Shinedown lead singer Brent Smith stopped the rock band's performance in Toronto last week (July 22) to break up a fight in the audience. The musician physically entered the crowd to subdue the altercation, as fan-captured footage shows in reports from Blabbermouth and MusicLife.
Quelling the situation professionally, Smith let a concertgoer who was seemingly the aggressor in the skirmish at the Canadian venue History— as well as the person accompanying them — watch a portion of the Shinedown gig from the side of the stage.
See the videos down toward the bottom of this post.
"Chill — everybody, chill out, man," Smith says amid the throng. "Seriously, I can see it from up there, man. I need everybody to chill out. You okay? Obviously, you're not okay. You alright? You okay? Nah man, you gotta chill, man. You gotta chill."
He continues. "Wanna stay at the show? You wanna keep going? Alright, I'll tell you what, I'ma do something I don't normally do. How many people are with you? Just you two? You follow me, come on. You guys having a good time? Everybody having a good time?"
Other rock artists have had to stop violence at recent gigs. Examples over the last few weeks include Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, The Cult's Ian Astbury and even country star and TV personality Luke Bryan, who joked that his show "isn't Limp Bizkit or nothing."
Shinedown are currently touring behind their new studio album, Planet Zero, released earlier this month. See their upcoming dates under the videos and get tickets here.
July 29 – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan @ TCU Place July 30 – Calgary, Alberta @ Grey Eagle July 31 – Edmonton, Alberta @ Convention Ctr Aug. 2 – Penticton, British Columbia @ Events Ctr Aug. 3 – Abbotsford, British Columbia @ Abbotsford Ctr Aug. 25 – Asheville, N.C. @ The Orange Peel Aug. 28 – Knoxville, Tenn. @ Thompson-Boling Arena Sept. 2 – Pryor, Okla. @ Pryor Creek Fest Sept. 3 – Kansas City, Mo. @ Azura Amp. Sept. 5 – St. Louis, Mo. @ Hollywood Casino Sept. 9 – Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Pavilion Sept. 10 – Holmdel, N.J. @ PNC Bank Ctr Sept. 11 – Camden, N.J. @ Waterfront Pavilion Sept. 13 – Mansfield, Mass. @ Xfinity Ctr Sept. 14 – Saratoga Springs, N.Y. @ Arts Center Sept. 16 – Gilford, N.H. @ Pavilion Sept. 17 – Syracuse, N.Y. @ Lakeview Amp. Sept. 18 – Virginia Beach, Va. @ Virginia Beach Amp. Sept. 20 – Darien, N.Y. @ Darien Lake Amp. Sept. 21 – Detroit, Mich. @ Pine Knob Theatre Sept. 23 – Louisville, Ky. @ Louder Than Life Sept. 26 – Charlotte, N.C. @ Pavilion Sept. 30 – Irving, Texas @ Pavilion Oct. 1 – Houston, Texas @ Mitchell Pavilion Oct. 2 – Cedar Park, Texas @ Cedar Park Oct. 5 – Albuquerque, N.M. @ Isleta Amph. Oct. 7 – Phoenix, Ariz. @ Ak-Chin Pavilion Oct. 8 – Anaheim, Calif. @ Honda Ctr Oct. 9 – Sacramento, Calif. @ Aftershock