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The Incredible Ham Bagby is Back in Tuscaloosa
July 23, 2021 : 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Ham Bagby returns to Tuscaloosa to celebrate 21 years of his iconic release, Sh!t’s Crucial!
Ham returns to the stage at Druid City Social on Friday, July 23rd, 2021. The show begins at 7:30pm and goes until 10:30pm in the open air of Druid City Social’s outdoor stage. Catch Ham Bagby with special guests, Zach Austin & the Lonesome and Chris Ivey. Comedy, Music, Good Drinks. There’s a little something for everyone.
Tickets: Brown Paper Tickets
Advance tickets are $10.
Tickets are $15 at the door.
This is a 21+ event.
The Incredible Ham Bagby comes to Druid City Social on Friday, July 23rd, 6-9pm
7:30pm: Opening Band: Zach Austin & the Lonesome
8:20-8:45pm: Comedian: Chris Ivey
8:50-10:30pm: Headliner: Ham Bagby
Druid City Social | 301 Greensboro Ave, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Zach Austin & the Lonesome | Zach Austin out of Birmingham, AL, Takes the stage barefooted with his boots as a tip jar singing Country/Folk stories from love to drunken bar nights.
Chris Ivey | Birmingham, Alabama based comedian. Chris uses a mix of storytelling and improvisation to leave audiences in stitches at comedy clubs all over the country. He played Roastmaster General in the roasts of Alexander Shunnarah and Governor Robert Bentley. In addition to his work as a stand up comedian, Chris created Alabama’s first comedy festival, Birmingham Comedy Festival, and is an established podcast host on The Goulash and Pod Thomas Anderson. Chris has worked with comedians Nate Bargatze, Tim Dillon, Rodney Carrington and many many others.
Ham Bagby | Ham Bagby was born in 1978, the youngest child of an Episcopal priest and a loving mother. He’s a pretty tall guy. It’s literally the first thing everyone and anyone says to him. Ham has been a janitor twice, worked in food service, stocked shelves, and done maintenance. He started playing music at 13 because he wanted to play when he was six, but that was when he got his first guitar. Ham Bagby lived in Tuscaloosa, Alabama for almost twenty years where he crafted his show’s mix of humor, southern flair, and attempted virtuosity.
His Influences include Jimi Hendrix, Willie Nelson, and Prince—obviously— Roger Miller, Weird Al, Thin Lizzy, Waylon Jennings, and Tuscaloosa’s own The Dexateens. As a solo artist, Ham fronts Ham Bagby and the Siege, but has always been a willing gun slinger for other bands, like Blaine Duncan and the Lookers, The Ne’er-do-Well’s, and Motel Ice Machine. More casually, he has played on recordings by Cy Simonton and Knympho Knife. There are two Ham Bagby albums available to purchase now, or stream if you’re under the age of 27, called Ham Bagby: Shits Crucial is Track 7 and Ham Bagby: Tryin Not To Die.
“I wrote it in 2000, and covid would have screwed me out of a 20th anniversary celebration of Sh!ts Crucial anyway. So we’ll have a 21st birthday party instead! “Sh!ts Crucial” can drink now! “Sh!ts Crucial” still can’t rent a car… But “Sh!ts Crucial” can stay on its parents insurance!” – Ham Bagby on “Sh!t’s Crucial” turning 21.
“I’m just looking forward to more shows. People are listening to my last record, “Trying Not To Die”, and that’s been great to see. Getting to play those songs live a couple of times post covid has been a blast, and getting to play some older stuff along with those songs has been refreshing too. I think the more new stuff I write and add to my shows, the more fun songs like “Sh!ts Crucial” and “D!ck When I Drink” become. I’m also really ready to get started on another record. The last project was so satisfying.” – Ham Bagby on what’s to come in 2021.
“In November of 2020, Ham Bagby released his debut record ‘Trying Not to Die’ as a defiant act against those who may have considered murdering him. In 10 songs, Ham expertly navigated the pros and cons of breathing, drinking, and being alive in general. While his opinion has been controversial to some, it has nevertheless kept him alive since its release and Ham has been eagerly working on his follow up ‘Trying Not Two Die,’ which will be released the next time he truly fears for his life.” – CJ Griffith. Rocket #9 Records