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Alabama Shakes Win 3 GRAMMY Awards and Announce Summer North american Tour!

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ALABAMA SHAKES WIN THREE GRAMMY® AWARDS, INCLUDING BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM FOR SOUND & COLOR
 
Band Announces Summer North American Tour Dates
 
Pre-Sale Begins February 17; Tickets Go On Sale To
Public Beginning Friday, February 19
 
Headline Run Includes Two-Night Stands In Chicago And Los Angeles
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.

View Alabama Shakes performing “Don’t Wanna Fight” at last night’s awards ceremony HERE

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
 
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