SHINEDOWN Turns Hershey Into a Rock Spectacle on the ‘Dance, Kid, Dance’ Act II Tour

BLACK STONE CHERRY and COHEED AND CAMBRIA set the stage before SHINEDOWN unleashes a massive night of lights, fire, hits, and emotion at GIANT Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

SHINEDOWN brought the Dance, Kid, Dance Act II Tour to the GIANT Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania, with special guests COHEED AND CAMBRIA and BLACK STONE CHERRY, delivering a packed night of hard rock that built steadily toward a massive headlining production.

BLACK STONE CHERRY Kicks Off the Night

Kentucky rockers BLACK STONE CHERRY opened the show with a seven-song set packed with energy and the band’s unmistakable blend of hard rock and Southern influence.

The band wasted little time getting the crowd moving, delivering favorites including “Me and Mary Jane,” “Celebrate,” “White Trash Millionaire,” and “Blame It on the Boom Boom.” Their heavier rock foundation mixed with a country-tinged edge made for a strong opening set and an effective start to the night.

COHEED AND CAMBRIA Turns Up the Intensity

New York’s COHEED AND CAMBRIA followed with a heavier and more atmospheric performance, backed by an impressive combination of lighting and smoke that transformed the stage and pushed the energy inside the GIANT Center even higher.

Across a ten-song set, the band delivered selections including “The Liars Club,” “Ten Speed (Of God’s Blood & Burial),” “Blind Side Sonny,” “Gravemakers & Gunslingers,” and the unmistakable “Welcome Home.”

By the time their set came to a close, Hershey was more than ready for SHINEDOWN.

SHINEDOWN Takes Over the GIANT Center

SHINEDOWN didn’t simply walk onto the stage.

The show began with a theatrical sequence featuring three performers—two wearing Lucha Libre-style masks and another dressed as an old-fashioned television set—dancing across the stage. One appeared to use a remote control to change channels on the massive screen behind them before the production suddenly shifted and SHINEDOWN exploded onto the stage.

Three of the band’s four members appeared across an enormous catwalk-style stage extending into the audience in a Y-shaped configuration, and the GIANT Center immediately erupted.

During the show, vocalist Brent Smith told the crowd just how much the Hershey performance meant to the band, noting that fans had sold out the GIANT Center in only fourteen minutes.

That enthusiasm carried throughout SHINEDOWN‘s enormous 21-song set.

The production was everything fans have come to expect from a SHINEDOWN arena show—towering lights, pyrotechnics, fire, massive visuals, and a stage designed to bring the band closer to nearly every section of the building.

Musically, the set reached across the band’s career, stretching from the early days of Leave a Whisper through their newest material. Crowd favorites including “Second Chance,” “Enemies,” and “Cut the Cord” were surrounded by newer songs and several more intimate moments.

Before performing “A Symptom of Being Human,” Smith addressed the audience and spoke about the band’s continued support of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, with one dollar from every ticket sold on the tour being donated to the organization.

Among the newer material, “Three Six Five” stood out as one of the night’s strongest moments, showing exactly why the song has connected so powerfully with listeners.

The scale of the arena production eventually gave way to something more personal when the entire band gathered on the smaller B-stage for a stripped-down, in-the-round-style portion of the performance. Songs including “Get Up,” “I’ll Follow You,” and “Save Me” gave the night a different atmosphere and allowed SHINEDOWN to connect with the audience in a much more intimate setting.

One of the evening’s most emotional moments came later when guitarist Zach Myers performed a verse of 3 DOORS DOWN’s “Kryptonite” in memory of the band’s friend Brad Arnold.

SHINEDOWN also returned to one of the defining songs in their live repertoire with their version of LYNYRD SKYNYRD’s “Simple Man,” bringing another memorable moment to the closing stretch of the show.

From the theatrical opening to the final songs of the night, SHINEDOWN‘s Dance, Kid, Dance Act II Tour proved to be much more than another arena rock concert. Between the enormous production, decades of familiar songs, newer material, intimate moments, and a sold-out Hershey crowd that was with the band from beginning to end, SHINEDOWN delivered a show built for the size of the GIANT Center.

With BLACK STONE CHERRY and COHEED AND CAMBRIA setting the tone, Hershey received three very different sides of modern rock in one night—and SHINEDOWN made sure the evening ended on the biggest possible scale.