Jax: Alabama Shakes at The St. Augustine Amphitheatre (Apr 26, 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.”