Alabama Shakes Announce Additional 2016 Tour Dates
February 17, 2016
(UPDATE 2/17/16) Following three wins at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles Monday night, roots rock band Alabama Shakes will keep the party going well through the summer. The Athens-based quintet has revealed more dates on their 2016 "Sound & Color" Tour, which will now run through mid-August. 28 dates are scheduled over the five-month trek.
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Seven additional shows were added between July 19 and August 12. Cities now included on the tour itinerary include Chicago, Phoenix, Los Angeles and Berkeley. Kurt Vile and Violators, Mumford and Sons, Wolf Alice and Dawes will support on select dates.
View the complete docket below, with newly announced dates listed in bold:
Alabama Shakes 2016 Tour Dates
03/11 – Bogota, CO @ Festival Estereo Picnic
03/13-15 – Sao Paulo, BR @ Lollapalooza Brazil
03/17 – Buenos Aires, AR @ Nice to Club
03/19 – Buenos Aires AR @ Lollapalooza Argentina
03/29 – Santiago, CL @ Lollapalooza Chile
04/21 – Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheater
04/22 – Charlotte, NC @ Uptown Amphitheater
04/23 – Charleston, SC @ Volvo Cars Stadium
04/25 – Chattanooga, TN @ Track 29
04/26 – Asheville, NC @ Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
04/27 – Athens, GA @ The Classic Center
04/29 – Ybor City, FL @ Cuban Club
04/30 – St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheater
05/21 – Gulf Shores, AL @ Hangout Music Festival
05/27 – Bend, OR @ Les Schwab Amphitheater
05/28 – Burnaby, BC @ Festival Lawn at Deer Lake Park #
05/29 – George, WA @ Sasquatch! Music Festival
07/08 – London, UK @ Hyde Park ^
07/09 – Barcelona, ES @ Cruilla Barcelona Summer Festival
07/15 – Memphis, TN @ Mud Island Amphitheater
07/16 – Louisville, KY @ Forecastle Festival
07/19 – Chicago, IL @ Civic Opera House
07/20 – Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
08/06 – Taos, NM @ Kit Carson Park *
08/07 – Phoenix, AZ @ Comerica Theatre *
08/09 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theater *
08/10 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theater *
08/12 – Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theater #
# = w/ Kurt Vile and the Violators
^ = w/ Mumford and Sons, Wolf Alice
* = w/ Dawes
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Alabama Shakes Announce First Tour Dates of 2016; Tickets On Sale January 22
(ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED 1/20/16) The Alabama Shakes' sophomore record, Sound & Color, will be getting some more exposure on the road this year. The roots rock and blues band has revealed a slew of tour dates that will take them through North and South America between March and July.
Alabama Shakes tickets for most North American dates go on sale this Friday, January 22 via Live Nation. A special pre-sale will be made available beginning Thursday, January 21 at 10 a.m.
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The tour kicks off on March 11 at Festival Estereo Picnic in Bogota, Colombia. It will then make its way to Lollapalooza Brazil on March 12 before stopping in Buenos Aires for two dates at Niceto Club and Lollapalooza Argentina. The North American leg begins on April 21 at Ascend Ampthitheater in Nashville. 14 dates are scheduled through July 16, when it wraps at Forecastle Festival in Louisville, Kentucky.
Other festival stops include Hangout Music Festival in Alabama on May 21 and Sasquatch! Music Festival in George, Washington on May 29.
View the complete list of tour dates below:
Alabama Shakes 2016 'Sound & Color' Tour Dates
03/11 – Bogota, CO @ Festival Estereo Picnic
03/13 – Sao Paulo, BR @ Lollapalooza Brazil
03/17 – Buenos Aires, AR @ Niceto Club
03/19 – Buenos Aires AR @ Lollapalooza Argentina
04/21 – Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheater
04/22 – Charlotte, NC @ Uptown Amphitheater
04/23 – Charleston, SC @ Volvo Cars Stadium
04/25 – Chattanooga, TN @ Track 29
04/26 – Asheville, NC @ Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
04/27 – Athens, GA @ The Classic Center
04/29 – Ybor City, FL @ Cuban Club
04/30 – St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheater
05/21 – Gulf Shores, AL @ Hangout Music Festival
05/27 – Bend, OR @ Les Schwab Amphitheater
05/28 – Burnaby, BC @ Festival Lawn at Deer Lake Park #
05/29 – George, WA @ Sasquatch! Music Festival
07/08 – London, UK @ Hyde Park ^
07/16 – Louisville, KY @ Forecastle Festival
# = w/ Kurt Vile and the Violators
^ = w/ Mumford and Sons, Wolf Alice