Arts & Entertainment
Five Finger Death Punch, Shinedown Adds Amalie Arena to 2016 Tour
The tour's bands will donate a portion of their proceeds to charities.

TAMPA, FL – Due to overwhelming fan demand, Five Finger Death Punch and Shinedown have added 20 additional dates – including Tampa – to their Fall Arena tour.
The tour, produced by Frank Productions/NS2/CMoore Live, is set to kick off on Tuesday, Oct. 18 in Little Rock, Ark. The tour will visit Amalie Arena on Friday, Dec. 6 at 6 p.m. Tickets for the co-headlined concert are set to go on sale on Friday, Aug. 26 at 10 a.m.
Joining Five Finger Death Punch and Shinedown on the tour will be SIXX:A.M., which features bassist Nikki SIxx, and up-and-coming UK band As Lions.
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The four bands partnered to donate $1 from each ticket sold on the tour to four hand-picked charities close to their hearts:
- Five Finger Death Punch: Badge of Honor Memorial Foundation
- Shinedown: MusiCares
- Sixx:A.M.: Don’t Sell Bodies (Jada Pinkett Smith’s anti-human trafficking organization)
- As Lions: Make-A-Wish America
In addition to the $1 donation per ticket, the bands have teamed up with Crowdrise to give fans the option to enter for the chance to win VIP tickets plus a meet and greet by choosing to donate an additional $5 at the time of purchasing a ticket. Also, fans who aren’t in one of the cities on the tour but who would still like to support the efforts can visit Crowdrise to donate $5 and be entered for a chance to win a flyaway to the show of their choice plus a meet and greet with all four bands.
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Five Finger Death Punch is enjoying success with a No. 1 album (“Got Your Six”). Their fourth single released from the album, “I Apologize,” has received more than 4 million views online.
Shinedown is one of the most successful rock bands of the young 21st century, with 20 No. 1 singles, including back-to-back No. 1 songs “Cut the Cord” and “State of My Head” off of their latest album, “Threat to Survival.”
Tickets will be available at the McDonald’s Ticket Office at Amalie Arena, Ticketmaster outlets and Ticketmaster.com. Prices are $37.50, $47.50 and $57.50 and do not include facility fees or service charges.
For more information, visit amaliearena.com or call (813) 301-2500.
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