Live performance by the British band Alabama 3, blending country and acid house, as part of their UK and Ireland tour.
Alabama 3 are playing Thekla on Friday 16 October, their Bristol date on a tour that takes them across the UK and Ireland throughout October, November and December 2026. The band formed in Brixton, and they've spent their career working a sound that's hard to pin down to a single genre.
They describe themselves as a live act that blends sweet, pretty country with acid house, and they play it all night long. It's a strange pairing on paper — the slow, melodic drawl of country meeting the four-to-the-floor beat of the dancefloor — but that's exactly where they sit. The country side brings the songwriting and the singing, and the acid house provides the rhythm that keeps it moving. When they describe it as "all night long", they're talking about the format as much as the duration: a set built for dancing rather than just standing and listening.
Because they're a live act first, the show is built around the band on stage rather than a DJ behind a desk. The country elements are played out, and the house beats run underneath, so the whole thing works as a band playing a long set. It's a good way to see them if you're more into the live side of things than the record.
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The Bristol date is one stop on a tour that runs through the end of the year, with dates across the UK and Ireland throughout October, November and December. If you're around on the 16th, you can catch them at Thekla.
