By Chiara Fiorillo, The Daily Express | Kid Rock has faced several controversies during his music career and one recent festival disaster has now resurfaced as the future of his upcoming festival hangs in the balance. In 2018, the Detroit rocker was ready to embark on the “Greatest Show on Earth” arena tour – but he didn’t have permission to use that name.
Feld Entertainment, the longtime owners of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, that coined its famous tagline, sued both Rock – whose real name is Robert Ritchie – and Live Nation for trademark infringement.
The production company said the use of their “celebrated and valuable” trademark would lead to trademark dilution, unfair competition and injury to business reputation.
In his defense, Rock argued he was entitled to use the phrase because it was the title of a song on his 2017 album, Sweet Southern Sugar.
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The 2018 incident re-emerged amid claims that another stop on the musician’s Rock the Country festival is at risk of being canceled following unimpressive ticket sales.
The 55-year-old is set to headline the festival, which was scheduled to feature seven shows at seven different stops and a number of country artists and other acts.
However, the show has faced several hurdles since being announced, including artists like Ludacris, Morgan Wade, Shinedown and Jelly Roll all pulling out, and dates being canceled because the planned lineups fell apart. There have also been issues with ticket sales.
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