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Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Construction impacting East TN roads this weekend: What to know
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — From a music festival in Blount County to ongoing TDOT construction projects, 6 News anchor Bo Williams has what East Tennessee drivers need to know before hitting the roads this weekend. The Rock the Country Festival will take place at Maple Lane Farms in Greenback on Friday, April 25 and Saturday, April 26. Due to the thousands of attendees expected each day, the Blount County Sheriff's Office has created a traffic plan for the weekend. To learn more, click here. The Tennessee Department of Transportation has issued its weekly construction report for April 25 through April 30, detailing ongoing and upcoming construction activities. This report includes information about lane closures and road work across 24 East Tennessee counties. TDOT-Weekly-Construction-Report-4-24-25-to-4-30-25Download In addition, the Market Square weekend pedestrian zone on Union Avenue and Market Square will continue to go into effect at 4 p.m. on Fridays and continue through 6 p.m. on Sundays. To learn more about the pedestrian zone, click here. Find live traffic conditions: TDOT Smartway Map If you have any specific questions about road work in your area, email bwilliams@ 6 News takes a look at upcoming road work and traffic conditions from the 6 News Alert Desk on Friday afternoons. Stay up to date with the latest road work updates here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Traffic plan released with thousands expected at Rock The Country festival in Greenback
MARYVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — The Blount County Sheriff's Office is reminding the community about upcoming traffic impacts ahead of a music festival that is expected draw thousands of people. The Rock the Country Festival will take place at Maple Lane Farms in Greenback on Friday, April 25 and Saturday, April 26. According to a sheriff's office spokesperson, event planners are anticipating 12,000 to 15,000 attendees for each day of the event. Maryville quarry to add sound screening: How it affects you Sheriff James Lee Berrong said traffic impacts in the area of Maple Lane Farms, located at 1126 Maple Lane, will begin Thursday and continue through Sunday with deputies staged at all major intersections leading into the venue. Drivers should expect major delays, especially on Friday and Saturday as attendees arrive. Festival events on Friday will conclude at 11 p.m. following a performance by Nickelback. Kid Rock will close out the event on Saturday, which is scheduled to end at 11:20 p.m. East Tennessee model train company fears industry shutdown amid tariff war Deputies will be stationed along Henry Lane, Morganton Road, Maple Lane, Lambert Road, Gregory Road, and Meadow Road in the vicinity of the festival. See the Blount County Sheriff's Office traffic plan below. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
USA Today
10-02-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Kid Rock cuts Nashville performance short, storms off stage after audience won't clap
Kid Rock cuts Nashville performance short, storms off stage after audience won't clap Singer and rapper Kid Rock stormed off stage at a Nashville performance this weekend, cutting his performance short when the audience didn't clap along. On Saturday night, the "All Summer Long" artist appeared as a special guest at the birthday party for David Bryan, Jon Bon Jovi's keyboard player, at Bon Jovi's Nashville bar. Kid Rock came onstage for a cover of "Proud Mary" by Creedence Clearwater Revival alongside a band that included Bryan himself, but stopped the song halfway through due to a lack of audience participation. "'F*** them," he said. "Hey, hey, stop ... if you ain't gonna clap, we ain't gonna sing. That's how it's gonna go.' Kid Rock started clapping his hands over his head, showing the audience how he wanted them to participate. After resuming the performance, some audience members clapped along, but the amount of crowd participation wasn't up to par for Rock. He cut off the song again, saying, 'You know what, f*** y'all. You ain't gonna clap, I'm gone.' After Kid Rock left the stage, the band resumed the show. The 54-year-old musician recently hit the stage in January as a part of President Trump's inaugural events to perform a four-song set. He's headed out on tour in March alongside Chris Janson and Uncle Kraker and will embark on his "Rock the Country" tour with Nickelback in April. More: Kid Rock, Nickelback, Hank Jr. to headline US 2025 Rock the Country Festival tour To learn more about Kid Rock, head to Audrey Gibbs is a music reporter with The Tennessean. You can reach her at agibbs@
