Kid Rock and Friends Headline ‘Rock the Country’ In this Small New York Town

Kid Rock and Hank Williams Jr. headline Rock the Country Festival in Hamburg, New York this summer.

Americans around the nation will be celebrating 250 years of freedom in a variety of ways throughout 2026. One party everyone is invited to is Rock the Country, a festival for the people with 8 massive shows in 8 small towns. Hamburg, NY happens to be on the one of the lucky few small towns.

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Rock the Country will invade the Erie County Fairgrounds in Hamburg, New York on Friday September 11th and Saturday September 12th. Tickets as well as camping and hotel packages will go on sale to the general public on Friday January 16th. Check for tickets HERE. Rock the Country will offer different artist lineups in each small town.

Rock the Country, Friday 9/11: (Looks like the headliner is yet to be revealed)

• Hank Williams Jr.
• Chris Janson
• Shenandoah
• Cole Goodwin
• The Jack Wharff Band
• Dalton Davis
• Connor Hicks
• Emmy Moyen

Rock the Country, Saturday 9/12:

• Kid Rock
• Gavin Adcock
• Nelly
• Josh Ross
• Sadie Bass
• Sons of Habit
• Joe Jordan
• Kenny Whitmore
• Callie Prince

The first Rock the Country festival will take place May 1st and May 2nd in Belville, Texas. This tour will also reach Bloomington, Georgia, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Ashland, Kentucky, Anderson, South Carolina, Hastings, Michigan, and Ocala, Florida before wrapping up in New York.

According the festival website, Rock The Country is a celebration of community, tradition, and the spirit that’s carried America through 250 years. It’s where neighbors become friends, families come together under the wide-open sky, and folks from every walk of life share the simple joy of great music and good company.