Kid Rock’s Freedom 250 Tour sets May 15 stop at Maryland Heights’ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
A 10-date U.S. run tied to the nation’s semiquincentennial
Kid Rock has announced a new headlining run branded the “Freedom 250 Tour – The Road to Nashville,” with a St. Louis-area performance scheduled for Friday, May 15, 2026. The show is set for Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Maryland Heights, adding a major spring concert date to the region’s outdoor venue calendar.
The tour’s name and timing connect to the United States’ upcoming 250th anniversary, which will be marked nationally on July 4, 2026. The itinerary is a limited, 10-stop route that begins May 1 in Dallas and continues through mid-June, positioning the Maryland Heights date near the middle of the schedule.
Where the St. Louis date fits on the routing
The May 15 stop is part of a stretch that moves through the South and Midwest before heading to Florida and the Northeast. Announced venues and markets on the itinerary include:
- Dallas (May 1)
- Raleigh (May 8) and Charlotte (May 9)
- Maryland Heights / St. Louis region (May 15)
- Tinley Park, Illinois (May 16)
- Tampa (May 30)
- Holmdel, New Jersey (June 5) and Mansfield, Massachusetts (June 6)
- Noblesville, Indiana (June 19) and Burgettstown, Pennsylvania (June 20)
Ticket timing and the broader ticketing backdrop
General public ticket sales for the tour are scheduled to begin Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, at 10 a.m. local time, with sales timed by market.
The announcement arrives amid continued national scrutiny of ticket-buying practices, including concerns about bots, scalping, and price transparency. In 2025, Kid Rock appeared at the White House for the signing of an executive order directing federal agencies to intensify enforcement efforts related to ticket scalping and the use of bots in live-event sales.
Support acts vary by city
The tour has been announced with different special guests depending on the date. For the Maryland Heights show on May 15, the listed special guest is Parker McCollum. Across the wider run, additional support acts are scheduled on select dates, including Brantley Gilbert, Jon Pardi, Big & Rich, and Them Dirty Roses.
Key St. Louis-area detail: Kid Rock is scheduled to perform Friday, May 15, 2026, at Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in Maryland Heights.
What’s known about the tour’s scope
As announced, the “Freedom 250” run is relatively brief compared with typical multi-month amphitheater tours, suggesting a curated set of large-capacity stops rather than an extended national sweep. With the St. Louis region included on the routing, the Maryland Heights date becomes one of the tour’s few Midwest appearances and a prominent spring booking for local fans ahead of the summer concert peak.