Political commentator Tucker Carlson opened for Kid Rock during his Gonzales, Louisiana concert on April 6.
The concert was part of Rock the Country, a two-day festival tour of seven small towns featuring Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert, Hank Williams Jr., Lynard Skynard, Travis Tritt, and many more.
The tour will also visit Florida, Missouri, Alabama, Kentucky, Georgia, and South Carolina.
Carlson took the stage and stepped up to a podium featuring Kid Rock's name and "United States of 'Merica."
"I wound up here tonight because I was having dinner at my house with Kid Rock a few months ago," Carlson told the audience.He said, 'You should come and open for me on my summer tour.' And I said, 'Well, I'm honored, of course, but I don't play an instrument. Actually, I'm an unemployed talk-show host, so what would I do at your show?' And he said, and I'm quoting now, 'You will figure it out, and you will like it.'
Carlson continued, "So that was two months ago. And I woke up this morning, and I thought, I gotta go to Gonzales, Louisiana, and open up for Kid Rock. What am I gonna say? And I had no idea until I got here."
"The country they tell me about on the internet is f-cked up. The country that I experience when I walk through this crowd, or when I wake up in my town of 100 people in a rural area, is a beautiful country filled with beautiful people," the popular commentator continued. 🚨@TuckerCarlson opened for Kid Rock last night in a small town in Louisiana
“The country they tell me about on the internet is f*cked up. The country that I experience when I walk through this crowd, or when I wake up in my town of 100 people… is a beautiful country”🔥 pic.twitter.com/JliLtKDsLm
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) April 7, 2024
"As I'm walking out [to the rig], this chick gets right in my face. She's got two nose rings, a cross necklace and a Trump bracelet. And she looks at me right in the face, and she goes, 'Ahhhhh!' And she said, 'I love you.' And I said, 'I love you, too.' And I meant it. And I thought, That's the America that I know. A little weird, slightly crazy, full of love, and beautiful. And that describes the man I'm here to introduce."
Carlson's speech concluded with him introducing the musician, "And in the name of that country and that God, we're here to celebrate a party that will not stop. And so, as I know you can, please be as noisy and disobedient as possible for Kid f-cking Rock."
