Brent Smith of Shinedown Catches Fire During Grand Rapids Concert

Concerts with Pyrotechnics are nothing new at Van Andel Arena, but fans of the band Shinedown got a fiery show when lead singer Brent Smith accidentally set himself on fire during a show in Monday night.

Shinedown just kicked off their 2025 spring tour, and their stop in Grand Rapids was one of the first of the tour. So obviously, when you’re early on in a tour, you might have a few hiccups as you start to get the rhythm of your set.

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A Grand Rapids fan was filming at the right time to catch a close call moment when Brent Smith caught himself on fire via the band’s pyrotechnics.

In a video posted to tiktok on Tuesday by user @apreve813, Shinedown was performing when Brent walked to the middle of the stage for a dramatic pyro moment, flexing in the coolest way in front of all of the flames.

However, Brent must have forgotten the pattern of the flames for this part of the song, because he excitedly runs to the side of the stage to greet fans, only to meet the next blast of pyro head on (literally)

He quickly ran away, as the edges of his coat caught fire (very briefly) and makes a spectacular recovery before the next round of pyro blasts off again.

Most people in the arena may have missed seeing this moment, thankfully, this fan had her camera going and posted the video online:

Hey, accidents happen even to the best of us when we’re excited and thankfully, this didn’t end differently.

And don’t worry- the band confirmed everything was okay in the comments:

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So just another reminder if you love a band, go see them live when they come to your town. You never know what you may see, especially early on in the tour.