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    Alabama Shakes is an American rock band formed in Athens, Alabama in 2009. The group consists of lead singer and guitarist Brittany Howard, guitarist Heath Fogg, bassist Zac Cockrell, keyboard player Ben Tanner, and drummer Steve Johnson.[1] The group received three nominations for the 2013 Grammy Awards: Best New Artist, Best Rock Performance for "Hold On", and Best Recording Package for their debut album, Boys & Girls.[2][3]
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  • Concerts

    • Electric Picnic 2012

      Date
      Aug. 30, 2012, 7:42 p.m.
      Location
      Stradbally Estate - Co Laois
      Other Artists
      The Cure, Sigur Rós, Hot Chip, The Roots, Crystal Castles, The xx, Grizzly Bear, Explosions in the Sky, Bat for Lashes, Elbow, The Maccabees, Orbital, Four Tet, Bombay Bicycle Club, Patti Smith, Caribou, Grandaddy, The Horrors, Squarepusher, God Is an Astronaut, The Antlers, Metronomy, The Vaccines, Roots Manuva, Junior Boys, Ed Sheeran, Mark Lanegan, Max Romeo, Glen Hansard, Of Monsters and Men, Tindersticks, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Wild Beasts, SBTRKT, Grimes, Richard Hawley, Ben Howard, Patrick Watson, Bell X1, The Juan Maclean, Azealia Banks, Cranes, Alabama Shakes, Perfume Genius, Richie Hawtin, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Rustie, Kimbra, Hudson Mohawke, The Jezabels, Michael Kiwanuka, Dry the River, Christy Moore, Jeffrey Lewis, Villagers, Gavin Friday, Van Dyke Parks, John Talabot, The 2 Bears, Todd Terje, Crazy P, Wallis Bird, David Kitt, Lianne La Havas, Baxter Dury, Lanterns On The Lake, Fighting With Wire, Cathy Davey, Milagres, James Murphy, Solar Bears, Delorentos, Jonathan Wilson, Little Roy, Willis Earl Beal, Cold Specks, Space Dimension Controller, Staff Benda Bilili, Prins Thomas, BATS, Enemies, Catz 'n Dogz, A.Skillz, Mick Flannery, Squarehead, MMOTHS, The Staves, The Revenge, François K, Fatoumata Diawara, Ham Sandwich, Turn, Optimo, Cashier No.9, Vadoinmessico, Dublin Gospel Choir, Matador, Not Squares, Dexys, LaFaro, Paul Buchanan, Eagle And The Worm, Nell Bryden, In Tua Nua, Rams' Pocket Radio, A Plastic Rose, DJ Wild, Tieranniesaur, The Fat Lady Sings, Katie Kim, le galaxie, Land Lovers, Ryan Sheridan, Amine Edge, Gareth Dunlop, Axis Of, Darshan Jesrani, The Wonder Villains, The Riptide Movement, Cloud Castle Lake, The Kanyu Tree, Kid Karate, The Drifter, Kormac's Big Band, Stevie G, Rainy Boy Sleep, Tu-Ki, John Mahon, Andy Irvine & Donal Lunny, Steve Manning, Big Dish Go

    • End of the Road Festival

      Date
      Aug. 31, 2012, 5:43 a.m.
      Location
      Larmer Tree Gardens - Salisbury, Wiltshire
      Other Artists
      Beach House, Patti Smith, Grandaddy, The Antlers, Graham Coxon, Midlake, Mark Lanegan, Tindersticks, Deer Tick, First Aid Kit, Peter Broderick, Patrick Watson, The Low Anthem, Woods, Dirty Three, Alabama Shakes, The Acorn, Perfume Genius, Justin Townes Earle, Gravenhurst, Alessi's Ark, Anna Calvi, Porcelain Raft, Jeffrey Lewis, Richard Buckner, Villagers, Alt-J, Robyn Hitchcock, Veronica Falls, I Break Horses, King Charles, Dirty Beaches, Van Dyke Parks, Still Corners, Dark Dark Dark, Peggy Sue, Mountain Man, William Elliott Whitmore, Roy Harper, Sleep Party People, Lanterns On The Lake, Abigail Washburn, John Grant, 2:54, Toy, Lawrence Arabia, Jonathan Wilson, Willis Earl Beal, Delicate Steve, The Shivers, The Deep Dark Woods, Frànçois & The Atlas Mountains, Cold Specks, My Sad Captains, The Stepkids, Creature With The Atom Brain, Our Broken Garden, Outfit, Hurray For The Riff Raff, The Lost Brothers, Savages, Yeti Lane, Islet, Doug Paisley, Frank Fairfield, Concrete Knives, Poor Moon, Cashier No. 9, Stranded Horse, Pinkunoizu, Sweet Lights, Driver Drive Faster, The Pictish Trail, Zun Zun Egui, Marques Toliver, Robert Ellis, Hannah Cohen, Leif Vollebekk, Eagle And The Worm, Olympians, Luke Roberts, Zachary Cale, Moulettes, Big Wave, Horse Thief, Seth Faergolzia, Abi Wade

    • Alabama Shakes

      Date
      Sept. 4, 2012, 8:35 a.m.
      Location
      O2 Academy Oxford - Oxford

    • Live on the Green

      Date
      Sept. 6, 2012, 9:21 a.m.
      Location
      One Public Square - Nashville
      Other Artists
      The Wallflowers, Delta Spirit, Alabama Shakes, North Mississippi Allstars, Trampled by Turtles, honeyhoney, Jon Cleary, The Apache Relay, Moon Taxi, Here Come the Mummies, The Dunwells, The Delta Saints, Fly golden eagle, The Kingston Springs, Roots Of A Rebellion, Yacht Rock Revue, Missing Cats featuring John 'JoJo' Hermann & Sherman Ewing

    • Bestival 2012

      Date
      Sept. 6, 2012, 5:04 p.m.
      Location
      Robin Hill - Isle of Wight
      Other Artists
      Florence + the Machine, Stevie Wonder, New Order, Justice, Hot Chip, Kate Nash, Bonobo, The xx, Two Door Cinema Club, Bat for Lashes, Friendly Fires, Miike Snow, Earth, Wind & Fire, De La Soul, Orbital, Four Tet, Caribou, Death In Vegas, Nero, The Horrors, Little Dragon, Soulwax, Gary Numan, Coldcut, Kavinsky, Roots Manuva, Flux Pavilion, Spiritualized, Bassnectar, Sub Focus, Chairlift, Sage Francis, Ane Brun, Major Lazer, Warpaint, Doctor P, Borgore, Sister Sledge, First Aid Kit, Gold Panda, SBTRKT, El-P, Grimes, Skepta, Ben Howard, LTJ Bukem, Gallows, Emeli Sandé, Slagsmålsklubben, Adam Ant, Scuba, Dub Pistols, Azealia Banks, Field Music, Gemini, Camo & Krooked, Zomboy, Claude VonStroke, Alabama Shakes, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Inner City, 2 Many DJ's, Buraka Som Sistema, Django Django, Koan Sound, Rizzle Kicks, Doom, Michael Kiwanuka, Trolley Snatcha, Porcelain Raft, Summer Camp, Actress, Friends, Frankie Rose, Gilles Peterson, Errors, Alt-J, Krafty Kuts, DJ Yoda, Jamie xx, Dirty Beaches, Daughter, FaltyDL, King Khan & The Shrines, Chris Coco, John Talabot, Sleepy Sun, Kindness, Charli XCX, Forest Swords, Iceage, The 2 Bears, Teebs, Toddla T, Phil Mison, Clock Opera, Delilah, Girl Unit, RedLight, Pangaea, The Gaslamp Killer, Pariah, Julio Bashmore, The Nextmen, The Japanese Popstars, Lucy Rose, Max Cooper, Lianne La Havas, Jessie Ware, Deadboy, Trailer Trash Tracys, Ahab, Brodinski, Disclosure, Justin Martin, Beans on Toast, Foamo, Mosca, Zulu Winter, Bellowhead, Slugabed, Maya Jane Coles, Thundercat, 2:54, Stooshe, Congo Natty, Dan Le Sac, Plastician, Kevin Saunderson, King Krule, Scratch Perverts, Milagres, Scroobius Pip, AlunaGeorge, Toy, DELS, Top Cat, B. Dolan, Gesaffelstein, Factory Floor, Diagrams, General Levy, Lapalux, Willis Earl Beal, Beak>, Blawan, Fiction, Chas 'n' Dave, Jamie N Commons, Sticky, Drums Of Death, Pearson Sound, The Correspondents, This Is The Kit, Prince Fatty, Turbowolf, Gush, Stealing Sheep, Raffertie, Kwes., Liz Green, Jeffrey Lewis & The Junkyard, Jake Bugg, Stay+, The Lovely Eggs, Jinja Safari, Gabrielle Aplin, The Staves, The Coronas, Jeremiah Jae, Crowns, Lucky Elephant, Gecko, Laurel Collective, Misty's Big Adventure, The Cuban Brothers, Annie Mac, To Kill a King, Patterns, Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo, Jaguar Skills, Skinny Lister, Greg Wilson, Ren Harvieu, Eats Everything, Krystal Klear, Dr Alex Paterson, Redinho, Dismantle, John Foxx and The Maths, Soft Rocks, Nina Nesbitt, Clement Marfo & The Frontline, Mary Epworth, Leo Zero, Gorgeous George, Ben UFO, Flying White Dots, Jackmaster, Oneman, Charming, Moodyman, Skream & Benga, Alonestar, James McCartney, Brainfeeder, Duff Disco, Giles Smith, PBR Streetgang, Young British Artists, Billy Daniel Bunter, Mixmaster Morris, BIGkids, David Rodigan, This way up, Shepherds, Pete Gooding, Murkage, Ryan Keen, Alexander Nut, Josh Kumra, The Other Tribe, DJ Shepdog, DJ Cable, Ghost Outfit, Pathaan, Kwesachu, Subgiant, Wet Nuns, Jaipur Kawa Brass Band, Dingus Khan, Mojo Filter, Ben Hoo, Michael Cook, François Kevorkian, Dj Derek, Daytona Lights, A Way of Life, Heathward, Model Society, The Widowmaker, Sean McGowan, DJ@WAR, Banana Klan, B Traits, L.A. Salami, Three Bonzos and a Piano, Valentine Gray, Gutterslut, Two Jackals, Palma Violets, St Spirit, Shy Fx & Stamina MC, Charley Macaulay, Low Fro, Blackhouse Crow, Cherishport, Sombrero Sound System, Raf Daddy, Chris tofu, Sky Sphere

    • Alabama Shakes

      Date
      Sept. 27, 2012, 10:24 p.m.
      Location
      New Daisy Theatre - Memphis
      Other Artists
      Fly golden eagle

    • Alabama Shakes

      Date
      Sept. 29, 2012, 2 p.m.
      Location
      Masquerade - Atlanta
      Other Artists
      Fly golden eagle

    • Alabama Shakes

      Date
      Oct. 2, 2012, 3 p.m.
      Location
      Kool Haus - Toronto
      Other Artists
      Fly golden eagle

    • Alabama Shakes

      Date
      Oct. 4, 2012, 2 p.m.
      Location
      Terminal 5 - New York

    • Alabama Shakes

      Date
      Oct. 5, 2012, 2 p.m.
      Location
      House of Blues - Boston MA
      Other Artists
      Fly golden eagle

    • Virgin Mobile FreeFest 2012

      Date
      Oct. 6, 2012, 12:03 p.m.
      Location
      Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD
      Other Artists
      Nas, M83, ZZ Top, Skrillex, Santigold, Ben Folds Five, Portugal. The Man, Above & Beyond, Porter Robinson, The Dismemberment Plan, Zedd, Das Racist, Alabama Shakes, Penguin Prison, Future Islands, Trampled by Turtles, NERVO, Thomas Gold, Allen Stone, Alvin Risk, Justin Jones

    • Alabama Shakes

      Date
      Oct. 9, 2012, 2 p.m.
      Location
      The Pageant - Saint Louis
      Other Artists
      Fly golden eagle

    • Festival Corona Capital 2012

      Date
      Oct. 13, 2012, 11:26 a.m.
      Location
      Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez - Ciudad de México
      Other Artists
      Snow Patrol, Iron & Wine, Florence + the Machine, The Black Keys, New Order, Cat Power, The Hives, DJ Shadow, Tegan and Sara, Basement Jaxx, The Kills, My Morning Jacket, Miike Snow, The Maccabees, The Wallflowers, M. Ward, Suede, The Walkmen, The Drums, Death In Vegas, The Raveonettes, Sleigh Bells, The Vaccines, Neon Indian, MUTEMATH, Black Lips, Modeselektor, The Airborne Toxic Event, Freelance Whales, Major Lazer, AWOLNATION, The Joy Formidable, The Big Pink, Die Antwoord, Here We Go Magic, Dum Dum Girls, Alabama Shakes, WhoMadeWho, A-Trak, Shabazz Palaces, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, La Habitación Roja, AraabMUZIK, Mona, Hello Seahorse!, Francisca Valenzuela, Tribes, St. Lucia, Zulu Winter, James Murphy, Bam Bam, L.A., bufi, L.P., Vicente Gayo, Los Rakas, Ventilader, Baio, Rebolledo, Technicolor Fabrics, The Plastics Revolution, María y José, I Can Chase Dragons!, The Wookies, Los Impostors, Memory Man, León Larregui, Josef Bamba, Los Rayobacks

    • Neil Young & Crazy Horse

      Date
      Oct. 25, 2012, 2:30 p.m.
      Location
      Tuscaloosa Amphitheater - Tuscaloosa
      Other Artists
      Alabama Shakes

    • Alabama Shakes

      Date
      Nov. 4, 2012, 8:49 a.m.
      Location
      Muffathalle - München
      Other Artists
      Patterson Hood

    • Alabama Shakes

      Date
      Nov. 5, 2012, 3 p.m.
      Location
      Astra - Berlin
      Other Artists
      Patterson Hood

    • Alabama Shakes

      Date
      Nov. 6, 2012, 1 p.m.
      Location
      Docks - Hamburg

    • Alabama Shakes

      Date
      Nov. 8, 2012, 2:30 p.m.
      Location
      Paradiso - Amsterdam

    • Alabama Shakes

      Date
      Nov. 9, 2012, 7:15 a.m.
      Location
      Ancienne Belgique - Brussels

    • Festival Les Inrocks

      Date
      Nov. 10, 2012, 11:30 a.m.
      Location
      La Cigale - Paris
      Other Artists
      Michael Kiwanuka, Willy Moon, Wild Belle, The Bots

    • Alabama Shakes

      Date
      Nov. 12, 2012, 1 p.m.
      Location
      Manchester Academy 1 - Manchester

    • Alabama Shakes

      Date
      Nov. 13, 2012, 6:17 a.m.
      Location
      Barrowlands - Glasgow

    • Alabama Shakes

      Date
      Nov. 16, 2012, 1:30 p.m.
      Location
      Coronet Theatre - london

    • Alabama Shakes

      Date
      Nov. 17, 2012, 1 p.m.
      Location
      HMV Forum - London