Kid Rock’s Nashville Bar Remains Open, Despite Mayor’s Orders To Close, Co-Owner Calls It ‘Unconstitutional’

Kid Rock speaks onstage during the 2019 CMT Artist of the Year

The co-owner of Kid Rock‘s Big Ass Honky Tonk Rock N’ Roll Steakhouse in Nashville is refusing to shutter his business, despite the city’s mayor ordering all bars and restaurants to close, Yahoo Celebrity reports. Co-owner Steve Smith calls the order “unconstitutional.”

On Sunday, Davidson County’s Metro Board of Health voted unanimously during a special emergency meeting to declare a public health emergency. One of the outcomes of that meeting was an endorsement of Nashville Mayor John Cooper’s suggestion to close all bars and restaurants in Davidson County in order to stem the tide of coronavirus.

Steve Smith, who co-owns the establishment bearing Kid Rock’s name, isn’t having it. He said in a statement that, since the order came not from the Governor of Tennessee but from the Mayor of Nashville, it’s an unconstitutional order and he won’t follow it.

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