Alabama Announces 50th Anniversary Tour

Curtis Hilbun / AFF-USA.COM

Alabama Announces 50th Anniversary Tour

Alabama will celebrate a half-century of making music with their upcoming 50th Anniversary Tour in 2019. The 27-date tour will kick off in Detroit on Jan. 10, making additional stops in New Orleans, San Antonio, Pittsburgh, Salt Lake City and more. Additional dates will be announced in the coming weeks.

Alabama’s Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry and Jeff Cook formed the band in 1969 when the cousins journeyed to Myrtle Beach, S.C., to play at a bar called The Bowery.

“We never thought playing for tips at The Bowery in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, that 50 years later we would still playing arenas, stadiums and festivals,” says Randy. “Teddy, Jeff and I are humbled at the amount of fans that are coming out to see us. We are finding out that we are playing to three generations of fans who have followed us and our music from day one. The fans are the ones responsible for our continued success on the road and we love them.”

The Charlie Daniels Band, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Oak Ridge Boys, Restless Heart, Chris Janson, Tracy Lawrence and Exile will join Alabama on select dates.

Alabama 50th Anniversary Tour

  • Jan. 10 | Detroit, MI | The Fox Theatre (w/ Chris Janson)
  • Jan. 11 | Indianapolis, IN | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (w/ Restless Heart)
  • Jan. 19 | Atlantic City, NJ | Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
  • Jan. 20 | Albany, NY | Times Union Center (w/ Exile)
  • Feb 14 | San Antonio, TX | San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo
  • Feb 15 | New Orleans, LA | Smoothie King Center (w/ Tracy Lawrence)
  • Feb 28 | Plant City, FL | Florida Strawberry Festival
  • March 1 | St. Augustine, FL | The St. Augustine Amphitheatre
  • March 14 | Salem, VA | Salem Civic Center (w/ The Oak Ridge Boys)
  • March 15 | Pittsburgh, PA | PPG Paints Arena (w/ Tracy Lawrence)
  • March 22 | Springfield, MO | JQH Arena (w/ The Charlie Daniels Band)
  • March 23 | North Little Rock, AR | Verizon Arena (w/ The Charlie Daniels Band)
  • April 5 | Greensboro, NC | Greensboro Coliseum (w/ The Charlie Daniels Band)
  • April 6 | Charlottesville, VA | John Paul Jones Arena (w/ The Charlie Daniels Band)
  • April 12 | Wilkes-Barre, PA | Mohegan Sun Arena (w/ The Charlie Daniels Band)
  • April 13 | Hartford, CT | XL Center (w/ The Charlie Daniels Band)
  • April 26 | Providence, RI | Dunkin’ Donuts Center (w/ The Charlie Daniels Band)
  • April 27 | State College, PA | Bryce Jordan Center (w/ The Charlie Daniels Band)
  • May 31 | Cedar Rapids, IA | U.S. Cellular Center
  • June 1 | La Cygne, KS | Tumbleweed
  • June 6 | Myrtle Beach, SC | Carolina Country Music Festival
  • June 7 | Macon, GA | Macon Centreplex Coliseum (w/ The Marshall Tucker Band)
  • June 13 -16 | Grand Junction, CO | Country Jam (performance date TBA)
  • June 15 | Salt Lake City, UT | Maverik Center
  • June 26 | Minneapolis, MN | Target Center (w/ The Charlie Daniels Band)
  • June 27 | Oshkosh, WI | Country USA
  • Sept 14 | Peoria, IL | Tailgate N’ Tallboys

photo by Curtis Hilbun, AFF-USA.com

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