The 2026 Rock the Country Festival will no longer play in Anderson, South Carolina, after multiple musicians dropped out of the concert. Anderson County administrator Rusty Burns told local newspaper The Post and Courier on Friday, February 6, that the two-day show was canceled. Burns further claimed that he wasn't given a specific reason why the festival canceled its South Carolina shows. Rock the Country is described as "a festival for the people" featuring performances from Kid Rock, Jason Aldean, Jelly Roll and Blake Shelton.