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Alabama Shakes<\/a>\u00a0have\u00a0announced a\u00a0headline US tour for April and May 2026\u00a0\u2013 find all\u00a0dates and\u00a0ticket information below.<\/p>\n The band \u2013\u00a0comprised\u00a0of\u00a0Brittany Howard<\/a>, Heath Fogg, and Zac Cockrell \u2013 went on hiatus back in\u00a02018, only to return in August\u00a0with their first\u00a0new music\u00a0in 10 years,\u00a0\u2018Another Life\u2019, which saw the band venture further into 1960s British soul and rock<\/a>.<\/p>\n They played around the US from July to September this year, and now they have confirmed a run of shows for 2026 that will kick off in Richmond, Virginia on April 16. The 13-date run will see them play primarily across the Southeastern US, and they conclude with two nights in the Red Rocks Amphitheatre on May 24 and 25.<\/p>\n Support at the shows will come from Joy Oladokun, Mon\u00a0Rovia, Lamont Landers and JJ Grey & Mofro, and tickets go on general sale at 10am local time on Friday (December 19). You will be able to find yours\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n APRIL 2026\u00a0<\/strong> MAY 2026\u00a0<\/strong> They have already announced a one-off show for London\u2019s Alexandra Palace next July<\/a>, and\u00a0you can find any remaining tickets for that\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n As for their newer material, \u2018Another Life\u2019 was recorded at Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville and produced by Alabama Shakes with longtime collaborator Shawn Everett, with\u00a0he\u00a0band said to be working on more music for next year.<\/p>\n Since their hiatus, Howard has released two solo studio albums: 2019\u2019s \u2018Jaime<\/a>\u2018 and 2023\u2019s \u2018What Now<\/a>\u2018.<\/p>\n In December, the band\u00a0reunited for the first time in over seven years<\/a>\u00a0at a surprise show in their native Alabama. Howard had been slated to perform the gig as a solo\u00a0act, but\u00a0decided to surprise guests by inviting her Alabama Shakes bandmates to the stage.<\/p>\n Then, in January,\u00a0they shared some photos of themselves in the studio<\/a>, telling fans they were \u201cworking on some exciting stuff!\u201d<\/p>\n They are currently continuing as a three-piece, with former drummer Steve Johnson\u00a0absent. He was\u00a0arrested on charges<\/a>\u00a0of child abuse in\u00a0March 2021, but\u00a0was then\u00a0dismissed in December 2021<\/a>.<\/p>\n The post Alabama Shakes announce US headline tour for 2026<\/a> appeared first on NME<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Alabama Shakes\u00a0have\u00a0announced a\u00a0headline US tour for April and May 2026\u00a0\u2013 find all\u00a0dates and\u00a0ticket information below. READ MORE:\u00a0Brittany Howard on how her late sister Jaime inspired her powerful solo album: \u201cI feel like we did it together\u201d The band \u2013\u00a0comprised\u00a0of\u00a0Brittany Howard, Heath Fogg, and Zac Cockrell \u2013 went on hiatus back in\u00a02018, only to return in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-art"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-10-25 21:37:52","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpnewswire.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpnewswire.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpnewswire.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpnewswire.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpnewswire.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37338"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gpnewswire.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37338\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpnewswire.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpnewswire.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpnewswire.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpnewswire.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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\n16 \u2013 Richmond, VA @ Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront\u00a0<\/strong>
\n17 \u2013 Asheville, NC @ ExploreAsheville.com Arena\u00a0<\/strong>
\n18 \u2013 Charleston, SC @ High Water Fest\u00a0<\/strong>
\n22 \u2013 Memphis, TN @ Grind City Amphitheater\u00a0<\/strong>
\n24 \u2013 Atlanta, GA @ Synovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park\u00a0<\/strong>
\n25 \u2013 Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater\u00a0<\/strong>
\n26 \u2013 St. Augustine, FL St. Augustine Amphitheatre\u00a0<\/strong>
\n28 \u2013 Tallahassee, FL @ Adderley Amphitheater\u00a0<\/strong>
\n29 \u2013 Boca Raton, FL @ Sunset Cove Amphitheater\u00a0<\/strong>
\n30 \u2013 Clearwater, FL @ The BayCare Sound\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n2 \u2013 New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival\u00a0<\/strong>
\n24 \u2013 Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre\u00a0<\/strong>
\n25 \u2013 Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n