Shinedown: Dance, Kid, Dance

CRITIC’S PICK
Sun. Aug. 24

Shinedown, Bush, Beartooth, Morgan Wade, State Farm Arena — The headliners have been cranking out their mix of melodic hard rock and more sensitive but powerful material since 2003. Still, it has been three years since their last album so it’s likely they’ll introduce some fresh material. 90s UK alt-rock stars Bush, now going on 30 years as a performing entity, could headline this venue based on their radio hits. They have a new disc to promote featuring lead singer Gavin Rossdale’s distinctive vocals. What literate country-rocker Morgan Wade is doing opening this all-boys club is unclear, but she has a terrific recent Americana offering, her third, which is absolutely worth arriving early to hear. — Hal Horowitz