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Five Finger Death Punch and Shinedown Join Forces to Co-Headline Fall's Biggest Arena Rock Tour
By: Caryn Robbins Apr. 26, 2016
Five Finger Death Punch and Shinedown are partnering to co-headline the biggest Fall Arena Rock Tour 2016 produced by Frank Productions/NS2/ CMoore Live - an epic trek that kicks off on October 18th in Little Rock, AR, and crisscrosses North America through December. See tour dates below. More dates will be announced soon.
Coinciding with the announcement of the Fall tour, Five Finger Death Punch are also celebrating the platinum certification of their 2009 album War Is The Answer, as well as the gold certification of their 2013 album The Wrong Side Of Heaven And The Righteous Side Of Hell, Vol. 1.
Shinedown recently launched "Asking For It" - the third single off of the multiplatinum rock band's current album "THREAT TO SURVIVAL" - with an electrifying performance on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!." "Asking For It" follows the album's back-to-back #1 singles "Cut The Cord" and "State Of My Head," and looks to build upon the band's already record-setting tally of 20 chart-topping singles.
SIXX: A.M. will release their highly anticipated fourth album,Prayers for the Damned this Friday, April 29th. Pre-order the album http://smarturl.it/SixxAMPFTD.
Five Finger Death Punch's highly acclaimed sixth album, Got Your Six, hit new sales heights for the band around the world with its September 2015 debut. In the U.S., it debuted at #1 on Top Album chart, #1 on the Overall Digital Album chart, and #1 on the Hard Music Album chart, as well as at #2 on the Billboard Top 200, and sold 115K in the first week of release. This was the first #1 Album for the Las Vegas hard-rockers. Impressive international chart numbers rolled in from Australia and Canada (#3), Germany and Sweden (#5), and the UK (#6), to name a few. Five Finger Death Punch have grown exponentially in just a few years, racking up 16 consecutive top 10 hits, five #1 hits, four gold and a platinum album. With the release of 2013's The Wrong Side of Heaven and the Righteous Side of Hell Volume 1 (recently certified gold) and Volume 2, the band created continuous new content with which they outsold the majority of bands in their genre, selling 2 million albums over the past three years in North America alone. The band is currently taking Got Your Six around the world touring throughout 2017. Don't miss the brand new lyric video for "Boots and Blood," from Got Your Six, premiering tomorrow, April 27th. For more info on the band, visit: www.fivefingerdeathpunch.com.
Known worldwide for their unparalleled streak of hits, Shinedown is without question one of the most successful rock bands of the 21st century. The band's unmatched ascendancy over multi-format rock radio has seen the band achieve a record setting 20 #1 singles, including back-to-back chart-toppers "Cut The Cord" and "State Of My Head" off of their latest album, "THREAT TO SURVIVAL." Released last fall, "THREAT TO SURVIVAL" debuted at #1 on both Billboard's Rock Albums and Hard Rock Albums chart, and #5 overall on the Billboard 200. The band just launched the album's 3rdsingle "Asking For It." Shinedown exploded onto the rock scene with 2003's RIAA-certified Platinum debut album "LEAVE A WHISPER," has had every album since - "US AND THEM" (2005), "THE SOUND OF MADNESS" (2008), "AMARYLLIS" (2012) - score either Gold or Platinum success. Hailed by fans as a fiery and always exciting live act, Shinedown have toured hard throughout their career, including countless headline treks and festival appearances. The band has shared their explosive performances with a national audience through high profile television appearances on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live!, NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and TODAY, CBS' The Early Show, and TBS' Conan, among others. In 2009, Shinedown received an American Music Award nomination for "Best Alternative Rock Band." Shinedown is: Brent Smith (vocals), Barry Kerch (drums), Zach Myers (guitars), and Eric Bass (bass). For more information, please visit www.shinedown.com.
Formed in Los Angeles in 2007, SIXX:A.M.'s mission has remained steadfast: to provide the masses with iconic, hard rock that boasts unrivaled musicianship. Comprised of vocalist and producer James Michael, guitarist Dj Ashba, and bassist Nikki Sixx, the band has released three studio albums; The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack (2007), This Is Gonna Hurt (2011), and Modern Vintage (2014), and has sold over 1 million albums globally. On April 29th,SIXX:A.M. will release Volume 1 of their new double album Prayers for the Damned via Eleven Seven Music. The album's first single "Rise" is currently #7 on the Rock charts and climbing. The band recently announced their #ReasonToRise campaign, in which they urge people to look at their surroundings and take a stand for issues they believe in. Fans can share on social media what makes them raise their fists and act using the hashtag #ReasonToRise. Watch the video for"Rise" here. The band will kick off their global 2016 Prayers for the Damned Tour at Welcome to Rockville on April 30th followed by performances at all other major US and European festivals this spring and summer with a string of US headline shows in May and many more dates soon to be announced. For more information on tour dates and the band, please visit www.sixxammusic.com.
As Lions, comprised of vocalist Austin Dickinson, guitarists Conor O'Keefe and Will Homer, bassist Stefan Whiting, and drummer Dave Fee formed in late 2014 and have been on the road ever since. Called the "Hot New Band of 2015" by Metal Hammer, the band has been keeping busy by touring building a national following through the United Kingdom. This year, As Lions will release their debut album, produced by multi-platinum award-winning producer David Bendeth, (Paramore, Papa Roach), on Better Noise Records.www.aslionsband.com.
TOUR DATES:
Five Finger Death Punch / Shinedown
SIXX:A.M.
As Lions
| 10/18 | Little Rock, AR | Verizon Arena |
| 10/22 | Wichita, KS | Intrust Bank Arena |
| 10/23 | Denver, CO | Pepsi Center |
| 10/25 | West Valley City, UT | Maverik Center |
| 10/27 | Phoenix, AZ | Talking Stick Resort Arena |
| 10/28 | Las Vegas, NV | T-Mobile Arena |
| 10/29 | Anaheim, CA | Honda Center |
| 10/31 | San Jose, CA | SAP Center |
| 11/02 | Portland, OR | Moda Center |
| 11/03 | Spokane, WA | Spokane Arena |
| 11/05 | Tacoma, WA | Tacoma Dome |
| 11/07 | Boise, ID | Taco Bell Arena |
| 11/09 | Billings, MT | MetraPark Fairgrounds |
| 11/11 | Bismarck, ND | Bismarck Civic Center |
| 11/17 | Cincinnati, OH | U.S. Bank Arena |
| 11/18 | Louisville, KY | KFC Yum! Center |
More dates will be announced soon.
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