Kid Rock isn't above throwing a tantrum, even when he's in the middle of a performance. The 54-year-old singer proved this during a Feb. 8 performance at Jon Bon Jovi's Nashville bar, where he was welcomed onstage as a surprise guest for Bon Jovi keyboardist David Bryan's birthday celebration.

Singer and rapper Kid Rock stormed off stage at a Nashville performance over the weekend, cutting his performance short when the audience didn't clap along to the song. On Saturday night, Rock appeared as a special guest at the 63rd birthday party for Bon Jovi founding member and keyboardist David Bryan at JBJ's Nashville,

Kid Rock threw a tantrum and stormed off the stage at Jon Bon Jovi’s Nashville bar, blaming the audience for not clapping enough during his surprise performance.

Kid Rock abruptly left the stage during a performance of "Proud Mary" with Bon Jovi keyboardist David Bryan on Saturday, Feb. 8 in Nashville.

Kid Rock had a rock star-sized meltdown at Bon Jovi keyboardist David Bryan's birthday party. Rock, aka Robert James Ritchie of Detroit, stormed off stage during a performance of “Proud Mary” at the JBJ Nashville nightclub Feb. 8, complaining that audience members weren't clapping along. The trouble started early.

The 54-year-old singer, whose real name is Robert James Ritchie, was invited to perform in a tribute concert for Bon Jovi keyboardist David Bryan, but he stormed offstage when he wasn't happy with the audience participation.

Kid Rock, a perennial favorite in these august pages, had a full meltdown while performing in a Nashville bar last weekend..