Shinedown is the latest musical act who will no longer perform at the 2026 Rock the Country Festival. "Shinedown is everyone's band. We feel that we have been given a platform to bring all people together through the power and music and song," the group wrote in a Friday, February 6, X statement. "We have one BOSS, and it is everyone in the audience. Our band's purpose is to unite, not divide." The statement continued, "With that in mind, we have made the decision that we will not be playing the Rock the Country Festival.