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MissMillie

(38,559 posts)
Wed Dec 4, 2019, 07:11 PM Dec 2019

Kid Rock's Little Caesars Arena restaurant to close; decision follows controversial video

https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/kid-rocks-little-caesars-arena-restaurant-to-close-decision-follows-controversial-video/ar-BBXKlLi?ocid=spartanntp

One of the signature restaurants at Little Caesars Arena will no longer bear Kid Rock's name.

Ilitch Holdings announced early Wednesday that the musician has "voluntarily decided not to renew" his lease for Kid Rock's Made in Detroit restaurant, one of four full-service eateries at LCA since the arena's 2017 opening.

A statement attributed to Chris Granger, president of sports and entertainment for Ilitch Holdings, said a new concept will be introduced in the space that "aligns with our community and company values.”

The announcement comes days after the emergence of a video in which Kid Rock, onstage at his Nashville stage and apparently drunk, directed a graphic rant toward Oprah Winfrey. The Ilitch statement did not directly cite that incident.


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Kid Rock's Little Caesars Arena restaurant to close; decision follows controversial video (Original Post) MissMillie Dec 2019 OP
This racist clown is an actual Ritchie rich. Hassler Dec 2019 #1
He sure is. Skidmore Dec 2019 #7
Imagine that . . . gratuitous Dec 2019 #2
Womp and roll Blue Owl Dec 2019 #3
I attended an event at LCA a few weeks ago. tritsofme Dec 2019 #4
It revitalizes the area only during big events. JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2019 #8
I hope that little bastard loses everything. 912gdm Dec 2019 #5
Maybe can go live with Pedo Nugent in TX. roamer65 Dec 2019 #6

Skidmore

(37,364 posts)
7. He sure is.
Thu Dec 5, 2019, 05:04 AM
Dec 2019
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/macomb/2016/11/04/kid-rock-macomb-county-house/93299716/

His boyhood home:

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From Wikipedia, this description of a life of hardship while growing up:

Early life
He was born as Robert James Ritchie on January 17, 1971, in Romeo, Michigan, to father William Ritchie, owner of multiple car dealerships, and mother Susan Ritchie.[4][5][6] Ritchie's father owned a six-acre estate and 5,628-square-foot home where Ritchie grew up,[4][7] regularly helping his family pick apples and caring for their horses.[8]

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
2. Imagine that . . .
Wed Dec 4, 2019, 07:53 PM
Dec 2019

The people who protested Kid Rock's involvement from the get-go are shown to be . . . 100% correct. Again.

tritsofme

(17,378 posts)
4. I attended an event at LCA a few weeks ago.
Thu Dec 5, 2019, 01:54 AM
Dec 2019

Somehow managed to avoid seeing Kid Rock's Restaurant, and didn't miss it.

Beautiful facility, really impressed with how Detroit is trying to revitalize the area.

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,343 posts)
8. It revitalizes the area only during big events.
Thu Dec 5, 2019, 07:57 AM
Dec 2019

Outside of those times, the arena (and the ground-level parking expanses) have gutted much of the old "Cass Corridor" district. I wish they could have built more multi-level parking structures and demolished fewer old residences. Granted, the residents of those buildings may not have been able to afford tickets to the arena, but ...

I was there for one concert. Not a bad place, but a bit painful when they turned the sound system up to "elevens".

912gdm

(959 posts)
5. I hope that little bastard loses everything.
Thu Dec 5, 2019, 02:05 AM
Dec 2019

hes an asshole racist etc sure. but worst of all he is a fucking bad musician who helped to pimp out bad music to make it mainstream for $. Nickleback deserves its' own layer of hell, but at the center will be Kid Rock.

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