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Shinedown Announce Eighth Album 'EI8HT' and 2025 World Tour

award · 2026-05-21

Shinedown will release their eighth studio album 'EI8HT' on May 29, 2025, featuring 18 tracks. The band has already released five singles: 'Dance, Kid, dance', 'Killing Fields', 'Three, six, five', 'Searchlight', and 'Safe and Sound'. Frontman Brent Smith stated the band pushed themselves harder than ever. In 2025, Shinedown won iHeartRadio Music Awards for Rock Artist of the Year and Rock Song of the Year ('A Symptom of being Human'). They are nominated for the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards in three categories: Duo/Group of the Year, Rock Artist of the Year, and Rock Song of the Year (for 'Dance, Kid, dance'). The band will embark on the 'Dance Kid Dance Act II World Tour' starting May 13 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, with 54 dates across 11 countries, including Germany in November, ending November 22 in Dublin.

Key facts

  • Shinedown's eighth album 'EI8HT' releases May 29, 2025
  • Album contains 18 tracks
  • Five singles already released: 'Dance, Kid, dance', 'Killing Fields', 'Three, six, five', 'Searchlight', 'Safe and Sound'
  • Won 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards for Rock Artist of the Year and Rock Song of the Year
  • Nominated for 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards in three categories
  • World tour 'Dance Kid Dance Act II' starts May 13, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin
  • Tour includes 54 dates in 11 countries, including Germany in November
  • Tour ends November 22, 2025 in Dublin

Entities

Artists

  • Shinedown
  • Brent Smith

Institutions

  • iHeartRadio Music Awards

Locations

  • Green Bay
  • Wisconsin
  • United States
  • Germany
  • Dublin
  • Ireland

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