Alabama 3: Outlaw Hymns

Alabama 3 are playing Gloucester Guildhall on Friday 19 March 2027, as part of their Outlaw Hymns tour. They're a Brixton collective whose roots stretch across the British Isles, bonded by a shared love of country, acid house and techno. Co-frontmen Larry Love (Rob Spragg) and the late Very Reverend D. Wayne Love (Jake Black) first met at a Peckham squat party, with D. Wayne on the decks and Larry singing Hank Williams' 'Wait For The Light To Shine' over electro beats. Emerging from the late 1980s South London acid house squat scene, their combination of soulful, bluesy country rock and techno gave them a sound all their own. They're best known for the theme tune to The Sopranos, and The Guardian once called them 'the best live band in the country'.

There's a bit of a story behind the name of this tour. D. Wayne Love died in 2019, and the band carried on. A documentary called Resurrection Tour, shot by Richard Parry, follows their attempt to reanimate him via AI, and it's due out in 2027. In January, they released Outlaw Hymns, a six-track acoustic EP of originals produced by Devlin Love and recorded in a haunted Kent mansion. The tour takes its name from that record, and the set will draw on it.

It's a long way from the South London squats they started in, but that mix of country and dance music is still what they do. The Outlaw Hymns EP is acoustic, so this show should lean more into the country side of their sound than the techno. If you've only known them as the band behind The Sopranos theme, this is a good chance to hear them as a live act.

Alabama 3 play at Gloucester Guildhall on Friday 19 March 2027, starting at 19:30. Tickets are £28.50.