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Rock radio giants 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 to finally announce our 8th Studio album titled EI8HT alongside our Dance Kid Dance Act ll World Tour.”
He continued and described the new song "Safe and Sound" with: "Safe and Sound is about reminding the competition what they are dealing with one by one."
Joining Shinedown on the massive worldwide tour will be Coheed and Cambria, 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 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.
UK/Ireland dates with Coheed and Cambria and Those Damn Crows as support:
November 14 – Birmingham – bp pulse LIVE November 16 – Glasgow – OVO Hydro November 17 – Nottingham – Motorpoint Arena November 19 – London – OVO Arena Wembley November 20 – Manchester – AO Arena November 22 – Dublin – 3Olympia Theatre (Those Damn Crows only)
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.
