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Staind and Breaking Benjamin with Special Friends at Coastal Credit Union Music Park

A heartfelt family occasion – One to not miss

Photos by Luke Jamroz

To celebrate the ending of the summer concert season we join rock goliaths Staind and Breaking Benjamin, on their co-headline tour, at Coastal Credit Union Music Park in Raleigh, NC on Saturday. The open-air amphitheater venue itself is a beautiful landscape to view while enjoying a favorite show along with 19,980 guests.

Tonight’s openers Lakeview have had a big week. The country-rock duo, Jesse Denaro and Luke Healy, released their self-titled debut album via Snakefarm.

In conjunction with a brand-new music video for Wrong Side of the Track. Their live show features heavy drums, rocking guitar, and lyrics based on classic country-style heartbreak songs. Their energy was infectious and made them the perfect opener for the tour. It was amazing to see even the fans who didn’t know them immediately start rocking out.

If you’re lucky, you can catch them headlining in November and December across Europe and the UK, including a sold-out show in London, as well as dates in Manchester, Glasgow, and beyond. See the dates below.

Daughtry

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Next up was our NC native Bada$$ Daughtry. Daughtry is fronted by namesake Chris Daughtry, who was a finalist on the fifth season of American Idol. Unlike what is most suggested Chris is not a solo act, but has a full amazing band on tour and albums with him always.

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His album and songs though, are out of this world you’ve heard a song or two he’s penned and probably didn’t know. He’s worked with several other songwriters, such as Live’s Ed Kowalczyk, Seether’s Shaun Morgan, Goo Goo Dolls’s John Rzeznik, Fuel’s Carl Bell, 3 Doors Down’s Brad Arnold, Matchbox Twenty’s Rob Thomas, SR-71’s Mitch Allan, Shinedown’s Brent Smith, Three Days Grace’s former vocalist Adam Gontier, and the former The Click Five singer Eric Dill, Theory of a Deadman’s Tyler Connolly, Lifehouse’s Jason Wade and Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger!

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While there were little bumps in the road to open the set, soon Daughtry was all smiles and heartfelt poses for the fans. The set list was a mash of their hits and even some ballads to pull on the heartstrings even more.

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“It’s Not Over,” the big hit of Journey’s “Separate/Worlds Apart,” and Deftones “Change (in the House of Flies),” flawlessly performed. The band’s energetic stage presence and array of lighting and fog plumes added to the stage fun.

Breaking Benjamin

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The night rolled on with a heavy hitting show from Breaking Benjamin. When the curtain dropped and revealed quite the surprise Benjamin Burnley’s son Ben, also known as Cheech.

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The dynamic duo of generations ripped through the set with fervor and conviction. There is still a boyish nervousness in Cheech which draws you in. I find it so beautiful to see the love of music passed down and we get to experience it as they joy and skill of it grow.

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The crowd’s enthusiasm with singalongs, chants, and cheers every time there was a different song change. We were even treated to moments when Daughtry came on stage and performed “Breath,” with the band. We’ve seen the band so many times over the years and by far this was the best time yet!

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Staind

The final act of the night, the iconic Staind. The 90s alternative hit wonders serenaded us with Aaron Lewis’s sultry raspy vocals. The show was at many times toned down to just you and the clear and loud beautiful vocals helped to bring you further into the song. The crowd was almost singing over Lewis as the night went on.

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He would stand quietly light his next indulgence and proceed with the set. This is where some fans are lost on the simplicity of letting the music speak for itself.

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They closed the night out with two of their most famous classics “It’s Been a W0They closed the night with two of their most famous classics: “It’s Been a While” and “Mudshovel” (my absolute favorite). “Mudshovel” is such a highly energetic song to end a show on.

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There were so many different elements of nostalgia throughout the night, and in any real show, that is the high we chase. Until the next time – please try to see this concert, and if not this one, please attend at least one to close out the season and welcome the next!hile,” and “Mudshovel.” (my other favorite)

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Which is just a highly energetic song to end such a show on. There were so many different elements of nostalgia throughout the night, and in any real show, that is the high we chase. Until the next time – please try to see this concert, and if not this one … please attend at least one to close out the season and welcome the next!

See full gallery of the night here!

If you captured any shots of the night, feel free to tag us on social media at Shutter 16 Magazine and throw in #Shutter16 and #TwitFromThePit for the world to see. 

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TOUR DATES:

#Daughtry Not On This Date | ^Lakeview Not On This Date

Thu Sep 26 | West Palm Beach, FL | iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre | Staind & Breaking Benjamin

Sat Sep 28 | Alpharetta, GA | Ameris Bank Amphitheatre | Staind & Breaking Benjamin

Tue Oct 01 | St. Louis, MO | Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – STL | Breaking Benjamin & Staind

Thu Oct 03 | Denver, CO | The JunkYard | Breaking Benjamin & Staind

Sat Oct 05 | West Valley City, UT | Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre | Breaking Benjamin & Staind

Sun Oct 06 | Nampa, ID | Ford Idaho Amphitheatre | Breaking Benjamin & Staind

Tue Oct 08 | Auburn, WA | White River Amphitheatre | Breaking Benjamin & Staind

Wed Oct 09 | Portland, OR | Moda Center | Breaking Benjamin & Staind

Sun Oct 13 | Anaheim, CA | Honda Center | Breaking Benjamin & Staind

Tue Oct 15 | Las Vegas, NV | Bakkt Theater at Planet Hollywood | Breaking Benjamin & Staind

Fri Oct 18 | Phoenix, AZ | Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre | Breaking Benjamin & Staind

Sat Oct 19 | Albuquerque, NM | Isleta Amphitheater | Breaking Benjamin & Staind

Tue Oct 22 | Dallas, TX | Dos Equis Pavilion | Breaking Benjamin & Staind

Thu Oct 24 | The Woodlands, TX | The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion presented by Huntsman | Breaking Benjamin & Staind^

Fri Oct 25 | Austin, TX | Germania Insurance Amphitheater | Breaking Benjamin & Staind

LAKEVIEW TOUR DATES:

September 16  Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center #

September 18  Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion #

September 19  Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Amphitheater #

September 20  Winchester, VA – The Monument

September 21  Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek #

September 22  Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavillion #

September 25  Tampa, FL – Mid Florida Credit Union Amphitheatre #

September 26  West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre #

September 28  Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre #

October 01  Maryland Heights, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre #

October 03  Denver, CO – The Junkyard #

October 05  West Valley City, UT – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre #

October 06  Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center Amphitheater#

October 08  Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre #

October 09  Portland, OR – Moda Center #

October 13  Anaheim, CA – Honda Center #

October 15  Las Vegas, NV – Bakkt Theater #

October 17  Pioneertown, CA – Pappy & Harriet’s

October 18  Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre #

October 19  Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater #

October 22  Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion #

October 24  Houston, TX – Last Concert Cafe

October 25  Austin,TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater

November 16  Kingman, KS – Kingman Historic Theatre

November 28  Glasgow, UK – Cathouse

November 30  Manchester, UK – The Deaf Institute

December 01  London, UK – The Camden Assembly

December 04  Amsterdam, NL – Melkweg

December 05  Köln, GER – Yard Club

December 06  Stuttgart, GER – Im Wizemann

December 08  Hamburg, GER – Headcrash

December 09  Berlin, GER – Prachtwerk

*supporting Austin Meade

+with Breaking Benjamin, Staind

#with Breaking Benjamin, Staind, Daughtry

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The leader of the pack, shutter16.fam, head photographer and brain schemer has been a Charlotte based concert photographer since early 2002. Her passion for photography was cultivated by her grandfather, a very well known and decorated war photographer who put the first camera in her very small hands at the age of three.

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