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Indianapolis Star
a day ago
- Business
- Indianapolis Star
Trump reveals what he calls Kid Rock while endorsing rocker's 'MAGA' restaurant
NASHVILLE − On the evening of its grand opening, President Donald Trump fired off support to his long-time friend Kid Rock promoting his new Music City eatery, set to officially launch June 3. "Congratulations to my friend, Kid Rock (I call him Bob!), on the grand opening of his new Nashville restaurant, 'The Detroit Cowboy,'" Trump wrote in a post on TruthSocial. "I hear it is a very friendly MAGA establishment, and look forward to going there sometime soon!" The endorsement caught the attention of Rock, whose real name is Robert James Richie. "Thank you, Mr. President," Kid Rock responded on X. The musician, who lives in Nashville, also owns a bar and steakhouse on Lower Broadway along Nashville's famous honkytonk row. Self-professed fans of one another, the president and Rock have been pals for years. Prior to Trump taking office, Rock was among the guests attending a fundraiser for the president in Nashville and after an attempted assassination on Trump, Rock topped the donor list for GoFundMe benefitting victims of the Trump rally shooting. More recently, Trump signed an executive order alongside Rock that addresses ticket scalping. Aimed at protecting fans from "exploitative ticket scalping" and reforming the U.S. live entertainment ticketing industry, the order directs appointed leaders to ensure ticket scalpers comply with the Internal Revenue Service's tax collections and other applicable law. It also directs the Federal Trade Commission to work with the attorney general to ensure that competition laws are enforced in the concert and entertainment industry. '80s music: This classic song just hit 1 billion streams on Spotify Rock's new restaurant, The Detroit Cowboy and Joe Muer Seafood, is in Nashville. It's nestled in the city's Capitol View neighborhood, next to scores of other stores and restaurants several blocks north of Broadway. According to its website, The Detroit Cowboy boast iconic seafood and steak, and "is a celebration of two great American cities − Detroit and Nashville." The new establishment combines "the rich traditions of Joe Muer Seafood's fine dining experience with the soul of both Detroit and Nashville's music scenes and histories," it reads. "The Detroit Cowboy is the only place on earth where Detroit grit and Nashville swagger collide for the finest dining hangout," Rock said in a statement. "The Vicaris and Joe Muer know fine dining, I know how to hang pictures, create a vibe and make things fun all while still holding two middle fingers up high for the haters. To put it simply, I am here to take the foo-foo out of fine dining." The Detroit Cowboy opened in May, but the grand opening is set for June 3. Rock announced his partnership with Joe Muer owner The Joe Vicari Restaurant Group on April 29. Doors opened on May 5. As of June 3, the restaurant's website was accepting reservations online. Contributing: Bart Jensen and Hadley Hitson
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Motor City invades the heart of Music City as Kid Rock's Detroit Cowboy opens in Nashville
Kid Rock's new Nashville restaurant has planted a flag for Detroit music and sports in the heart of one of America's leading tourist destinations. The Detroit Cowboy, which will have its grand opening June 3 following its soft launch earlier this month, will feature memorabilia spotlighting Bob Seger, Eminem, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross and other Motown stars alongside artifacts from Kid Rock's own three-decade career. A media release touting the grand opening describes a scene from the new seafood and steak establishment: "sucking down fresh shucked oysters while Loretta Lynn stares at you from a framed photo and Bob Seger plays over the speakers." 'To put it simply, I am here to take the foo-foo out of fine dining," Rock said in a statement. As previously reported, Kid Rock's downtown Nashville eatery is a collaboration with Detroit restaurateur Joe Vicari, whose Joe Vicari Restaurant Group of restaurants includes the Andiamo and Joe Muer brands with multiple locations and more than a dozen other metro Detroit restaurants. 'We've built our name on quality, consistency, and hospitality — and now, with Kid Rock, we're expanding our footprint. Under the culinary brilliance of chef Marino Bianchi, guests will experience a culinary journey that celebrates two great American cities,' Vicari said in a statement. Music memorabilia includes a gold record commemorating Seger's "Live Bullet" album, Eminem platinum albums, concert posters and photos of Rock with Detroit celebrities such as Motown founder Berry Gordy. Sports artifacts include a signed Barry Sanders statuette, an autographed Ty Cobb picture and a baseball signed by late Tigers pitcher Mark (the Bird) Fidrych. The Nashville eatery, previously a Joe Muer Seafood location, has a theme that unites the Motor City with Music City. Now officially opened at 500 Eleventh Ave. N., the Detroit Cowboy is billed as 'the finest dining hangout." 'The Detroit Cowboy isn't just a restaurant — it's a culinary ride like no other, where like-minded folks who love this country can dine in style. Whether you wear a bow tie, a bolo tie, or no tie — it's all good,' Kid Rock said. The 12,000-square-foot restaurant has a redesigned space that's described in a media release as a place where 'Detroit grit and Nashville swagger collide.' The Detroit Cowboy is Kid Rock's second Nashville dining establishment: His nightclub and restaurant, the Big Ass Honky Tonk & Steakhouse, opened in 2018. Vicari, who spoke with the Free Press earlier this month about the Detroit Cowboy, said the collaboration came about when mutual friends put the two Michigan natives in touch. "A mutual friend of mine and a mutual friend of his (Kid Rock) calls me up and he says, 'Hey, Bob Ritchie (Kid Rock's given name) would like to talk to you, if you have some interest, about the restaurant,'' Vicari told the Free Press. He said, Kid Rock told him that he had been going into the Nashville Joe Muer and could help the restaurant draw more customers. 'He (Kid Rock) says the food is great, the service is great, but there's nobody in the place,' Vicari said. 'We weren't busy enough, and we thought that having Kid Rock to be part of it would be a game changer,' Vicari said. The two ended up partnering (no financial details were revealed) and changed the name and concept of the restaurant to the Detroit Cowboy. 'We are still serving food and service like Joe Muer," Vicari said, but a big component was the addition of the Kid Rock artifacts. 'Every wall that we have has some memorabilia,' Vicari said. 'It's really, really cool.' There are also pictures featuring Kid Rock shaking hands with Bill Clinton and doing the same with George W. Bush, Barack Obama and Donald Trump. Vicari brought the Joe Muer brand to Nashville after he took notice of the city's growth. Joe Muer Seafood opened in Music City in August 2023 with an upscale dining room and patio offering sustainable seafood, aged meats and an extensive wine list. At the time of the Free Press interview, the Detroit Cowboy restaurant had been open only several days. 'It was really busy. I am hoping that it stays that way,' Vicari said. It's in an area of Nashville called Capitol View and about a mile from the city's busy Broadway, where honky-tonk after honky-tonk lines the street and where Kid Rock's existing steakhouse is based. Joe Muer Nashville, Vicari said, was 'a little isolated' and didn't get the foot traffic owners desired. He believes that the Kid Rock name will draw in customers, but he knows that retaining customers is the key to success. 'And so we'll keep them with good food and good service,' he said. The Detroit Cowboy is open for lunch, happy hour and dinner with a menu that includes prime steaks, sustainable seafood, a curated wine selection, craft cocktails and highlights include a dry-aged Tomahawk ribeye, veal chop Parmigiano with pomodoro and burrata, lamb chops and surf-and-turf. There are also shareables such as a seafood tower, lobster mac-and-cheese, truffle pomme frites and fire-roasted portabella mushroom caps with beef tips. Contact Detroit Free Press food and restaurant writer Susan Selasky and send food and restaurant news and tips to: sselasky@ Follow @SusanMariecooks on Twitter. Contact Detroit Free Press music writer Brian McCollum: 313-223-4450 or bmccollum@ This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Motor City invades Music City as Kid Rock's Nashville restaurant opens
American Military News
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- American Military News
Kid Rock to open Detroit Cowboy restaurant where Joe Muer Nashville was
Michigan-bred musician Kid Rock is getting back into the hospitality business with the opening of a new restaurant in Nashville, Tennessee, next week. The Detroit Cowboy is set to open May 5 at 500 11th Avenue N. in Nashville where Joe Muer's Nashville location was, according to its website, which touts the tagline 'go where you're celebrated, not tolerated.' The branding alludes to a partnership between Kid Rock and Joe Muer, an iconic name in Detroit restaurant history. Andiamo owner Joe Vicari bought the Joe Muer name and all its intellectual properties and recipes in the 2010s. The 12,000-square-foot restaurant opened as Joe Muer Nashville in 2023. 'Joe Muer Seafood in Nashville is signing off,' reads a statement on the website. 'But we hope to see you at the Detroit Cowboy!' Kid Rock promoted the Detroit Cowboy on Instagram Tuesday. 'A small group of very bad people thought they cancelled me and my restaurant in Detroit in 2020 … all you dumbasses did was hurt the city I LOVE.' The musician licensed his name to the music-themed restaurant Kid Rock's Made in Detroit at the Little Caesars Arena in downtown Detroit, which was open from 2017 to 2020. ___ © 2025 The Detroit News. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
Yahoo
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Kid Rock opening Nashville restaurant, takes jab at some old foes back in Detroit
Five years after the closure of his Detroit eatery, Kid Rock is expanding his restaurant business — and with a chip on his shoulder. The Michigan-born rap-rocker has announced the Detroit Cowboy, a Nashville fine-dining establishment serving steaks and seafood. The restaurant will open May 5 in Music City's downtown district. The Detroit Cowboy is a partnership between Rock and Joe Muer Seafood, the iconic Detroit brand absorbed in 2011 by Joe Vicari Restaurant Group. The new establishment will take over the site of Joe Muer's Nashville location, which opened in 2017. 'Go where you're celebrated, not tolerated,' reads the restaurant's website tagline. It restates a phrase Kid Rock used during a testy response in December 2019, when Ilitch Holdings announced the end of its licensing deal for Rock's Made in Detroit restaurant at Little Caesars Arena. For two years, the LCA diner had been subject to protests by Al Sharpton's National Action Network, which redoubled its efforts following the musician's onstage tirade against Oprah Winfrey. Rock alluded to that 2019 situation in a Tuesday social media post: 'A small group of very bad people thought they cancelled me and my restaurant in Detroit in 2020,' he wrote. 'All you dumb****s did was hurt the city I LOVE.' The Detroit Cowboy is the second Nashville establishment for Kid Rock, who has lived primarily in Tennessee for more than a decade: His music club-restaurant, Big Ass Honky Tonk & Steakhouse, opened in 2018. This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Kid Rock opening Nashville restaurant, jabs at Detroit foes
