Alabama is celebrating a half-century of making music with their current 50th Anniversary Tour.
The tour kicked off in January with an announced run of 27 shows. Now the iconic band is extending their tour with 28 new dates, including stops in Indianapolis, Baltimore, Birmingham and more. The Charlie Daniels Band, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Beach Boys (date to be announced), John Anderson, Restless Heart, Exile, John Michael Montgomery, Scotty McCreery and Charlie Major will join Alabama on select dates.
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 are very fortunate to have made many friends over the last 50 years,” says Teddy. “On this tour, we decided to ask some of them to come along and play with us. We have the best of the best. It’s a lot of fun to hang out and watch our special guests every night.”
“Randy, Teddy and I have been overwhelmed by the support the fans have given us and especially me since my Parkinson’s diagnosis,” says Jeff. “The only reason for this is because we want our music to live on, and we love our fans. Thank you so much.”
“Teddy, Jeff and I thank God every day when we walk onstage and share our songs and voices that He blessed us with,” adds Randy.
Tickets for the new dates are on sale now.
Alabama 50th Anniversary Tour (*new dates)
- May 9 | The Wharf Amphitheater | Orange Beach, AL (w/ The Charlie Daniels Band)*
- May 10 | Bon Secours Wellness Arena | Greenville, SC (w/ The Charlie Daniels Band)*
- May 24 | Harrah’s Cherokee Event Center | Cherokee, NC*
- May 31 | U.S. Cellular Center | Cedar Rapids, IA
- June 1 | Tumbleweed | La Cygne, KS
- June 6 | Carolina Country Music Festival | Myrtle Beach, SC
- June 7 | Macon Centreplex Coliseum | Macon, GA (w/ The Marshall Tucker Band)
- June 15 | Maverik Center | Salt Lake City, UT (w/ Exile)
- June 16 | Country Jam | Grand Junction, CO
- June 26 | Target Center | Minneapolis, MN (w/ The Charlie Daniels Band)
- June 27 | Country USA | Oshkosh, WI
- July 11 | CenturyLink Center | Bossier City, LA (w/ Exile)*
- July 12 | Walmart AMP | Rogers, AR (w/ John Anderson)*
- July 19 | The Arena at TD Place | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (w/ Charlie Major)*
- July 20 | Big Sky Music Festival | Oro|Medonte, Ontario, Canada*
- July 26 | Columbus Civic Center | Columbus, GA (w/ John Michael Montgomery)*
- July 27 | Thunder Valley Amphitheatre | Bristol, TN (w/ John Michael Montgomery)*
- Aug. 16 | State Fair of West Virginia | Lewisburg, WV*
- Aug. 17 | PNG Bank Arts Center | Holmdel, NJ (w/ Scotty McCreery)*
- Aug. 23 | Van Andel Arena | Grand Rapids, MI (w/ Restless Heart)*
- Aug. 24 | The Country Fest’s Neon Nights | North Lawrence, OH*
- Aug. 29 | Mohegan Sun Arena | Wilkes|Barre, PA (w/ The Charlie Daniels Band)*
- Aug. 31 | Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion | Gilford, NH (w/ The Charlie Daniels Band)*
- Sept. 1 | Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion | Bangor, ME (w/ The Charlie Daniels Band)*
- Sept. 13 | Fox Theatre | Detroit, MI (w/ Exile)*
- Sept. 14 | Tailgates N’ Tallboys | Peoria, IL
- Sept. 27 | Martin Luther King Jr. Arena | Savannah, GA*
- Sept. 28 | Hertz Arena | Estero, FL*
- Oct. 3 | Colonial Life Arena | Columbia, SC (w/ The Charlie Daniels Band)*
- Oct. 4 | Legacy Arena at the BJCC | Birmingham, AL (w/ The Charlie Daniels Band)*
- Oct. 10 | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center | Tallahassee, FL (w/ The Charlie Daniels Band)*
- Oct. 11 | Spectrum Center | Charlotte, NC (w/ The Charlie Daniels Band)*
- Nov. 1 | WinStar World Casino & Resort | Thackerville, OK*
- Nov. 8 | Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the Alliant Energy Center | Madison, WI (w/ The Charlie Daniels Band)*
- Nov. 9 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse | Indianapolis, IN (w/ Restless Heart)*
- Nov. 22 | Royal Farms Arena | Baltimore, MD*
- Nov. 23 | Wicimico Civic Center | Salisbury, MD (w/ Exile)*
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