On August 28, Alabama Shakes will release I Must Be Dreaming. This marks the group’s third studio album, following 2015’s Sound & Color and the group’s 2012 debut Boys & Girls. The group is Shawn Everett, who mixed and engineered Boys & Girls, is sharing a production role with the group on I Must Be Dreaming which will be issued by Island Records.  

Brittany Howard, Heath Fogg, and Zac Cockrell reunited in late 2024 and subsequently released two singles, “Another Life” in August 2025, then “American Dream” in April 2026. A new single “I Feel Hope Coming” will follow this Friday, July 10.  Howard says of the song, “This younger generation makes me feel hopeful because they can see through all the political lies—that song’s about holding onto that hope, and refusing to give up.” Heath Fogg notes, “I’m really happy that song exists. It came from such a joyful moment of collaboration, and exemplifies everything I love about this band being reborn.”

As for the record’s, Howard observes, “There’s a double meaning to it. It could be saying, ‘I must be dreaming, because the world is so fucking crazy right now.’ But it could also mean, ‘I must be dreaming, because the world is so incredibly beautiful.’ Both those things can be true at once.”

The band has just shared an album trailer, while the record is available for pre-order and pre-save. Alabama Shakes tour dates appear below.

Alabama Shakes Dates:
7/7 Lucca, IT Summer Festival
7/9 Lisbon, PT NOS Alive Festival
7/10 Bilbao, ES BBK Live
7/11 Madrid, ES Noches del Botánico•
7/24 Tacoma, WA Dune Peninsula at Point Defiance Park+
7/25 Eugene, OR Autzen Stadium^
7/26 Vancouver, BC Freedom Mobile Arch+
7/28 Boise, ID Idaho Botanical Garden: Outlaw Field+
7/29 Salt Lake City, UT Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre+
7/31 Jackson Hole, WY Snow King Mountain+
8/1 Jackson Hole, WY Snow King Mountain+
8/21 Highland Park, IL Ravinia Festival=
8/22 Indianapolis, IN Ruoff Music Center#
8/23 Maryland Heights, MO Hollywood Casino Amphitheater#
8/25 Grand Rapids, MI Acrisure Amphitheater#
8/26 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center#
8/28 Minneapolis, MN Surly Brewing Festival Field%
8/29 Minneapolis, MN Surly Brewing Festival Field%
8/30 Madison, WI Breese Stevens Field%
9/1 Bridgeport, CT Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater%
9/2 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall%
9/4 Bethel, NY Bethel Woods Center for the Arts@
9/5 Lenox, MA Tanglewood@
9/6 Shelburne, VT Concerts on The Green$
9/15 Montreal, QC MTELUS$
9/16 Ottawa, ON CityFolk Festival
9/18 East Aurora, NY Borderland Music Festival
9/19 Dover, DE The Woodlands^
9/25 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl*
9/26 Dana Point, CA Ohana Festival

• With Special Guest Joel Culpepper
+ With Special Guests Billy Allen + The Pollies
= With Special Guest Liam Kazar
# Co-Headline with Tedeschi Trucks Band
% With Special Guest Hannah Cohen
@ With Very Special Guest Mavis Staples
$ With Special Guest Emily King
^ Supporting Zach Bryan
* With Special Guest Tyler Ballgame