Shinedown celebrate fan’s 102nd show milestone with an incredible 18-year live debut

When Shinedown performed on May 16 at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin, they granted a long-standing fan’s dream, as per Loudwire. About halfway through their hit-filled performance, the band paused to fulfil a fan request for a live rarity that hadn’t been done in eighteen years. The song was “Junkies for Fame,” a bonus track on the deluxe reissue of “The Sound of Madness”, the band’s best-selling album. After performing “Searchlight,” “Enemies,” “Call Me,” and “Misfits” consecutively (according to Setlist.fm), everyone in the audience—possibly with the exception of one fan—was taken aback by their setlist’s eleventh song of the evening.

Now it’s about to get really interesting, a young man by the name of Anthony asked us to play a song earlier. Real quick, before you say anything. We don’t do this for anyone. Anthony, you are the number one tonight, my brother. You are the number one, my man. What he means by that is we have not played this song in 18 years and I mean legitimately 18 years. By the way Anthony, you just made our monitor engineer the happiest guy on earth. Hey, if this falls apart, I hope you still have a good time tonight, cause it probably will.

Before continuing, the band was able to rock out through the first chorus and verse of the song. However, before doing so, Brent Smith noticed “All you man” and hurried over to give the fan a hug and a forehead kiss, while drummer Barry Kerch gave him a hug and the drumsticks he had just played. The request came from someone exceptional, as Smith’s words may suggest. Anthony, the fan, was present for his 102nd Shinedown performance.

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Upcoming shows with Coheed And Cambria, Black Stone Cherry and DJ Rockfeed:

• Tuesday, May 19, 2026 – Wichita, KS, USA – INTRUST Bank Arena 
• Friday, May 22, 2026 – Austin, TX, USA – Moody Center 
• Saturday, May 23, 2026 – Oklahoma City, OK, USA – Paycom Center 
• Tuesday, May 26, 2026 – Jacksonville, FL, USA – VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena 
• Thursday, May 28, 2026 – Estero, FL, USA – Hertz Center 
• Saturday, May 30, 2026 – Tampa, FL, USA – Benchmark International Arena
• Tuesday, June 2, 2026 – Biloxi, MS, USA – Mississippi Coast Coliseum 
• Friday, June 5, 2026 – Norfolk, VA, USA – Chartway Arena 
• Saturday, June 6, 2026 – Hershey, PA, USA – Giant Center

With Coheed And Cambria, From Ashes To New and DJ Rockfeed:

• Saturday, July 11, 2026 – Mt. Pleasant, MI, USA – Soaring Eagle 
• Monday, July 13, 2026 – Toronto, ON, Canada – Coca‑Cola Coliseum (no From Ashes to New) 
• Wednesday, July 15, 2026 – Quebec City, QC, Canada – Centre Vidéotron 
• Friday, July 17, 2026 – Uncasville, CT, USA – Mohegan Sun Arena (no From Ashes to New) 
• Saturday, July 18, 2026 – Albany, NY, USA – MVP Arena 
• Monday, July 20, 2026 – Manchester, NH, USA – SNHU Arena (no From Ashes to New) 
• Tuesday, July 21, 2026 – Newark, NJ, USA – Prudential Center (no From Ashes to New) 
• Thursday, July 23, 2026 – Philadelphia, PA, USA – Xfinity Mobile Arena (no From Ashes to New) 
• Saturday, July 25, 2026 – Knoxville, TN, USA – Food City Center 
• Thursday, July 30, 2026 – Lubbock, TX, USA – United Supermarkets Arena 
• Friday, July 31, 2026 – Colorado Springs, CO, USA – Weidner Field (no From Ashes to New) 
• Sunday, August 2, 2026 – El Paso, TX, USA – UTEP Don Haskins Center T
• uesday, August 4, 2026 – Tucson, AZ, USA – Tucson Arena 
• Thursday, August 6, 2026 – Ontario, CA, USA – Toyota Arena (no From Ashes to New) 
• Friday, August 7, 2026 – Las Vegas, NV, USA – Michelob Ultra Arena 
• Sunday, August 9, 2026 – Sparks, NV, USA – Nugget Event Center (no From Ashes to New) 
• Monday, August 10, 2026 – Boise, ID, USA – ExtraMile Arena 
• Wednesday, August 12, 2026 – Billings, MT, USA – First Interstate Arena at MetraPark 
• Friday, August 14, 2026 – Spokane, WA, USA – Numerica Veterans Arena 
• Saturday, August 15, 2026 – Vancouver, BC, Canada – PNE Pacific Coliseum 
• Monday, August 17, 2026 – Edmonton, AB, Canada – Rogers Place 
• Thursday, August 20, 2026 – Fargo, ND, USA – Fargodome 
• Friday, August 21, 2026 – Welch, MN, USA – Treasure Island Resort (no From Ashes to New) 
• Sunday, August 23, 2026 – Springfield, IL, USA – Illinois State Fair
• Friday, September 4, 2026 – Dyersville, IA, USA – Velocity Festival (Shinedown only)
• Thursday, September 10, 2026 – McHenry, IL, USA – McHenry Music Festival (Shinedown only)

With Those Damn Crows:

• Saturday, October 31, 2026 – Paris, France – Zénith Paris – La Villette 
• Monday, November 2, 2026 – Milan, Italy – Alcatraz 
• Wednesday, November 4, 2026 – Tilburg, Netherlands – O13 
• Friday, November 6, 2026 – Prague, Czech Republic – Forum Karlín 
• Sunday, November 8, 2026 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Falkonersalen 
• Monday, November 9, 2026 – Stockholm, Sweden – Annexet 
• Wednesday, November 11, 2026 – Berlin, Germany – Columbiahalle 
• Thursday, November 12, 2026 – Düsseldorf, Germany – Mitsubishi Electric Halle 
• Saturday, November 14, 2026 – Birmingham, UK – bp pulse Live (with Coheed And Cambria)
• Monday, November 16, 2026 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro (with Coheed And Cambria)
• Tuesday, November 17, 2026 – Nottingham, UK – Motorpoint Arena (with Coheed And Cambria)
• Thursday, November 19, 2026 – London, UK – OVO Arena Wembley (with Coheed And Cambria)
• Friday, November 20, 2026 – Manchester, UK – AO Arena (with Coheed And Cambria)
• Sunday, November 22, 2026 – Dublin, Ireland – 3Olympia Theatre (with Coheed And Cambria)