Alabama Shakes’ sophomore album, Sound & Color (ATO Records), won the GRAMMY Award for Best Alternative Music Album last night. The album’s first single, “Don’t Wanna Fight,” took honors in the Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song categories, bringing their awards tally to three. In addition, Sound & Color was named the Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
Today, the band announced the second leg of its 2016 North American headline tour. The summer run will kick off on July 15 at Mud Island Amphitheater in Memphis and include two shows in Chicago – July 19 at the Civic Opera House and July 20 at Aragon Ballroom. The band’s August 9 show at Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre has already sold out, so a show has been added on August 10. A ticket pre-sale for the summer shows begins on Wednesday, February 17, at 10:00 AM local time at www.alabamashakes.com/tour. Tickets go on sale to the public beginning Friday, February 19.
Alabama Shakes’ spring tour launches on April 21 at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheatre. Due to the level of demand for tickets, the venue for the April 26 show in Asheville, NC has been changed from Thomas Wolfe Auditorium to ExploreAsheville.com Arena. The band will perform at many 2016 festivals, including Hangout, Sasquatch, Forecastle, British Summer Time Hyde Park and Lollapalooza in Brazil, Argentina and Chile. See below for itinerary or visit www.alabamashakes.com.
Alabama Shakes – Upcoming Tour Dates
(newly announced dates in bold)
3/11 – Bogota, Colombia @ Festival Estereo Picnic
3/13 – São Paulo, Brazil @ Lollapalooza Brazil
3/14 – São Paulo, Brazil @ Lollapalooza Brazil Sideshow at Club Audio
3/15 – São Paulo, Brazil @ Lollapalooza Brazil Sideshow at Circo Voador
3/17 – Buenos Aires, Argentina @ Lollapalooza Argentina Sideshow at Niceto Club
3/19 – Buenos Aires, Argentina @ Lollapalooza Argentina
3/20 – Santiago, Chile @ Lollapalooza Chile
4/21 – Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheater w/special guest Dylan LeBlanc
4/22 – Charlotte, NC @ Uptown Amphitheater w/special guest Dylan LeBlanc
4/23 – Charleston, SC @ Volvo Cars Stadium w/special guest Dylan LeBlanc
4/25 – Chattanooga, TN @ Track 29 w/special guest Dylan LeBlanc SOLD OUT
4/26 – Asheville, NC @ ExploreAsheville.com Arena w/special guest Dylan LeBlanc
4/27 – Athens, GA @ The Classic Center w/special guest Dylan LeBlanc
4/29 – Ybor City, FL @ Cuban Club w/special guest Dylan LeBlanc SOLD OUT
4/30 – St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheater w/special guest Dylan LeBlanc
SOLD OUT
5/21 – Gulf Shores, AL @ Hangout Festival
5/27 – Bend, OR @ Les Schwab Amphitheater w/special guest Hop Along
5/28 – Burnaby, BC @ Festival Lawn at Deer Lake Park w/special guest Kurt Vile and the Violators
5/29 – George, WA @ Sasquatch! Music Festival
7/8 – London, UK @ Hyde Park @ British Summer Time
7/9 – Barcelona, Spain @ Cruilla Barcelona Summer Festival
7/15 – Memphis, TN @ Mud Island Amphitheater
7/16 – Louisville, KY @ Forecastle
7/19 – Chicago, IL @Civic Opera House
7/20 – Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
8/6 – Taos, NM @ Kit Carson Park w/special guest Dawes
8/7 – Phoenix, AZ @ Comerica Theatre w/special guest Dawes
8/9 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theater w/special guest Dawes SOLD OUT
8/10 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theater w/special guest Dawes
8/12 – Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre w/special guest Kurt Vile & the Violators
