After announcing a handful of festival appearances, Alabama Shakes have solidified their first tour since 2017. The Brittany Howard-led group will return to the road beginning July 16 in Chicago and has dates on the books through Sept. 27 in Irving, Tx.
Among the support acts for the run are Bahamas, Shannon & the Clams, El Michels Affair, the Budos Band, Sam Evian, Lee Fields, Greyhounds, Y La Bamba, Caleb Elliott and Alanna Royale. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Feb. 14.
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“Last year, [bassist] Heath [Cockrell], [guitarist] Zac [Fogg] and I started chatting about how much fun it would be to make music together and tour again as Alabama Shakes,” Howard says. “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.’”
Alabama Shakes’ last proper concert was eight years ago at Montreal’s Osheaga festival, after which Howard embarked on a successful solo career. The group reunited for a secret nine-song set in December in Tuscaloosa, Al., and Howard also debuted her new hardcore band, KUMITE, at a recent show in Nashville.
Drummer Steve Johnson did not perform with the Shakes in Tuscaloosa and no longer appears to be in the band following a 2021 arrest on child abuse charges, which were later dismissed.
Here are Alabama Shakes’ tour dates:
Jul 16 Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed-Fairgrounds
Jul 18 Minneapolis, MN – Minnesota Yacht Club Festival
Jul 19 La Vista, NE – The Astro Amphitheater
Jul 20 Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Jul 22 Bentonville, AR – The Momentary
Jul 25 Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater
Jul 26 Birmingham, AL – Coca-Cola Amphitheater
Aug 8 Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
Aug 9 Las Vegas NV – BleauLive Theater inside Fontainebleau Las Vegas
Aug 10 San Diego, CA – Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
Aug 14 Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre
Aug 16 Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
Aug 17 Bend, OR – Hayden Homes Amphitheater
Aug 20 Bonner, MT – KettleHouse Amphitheater
Aug 22 Salt Lake City, UT – Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
Aug 24 Kansas City, MO – Starlight Theatre
Sep 4 Milwaukee, WI – Miller High Life Theatre
Sep 5 Rochester Hills, MI – Meadow Brook Amphitheatre
Sep 6 Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
Sep 8 Cleveland, OH – Jacob’s Pavillion
Sep 9 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE (Outdoors)
Sep 11 Louisville, KY – Bourbon and Beyond Festival
Sep 14 Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
Sep 17 Forest Hills, NY – Forest Hills Stadium
Sep 18 Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at The Mann
Sep 19 Washington, DC – The Anthem
Sep 23 New Orleans, LA – Saenger Theatre
Sep 25 Austin, TX – Moody Center
Sep 26 Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
Sep 27 Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
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