Alabama Shakes made their UK live debut last night (Wednesday) at an NME Awards Show, where they were watched by Hollywood A-lister Russell Crowe. The first of three nights at north London’s intimate Boston Arms saw the Athens, Alabama four-piece play a mixture of songs from their forthcoming first album ‘Boys And Girls’, newer songs and a thunderous encore of Led Zeppelin’s ‘How Many More Times’. The Gladiator star later wrote on his Twitter page: “The @Alabama_Shakes gig was the centre of the musical universe tonight, great gig, this band is the real deal, do yourself a favour”, also replying to a number of fans urging them to check out the band’s music. (via Russell Crowe turns out for Alabama Shakes’ NME Awards Show | News | NME.COM)
