Musician Kid Rock unexpectedly cut short his performance at Jon Bon Jovi's Nashville bar on Saturday, expressing frustration with the audience's lack of enthusiasm. A TikTok video captured the incident, showing Kid Rock initially receiving applause as he began singing Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Proud Mary." However, he quickly paused the song, instructing the crowd to clap along. "If you ain’t gonna clap, we ain’t gonna sing," he stated, even demonstrating the desired clapping rhythm.

Despite the crowd's eventual attempt to comply, Kid Rock stopped singing again shortly after, declaring, "You know what, f--- y’all. You ain’t gonna clap, I’m gone," before exiting the stage. David Bryan, whose birthday celebration was the occasion for the performance, appeared bewildered by the abrupt departure. While Bryan later shared a positive Instagram post about his birthday celebration, Kid Rock's representative has not yet commented on the incident.

This wasn't Kid Rock's first politically charged performance. A staunch supporter of Donald Trump, he performed at the Make America Great Again Victory Rally celebrating Trump's inauguration and at the Republican National Convention. At the convention, he adapted his song "American Bad A--" to include references to Trump, leading the audience in chants of "Fight, fight!" and "Trump, Trump!" before introducing Dana White, who spoke prior to Trump's address. Trump later acknowledged Kid Rock's support during his speech, mentioning their friendship and expressing surprise at the musician's popularity.