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- Carrie Underwood performed nu-metal covers at Velocity Festival in Dyersville, Iowa on Saturday — Collective Soul's "Shine," Papa Roach's "Scars," Linkin Park's "One Step Closer," and Limp Bizkit's "Break Stuff."
- For Fred Durst's "Break Stuff," Underwood wore a backwards red hat in tribute to the Limp Bizkit frontman during the band's 1999 hit.
- Underwood's rock habit extends well beyond this set: she's performed with Axl Rose, brought out Joan Jett at her 2019 CMA Fest set, and regularly covers Motörhead's "Ace of Spades" in concert.
- Papa Roach also has live history with Underwood: in 2024 she collaborated on "Leave a Light On (Talk Away the Dark)" and joined the band onstage in Las Vegas last year for "Last Resort."
- Mötley Crüe brought Underwood onstage for the May 11 American Idol finale, performing "Home Sweet Home" — which she first recorded for Season 8's farewell in 2009 — alongside "Kickstart My Heart."
- Velocity Festival is a three-day event at the Field of Dreams: Shinedown with Lynyrd Skynyrd on Friday, Underwood headlining Saturday, and Creed with Nate Smith and Filter closing Sunday.
Why it matters: The article itself notes these covers "aren't really a surprise" — Underwood has been building a rock crossover resume for years, from Axl Rose collaborations to her May Mötley Crüe appearance on American Idol. The Velocity set crystallizes that pattern, positioning a country megastar as a deliberate genre-bridger rather than a one-time novelty act.
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