Concerts Reviews

Dance, Kid, Dance with Shinedown in Sacramento: A Live Review!

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4 months ago

August 6, 2025

Ryan R

Shinedown-Sacramento-22 — All Photo Credit: Ryan Renger

One of America’s premier rock bands made a stop on their Dance, Kid, Dance tour in Sacramento, California, and it was an epic night of music. Shinedown has been serenading crowds worldwide for more than 20 years and truly puts on one of the best shows that anyone can go to. Last night at Golden 1 Center in Downtown Sac was no different and was easily one of the best shows the arena has ever seen!

*Morgan Wade @ Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on August 5, 2025*

The night started with the sweet and sultry voice of rising Country star Morgan Wade singing “High In Your Apartment”, a track off her recent re-release album The Party Is Over. Wade has an amazing life story that resonates well with her music and the audience. It was a beautiful sight to see the crowd sing along with her throughout her seven song set. It’s not often that the seats fill as much as they did as early as they did for Wade’s set, but there was something about her that made people wade through the Sacramento-area traffic to get there early enough to see her put on a rocking performance. Her set included many of her best songs, including “Roses,” “The Night,” and a cover of Radiohead’s “Creep.” After seeing Wade open for Shinedown in an arena, there is no doubt she will fill her own arenas in just a couple of years. She truly is someone to watch in the Country genre.

*Bush @ Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on August 5, 2025*

British rockers Bush took the stage next. Gavin Rossdale, Chris Traynor, Corey Britz, and Nik Hughes all know how to make a crowd feel special. With over 30 years in the industry, Bush is constantly taking themselves to the next level, with each performance seemingly better than the last. Bush’s night opened with the lead-off track from their new album, I Beat Loneliness, “Scars.” Even though the album is only a few weeks old, that didn’t stop the Northern California crowd from singing along with Rossdale. Rossdale also made it a point to make sure every person in the audience had the opportunity to get up close and personal with him. Whether it was going from side to side on the stage, journeying to every corner of the catwalk, or even going into the crowd multiple times, Sacramento sure got a piece of him. The rest of the night for Bush consisted of hit after hit after hit. The set’s climax was a solo performance of perhaps the band’s most famous track, “Glycerine.” It was the perfect warm-up before Shinedown took the stage, and everyone is going to want to catch Bush again wherever they end up playing next in California.

*Shinedown @ Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on August 5, 2025*

Finally, the moment that the crowd had all been waiting for. With a little doodle from a television-headed mascot hyping the crowd up, Brent Smith and company took the stage. When the fireworks hit at the start of “Dance, Kid, Dance,” the energy in the room hit a high that didn’t come down until the final note rang at the end of the night. There was fire, pyro, and a whole hell of a lot of noise over the two hours that Shinedown played. The first half of the set included every song a Shinedown fan could want to hear and more, such as “Bully,” which was the first time they played it live in over three years, and “If You Only Knew,” which made the crowd sing along so loud that it was deafening. After some high-energy hard rock rang out, the emotional side of Shinedown started to come out. Before the band jumped into “Three Six Five,”Smith talked to the crowd about a relationship with death and gave a heartwarming tribute to those who we have lost. He also mentioned that one dollar from every ticket sold on the tour would benefit a charity called Musicians on Call, who donate their time going to hospitals and playing music for those who are sick. Over the next couple of songs, there was not a dry eye in the place. Zach Myers took the time about halfway through to express how happy he was at the crowd in Sacramento, saying that it was the best crowd he has ever played for in California. Most of the time when an artist says this, they say the same thing to every audience, but Zach truly meant this and even made a post on his Instagram reaffirming it. So, to every other California show that Shinedown has played, you have been beat. Overall, this was an exceptional show and proves again why Shinedown is one of the best rock bands in the world.

The Dance, Kid, Dance tour has numerous stops left on this leg. If you get a chance to see Shinedown and company, do not miss it; it may just be one of the best shows you will ever see.