyboardist for Bon Jovi. He recently celebrated his 63rd birthday on Feb. 7 and was on stage to perform Creedence Clearwater Revival’s 1969 classic Proud Mary.
However, just two minutes into the set, Rock suddenly cut the performance short, signaling the band to stop playing without warning.
He then mocked the audience, urging them to clap along and even demonstrating how before resorting to hurling insults.
“F–k them. F–k them. Hey, hey, stop,” Rock said. “If you ain’t gonna clap, we ain’t gonna sing. That’s how it’s gonna go.”
The audience followed his lead and began clapping, but just a minute later, the singer halted the performance again and hurled profanity at a bar patron.
“You know what, f–k y’all. You ain’t gonna clap, I’m gone,” Kid Rock yelled.
Bryan seemed perplexed by Rock’s outburst, raising his hand in confusion and conversing with another musician as Rock stormed offstage.
Despite the chaotic moment, the birthday celebrant didn’t acknowledge the incident in his social media recap of the night. Meanwhile, Rock has remained silent on the matter.