Few catalogs cut across generations the way Alabama’s does. “Mountain Music,” “Dixieland Delight,” “Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler),” “If You’re Gonna Play in Texas” — these are the songs an entire crowd sings back without prompting, and on Sunday, July 12, the band brings them to The Pavilion at Montage Mountain. Doors lead to a 7:00 PM start for what’s shaping up as one of the bigger country nights of the summer just outside Scranton.
About Alabama
Alabama came together in 1969 when cousins Randy Owen and Teddy Gentry, joined by Jeff Cook, started working the club circuit out of Fort Payne, Alabama. The breakthrough came with “Tennessee River,” the first of a remarkable run of number-one country singles — more than 40 in all — that made Alabama one of the defining acts of the genre. The band has sold over 80 million records worldwide and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2005.
Founding guitarist and fiddle player Jeff Cook passed away in November 2022, and the band continues to tour with Owen and Gentry at the center of it. A live Alabama set still plays like a guided tour through the songs that shaped modern country — the kind of show where the singing from the lawn can drown out the stage.
The Venue
The Pavilion at Montage Mountain is carved into a ski resort outside Scranton, a roughly 18,000-capacity amphitheater split between fixed seats under the roof and a wide grass lawn. The wooded mountain setting gives an outdoor show real atmosphere, and the lawn is where a sing-along act like this one comes alive. It’s a venue built for exactly this kind of summer night.
Tickets
Alabama shows tend to move, so it’s worth locking in seats early rather than gambling on day-of availability. Grab tickets through the link below.