Shinedown lines up fall headlining trek
After spending most of the summer on tour with Staind and other acts on the "Stimulate This!" tour, Shinedown will hop right back on the road for an extended fall headlining jaunt.
The Florida crew continues the four-band trek Friday night (7/31) in Rock Springs, WY. After the tour's conclusion in late August, the group will get less than two weeks downtime before launching the headlining outing Sept. 10 in Baltimore, the first of 31 cities on the band's fall itinerary. Details are shown below.
The band continues to support its third studio album, "The Sound of Madness," which debuted at No. 8 on The Billboard 200 last July. The set, produced by Grammy winner Rob Cavallo (Green Day, Kid Rock), has spawned mainstream-rock chart-toppers "Devour" and "Second Chance," both of which are streaming at Shinedown's MySpace page.
"The Sound of Madness" follows 2003's platinum-selling "Leave a Whisper" and 2005's Gold-certified "Us and Them," which together yielded seven consecutive Top 5 rock and alternative radio hits, including "Fly From the Inside," "45," "Save Me" and a cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Simple Man."
"We wanted to come out of the gate crushing," drummer Barry Kerch said in the band's bio. "We really wanted to make a statement with this record and make it bigger than life--a big rock album that made a statement that, 'Alright, we're back. This is our third record, and this is what we're about.'"
Shinedown recently added touring guitarist Zach Myers as a permanent member following last year's departure of lead guitarist Nick Perri from the group.
"Stimulate This!" tour w/ Staind, Chevelle and Halestorm
July 2009
31 - Rock Springs, WY - Sweetwater County Events Complex (Shinedown only)
August 2009
10 - Ridgefield, WA - The Amphitheatre at Clark County
11 - Weatchee, WA - Town Toyota Center
13 - Denver, CO - The Fillmore Auditorium
14 - Rio Rancho, NM - Santa Ana Star Center
15 - Lubbock, TX - Lonestar Amphitheater
17 - Hidalgo, TX - Dodge Arena
18 - Laredo, TX - Laredo Entertainment Center
20 - Des Moines, IA - Iowa State Fair (Shinedown only)
21 - Sedalia, MO - Missouri State Fair (Shinedown only)
22 - Louisville, KY - Kentucky State Fair (Shinedown only)
23 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
25 - Pittsburgh, PA - Amphitheater At Union Square
27 - Chicago, IL - Congress Theater
28 - Toledo, OH - Toledo Zoo Amphitheatre
29 - Syracuse, NY - New York State Fair (Shinedown only)
30 - Philadelphia, PA - Festival Pier @ Penn’s Landing
31 - Essex Junction, VT - Champlain Valley Exposition
Shinedown headlining tour
September 2009
10 - Baltimore, MD - Powerplant Live
11 - Richmond, VA - The National
12 - Huntington, WV - Xfest 2009 @ Harris Riverfront Park
14 - Madison, WI - The Orpheum
15 - Walker, MN - Northern Lights Casino
18 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory
19 - Reno, NV - Grand Sierra Ballroom
21 - Medford, OR - Medford Armory
22 - Seattle, WA - The Showbox SoDo
24 - Blackfoot, ID - El Rey Events Center
25 - Magna, UT - The Great Saltair
26 - St. George, UT -Dixie Center
28 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
29 - Modesto, CA - Center Plaza
30 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
October 2009
3 - San Francisco, CA - Grand Ballroom
4 - Pomona, CA - Fairplex
5 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee
7 - San Antonio, TX - Sunset Station
9 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater
10 - Tulsa, OK - Tulsa State Fair
11 - Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom
13 - Corpus Christi, TX - Concrete Street Amphitheatre
14 - Little Rock, AR - The Metroplex
16 - Pensacola, FL - Pensacola Civic Center
17 - New Orleans, LA - UNO Lakefront Arena
19 - Augusta, GA - James Brown Arena
20 - Myrtle Beach, FL - House of Blues
21 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues
23 - Nashville, TN - Municipal Auditorium
24 - Charlotte, NC - Uptown Amphitheater
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Featured Photos: Staind "Stimulate This!" tour, Detroit, MI - July 4, 2009 [July 2009]






































