Kid Rock Refuses To Close His Nashville Bar Despite Mayor’s Order: ‘It’s Unconstitutional’
Kid Rock, 49, is not ready to close his popular bar Big Ass Honky Tonk & Steakhouse, which he opened in Oct. 2018, in Nashville, TN despite the city’s coronavirus concerns and plans to keep it open until there’s a “statewide mandate.” The singer’s business partner, Steve Smith, put out an official statement about the bar’s plans on Mar. 15 after Nashville Mayor John Cooper asked all bars in the area to close for an unspecified period of time to help stop the spread of the virus, which has infected over 181,700 people worldwide, including 39 confirmed cases in the state of Tennessee.