Kid Rock Surprises Detroit Crowd with Kenny Chesney Duet at Ford Field
Kid Rock may be keeping a lighter tour schedule this summer, but he made a memorable appearance on Saturday (Aug. 13) when he joined Kenny Chesney on stage during the Spread the Love tour stop at Ford Field—right in his hometown of Detroit.
Chesney introduced Rock to the crowd as “a brother,” even joking about a past incident where Rock “pissed off my Uncle Buck” during an earlier meeting. Dressed in a lightweight fedora and a Detroit Lions vest, Kid Rock stepped out to roaring applause.
The two launched into a brief cover of The Allman Brothers Band’s “Midnight Rider” before transitioning into Rock’s iconic hit “Cowboy,” sending the nearly 46,000 fans in the stadium into a frenzy.
They wrapped up their surprise collaboration with a lively rendition of David Allan Coe’s “You Never Even Called Me By My Name.” As Rock exited the stage, he nearly left behind his Lions vest—until Chesney handed it back with a smile.
Chesney’s Spread the Love tour continues with five more stops, including a two-night finale at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA (Aug. 26–27), and a show at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee on Sept. 9. His new album Cosmic Hallelujah is scheduled for release on October 28.
Kid Rock also has a few performances ahead, including his Fish Fry festival in early October in White Creek, TN, and an appearance at Charlie Daniels’ Volunteer Jam on Nov. 30 in Nashville. He’s currently working on a new album, though a title and release date have yet to be announced.