Alabama Extends 50th Anniversary Tour

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Alabama’s 50th celebration continues with this week’s addition of more than two dozen North American arena and amphitheater dates. 

“One of the most humbling things about this tour is that we are going all over North America playing some of our favorite arenas, cities and festivals with huge crowds showing up at our shows,” lead singer/rhythm guitarist Randy Owen says in a statement. 

“Teddy, Jeff and I thank God every day when we walk on stage and share our songs and voices that He blessed us with.”  

 

Since Owen and his cousins Teddy Gentry and Jeff Cook formed the country band in Fort Payne, Ala., in 1969, the group has released more than 40 singles that hit No. 1 on the U.S. Country chart including “Mountain Music,” “Dixieland Delight,” “The Closer You Get” and “Can’t Keep a Good Man Down.” During the past five decades the band has won dozens of awards, between the CMAs, Grammys and ACMs, along with being inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. 

 

The band’s loyal fans have continued to fill venues as the band has remained a box office draw. In 2018, Alabama grossed $8.7 million, placing them on Pollstar’s Year End Top 200 North American Tours chart.

The 2019 routing includes appearances with The Charlie Daniels Band, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Beach Boys, John Anderson, Restless Heart, Exile, John Michael Montgomery, Scotty McCreery and Charlie Major on select dates. 

“We are very fortunate to have made many friends over the last 50 years,” bassist/vocalist Teddy Gentry said. “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.”

Lead guitarist/vocalist Jeff Cook added, “Randy, Teddy and I have been overwhelmed by the support the fans have given us and especially me since my Parkinson’s diagnosis. The only reason for this is because we want our music to live on, and we love our fans. Thank you so much.”

Tickets are on sale now. Check out the itinerary below: 

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)