Nov 12, 2003 /FW/ --Kid Rock made an explosive return to the concert stage last week with a two-and-a-half hour live spectacular in his home state of Michigan.

The November 4th gig at Mt. Clemens' landmark Emerald Theatre was filmed by VH1 for broadcast on Sunday, December 14th as the centerpiece of the 90-minute special, "A Kid Rock Christmas."

The Emerald Theatre show saw Rock and his Twisted Brown Trucker band premiering a number of tracks from his eagerly anticipated new album, "KID ROCK," including "Son Of Detroit," "Cold And Empty," and the first single, "Feel Like Makin' Love." The album, Rock's self-produced follow-up to 2001's 4x-platinum certified "COCKY," arrives in stores today, November 11th.

The 20-song set also featured such Kid Rock classics as "Cowboy," "American Bad Ass," and "Only God Knows Why." Among the evening's many highlights was a duet with longtime friend and bandmate Uncle Kracker on a soulful cover of Dobie Gray's "Drift Away." Rock was also joined onstage by Carmen Electra and the Pussycat Dolls for two songs, including an encore rendition of the J. Geils Band party anthem, "Detroit Breakdown."