Zach Bryan on Monday was critical of Turning Point USA for programming a rival Super Bowl halftime show opposite Bad Bunny with Kid Rock as its headliner.
The 29-year-old country music artist posted a statement to his Instagram Stories page critical of Erika Kirk’s organization’s All-American Halftime Show, later deleting it.
‘I don’t care what side you’re on,’ the singer-songwriter said, according to multiple reports. ‘A bunch of adults throwing temper tantrums and their own halftime show is embarrassing as hell and the most cringe s*** on the planet.’
Bryan, a veteran of the U.S. Navy, previously made reference to Kid Rock on social media during the the competing halftime shows Sunday.
The Grammy-winning vocalist posted an Instagram story of a person covering Bad Buddy’s performance with their hand on a TV screen while watching Kid Rock’s outing on a phone.
‘What Kid Rock actually thinks is happening across America,’ the Oologah, Oklahoma native wrote.
Zach Bryan, 29, on Monday was critical of Turning Point USA for its rival Super Bowl halftime show opposite Bad Bunny, with Kid Rock as its headliner. Pictured in Indio, California last year
Kid Rock, 55, seen performing Sunday in a competing halftime show
Bryan later said of the reaction, ‘Bro the irony in how upset a bunch of middle aged douchebags are in my DM’s this morning hahahahah.’
Bryan took part in Super Bowl festivities this year as he was a replacement for expectant dad Luke Combs for a Madden Bowl concert held at the Chase Center in San Francisco.
The set featured a musical cameo from NFL superstar Christian McCaffrey, who showed off his piano-playing talents.
Kid Rock said in a statement about the TPUSA show earlier this month, ‘We plan to play great songs for folks who love America.
‘We’re approaching this show like David and Goliath. Competing with the pro football machine and a global pop superstar is almost impossible … or is it?’
In reference to Bad Bunny’s outing, the Bawitdaba singer said, ‘He’s said he’s having a dance party, wearing a dress, and singing in Spanish? Cool.
‘We plan to play great songs for folks who love America.’
Turning Point USA spokesperson Andrew Kolvet called Sunday’s show (which also featured performers such as Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice and Gabby Barrett) a ‘massive success’ in a Fox News interview Monday.
Kid Rock said in a statement about the TPUSA show earlier this month, ‘We plan to play great songs for folks who love America’
Bryan was snapped with Trump at last year’s Super Bowl
Bryan has occasionally touched on political issues, making headlines in July 2024 after supportive comments for President Donald Trump following the attempt on his life in Pennsylvania.
‘I don’t support Trump or Biden but the man got shot in the ear, head… and then fist bumped in the air,’ Bryan wrote at the time on social media. ‘That is sick, dude!’
Bryan was snapped with the 45th and 47th president at last year’s Super Bowl.
Bryan last fall raised eyebrows when he released Bad News a track taking direct aim at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and their efforts.
The song included lyrics such as: ‘And ICE is gonna come, bust down your door /Try to build a house no one builds no more /But I got a telephone /Kids are all scared and all alone.’
The lyrics continue: ‘The middle finger’s rising, and it won’t stop showing/ Got some bad news/ The fading of the red, white and blue.’
