Kid Rock has paid tribute to the late Eddie Money with a performance of the singer’s 1982 hit ‘Shakin” at the DTE Energy Music Theatre, a Detroit-area venue where Money performed 38 times over the course of his career.
“I’m sure you heard that Eddie Money passed away today,” Rock told the crowd Friday during the song’s bridge. “And not only was Detroit like a second home, I’m sure many of you know that Pine Knob was absolutely his house. He opened this place every summer for decades. So we wanted to come sing one tonight and pay tribute to him. So rock on Eddie.”
According to sources, Money performed at the DTE Energy Music Theatre every year since 1992, even performing the inaugural concert at the venue. Money’s second-to-last concert was his annual Memorial Day weekend gig at the DTE Energy Music Theatre on May 25th. The following night, Money played his final show at Maricopa, Arizona’s Harrah’s Ak-Chin Casino.
Money died Friday at the age of 70 following complications from a recent heart valve surgery.
You can listen to the Kid Rock cover below:
https://youtu.be/lLPi_aZFEXA
Eddie Money’s family confirmed his passing earlier this week in a statement to Variety. “The Money Family regrets to announce that Eddie passed away peacefully early this morning. It is with heavy hearts that we say goodbye to our loving husband and father. We cannot imagine our world without him. We are grateful that he will live on forever through his music.”
Money revealed his stage 4 esophageal cancer diagnosis just last month. He was diagnosed during the filming of the second season of the recent reality show surrounding him and his family, Real Money. His wife Laurie shared that it had also spread to his stomach and his liver.
Many of Money’s hits were ’70s and ’80s essentials, including “Two Tickets to Paradise,” “Shakin’,” “Baby Hold On” and “Take Me Home Tonight.”
