Alabama Shakes—the trio of vocalist and guitarist Brittany Howard, guitarist Heath Fogg, and bassist Zac Cockrell—played a surprise reunion set in December, and, now, they have announced that they’re going on tour for the first time since 2017. The band will tour North America in the summer, with support from Sam Evian, El Michels Affair, Shannon & the Clams, Lee Fields, and others. See all of Alabama Shakes’ tour dates below.
In a press statement, Brittany Howard said: “Last year, Heath, Zac, and I started chatting about how much fun it would be to make music together and tour again as Alabama Shakes. This band and these songs have been such a source of joy for all of us. It is crazy that it has been 10 years since we released Sound & Color and eight years since we played a show. But, we didn’t want this to entirely be a look back. We wanted it to be as much about the future as the past. So we have a bunch of new music that will be released soon. We just can’t wait to experience that ‘feeling’ when we start playing those first few notes of ‘Don’t Wanna Fight’ or ‘Gimme All Your Love.’”
As Howard mentioned, in her statement, Alabama Shakes shared their second studio album, Sound & Color, in April 2015. According to a press release, the band has been working on new material with producer Shawn Everett.
Since the most recent Alabama Shakes album, Howard has released two solo albums, Jaime and What Now. Read the 2019 feature “Brittany Howard on Her Solo Debut, Her Black Heroes, and Owning Her Greatness.”
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Alabama Shakes:
07-16 Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed – Fairgrounds #
07-18 Saint Paul, MN – Minnesota Yacht Club Festival
07-19 La Vista, NE – The Astro Amphitheater #
07-20 Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre #
07-22 Bentonville, AR – The Momentary •$
07-25 Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater •$
07-26 Birmingham, AL – Coca-Cola Amphitheater •$
08-08 Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater +
08-09 Las Vegas, NV – BleauLive Theater +
08-10 San Diego, CA – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre +
08-14 Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre
08-16 Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena +
08-17 Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater +
08-20 Bonner, MT – KettleHouse Amphitheater *
08-22 West Valley City, UT – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre *
08-24 Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre *
09-04 Milwaukee, WI – Miller High Life Theatre ^
09-05 Rochester Hills, MI – Meadow Brook Amphitheatre ^
09-06 Toronto, Ontario – Budweiser Stage !
09-08 Cleveland, OH – Jacob’s Pavillion ^
09-09 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE ^
09-11 Louisville, KY – Bourbon and Beyond Festival
09-14 Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway <
09-17 Forest Hills, NY – Forest Hills Stadium %
09-18 Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at The Mann <
09-19 Washington, D.C. – The Anthem <
09-23 New Orleans, LA – Saenger Theatre
09-25 Austin, TX – Moody Center @
09-26 Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall @
09-27 Irving, TX – Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory @
# with Lee Fields
• with Caleb Elliott
$ with Alanna Royale
+ with Shannon & the Clams
* with Y La Bamba
^ with Sam Evian
! with Bahamas
< with The Budos Band
% with El Michels Affair
@ with Greyhounds