Following the Alabama Shakes’ surprise reunion in December, the band has announced their first tour together in eight years.
Singer/guitarist Brittany Howard, bassist Zac Cockrell, and guitarist Heath Fogg ended their lengthy hiatus at a Tuscaloosa benefit concert six weeks ago and, since then, announced a gig at the Minnesota Yacht Club festival, which suggested that Alabama Shakes would hit the road in 2025.
Those plans were confirmed Friday as the group mapped out a massive reunion tour, which kicks off July 16 in Chicago and circles the country before concluding September 27 in Irving, Texas.
“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,” Howard said in a statement.
“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 and 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 noted, Alabama Shakes have been working on new music, with the band working alongside longtime collaborator and producer Shawn Everett in the studio for the follow-up to their 2015 second album Sound & Color.
Shannon and the Clams, the Budo Bands, El Michels Affair, and Y La Bamba are among the artists that will serve as opening acts along the tour.
Alabama Shakes Tour DatesJuly 16 – Chicago, IL @ The Salt Shed-Fairgrounds July 18 – Minneapolis, MN @ Minnesota Yacht Club FestivalJuly 19 – La Vista, NE @ The Astro Amphitheater July 20 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre July 22 – Bentonville, AR @ The Momentary July 25 – Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheater July 26 – Birmingham, AL @ Coca-Cola Amphitheater August 8 – Albuquerque, NM @ Isleta Amphitheater August 9 – Las Vegas NV @ BleauLive TheaterAugust 10 – San Diego, CA @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre August 14 – Berkeley, CA @ Greek TheatreAugust 16 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena August 17 – Bend, OR @ Hayden Homes Amphitheater August 20 – Bonner, MT @ KettleHouse Amphitheater August 22 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre August 24 – Kansas City, MO @ Starlight Theatre September 4 – Milwaukee, WI @ Miller High Life Theatre September 5 – Rochester Hills, MI Meadow Brook Amphitheatre September 6 – Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage September 8 – Cleveland, OH @ Jacob’s Pavillion September 9 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE (Outdoors) September 11 – Louisville, KY @ Bourbon and Beyond FestivalSeptember 14 – Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway September 17 – Forest Hills, NY @ Forest Hills Stadium September 18 – Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavilion at The Mann September 19 – Washington, DC @ The Anthem September 23 – New Orleans, LA @ Saenger TheatreSeptember 25 – Austin, TX @ Moody CenterSeptember 26 – Houston, TX @ 713 Music HallSeptember 27 – Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory Editor’s picks The 100 Best TV Episodes of All Time The 250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century So Far The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time
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