When Shinedown came to the UK for the first time this autumn they had already been big in the states for several years, they came over with Disturbed (live show review and photos) to feel the water, their performances went down so well that they will be back headline their own mini tour towards the end of January..(Shinedown live show review and photos). The Jacksonville, Florida-based fivesome exploded onto the US rock scene in 2003 with their RIAA platinum-certified breakthrough debut, ‘Leave A Whisper’. 2005 saw the release of sophomore album ‘Us and Them’, the RIAA gold-certified record that yielded the blockbusting single ‘Save Me’ – a track which dominated the airwaves holding down the number one spot in the mainstream rock charts for a stunning twelve consecutive weeks. The success of ‘Save Me’ was followed by two further Top 5 hits – ‘Heroes’ and ‘I Dare You.’ An introductory four track download is available for free now at SHINEDOWN It features ‘Fly From The Inside’ their debut single taken from album ‘Leave A Whisper’, the aforementioned ‘Save Me’ and two tracks from forthcoming album ‘Sound Of Madness’; ‘Cyanide Sweet’ and ‘Sound Of Madness’.


From the start, Shinedown have proven to be true road warriors, touring non-stop to bring their hard-edged rock ‘n’ roll to fans across the US. The band has performed countless headline dates, and shared stages with the likes of Seether, Van Halen, 3 Doors Down, Rob Zombie, and Godsmack. They recently wowed UK audiences supporting Disturbed on their October Tour. They will be back in the UK early next year. Dates are as follows:

Wed 21 Jan 2009 London Islington Academy
Thu 22 Jan 2009 Birmingham Barfly
Fri 23 Jan 2009 Glasgow King Tuts
Sun 25 Jan 2009 Manchester Academy

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Brent Smith – vocals | Barry Kerch – drums | Nick Perri –guitars | Eric Bass – bass | Zach Myers – guitars