THE CARNIVAL FANS

When you dont need that pyrokinetic stuff an all you need if the four guys who actually perform the song onstge, you know you are one the best bands ever! I love you Shinedown!!!!!

I am a big fan of the band and have been to several concerts. i brought back stages passes to the last one i attended in pikeville which was awsome even though most of the fans were lazy i never sat down.i did not make it to the meet and greet though because my boy friend had to work late and ended up making me miss it. i was not happy. but i also purchased the fan pack with my tickets but i never did get the welcome pack either so. i just missed out on everything except for an awsome concert. u are a great prform the carnival of maddness tour is outrageous. keep rockin. donna. sultry_2323@yahoo.com

Hey Brent, I heard on Johnny Dare you are considering buying a house in Kansas City? I am a real estate agent in KC, been a fan for a while and have seen you guys live a few times. Always Kick Ass! Well if you are truly thinking about buying a home in KC, I would be honored to work for you. Thanks for the music Kali Sallman

I saw you guys in Nashville, TN at Buzzfest and can I just say that you guys were my first concert back from a 5 year break and I am soooo incredibly glad that I picked you guys as my welcome back! Just recently became a fan and once I bought "The Sound of Madness" albumn I immediately went and bought ALL of your albumns. Haven't done that since the 90's and the last band I did that for was Guns N Roses lol! Anyway, loved loved loved the show you guys are well worth the 100 bucks my husband and I spent to see you guys and we would do it again and again. Can't wait for you guys to return to Nashville. Thank you soooo much for being so appreciative of your fans we love that about ya'll. I can't get over just how thankful and humble ALL of you guys were that night at the show and telling us so many times just how appreciative and how mind blowing it was that we chose to come and spend our night with you guys. You are welcome you are welcome you are welcome! Thanks for being such great live performers and for your songs, my whole family loves you, me, my husband, my 2 year old son and my 5 year old daughter especially loves your music. Keep it up guys!!!

Saw you guys in Charlotte, NC, for being 100 degrees your guys kicked serious ass and we loved it. Cant wait to see you guys again

Saw Shinedown for the 3rd time in one year in IOWA on Saturday night!!! Always amazing, Brent Smith, as my son would say, "has the voice of an angel!" PLEASE come back again soon!

I met you guys when you came to Cleveland. I about fell over when Barry stood up and shook my hand. I'm not star-struck, it was just vastly different from the usual. Music is my life and my business. I've met a lotta rock stars in my time but none of them have ever been as real and personable as you guys - most of them just give fans a polite "are we done yet" brush off like it's such a chore to talk to us. I really appreciate the things you say on stage and off. You said you wanted "Sound of Madness" to be what everyone would remember as the record that needed to be written...well, YOU DID IT, and now I'm speaking as a life-long musician, not just a fan (who's friends call her "the music Nazi" lol). I looked around the crowd and I didn't see one particular demographic. I even commented to my sister to look around at all the different kinds of people who were there, even parents with their kids. You don't transcend generation boundaries and connect with all those different classes of people all at the same time like that unless you've got something REALLY special...it's like when the home team finally makes it to the World Series. ;) I know for me, I see a lot of myself in your songs - some of them make me cry...and some of them kick me in the...well, you know how the song goes. }:}~ I remember when I first started listening to you, I had to look you up to see if you were an old boyfriend or somebody from my past who went and got famous. LOL I was like, "Hey!...that sounds like when...." Long story short: "the music Nazi" whole-heartedly approves. XD BTW, if y'all ever wanna do something with a fiddle that rocks, you just let me know. Just cuz Tantric did it first don't mean we can't do it better. ;) See you in Dayton in September!!! =D XXXOOOXXX, ~Jessica~

well we got to meet in canandaigua ny and i told you that night that your music changed me as a person it rely did give me a second chance with my family and everyone i knew it made me realize who i needed in my life and who i didnt i came out as being gay about 5 years back and my whole family shunned me and well from the first day i ever herd the song 2nd chance i just let go i let go of everything and set out to make my own life and show my family i can make it i stopped contact with them for a period of time and well now im living happily with my bf and my relationship with my parents has never been better you guys rely have changed my life i rely dont know if i could ever thank you guys enough for giving me the second chance in life that i needed and every time i hear second chance ill admit it makes me cry bc i wounder what would have happened if i never herd this song and never set out to make a second chance for my self your show was amazing and yes was the event of the year i will never forget that day thank you again for everything you have done for me and for the many others you have helped i love you guys as a band and cant wait to see what else you come up with plz return next year to canandaigua ny

Dear Shinedown, I don't know if you ever read your messages, since you get so many. But I had to send you my story. Six years ago I went through a nasty split with my x-wife. I got custody of our 2 boys. I have never been on my own. I went straight from mom and dads to in with my wife. Not only did I have to learn how to do it and pay bills and work and all that. Plus I had two boy's that was looking at me to make the right choices. So the boys and I did stuff we could relate to. Sports was a big thing. But music was it. I took them to concerts and we all loved music. Both of my boys love rock music. You are by far there favorite band. Over the years we have bought all of there friends cd's and concerts tickets. But the bond they share as brothers when they go to see you is amazing. My oldest son has decided to go to the Navy and he leaves out in 6 weeks. They are going to the Missouri State Fair to see you one last time together. Overall they have been to 13 shows all across Missouri. They have had the pleasure of meeting you guys and your family's over the last 6 years. I just wanted to say from the bottom of my heart THANK YOU!!! It will be memories they share for the rest of there lives. Plus it made our lives so much better. So when you guys are doing your thing this Friday at the state fair. Just know there are two brothers out there loving it!! Sincerely, Chad Galindo

Always an amazing show. I have seen you more than 4x now and will continue to. You are such an entertaining band to check out. Never seized to be amazed :) Continuing rocking and inspriing me and others. SHINEDOWN!! -sHeiLa

just attended the cmac show...well actually worked it...security at the front stage and i must say being a fan it was so hard to keep my back to th the show ....ugh..thanks Brent for asking me to hold you microphone while you jumped into the crowd......that was pretty cool...no ear plugs for me that night...you guys rock...next time im calling in sick and buying a ticket...hope u make it back soon...Rags

I was at the Mohegan Sun show on Wednesday, you guys put on one hell of a show. Hope you come back to the area again soon.

I was at the CMAC show on friday. Fucking Amazing. That was one of the best shows that I have ever been to. It was also the loudest show to come to CMAC. A friend of mine lives up the road a little bit from CMAC. He said that it was the loudest show he has ever heard. Great job! Enjoy the rest of the tour, and please come back soon. Peace

I went to the show at CMAC in Cananadauiga NY......I just wanna let you guys know that your show was awesome!!! Getting to meet you guys at the meet and greet totally made my day too!!! Cant wait for you guys to come back to upstate NY again....that was only my 2nd shinedown show, and im totally ready for more~ thanks guys! u rock!