This band got huge then walked away. Reunited, it’ll perform a major Boise concert
During the six years Alabama Shakes rode a wave of success — before going on an indefinite hiatus — it experienced highs most bands only fantasize about.
Performances on “Letterman,” “Conan” and “Saturday Night Live.” Four Grammy Awards. Global superstardom.
Oh, and in 2015, a sold-out concert at Outlaw Field in Boise.
More than a decade later, are you ready for a repeat, Idaho? Reunited, the multiplatinum rockers are back on the road this spring and summer.
Rewarding longtime fans, Alabama Shakes will headline a concert at Outlaw Field on Tuesday, July 28. Billy Allen & The Pollies will open the show at the Idaho Botanical Garden’s grassy outdoor venue. Music will start at 7 p.m.
Tickets become available to the general public at 10 a.m. Friday, March 13, for $66 at Ticketmaster. Garden members will pay $61 in a presale that begins at 10 a.m. Monday, March 9.
Powered by Brittany Howard’s powerhouse vocals, Alabama Shakes floored audiences when its debut full-length album, “Boys & Girls,” hit the streets in 2012. The rock ‘n’ soul band’s smoldering, loose groove of a single, “Hold On,” was crowned the top song of 2012 by Rolling Stone magazine.
The Shakes’ second album, “Sound & Color,” was released in 2015 and immediately topped the charts. The group won three Grammys for that record, then earned a fourth three years later.
But 2018 also brought bad news for Shakes fans, when the band called it quits. Members pursued their own projects.
In 2024, Howard returned to Outlaw Field in Boise — as a solo artist with a penchant for experimentation. But by the end of that same year, she, guitarist Heath Fogg and bassist Zac Cockrell had reunited for a surprise Alabama Shakes gig.
Months later, the band announced its first tour in eight years.
The rest is joyful recent history. Alabama Shakes released a new single, “Another Life,” in 2025. A third, still untitled album is expected to be released in the coming months.
This story was originally published March 6, 2026 at 10:00 AM.