Alabama Shakes: Last News

Brittany Howard‘s new hardcore band, Kumite, have played their first show in Nashville on Sunday (January 12) night. Watch fan-captured footage below.Howard, best known for being the frontperson of Alabama Shakes, was joined on stage at East Nashville’s Basement East by members of Nashville hardcore band Second Spirit.

Alabama Shakes have announced details of a 2025 reunion tour that will see them travel across North America – see all dates below.Brittany Howard and co. shared a series of photos from the studio last week, apparently confirming that they were back together full-time, and now they have rubber-stamped that with news of an extensive headline tour for the summer.The band’s first tour in eight years will kick off in Chicago’s The Salt Shed Fairgrounds on July 16, before eventually wrapping on September 27 in Irving, Texas’ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory.

arrested on charges of child abuse in March 2021, but was then dismissed in December 2021.This would be their first new music since “Killer Diller Blues,” their Grammy-winning contribution to Music From The American Epic Sessions: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.A post shared by Alabama Shakes (@alabama_shakes)In addition to teasing new music, Alabama Shakes have confirmed they will be playing Minnesota Yacht Club Festival in St Paul, headlining the Friday alongside Hozier. Also billed to play are Fall Out Boy, Weezer and Green Day.In December, the band reunited for the first time in over seven years at a surprise show in their native Alabama.

Alabama Shakes have reunited for the first time in over seven years at a surprise show in their native Alabama.The three-time Grammy-Award-winning band surprised attendees during the Tuscaloosa Get Up 3 benefit concert at the Bama Theatre in Tuscaloosa, Alabama last night (December 18).Frontwoman Brittany Howard was actually slated to perform at the gig as a solo act but decided to surprise guests by inviting her Alabama Shakes bandmates – Zac Cockrell, Heath Fogg, and Ben Tanner – to the stage.Howard first performed a solo acoustic rendition of her track ‘Short And Sweet’ before telling the crowd: “Thank you so much, everybody. I’ll be right back, I forgot my electric guitar.” She then walked off stage, appearing moments later with her guitar as well as the rest of Alabama Shakes.“If there’s one place we’re gonna get back together, it’s gonna be Tuscaloosa,” Howard told the audience (as per AL.com).From there, the band jumped into their track ‘Hang Loose’ and performed a nine-song setlist comprised of the likes of ‘Shoegaze’, ‘Be Mine’, ‘This Feeling’ and more.

Brittany Howard has shared her new single ‘What Now’ – the title track of an upcoming album. Listen to the song below.The Alabama Shakes singer released her debut solo album ‘Jaime’ in 2019, earning her multiple Grammy nominations, including Best Alternative Music Album and Best Rock Song.“‘What Now’ is maybe the truest and bluest of all the songs,” Howard said.