Alabama Coaches Bring "Tide on Tour" to Orange Beach

R. Ken Cooper • April 23, 2024

Orange Beach Hosts First Stop of Alabama's "Tide on Tour" Event

Orange Beach, Ala. – (OBA) – The University of Alabama is relaunching its past tour event, "Crimson Caravan," as the new and improved "Tide on Tour." The three-city tour, beginning in Orange Beach, will feature Alabama Football Head Coach Kalen DeBoer, Alabama Men's Basketball Head Coach Nate Oats, and Alabama Director of Athletics Greg Byrne, as well as current UA student-athletes.

The first stop on the "Tide on Tour" will be on Saturday, April 27 at the Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach, Alabama. Tickets for the event went on sale to the public last Wednesday, April 17 at 9:00 am. Tickets can be purchased through www.RollTide.com or by calling the Alabama Ticket Office at 205-348-BAMA (2262).

General admission tickets are $90 per person, and VIP tickets are $130 per person. VIP ticket holders will get to meet with Coach DeBoer and the student-athletes in attendance for one hour before the event. (VIP tickets are sold out.)

The tour will also make stops in Huntsville on May 15 and Birmingham on May 21. Proceeds from the tour will benefit Yea Alabama, an organization that supports Alabama student-athletes.

The full schedule for “Tide on Tour” is as follows: Saturday, April 27th at the Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach at 2pm. Wednesday, May 15th at the Von Braun Civic Center in Huntsville at 7:30pm. And Tuesday, May 21st at the Events at Haven in Birmingham at 7:30pm.

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