Shinedown and Papa Roach Arena Bound

Written by Jenni McEwen

It's time to rock. KGB and the Broome County Arena have done it again! They're bringing us another face melting show right before the holidays- which is a pretty kickass gift I must say.

Hit rockers, Shinedown are co-headlining the gig with Papa Roach and the chick-fronted group, Halestorm will be the openers.

Shinedown, as I'm sure most of you know, have made it big with hits like "Second Chance", "45" and "Save Me". The band started in 2001 and has been climbing the charts ever since. It's reported that all 10 of the singles they've released have been in the Top 5 of Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart, which is a feat not many bands have accomplished. The band consists of Brent Smith on vocals, Zach Myers on guitar, Barry Kerch on drums, and Eric Bass on... bass (ironic?).

Veteran rockers, Papa Roach are no stranger to this area, as I'm sure you all remember the infamous show at Magic City a few years back where the ambulance made an appearance. Anyway, just in case you don't know, the band is fronted by Jacoby Shaddix... yes, the same Jacoby that hosted MTV's Scarred. Other members of the band include; Jerry Horton on lead guitar, Tobin Esperance on bass and former Unwritten Law drummer, Tony Palermo.

Supporting act Halestorm is relatively new on the scene, but with a raunchy single like, "I Get Off", it's impossible not to love them. They were signed to Atlantic Records earlier this year but have been a band since 1997. They started when siblings Lzzy (no, not a typo, there's no "i" in her name) and Arejay Hale were just 10 and 13. Lzzy provides the vocals with Arejay on percussion and their dad played bass until Josh Smith stepped in in 2005. Also, lead guitarist Joe Hottinger joined up in 2003.

The show will be on Tuesday, December 8th at 7pm. Tickets went on sale Halloween at noon so point your mouse over toTicketmaster.com and gets yours for $33 before they sell out!

Either way you look at it, this show is boasting three MAJOR acts and you'd be crazy to miss out. If the Arena is rockin'... GET YOUR ASS INSIDE!