Child Rock lately weighed in on the ongoing controversy surrounding Ticketmaster and he didn’t maintain again. In a profanity-laced video posted to X, the musician praised President Donald Trump for initiating an investigation that led to the latest Division of Justice lawsuit in opposition to Ticketmaster, whereas blasting the corporate for “ripping off followers and artists for many years.”
Child Rock calls out Pearl Jam
Nevertheless, in the midst of his tirade, Child Rock turned his consideration towards different musicians, particularly calling out Pearl Jam by title.
“Let’s see if Pearl Jam steps up,” he stated [as transcribed by AlternativeNation.net]. “They needed to repair ticketing years in the past. They in all probability received’t as a result of they’ll be like, ‘Oh, we hate Donald Trump. We’ve got Trump derangement syndrome.’”
Pearl Jam famously challenged Ticketmaster within the mid-Nineteen Nineties, accusing the ticketing large of monopolistic practices and inflated service charges. Their battle led to a U.S. congressional investigation however finally ended with out important business reform. Pearl Jam alleged the corporate had a monopoly over ticket distribution due to its relationship with numerous venues.
Child Rock advised that regardless of their previous stance, the band may now be unwilling to assist Trump-led efforts in opposition to the corporate.
He continued by difficult different “outlaw nation singers” and main artists to talk up, saying many “will puss out” quite than confront the business overpricing drawback.
“All these different presidents may have executed one thing — Bush, Obama, Clinton — they didn’t do sh*t. No one has. Trump is. Trump is. We’re,” he added.
Child Rock’s feedback come amid the U.S. authorities’s newest antitrust case in opposition to Reside Nation Leisure, the dad or mum firm of Ticketmaster, alleging monopolistic practices in reside occasion ticketing.
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— KidRock (@KidRock) October 7, 2025