Starpulse — Happy Birthday to: "(500) Days of Summer" star Zooey Deschanel (1980) "Thirteen" star Nikki Reed (1988) Atreyu singer Alex Varkatzas (1982) Detroit singer/rapper Kid Rock (1971) Jamaican singe... more info

411 Mania — Kid turns 40 with lots of guests… more info

Detroit Free Press — Forty candles on the cake, 60,000 good friends at the party, a few big-name guests and one happy birthday boy at Ford Field, where Kid Rock threw himself a high-spirited 40th birthday concert for a sellout hometown crowd. more info

Detroit Free Press — Outside the stadium: In the hour or so leading up to the concert, it was a somewhat chaotic scene as fans tried to enter Ford Field. more info

Detroit Free Press — "He represents Detroit -- all his shows are about having a good time. If anybody knows how to throw a party and give fans a special treat in his hometown, it's Kid Rock." --Mike Miller more info

Detroit Free Press — With Kid Rock celebrating his 40th birthday with a sold-out concert at Ford Field tonight, we'll be covering all the action. The expected crowd of 55,000 is primed for a show that Kid Rock has promised will be filled with special guests. Check ba... more info

Detroit Free Press — The scene in downtown Detroit is already electric as thousands of ticketholders have flocked to the area's bars to celebrate Kid Rock's 40th birthday concert, which kicks off in just a couple hours. more info

Detroit Free Press — Stage times have been set for tonight's Kid Rock birthday extravaganza at Ford Field. more info

ContactMusic — The 1964 Pontiac Bonneville KID ROCK drives in his BORN FREE video was custom-made for country music icon HANK WILLIAMS, JR.The Michigan rocker now owns the one-of-a-kind motor, which was styled by tailor to the stars Nudie Cohn in 1968, after pickin... more info

Detroit Free Press — Detroit's Ty Stone has been tapped to open his friend Kid Rock's show at Ford Field on Saturday. more info