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The magazine rolling stone reported that on Friday (January 23, 2024) Wade‘s name vanished from the “Rock the Country” tour poster. Faith responded to a fan asking why she was still on the bill with an, “I’m not anymore!” At press time a spokesperson for the festival had not responded to Billboard‘s request for comment.
The tour, which bills itself as “a festival for the people… celebrating 250 years of freedom” in this year of the nation’s semiquincentennial, is slated to hit eight tertiary markets in towns such as Ashland, Kentucky, Bloomingdale, Georgia and Hastings, Michigan, with a lineup that also includes Jelly Roll, Creed, Brooks & Dunn, Miranda Lambert, Hank Williams Jr., Shinedown, Ella Langley, Jon Pardi, Nelly, Uncle Kracker, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Brantley Gilbert and others.
Two weeks ago, Grammy-winning rapper Ludacris‘ name was removed from the lineup poster.A rep for Ludacris told rolling Stone that his name “wasn’t supposed to be” on the poster to begin with; a spokesperson for the festival confirmed Ludacris’ exit.
Rock the Country launched in 2024 as a festival centering on country music, though the inclusion of Ludacris and “Hot in Herre” rapper Nelly – who also performed at Donald Trump’s inaugural ball in 2005- caused some upset among fans when they were included in this year’s lineup.
In the comment section for the lineup poster on Instagram, one user wondered, “[Ludacris] this is your crowd now? Pretty sad,” while another darkly joked, “In honor of Nelly and Ludacris appearing, they will be provided with their very own water fountain”; Ludacris was slated to only perform at the July 26 date in Anderson, South Carolina. The tour is slated to launch on May 1-2 in Belleville, Texas.
