The Kid Rock show must go on — and so, apparently, must the legal battle

In December, Feld Entertainment sued Kid Rock over the name of latest tour. So Kid Rock changed the name of his tour.

End of story? Apparently not. Kid Rock has scored a victory in a legal battle against Feld, and the war goes on.

Kid Rock had planned to call his tour “The Greatest Show on Earth,” which is also the title of one of his songs. Palmetto-based show biz giant Feld Entertainment sued, claiming it owned the copyright on that phrase. The phrase is most familiar as the long-time slogan of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. Feld shuttered the circus last year, but still owns it.

Kid Rock changed the name to “The American Rock ’n’ Roll Tour 2018.”

But now a U.S. Federal District Court judge has ruled that Kid Rock has the right to call his tour by that name. The judge overturned a preliminary injunction that Feld had obtained. The new ruling says that Feld hadn’t shown that it had been damaged, and that Kid Rock has the right to use the phrase because he had a song by that name.

So round one has gone to the rapper/country singer, but the fight is not over. Feld is still suing for damages.

Meanwhile, Kid Rock’s website still touts the tour as “The American Rock ’n’ Roll Tour 2018.” The tour started Jan. 19 and continues through mid-August. A Feb. 7 concert in Hollywood is the closest the tour will come to Bradenton.

Feld officials declined to comment because litigation is still pending.

This story was originally published January 24, 2018 at 2:31 PM with the headline "The Kid Rock show must go on — and so, apparently, must the legal battle."