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Shinedown Announce Massive Dance Kid Dance Act II World Tour
Today, one of the biggest bands in the world, Shinedown, have announced they will be releasing their brand new studio album EI8HT on May 29th (via Atlantic Records) and have released new song “Safe And Sound.” In addition, they have announced their massive Dance Kid Dance Act II World Tour, taking the band to 11 countries across 54 dates, including stops throughout North America, the United Kingdom, and Europe at some of the world’s biggest venues.
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. North American tickets go on sale to the public on Friday, February 20th at 10am local time HERE and European and United Kingdom tickets go on sale Friday, February 27th at 10am local time with various onsales earlier in the week for all markets. See full itinerary below and more information at www.shinedown.com.
Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets to the U.S. dates produced by Live Nation beginning Tuesday, February 17 at 10:00am ET until Thursday, February 19 at 10:00pm local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com.
The world tour adds to the band’s recently announced first-ever curated festival event – Shinedown’s Lunatic Ball Beach Weekend, taking place 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.
Fresh off one of the most dominant years of their career, Shinedown entered their next global chapter riding unprecedented momentum. Over the past year, the multi-platinum band released four major songs, “Dance, Kid, Dance,” “Killing Fields,” “Three Six Five,” and the era-defining “Searchlight,” each reinforcing their position as one of the most powerful forces in modern music. “Dance, Kid, Dance” and “Killing Fields” both reached #1 at rock radio, while “Three Six Five” became a global crossover hit, topping #1 at Alternative radio, landing Top 10 at Hot AC and AC, and breaking into the Top 20 at Top 40. In the process, Shinedown extended their record with the most #1 songs on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Chart history (with 21 #1’s) and Mediabase’s Active Rock Chart (with 23 #1’s), continuing a legacy built on consistency, ambition, and emotional connection.
Recently the band made history with “Searchlight,” as they debuted the track at the band’s Grand Ole Opry debut. Frontman Brent Smith introduced the song by telling the audience: “Sometimes when you listen close enough to the universe and you’re willing to receive something from it- a song can come out of thin air. We didn’t find this one, it found us.” See a clip of the Opry performance HERE and introduction of the band by Carrie Underwood Here. The performance quickly became the most talked-about moment of the night, resonating deeply with fans and critics alike. Written by Brent Smith, Eric Bass, and Dave Bassett and produced by Eric Bass at Big Animal Studio, the song showcases Shinedown at their most expansive, blending rock with Americana, rhythm and blues, bluegrass, and outlaw country influences, while retaining the anthemic power that defines their sound.
Recently the band’s impact over the past year has also been recognized at the highest levels of the industry. Shinedown are nominated at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards for Rock Artist of the Year, Duo/Group of the Year, and Rock Song of the Year for “Dance, Kid, Dance.” These nominations follow a landmark showing at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards, where the band won both Rock Artist of the Year and Rock Song of the Year for “A Symptom of Being Human,” marking the second consecutive year Shinedown have been recognized among the genre’s top honors.
Beyond the studio, Shinedown’s recent live milestones reflect their global scale. The band sold out Madison Square Garden for the first time during their Dance, Kid, Dance arena tour, a career-defining achievement that mirrored the explosive demand seen across the entire run. The tour also carried a meaningful philanthropic impact, raising $300,000 for Musicians On Call through a $1-per-ticket donation that helped launch a new bedside music program in partnership with HCA Florida Healthcare.
With chart-topping releases, historic first, major award recognitions and the long awaited EI8HT coming May 29th, Shinedown are kicking off 2026 with unmatched momentum. Be on the lookout for more coming from Shinedown soon!
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
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Sara Bareilles Returns With New Album and Headline Tour Across North America This Fall
GRAMMY-winning, Tony and Emmy-nominated singer-songwriter and Epic Records recording artist Sara Bareilles sets her new album, Good Grief, for August 28—presave/preorder HERE. Alongside the announcement, Bareilles is debuting the album’s first single, “Home”—listen/share HERE. Bareilles will also make her long-awaited return to the stage this fall for her deeply personal Good Grief Tour, promoted by Live Nation.
Good Grief marks Bareilles’ seventh studio album and her first since 2019’s Grammy-winning Amidst the Chaos, opening a new chapter to her 20-year career. True to its title, the 14-track collection is a reckoning with loss, yet even its darkest moments are threaded with an insistent, luminous pull toward hope.
“This whole collection of songs felt like transmissions rather than a deliberate attempt to make sense of the world,” says Bareilles. “My deepest hope is that Good Grief provides some kind of comfort or catharsis.”
“Home,” the album’s first single, was inspired by a conversation between Stephen Colbert and Anderson Cooper about grief and loss on Cooper’s podcast. Bareilles shares, “It feels like an invitation and a tone setter for the specificity and depth of this record. It just feels really essential right now. In order for us as humans to really know and understand each other, we have to listen to each other’s stories.”
Bareilles will also make her long-awaited return to the stage this fall for her deeply personal Good Grief Tour. Kicking off September 9 in Boston, this trek marks a triumphant new chapter for an artist at the height of her storytelling powers. The shows promise a blend of raw, vulnerable new tracks from Good Grief, alongside songs that have defined her career and connection to fans. Bringing her signature wit and authenticity to iconic theaters in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco and more, Bareilles hopes to invite fans into an intimate space of connection, truth-telling, joy and some good grief. Tickets will be available starting with artist, Verizon and CITI pre-sales on Monday, June 8 (details below for exact times), with general onsale beginning on Wednesday, June 10 at 10 A.M. local time. See below for full tour routing and visit sarabmusic.com for more information.
Good Grief spans remarkable thematic ground, all of it rooted in Bareilles’ own experience—from intimate tributes to lost friends, to defiant anthems for women’s rights, to unexpected moments of lightness found in the darkest of times. Produced by Bareilles herself, the album was mostly recorded over six days at Dreamland Recording Studios in Woodstock, NY, alongside a band of longtime collaborators: drummer Charley Drayton, guitarist Butterfly Boucher, keyboardist Misty Boyce, bassist Solomon Dorsey, multi-instrumentalist Rob Moose and co-producer, recording engineer and mixer Jonathan Low. Later sessions took place alongside co-producer Aaron Dessner at his Long Pond Studios in the Hudson Valley, NY, with assists from engineer and mixer Bella Blasko. The collection also features contributions from Brandi Carlile, Andrea Gibson, Ingrid Michaelson, Joe Tippett and Megan Falley.
The making of the album was captured in the documentary, Sara Bareilles: Good Grief, which will make its world premiere at the Tribeca Festival this week. The film offers an intimate, unfiltered portrait of Bareilles’ return to the recording studio with close friends for the first time in seven years—a cinematic document of her creative process that becomes a profoundly personal, ultimately hopeful meditation on loss, grief and the power of music to heal. A masterclass in creativity, community and vulnerability, the documentary serves as a reminder of music’s extraordinary power to connect us to ourselves and to each other.
The album, tour and documentary add to a landmark year for Bareilles. Her song “Salt Then Sour Then Sweet,” co-written with Brandi Carlile and the late poet and activist Andrea Gibson, appears in the Peabody Award-winning documentary Come See Me in the Good Light, on which Bareilles also serves as executive producer. The song was shortlisted for Best Original Song and the film for Best Documentary at the 98th Academy Awards. The track also appears on Good Grief.
Bareilles is an award-winning singer, songwriter, actor, producer, activist, and New York Times best-selling author. A two-time GRAMMY winner, she has also earned three Tony and three Primetime Emmy nominations. Bareilles has sold more than three million albums and 15 million singles in the U.S., with over 3.5 billion streams worldwide. On Broadway, Bareilles composed the music and lyrics for Waitress, later stepping into the lead role both on Broadway and the West End. Her additional theater credits include her Tony-nominated performance as the Baker’s Wife in Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s Into the Woods and a song on the Tony Award-nominated score for SpongeBob SquarePants. Her on-screen work includes an Emmy Award-nominated performance as Mary Magdalene in NBC’s Jesus Christ Superstar Live! and her role as Dawn Solano in the Emmy-nominated musical comedy series Girls5eva. She is also currently developing a musical theater adaptation of Meg Wolitzer’s bestselling novel The Interestings.
SARA BAREILLES—GOOD GRIEF
- Home
- Just a Kid
- Still Crying
- A Love Story
- Hands Off My Body
- Ladies In A Line
- Heartland
- Capsize Me
- Nervous Breakdown
- Idiot Heart
- Say Leave
- Salt Then Sour Then Sweet (feat. Brandi Carlile)
- Forever
- Wind Is the Weather
SARA BAREILLES LIVE
September 9—Boston, MA—MGM Music Hall at Fenway
September 12—Washington, D.C.—The Anthem
September 15—Toronto, ON—Massey Hall
September 18—New York, NY—Radio City Music Hall
September 21—Philadelphia, PA—The Met Philadelphia presented by Highmark
September 24—Atlanta, GA—Fox Theatre
September 25—Cincinnati, OH—Taft Theatre
September 27—Chicago, IL—Chicago Theatre
September 30—Minneapolis, MN—Orpheum Theatre
October 2—St. Louis, MO—Stifel Theatre
October 4—Denver, CO—Bellco Theatre
October 6—Austin, TX—Bass Concert Hall
October 7—Houston, TX—The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts
October 12—Los Angeles, CA—Dolby Theatre
October 13—Los Angeles, CA—Dolby Theatre
October 16—San Francisco, CA—Bill Graham Civic Auditorium
October 19—Seattle, WA—The Paramount Theatre
PRESALE INFORMATION
ARTIST PRESALE: To participate in the Sara Bareilles artist presale on Monday, June 8 at 12 P.M. local time you must sign up at sarabmusic.com.
CITI: Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Monday, June 8 at 10 A.M local time until Tuesday, June 9 at 10 P.M. local time through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com.
VERIZON: Verizon will offer customers an exclusive presale for the Sara Bareilles Good Grief Tour in the U.S – no strings attached, simply for being a Verizon customer. The presale for select shows runs from Monday, June 8 at 10 A.M local time to Tuesday, June 9 at 10 P.M local time. Visit myAccess in the My Verizon app for more details. Learn more about Verizon Access here.
CHARITY INFORMATION
The Jed Foundation
Sara Bareilles has partnered with PLUS1 so that $1 per ticket sold will be contributed by Live Nation to help protect emotional health and prevent suicide among teens and young adults through The Jed Foundation. No portion of the purchase price is tax-deductible. plus1.org | jedfoundation.org
NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)
100% of net proceeds from the Good Grief Tour VIP Upgrade Packages will benefit NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness), the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization. These funds will help NAMI continue to provide free education, support programs, advocacy, and resources to individuals and families affected by mental health conditions. For more information, visit https://www.nami.org/.
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Bryson Tiller Presents: The Neo Trapsoul Tour
GRAMMY-nominated multi-platinum selling artist Bryson Tiller has announced that he will be returning to the stage for his upcoming headline tour Bryson Tiller Presents: The Neo Trapsoul Tour, with support from Majid Jordan, Ty Dolla $ign and Austin Millz on select dates.
Produced by Live Nation, the expansive 61-date run kicks off with the US leg on August 27, 2026 in West Valley City, Utah making stops at iconic venues including Madison Square Garden in NYC, Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado, Intuit Dome in LA and more before embarking on the UK/EU leg on November 17. The tour will continue on to stops in Paris, London, and Dublin among others before the final leg in Australia which begins January 19, 2027. Full routing below.
The announcement builds on recent momentum for Bryson, who is gearing up to release a brand-new album. Last month, he dropped his new single “IT’S OK” from the upcoming project.
TICKETS: Tickets to Bryson Tiller Presents: The Neo Trapsoul Tour will be available first through the Artist Presale on Wednesday, June 3rd at 12pm local in North America, the UK and Europe. Artist presale will be available for Australia and New Zealand on Wednesday, June 3rd at 11am local. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on sale starting Friday, June 5th at 12pm local. Tickets can be purchased HERE.
VIP: The tour will also offer a variety of different VIP packages and experiences for fans to take their concert experience to the next level. Packages vary but include premium tickets, exclusive access to the pre-show VIP lounge, specially designed VIP gift item, early entry into the venue & more. VIP package contents vary based on the offer selected. For more information, visit vipnation.com!
The tour announcement follows a landmark year for Tiller. Last October, he both celebrated the 10-year anniversary of his groundbreaking debut T R A P S O U L and released the double-album Solace & The Vices, showcasing the duality of his artistry, with The Vices leaning into high-energy, rap-driven production and Solace embracing a more soulful, R&B-forward sound. Additionally, Bryson teamed up with Chris Brown on their smash hit “It Depends,” which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s R&B Digital Song Sales Chart and peaked at #16 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song also garnered an NAACP Image Award, along with two Grammy nominations, two BET Award nominations and an American Music Award.
BRYSON TILLER PRESENTS: THE NEO TRAPSOUL TOUR DATES
| Thu, Aug 27 | West Valley City, UT | Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre #$* |
| Sat, Aug 29 | Morrison, CO | Red Rocks Amphitheatre #$* |
| Mon, Aug 31 | Dallas, TX | Dos Equis Pavilion #$* |
| Wed, Sep 2 | Atlanta, GA | Lakewood Amphitheatre #$* |
| Thu, Sep 3 | Charlotte, NC | Truliant Amphitheater #$* |
| Fri, Sep 4 | Raleigh, NC | Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek #$* |
| Sun, Sep 6 | Baltimore, MD | CFG Bank Arena #$* |
| Wed, Sep 9 | Virginia Beach, VA | Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach #$* |
| Thu, Sep 10 | Bristow, VA | Jiffy Lube Live #$* |
| Sat, Sep 12 | Belmont Park, NY | UBS Arena #$* |
| Sun, Sep 13 | New York, NY | Madison Square Garden #$* |
| Tue, Sep 15 | Darien Center, NY | Darien Lake Amphitheater #$* |
| Wed, Sep 16 | Toronto, ON | RBC Amphitheatre #$* |
| Fri, Sep 18 | Camden, NJ | Freedom Mortgage Pavilion #$* |
| Sat, Sep 19 | Newark, NJ | Prudential Center #$* |
| Sun, Sep 20 | Burgettstown, PA | The Pavilion at Star Lake #$* |
| Tue, Sep 22 | Mansfield, MA | Xfinity Center #$* |
| Wed, Sep 23 | Hartford, CT | The Meadows Music Theatre #$* |
| Fri, Sep 25 | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | Blossom Music Center #$* |
| Sat, Sep 26 | Clarkston, MI | Pine Knob Music Theatre #$ |
| Sun, Sep 27 | Tinley Park, IL | Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre #* |
| Tue, Sep 29 | Milwaukee, WI | American Family Insurance Amphitheater #$* |
| Wed, Sep 30 | Shakopee, MN | Mystic Lake Amphitheater #$* |
| Fri, Oct 2 | Noblesville, IN | Ruoff Music Center #$* |
| Sat, Oct 3 | St. Louis, MO | Hollywood Casino Amphitheater #$* |
| Sun, Oct 4 | Kansas City, MO | Morton Amphitheater #$* |
| Tue, Oct 6 | Memphis, TN | FedExForum #$* |
| Wed, Oct 7 | Louisville, KY | KFC Yum! Center #$* |
| Fri, Oct 9 | Tampa, FL | MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre #$ |
| Sat, Oct 10 | West Palm Beach, FL | iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre #$* |
| Tue, Oct 13 | Austin, TX | Moody Center #$* |
| Thu, Oct 15 | Houston, TX | The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Sponsored by Huntsman #$* |
| Fri, Oct 16 | Rogers, AR | Walmart AMP #$* |
| Sun, Oct 18 | Albuquerque, NM | First Financial Credit Union Amphitheater #$* |
| Tue, Oct 20 | Phoenix, AZ | Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre #$* |
| Thu, Oct 22 | Anaheim, CA | Honda Center #$* |
| Sat, Oct 24 | Chula Vista, CA | North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre #$* |
| Sun, Oct 25 | Inglewood, CA | Intuit Dome #$* |
| Tue, Oct 27 | Concord, CA | Toyota Pavilion at Concord #$* |
| Thu, Oct 29 | Portland, OR | Veterans Memorial Coliseum #$* |
| Fri, Oct 30 | Vancouver, BC | Rogers Arena #$* |
| Sun, Nov 1 | Seattle, WA | Climate Pledge Arena #$* |
| Tue, Nov 17 | Zurich, CH | Hallenstadion # |
| Wed, Nov 18 | Paris, FR | Adidas Arena # |
| Fri, Nov 20 | Copenhagen, DK | Royal Arena # |
| Sun, Nov 22 | Stockholm, SE | Avicii Arena # |
| Tue, Nov 24 | Amsterdam, NL | Ziggo Dome # |
| Wed, Nov 25 | Berlin, DE | Velodrom # |
| Thu, Nov 26 | Dusseldorf, DE | Mitsubishi Electric Halle # |
| Sat, Nov 28 | Brussels, BE | Forest National # |
| Tue, Dec 01 | Dublin, IE | 3Arena # |
| Thu, Dec 03 | Manchester, UK | Co-op Live # |
| Fri, Dec 04 | Leeds, UK | First Direct Bank Arena # |
| Sat, Dec 05 | Cardiff, UK | Cardiff Utilita Arena # |
| Mon, Dec 07 | London, UK | The O2 Arena # |
| Wed, Dec 09 | Birmingham, UK | bp pulse # |
| Tue, Jan 19 | Perth, AU | RAC Arena # |
| Thu, Jan 21 | Melbourne, AU | Sidney Myer Music Bowl # |
| Sat, Jan 23 | Sydney, AU | Qudos Bank Arena # |
| Mon, Jan 25 | Brisbane, AU | Brisbane Entertainment Centre # |
| Wed, Jan 27 | Auckland, NZ | Spark Arena # |
# with Majid Jordan
$ with Ty Dolla $ign
* with Austin Millz