Special contribution by Daniel Martinez
Testing the concert waters in the middle of a pandemic, Shinedown brought their road show to the Pavilion at the Toyota Music Factory. While the initial 12-date tour (which ballooned to 21 stops in July) looks to be a sample of what lies ahead for the band in the coming year, the thousands in attendance were amped and grateful to have live rock music back on Saturday night. Bringing along the chaps from England, the Struts, made for a mighty combination and gave you two different styles of rock. The Struts are a great live band in their own right and headline can headline their own 1000+ venue shows, so getting them as an opener is definitely a treat. But Shinedown has been a mainstay in the heavy rock scene and there is no hint of them stopping anytime soon. And with their 18-song set, they brought the hits and an excellently-produced show that will keep the fans coming back.
Photos of the show are below:
The Struts
Shinedown / the Struts @ Toyota Music Factory, Irving, TX
Reviewed by Scott Rowe, Editor
on
September 27, 2021
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