After an eight-year absence, critically acclaimed, 4x GRAMMY^® winners Alabama Shakes return, announcing summer tour dates and promising fans that new songs are also on the way. Kicking off July 16 in Chicago at The Salt Shed-Fairgrounds, the North American headline run will include shows at such historic venues as Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre (July 20), the Greek Theatre in Berkeley (August 14), and Forest Hills Stadium in New York (September 17). The band will also play several festivals, including Minnesota Yacht Club and Louisville’s Bourbon and Beyond.

“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,” said vocalist/guitarist Brittany Howard, whose new solo album, WHAT NOW (Island Records), was nominated this year for a GRAMMY^® Award for Best Alternative Music Album. “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.’”

Over the course of the tour, Alabama Shakes will be joined by a variety of special guests, including Bahamas, Shannon & The Clams, El Michels Affair, The Budos Band, Sam Evian, Lee Fields, Greyhounds, Y La Bamba, Caleb Elliott, and Alanna Royale. Alabama Shakes have partnered with PLUS1 a 501(c)(3) so that $1 per ticket goes to support organizations working for equity, access, and dignity for all. 

VIP packages will be available for the tour offering premium seating, exclusive merchandise, and early venue access for a seamless, elevated concert experience. Visit wearesuper.co/alabamashakes for full VIP ticket details.

The tour will mark Alabama Shakes’ first official live performances since their 2017 set at Osheaga Music and Arts Festival in Québec, which Montreal’s The Gazette praised as “mesmerizing, intoxicating and entirely authentic.” Howard and Alabama Shakes’ Heath Fogg (guitar) and Zac Cockrell (bass) have been in the studio, working on new material with longtime collaborator Shawn Everett.

 

Date                     City                                       Venue

July

15                           Chicago, IL                        The Salt Shed-Fairgrounds #

16                           Chicago, IL                        The Salt Shed-Fairgrounds #

18                           Minneapolis, MN            Minnesota Yacht Club Festival

19                           La Vista, NE                       The Astro Amphitheater #

20                           Morrison, CO                    Red Rocks Amphitheatre #

22                           Bentonville, AR                The Momentary •†

25                           Nashville, TN                    Ascend Amphitheater •†

26                           Birmingham, AL               Coca-Cola Amphitheater •†

Aug.

8                             Albuquerque, NM           Isleta Amphitheater +

9                             Las Vegas NV                   BleauLive Theater inside Fontainebleau Las Vegas +

10                           San Diego, CA                  Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre +

14                           Berkeley, CA                     Greek Theatre

16                           Seattle, WA                       Climate Pledge Arena +

17                           Bend, OR                            Hayden Homes Amphitheater +

20                           Bonner, MT                        KettleHouse Amphitheater *

22                           Salt Lake City, UT           Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre *

24                           Kansas City, MO             Starlight Theatre *

Sept.

4                             Milwaukee, WI                 Miller High Life Theatre ^

5                             Rochester Hills, MI        Meadow Brook Amphitheatre ^

6                             Toronto, ON                      Budweiser Stage o

8                             Cleveland, OH                 Jacob’s Pavillion ^

9                             Pittsburgh, PA                  Stage AE (Outdoors) ^

11                           Louisville, KY                    Bourbon and Beyond Festival

14                           Boston, MA                        MGM Music Hall at Fenway <

17                           Forest Hills, NY                Forest Hills Stadium >

18                           Philadelphia, PA              TD Pavilion at The Mann <

19                           Washington, DC              The Anthem <

23                           New Orleans, LA             Saenger Theatre

25                           Austin, TX                           Moody Center ‡

26                           Houston, TX                      713 Music Hall ‡

27                           Irving, TX                             The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory ‡

 

# Lee Fields

• Caleb Elliott

† Alanna Royale

+ Shannon & The Clams

* Y La Bamba

^ Sam Evian

o Bahamas

< The Budos Band

> El Michels Affair

‡ Greyhounds