Shinedown and Ayron Jones at Denver’s Mission Ballroom

Shinedown and Ayron Jones at Mission Ballroom

Posted on February 17, 2022
by Aimee

You guys know I love a good rock concert. And Shinedown puts on a GREAT rock concert. The legendary band returned to Denver for the first time since 2019, this time at our new(ish) venue, the Mission Ballroom. Shinedown is supporting their seventh studio album, Planet Zero, out April 22 on Atlantic Records. The tour goes all over the U.S., Europe and Canada (dates listed below) during 2022.

Shinedown front man Brent Smith says of the album and its themes, “If we shut each other down and allow ourselves to be divided by the information we consume and the way we talk to each other, we lose our humanity. Planet Zero was written for all of us. The fact is that we’re all here on this planet no matter what, so it’s time to actually move forward together with empathy, perseverance and strength.”

Brent’s powerful message is backed live by his incredible vocal strength and his band’s musical talent. And as much as love big rock shows, I especially love bands who love playing together. Guitarist Zach Meyers and bassist Eric Bass ran back and forth while drummer Barry Kerch was flailing arms all night. If you have never been to a concert at the Mission, it’s a venue that you can move all around to really see a band from different vantage points, which I happily did after I finished photographing. It sounded great everywhere. The pyrotechnics were an added bonus.

Also, seeing as the last few years have been a vacuum, I wanted to mention that Planet Zero follows Shinedown’s 2018 album ATTENTION ATTENTION, which the band recently brought to life in a feature film. It’s a visual counterpart to the album’s narrative about mental health and the resolve of the human spirit.

One last note: Watch out for Ayron Jones and his band. Those guys won’t be opening for much longer and most certainly will have their own tour very soon. I’m glad I made it there early enough to see them and I highly suggest you do too.

Like I said… a really, really great rock show, all around.

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Ayron Jones – Denver Concert Photos

Shinedown – Denver Concert Photos

Shinedown Tour Dates 2022

January 26 – San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield ^
January 28 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern ^
January 29 – Valley Center, CA @ Harrah’s Resort Southern California ^
January 30 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Federal Theatre ^
February 1 – Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom ^
February 2 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex ^
February 4 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas ^
February 5 – Reno, NV @ Grand Sierra Resort & Casino ^
February 7 – Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre ^
February 8 – Portland, OR @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall ^
April 1 – Spokane, WA @ Spokane Arena #
April 2 – Boise, ID @ ExtraMile Arena #
April 4 – Billings, MT @ First Interstate Arena #
April 6 – Fargo, ND @ FARGODOME #
April 8 – Green Bay, WI @ Resch Center #
April 9 – Peoria, IL @ Peoria Civic Center #
April 11 – Sioux Falls, SD @ Denny Sanford Premier Center #
April 12 – Des Moines, IA @ Wells Fargo Arena #
April 14 – Toledo, OH @ Huntington Center #
April 15 – Hershey, PA @ GIANT Center #
April 16 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun #
April 18 – Portland, ME @ Cross Insurance Arena #
April 20 – Baltimore, MD @ Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena #
April 22 – Charleston, WV @ Charleston Coliseum #
April 23 – Columbus, OH @ Schottenstein Center #
April 24 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena #
April 26 – Evansville, IN @ Ford Center #
April 28 – Wichita, KS @ INTRUST Bank Arena #
April 29 – Little Rock, AR @ Simmons Bank Arena #
April 30 – Birmingham, AL @ Legacy Arena #
May 3 – Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro Coliseum #
May 4 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena #
May 6 – Greenville, SC @ Bon Secours Wellness Arena #
May 7 – Knoxville, TN @ Thompson-Boling Arena #
May 21 – Daytona Beach, FL @ Welcome To Rockville
June 3 – Nuremberg, Germany @ Rock im Park
June 5 – Nuremberg, Germany @ Rock am Ring
June 7 – Budapest, Hungary @ Groupama Aréna +
June 9 – Hamburg, Germany @ edel-optics.de Arena
June 11 – Donington, UK @ Download Festival
June 13 – Belfast, UK @ Ormeau Park +
June 16 – Utrecht, Netherlands @ Tivoli Vredenburg
June 17 – Clisson, France @ Hellfest
June 18 – Dessel, Belgium @ Graspop Metal Meeting
July 14 – Madison, WI @ The Sylvee ^
July 19 – Quebec, QC @ Centre Videotron *^
July 20 – Montreal, QC @ L’Olympia *^
July 22 – Toronto, ON @ History *^
July 23 – Windsor, ON @ The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor *^
July 26 – Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre *^
July 27 – Moose Jaw, SK @ Mosaic Place *^
July 29 – Saskatoon, SK @ TCU Place *^
July 30 – Calgary, AB @ Grey Eagle Resort & Casino *^
July 31 – Edmonton, AB @ Convention Centre *^
August 2 – Penticton, BC @ South Okanagan Event Centre *^
August 3 – Abbotsford, BC @ Abbotsford Centre *^