Jax: April 26 to April 30, 2026

Here are some shows, taking place in Jacksonville and nearby cities, from April 26 to April 30, 2026: • Alabama Shakes at The St. Augustine Amphitheatre (Apr 26, 2026) • The Chameleons at Jack Rabbits (April 26, 2026) • Boney James at Florida Theatre (April 30, 2026)

April 26, 2026 Sunday
Alabama Shakes
at St. Augustine Amphitheatre
theamp.com

Athens’ Alabama Shakes is headlining The St. Augustine Amphitheatre, in St Augustine, on April 26, 2026.

We caught Alabama Shakes in July 2025 and said, “It’s great to have Alabama Shakes back in action and the band came out with a lot of performers, but all supporting Howard’s tremendous vocals. Her banter was as powerful as her singing and after switching guitars, she started a great riff for the next song. Her high range singing was shockingly good as she then dropped back into her normal range. Cockrell’s closing bass work was also excellent. The interplay between Howard and Fogg’s guitar and Cockrell’s bass was the key interest in a funky number, even as all of the additional performers (and there were a lot, as I think I counted nine total on stage) added a lot on vocals, keys, and drums. Some bands thrive in a live setting, and Alabama Shakes was showing they are definitely one. Howard switched guitars again and they launched into Hold On and the entire band was into it, with Howard’s big smile closing it out. (“I love it when y’all sing along, y’all are so beautiful.”) A quieter song followed before moving back to the faster tempo songs. The fastest song yet in The Greatest, which had everyone tromping along until a purposeful slowed tempo in the middle, that then gave way to the original speed and a frenzied ending. At some point, Fogg had also changed guitars; I think to one of the ones Howard had been playing. A very appreciative Howard introduced the band before going into a very R&B intro guitar lick. One last guitar switch and the band was nearly done, with a powerful closer, Gimme All Your Love.”

April 26, 2026 Sunday
The Chameleons
with The Veldt
at Jack Rabbits
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Manchester’s Chameleons is headlining Jack Rabbits, in Jacksonville, in support of their latest album Arctic Moon (Metropolis Records). You can read our review of the record here.

We saw the band in November 2024 and wrote, “Despite the absence of Dave Fielding and missing drummer John Lever (who died in 2017), the band faithfully reprised their seminal album, with many in the crowd still remembering the old lyrics enough to sing along, especially on singles “Mad Jack” (which opens the record), first single, “Tears” and second side opener, “Swamp Thing”. Although the band was well-known in Europe and the UK, they missed many radars in the US compared to their Manchester cohorts of the day- i.e. The Smiths, Joy Division/New Order, The Stone Roses- perhaps due to Strange Times not being available on CD until seven years later, in 1993. The post-punk punch that begins the album does wane towards its end, towards the gentler and retrospective, as on “Childhood” and “I’ll Remember”, but energy again increased as the band played its brand-new song, “Where are You?”, released in May as a three-song EP via Metropolis Records. It’s also the first single from a planned new forthcoming full album, “Arctic Moon” and brought momentum up one last time before the encore.”

The Veldt was previously announced will be the support for this North American tour. We haven’t seen the band since March 2017 when they opened for Phantogram: “The evening began with a welcome return of experimental shoegazing soul band The Veldt and a too brief thirty-five minute set that truly showed their music was ahead of its time. Formed in the mid-80’s in Raleigh, NC, the group led by the Chavis brothers (Daniel and Danny) have influences that lean from Prince to Echo and the Bunnymen, Otis Redding to My Bloody Valentine, and were on labels like Capitol, Mammoth, and Mercury during the ‘90s. Layered experimental sounds coming from artists like The Weeknd, Anderson .Paak and Miguel, are just catching up to what The Veldt was exploring twenty years prior.”

Tour Dates

April 30, 2026 Thursday
Boney James
at Florida Theatre
floridatheatre.com

Saxophonist Boney James will be headlining the Florida Theatre, in Jacksonville, Florida, on April 30, 2026, in support of Slow Burn (Concord Records).

We saw Boney James in Nov 2025 and wrote, “James then talked about his connection with the Twin Cities, saying his first gig was playing keyboards for Morris Day in 1985, giving a special shoutout to The Time’s drummer, Jellybean Johnson, who just passed away at age 69. Then he played the Minneapolis flavored “Slide” the song from his latest album that earned him his 21st #1 single on the Billboard Smooth Jazz chart. Boney James may have started out playing the keyboard with Morris Day, but he has made his living playing his tenor and soprano saxophones. And throughout the evening he moved about the stage to the edges to make sure that those who were far in the back had a chance to see him as he played the title to his new album as well as “After the Rain.” And since it was almost Thanksgiving, he threw in a Christmas song, “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.””

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