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(NEWARK, NJ) -- One of the biggest bands in the world, Shinedown, will be releasing their brand new studio album EI8HT on May 29, 2026 (via Atlantic Records) and released the new song "Outlaw." In addition, they announced their massive Dance Kid Dance Act II World Tour, taking the band to 11 countries across 54 dates, including local stops at Prudential Center in Newark on Tuesday, July 21st and Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia on Thursday, July 23rd.
On the new album, upcoming world tour, and working with longtime bandmate & producer of the record Eric Bass, Brent Smith said, "This album is over a year in the making. Without question as a band we pushed ourselves like never before. Especially when it comes to Eric. Myself, Zach, and Barry are so honored to create, and work with such an extraordinary producer, engineer, mixer, songwriter, musician, performer, and band mate. We are so excited, finally announce our 8th Studio album titled EI8HT alongside our Dance Kid Dance Act ll World Tour."
Joining Shinedown on the massive worldwide tour will be Coheed and Camrbia, Black Stone Cherry, From Ashes to New, DJ Rock Feed, and Those Damn Crows on various dates.
Hailed for their high-octane live shows, explosive rock 'n' roll spirit, thought-provoking lyrics, and melodic sensibility, Shinedown continues to engender diehard love from millions of global fans and has racked up countless sold-out tours and festival headlining slots propelled by the undeniable power of frontman Brent Smith's voice.
Shinedown is Brent Smith [vocals], Zach Myers [guitar], Eric Bass [bass, production], and Barry Kerch [drums].
Multi-platinum band Shinedown have cemented their status as one of the most vital and forward-thinking powerhouses in music, embodying the kind of creative dynamism that transcends boundaries with over 8.3 billion global streams, 15 platinum and gold singles, platinum or gold certification for all of their albums, 10 million albums sold worldwide, and major media acclaim. They are known for their timely and honest messages behind their chart-topping songs that resonate with not only their global audience and the rock community, but with our culture at large.
Shinedown is the #1 artist on Billboard's Greatest Of All Time Mainstream Rock Artists Chart, after notching the most ever #1's (21 to date) in the history of the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs Chart. Mediabase has also cemented Shinedown as the greatest rock band in history with an award for the most No. 1's (with 23 #1's to date), Top 5's and Top 10's on Mediabase Active Rock Chart history. This year they continued to dominate the airwaves as their song "Three Six Five" went #1 at Alternative Radio, Top 10 at Hot AC and AC, and Top 20 at Top 40 in addition to their #1 songs "Dance, Kid, Dance," "Killing Fields" and "Searchlight" which made it's performance debut at the Grand Ole Opry.
The world tour adds to the band's recently announced first-ever curated festival event - Shinedown's Lunatic Ball Beach Weekend, taking place on October 23-25, 2026 in Miramar Beach, FL. The three-day destination experience will feature performances from Shinedown (two unique headlining sets), BUSH, Hanson, Flyleaf (with Lacey Sturm), Living Colour, From Ashes to New, Guardians of the Jukebox, Neon Mooners and more to be announced. Fans can purchase tickets and get more information at: www.shinedown.com.
SHINEDOWN DANCE KID DANCE ACT II WORLD TOUR DATES
May 13 – Green Bay, WI – Resch Center *^%!
May 15 – Columbus, OH – Sonic Temple Festival Headlining
May 16 – Madison, WI – Kohl Center *^%!
May 18 – Sioux Falls, SD – Denny Sanford PREMIER Center *^%!
May 19 – Wichita, KS – INTRUST Bank Arena *^%!
May 22 – Austin, TX – Moody Center *^%!
May 23 – Oklahoma City, OK – Paycom Center *^%!
May 26 – Jacksonville, FL – VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena *^%!
May 28 – Estero, FL – Hertz Center *^%!
May 30 – Tampa, FL – Benchmark International Arena *^%!
June 2 – Biloxi, MS – Mississippi Coast Coliseum *^%!
June 5 – Norfolk, VA – Chartway Arena *^%!
June 6 – Hershey, PA – GIANT Center *^%!
July 11 – Mt. Pleasant, MI – Soaring Eagle *#%
July 13 – Toronto, ON – Coca-Cola Coliseum *%
July 15 – Quebec City, QC – Centre Vidéotron *#%
July 17 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena *%
July 18 – Albany, NY – MVP Arena *#%!
July 20 – Manchester, NH – SNHU Arena *%!
July 21 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center *%!
July 23 – Philadelphia, PA – Xfinity Mobile Arena *%!
July 25 – Knoxville, TN – Food City Center *#%!
July 30 – Lubbock, TX – United Supermarkets Arena *#%!
July 31 – Colorado Springs, CO – Weidner Field *%
August 2 – El Paso, TX – UTEP Don Haskins Center *#%!
August 4 – Tucson, AZ – Tucson Arena *#%!
August 6 – Ontario, CA – Toyota Arena *%!
August 7 – Las Vegas, NV – Michelob ULTRA Arena *#%!
August 9 – Sparks, NV – Nugget Event Center *%
August 10 – Boise, ID – ExtraMile Arena *#%!
August 12 – Billings, MT – First Interstate Arena at Metrapark *#%!
August 14 – Spokane, WA – Numerica Veterans Arena *#%!
August 15 – Vancouver, BC – PNE Pacific Coliseum *#%
August 17 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place *#%
August 20 – Fargo, ND – Fargodome *#%!
August 21 – Welch, MN – Treasure Island Resort *%
August 23 – Springfield, IL – Illinois State Fair *#%
September 4 – Dyersville, IA – Velocity Festival
September 10 – McHenry, IL – McHenry Music Festival
October 31 – Paris, FR – Zénith Paris - La Villette &
November 2 – Milan, IT – Alcatraz &
November 4 – Tilburg, NL – O13 &
November 6 – Prague, CZ – Forum Karlín &
November 8 – Copenhagen, DK – Falkonersalen &
November 9 – Stockholm, SE – Annexet &
November 11 – Berlin, DE – Columbiahalle &
November 12 – Düsseldorf, DE – Mitsubishi Electric Halle &
November 14 – Birmingham, UK – bp pulse LIVE *&
November 16 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro *&
November 17 – Nottingham, UK – Motorpoint Arena *&
November 19 – London, UK – OVO Arena Wembley *&
November 20 – Manchester, UK – AO Arena *&
November 22 – Dublin, IE – 3Olympia Theatre &
* w/Coheed and Cambria
^w/ Black Stone Cherry
# From Ashes To New
%w/ DJ Rockfeed
!Live Nation Dates
