'The Revolution's Live Tour' hits Hershey with Shinedown, The Pretty Reckless and Diamante

Shinedown's return to Pennsylvania on their Spring 2022 headlining tour arrived just weeks after the band made history with "Planet Zero" becoming their 18th #1 single - further cementing their legacy as the greatest rock band of the generation.

Over the past decade Shinedown has consistently risen to the top of the rock charts and outshined their peers with each release the band puts out and subsequently on the tour supporting. Across this time period the band has sold over 10 million records, released over 20 singles that have all charted in the top 5 and as of 2022 made history as they pulled ahead of the pack to be ranked #1 by Billboard on the Greatest of All Time Mainstreams Rock Artists. Shinedown is currently back on the road on 'The Revolution's Live Tour' and celebrating the recent success that their single "Planet Zero" has brought them despite their upcoming album of the same name being delayed until July due to some production issues. This small delay hasn't impacted the tour as multiple dates, including their stop at the Giant Center in Hershey, were sold out on one of their biggest and most production tours to date in their career.

Joining Shinedown on 'The Revolution's Live Tour' were the established and increasingly popular special guest The Pretty Reckless helmed by Taylor Momsen and the relatively newcomer to the scene, Diamante. Both support artists shared and utilized the massive stage that Shinedown has constructed for this tour which gave them an incredible amount of production to work into their performance as well as usage of the massive thrust that cut the general admission crowd of the venue in half. Diamante was the first to take to the stage and did so with a flash as her diamond-esque jumpsuit burst to life with light as the spotlights illuminated her arrival in Hershey.

The 25 year old rocker is no stranger to the touring circuit and has built a strong reputation with her live performances early in her career after being on the road previously with Three Days Grace and more. Diamante's 7 song set gave the crowd a good taste of her style of rock n' roll and she had the crowd on the floor moving early with a few heavier tracks during the performance. Fans hit the concourse following her set in hopes to grab a selfie with her at the merch booth after the set and a good number of them picked up some swag while they were there as well as Diamante made new fans in Hershey that night. While it may be awhile before she return's to the Giant Center on her own as a headliner it is safe to say based on her performance that she's going to be continuing to make a name for herself in the rock world as she already has in just a few brief years.

Following a quick set change of seemingly less than 15 minutes; the massive stage was flooded with haze and dimly illuminate with purple lighting as The Pretty Reckless logo slowly faded onto the LED screens. The crowd's anticipation for the start of this support set was the first indication that the show that night Hershey was going to be a very special one for all of the band's on the tour. Taylor Momsen was greeted by the roar of thousands as The Pretty Reckless kicked their set off with stellar cover of Soundgarden's "Loud Love." A fitting tribute to the great Chris Cornell and a a respectful to the last chapter in the band's touring history as they were out on the road with Soundgarden when Cornell tragically passed.

Taylor Momsen is a veteran artist at this point when it comes to live performances and the stage set up on 'The Revolution's Live Tour' is among the biggest the band has ever performed on. The increased space gave Momsen a lot of real-estate to perform in and allowed her to command the crowd as the true front woman she is with a masterful performance. Through out the band's 10 song set Momsen made her way down the thrust constantly, slid across a large metal section in the middle and even crawled along the floor at one point all while delivering impressive vocal performances. Supporting her were the incredible bandmates she has shared the stage with in The Pretty Reckless for the last few years including guitarist Ben Phillips who laid down multiple flawless guitar riffs during the set.

Shinedown arrived to the stage shortly past 9PM and their massive stage production slowly began to flicker to life. Prior to the band's dramatic walk out the sold out arena was transported back to 2019 as a video played on their massive video wall showcasing the tail end of the 'Attention! Attention! Tour.' However that video, much like our lives following, was cut short as it ended 2020 and the pandemic began - from there things progressed until 2021 when the video (and the night) took a thematic turn. Cryptic alien symbols flashed on the screen, an AI appeared and the Giant Center was taken from 2022 and transported to "Planet Zero" as Shinedown emerged from behind their video wall and kicked the show with their new song "The Saints of Violence and Innuendo."

Through 19 songs Shinedown reminded the massive crowd exactly how they became the best and most important rock band of the century - their artistry. With their massive catalog of commercial singles, fan favorites and stellar deep cuts Shinedown has more material to craft a setlist from then any artist touring yet somehow they landed on a perfect mix for 'The Revolution's Live Tour.' Their record breaking single "Planet Zero" made in early appearance in the set as did a yet to be released track "Daylight" as the band focused heavily on the material that got them to the massive stage they are performing on today.

Brent Smith yet again delivered a masterful vocal performance across all songs but shined brightest on the heavy "Monsters" while pyro engulfed the stage around him - the soaring ballad of "Get Up" was a close second to this epic moment. Aside him Zach Myers continued to do what he does best and shred on guitar all night long, in addition to being the mastermind who designed their current tour production as was revealed later in the show. Eric Bass and Barry Kerch provided the crucial heavy backbone to the performance and when all combined fans were treated to the masterpiece of live performance that is a Shinedown concert. After 18 number one singles it has become clearer that we are living in an era of rock that may never be repeated and there is no doubt that Shinedown's fans have embraced as they gave the band all of their energy during the set.

With the proper release of the full length "Planet Zero" still on the horizon there is no doubt that Shinedown will continue to shatter the ceiling of the records they are setting as they truly exist on a planet of their own in rock n' roll. Pennsylvania fans were treated to a once in a lifetime performance at the Giant Center with this show and are lucky enough that the tour will circle back through Camden, New Jersey later this year on the second leg. Shinedown has proven they not only deserve the title of "best rock band of all time" but also that they aren't done yet as they have entered the most creative and innovate era of their legacy. Get ready - "Planet Zero" is coming up just around the corner.