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The day before April Fools’ Day, The Black Keys played a little prank.

Band members Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney posted a humorous deepfake video on Instagram about how they were “the real Dan and Pat” and this clip was “not a panic press release from Warner Records.”

One day later — on April 1 — the “Tighten Up” rockers dropped the act and announced their exciting ‘International Players Tour’ in support of their upcoming album “Ohio Players” with special guest The Head And The Heart and Circa Waves on select dates.

Along the way, they’ll swing into New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, Oct. 30.

For fans who can’t wait to jam out to The Black Keys’ indelible blues rock live, tickets are available for all North American concerts on their fall 2024 world tour as soon as today.

Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, April 5, fans who want to ensure they have tickets ahead of time can purchase on sites like Vivid Seats before tickets are officially on sale.

Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event.

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A complete calendar including all North American tour dates, venues, and links to buy tickets for shows can be found below.

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On July 6-7, The Black Keys will rock out at the annual NASCAR Chicago Street Race along with The Chainsmokers , Keith Urban and Lauren Alaina .

Single and multi-day passes can be scooped up for the high-octane event here .

The Black Keys set list

‘Dropout Boogie,’ the last Black Keys tour, wrapped in December 2023 at Milwaukee, WI’s Eagles Ballroom.

Here’s what Carney and Auerbach took to the stage that night, courtesy of Set List FM .

01.) “I Got Mine” 02.) “Gold on the Ceiling” 03.) “Your Touch” 04.) “Tighten Up”

05.) “Have Love, Will Travel” (Richard Berry cover) 06.) “Crawling King Snake” (Big Joe Williams cover) 07.) “Next Girl” 08.) “Lo/Hi” 09.) “Everlasting Light” 10.) “Heavy Soul” 11.) “Weight of Love” 12.) “Howlin’ for You” 13.) “Fever” 14.) “Ten Cent Pistol” 15.) “Wild Child”

16.) “She’s Long Gone”

17.) “Little Black Submarines” 18.) “Lonely Boy”

The Black Keys new music

Ahead of the release of The Black Keys’ upcoming 12th studio album “Ohio Players,” they’ve dropped a trio of singles.

First, they put out the jubilant “Beautiful People” which will surely get even the crankiest fans stomping their feet and clapping along; it’s that infectious.

On Feb. 9, the pair delivered the gorgeous “I Forgot To Be Your Lover,” a bluesy ballad without a hint of schmaltz. In the next few years, expect to hear this one at weddings — it’s the perfect slow dance.

In tandem with the tour announcement, The Black Keys rolled out the stirring, radio-friendly “This Is Nowhere” that’s all bass and singalong choruses.

It should also be noted that big-name collaborators Noel Gallagher, Beck, and Booker T. Jones contributed to the record.

Want to hear the lead tracks ahead of the album’s April 5 release?

You can find “Ohio Players” here .

The Black Keys special guests

At all shows, The Black Keys are bringing an opening act along with them for the ride.

To get you up to speed, here’s each artist’s most-streamed track on Spotify:

The Head And the Heart: “Rivers and Roads”

Circa Waves: “T-Shirt Weather”

Blues-y rockers on tour in 2024

Expect to boogie this year.

Many of the bluesiest, grooviest rockers are returning to the road these next few months.

Here are just five of our favorites you won’t want to miss live.

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Who else is on tour? Check out our list of the 50 biggest concert tours in 2024 here to find out.

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The Black Keys are an American blues rock band formed in Ohio in 2001. Band members, and childhood friends, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney self-produced their tracks until making the big time in 2010.

The Black Keys have released eight studio albums since 2002 with each album doing better than the last on the US Billboard charts. The band’s most recent album, “Turn Blue” reached the number one spot in the US and was a top five album in almost every other country.

The band’s musical prowess has been recognised and celebrated with a staggering seven Grammy Awards, four of which were won in 2013 for the album “El Camino”. The Black Keys claim that legendary bands such as The Beatles, T. Rex and The Clash influenced the album.

Extensively touring and promoting their own work in small venues throughout the US and Europe in the early years, it wasn’t until 2011 that The Black Keys were given the chance to complete an arena tour to support “El Camino”. While old hands at the touring lifestyle, the band was forced to pull out of many Australian, New Zealand and European dates for their “El Camino” tour due to exhaustion and their overwhelming schedule.

Despite the cancellation of these gigs, the band did not rest on their laurels and instead set about getting to work on their next album, ”Turn Blue”. The Black Keys have stated that they prefer to be working on and releasing new music and albums rather than constantly pushing their older material.

The band’s most popular single to date is “Lonely Boy” which went platinum in the US, Canada and Australia. Other hits have included the singles “Tighten Up” and “Gold on the Ceiling”. No strangers to hard work, it goes without saying that The Black Keys will have many more hit singles in their future and will continue to cultivate and expand upon the loyal fan base they already have.

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The Black Keys are my favorite band and I am always excited to see Dan and Patrick rock out the entire house. I've seen them in intimate settings like a little bar up to large sold-out arenas, and every time they have put on an amazing and electric show.

They are not known for huge set pieces, typically it's just Dan out with his guitars and Patrick behind his drum set, but lately they've added a keyboardist, bassist, and backing vocals for some of the newer songs, but they only add to the show. The band has been around for quite a few years, but it seems like only recently they have blown up and everyone wants to see them. I like seeing them live because they seem to extend every song a little bit and Dan has a different touch on each guitar solo that just gets everyone into a nice groove.

They have a good mix of slower songs and faster rocking songs from all of their albums at every show, so any fan of the band who has followed from the beginning, to someone who had just heard their songs on commercials, will be able to appreciate and expand their taste for the Black Keys. My favorite songs to see are "Thickfreakness" because it rocks harder than most other songs these days, and is very impressive because it is just two instruments.

Another song that will leave lasting memories is "Everlasting Light". The performance makes it seem like Dan and Pat are just two normal guys who like to rock out, and that's exactly what you get!

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Fantastic Concert. The Black Keys have spent over a decade touring America and Europe waiting to make it big and during that time they perfected a real performance. They once said back in 2008 that they didn't have a lot of gimmicks in their shows knowing that is what some people wanted. They didn't have the popularity. Now that they do, they certainly aren't throwing away what made them a great performing band. The first leg of the tour had a set list that contained nothing from before Brothers . . . They changed that on the second leg. Playing all the way back to a Taj Mahal cover on their first record to a few from Turn Blue and even a cover after that, they put together a great show that doesn't distract from the music. Many artists have resorted to relying on LED panels to do that show for them. The Black Keys have many lights but the brightest shine on them. With soulful instrumentals between songs and different takes on some classics, it's a show that keeps you engaged the whole way through. Some people may not like Turn Blue, personally I know it is their worst record, but that doesn't make it bad or even them washed up or sold out. They are the same blues rock band that wanted to do something different in the studio. On stage the guitar solos and powerful verses remain in everything they do. Plus I got a drumstick from Pat and a pick from Dan!

I love to finally have been able to see them!

There were a few things that would've made this experience better for me:

* too much time between songs and not with chit chat with the audience, just silence;

* yeah, more chit chat and engagement with the audience;

* the voice was drowned by the music too many times;

* which was even worse when they decided to slow sing some of their not so slow songs - we cannot hear you sing and now we do not have the hard drums in the background;

* the venue is just not a good venue for concerts (which is the case with big venues like that, makes you feel restricted) so advice for the band is to not perform in such venues, which I know is difficult because there are so many of us wanting to see them, so where else to play?! Music festivals!!!

This was my very first concert I've ever been to, and it far surpassed my expectations. I showed up prepared to sit and listen to some great music by the Black Keys for about an hour. What I got, however, was two straight hours of pure magic. Their performance was absolutely amazing, from their music to the awesome light show they put on. The most memorable moment was after their last song. They had gone off stage and the fans are all screaming for an encore, and after a while of shouting and cheering with everybody holding up their phones with the flashlights on, they come back out and play a few more songs, finishing it off with Little Black Submarines (possibly their best song). All I can say is that this was one of the best nights of my life, thanks to the Black Keys.

Wow, what a show! Locate the Elepahnt started things off and did a great job. Very high energy. Then came the Keys. What a set up! The entire backdrop would change with every song. So cool. They played a bunch of their hits and a bunch of deep cuts. They played for a good chunk of time. Then after without the house lights coming up at all the entire place started to glow. Everyone had taken their cellphones out and turned on their flashlights while cheering T the top of their lungs. The band ended up coming back out for an encore with another surprise set change. In all they ended up playing for about an hour forty five, and it wasn't enough. They could have played their entire catalog and it wouldn't have been enough. I didn't want to leave. What a show!

I originally went to the concert looking forward to Cage the Elephant more than Black Keys, even though I'd say they're both my favorite bands. After I picked up the shards of my exploded brain I remembered why the Black Keys are the best band in rock right now. Auerbach rocked every single solo like it was the height of the concert. Carney kept every beat insanely tight and literally shook Barclays with his killer solos as well. They played through a huge amount of songs, mainly focusing on Turn Blue and El Camino but they threw in bumpers from their older catalogue as well. Overall my mind was utterly blown, Best rock show I've seen since Springsteen.

I've been a Black Keys fan since they released Magic Potion in 2007. They've consistently been my favorite band and I am proud to still be their biggest fan. This was the 4th time I've seen them live and by far the most impressive performance. Even though we were far back, the entire section rocked out like we were front row. They played all their greatest hits including some off their old albums like Oceans & Streams, Thickfreakness, and Magic Potion. The new music rocks out so I am so pleased with this experience I now call, the best concert of my life. I will travel to Boston on October 11th to see them live for my 25th birthday - LET'S ROCK!

Black Keys upped the setlist from 2 years ago - while not a lot of older material there was still not as much brand new. This is a good thing; i could feel the sexiness coming off the blues of Leavin' Trunk, and the cover of Girl Like You (Edwyn Collins) was a tremendous surprise. The opener Cage the Elephant blew the crowd away and kept it nice and warm for the Black Keys to come right in and keep the energy going.

The Black Keys did a great job. The music sounded amazing live and the set transitions were really neat and different.

The guys put on quite a show and I'm glad I got to experience it from the pit- even if it meant getting picked up by a random person and set on their shoulder. Security hated me for a hot minute, but I had the best view for a song or two.

The experience with Song kick was horrible... I bought tickets off of their website and then when I went to pick them up, they informed me at Willcall that I have been scammed... as there were no tickets waiting for me. Dont buy with this app... I lost 150 bucks. Its shit.

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The Black Keys announce 32-date North American tour

Band Of Horses will open all dates on the tour, with additional support – on various dates – from Ceramic Animal, Early James, and the Velveteers

The Black Keys have announced a 32-date North American trek, which they've affectionately dubbed the "Dropout Boogie tour."

Set to run from early July through mid-October, the tour – undertaken in support of the band's stellar 2021 blues covers album, Delta Kream – will take the band across the United States, with stops in Toronto and Vancouver, Canada as well. 

Band Of Horses – hot on the heels of a new album of their own – will open all 32 dates of the tour, with additional support from Ceramic Animal (on the July 9-30 shows), Early James (from August 24-September 9), and the Velveteers (from October 2-18).

Beginning tomorrow, February 1, at 10 a.m. local time, the Black Keys will be holding an exclusive fan club presale, during which fans can also purchase a limited number of VIP packages, which include perks like premium seats, a sound check visit and an autographed lithograph.

Tickets go on general sale this Friday, February 4, at 10 a.m. local time. You can check out the full tour itinerary below.

Ranked by Guitar World readers as one of the best guitar albums of 2021 , Delta Kream brought the blues revivalists turned arena rockers back to their musical roots. 

Recorded with the help of legendary Mississippi Hill Country blues guitar player Kenny Brown , the album was the product of some spontaneous jam sessions involving Brown, bass guitar player Eric Deaton and Black Keys frontman/ electric guitar player Dan Auerbach.

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“It was just so much fun that I had to call Pat [Carney, drummer], and I said, ‘Man, you gotta come over here and I’ll see if these guys can stay an extra day and you can just play some songs.’ And that’s what he did,” Auerbach told Guitar World in 2021. “He showed up the next morning; we just started playing for fun and we cut this record in a day.” 

For tickets and more info on the tour, stop by The Black Keys' website .

The Black Keys – Dropout Boogie 2022 North American tour:

July 9: Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena July 11: Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre July 13: Denver, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre July 15: St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre St. Louis July 16: Indianapolis, IN – Ruoff Music Center July 17: Chicago, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park July 20: Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center July 22: Jones Beach, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater July 23: Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center July 25: Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion July 27: Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion July 29: Boston, MA – Xfinity Center July 30: Philadelphia, PA – Waterfront Music Pavilion (formerly BB&T Pavilion) August 24: West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre August 25: Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre August 27: Atlanta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre August 28: Huntsville, AL – Orion Amphitheatre August 30: Charleston, SC – Credit One Stadium September 1: Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek September 3: Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center September 6: Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage September 7: Detroit, MI – Pine Knob Music Theatre September 9: Cleveland, OH – Blossom Music Center October 2: Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena October 3: Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena October 5: Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre October 8: Los Angeles, CA – The Forum October 10: Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion October 13: Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP October 15: Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion October 17: Austin, TX – Moody Center ATX October 18: Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion

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JUST ANNOUNCED: THE BLACK KEYS

MINNEAPOLIS, MN (April 1, 2024) –  The Black Keys have announced a 2024 North American headline tour – International Players Tour – in support of their new album, Ohio Players , out April 5th. The 31-date run, produced by Live Nation, kicks off in Tulsa, OK on September 17 and travels across the country to cities including New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, with two dates in the band’s home -state of Ohio and stops in Minneapolis at Target Center on November 10. The Head and The Heart will be joining the tour as direct support for select shows.

American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Tuesday, April 2 at 10am local time through Thursday, April 4 at 10pm local time. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on sale beginning Friday, April 5 at 10am local time. Please visit livenation.com and theblackkeys.com for all details.

The tour announcement follows two stand-out performances by The Black Keys at SXSW earlier this month, where they also debuted their new documentary This is a Film About The Black Keys to rave reviews. Ahead of this leg of the tour, The Black Keys will head to Europe to debut their brand-new live show. Tickets for the UK and Europe shows are on-sale now.

Ohio Players is set to be an album unlike any of the band’s others, featuring collaborations with friends and colleagues, including Beck, Noel Gallagher, Dan the Automator, Greg Kurstin, Juicy J, Lil Noid, and others. Listeners have gotten a taste of what to expect from the new project with the lead single, “ Beautiful People (Stay High) ,” that recently reached No. 1 on Billboard ’s Alternative Airplay chart and AAA Airplay charts, and additional offerings “ This Is Nowhere ” and “ I Forgot to Be Your Lover .” Based on these releases, Stereogum comments, “The Black Keys are entering another pop crossover phase.” In its four-star review, Mojo said, “This is the most streamlined and tunes-packed Black Keys album since El Camino . The sound of a band rejuvenated.” Pre-order Ohio Players here .

SHOW DETAILS Date: November 10, 2024 Showtime: 7:00 p.m.  Venue: Target Center, 600 N 1st Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55403

Tickets: available online at ticketmaster.com

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by Em Casalena April 1, 2024, 11:19 am

The Black Keys’ upcoming International Players Tour is exactly that: a stellar international tour! The alternative rock back will trek across the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, and the Netherlands this spring, and they’ve just announced a whole slew of North American tour dates that will go well into fall as well. The Head And The Heart will be supporting the tour. The international trek will promote The Black Keys’ upcoming studio album Ohio Players , set for release on April 5.

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The Black Keys 2024 Tour will start on April 27 in Manchester, United Kingdom at Co-Op Live without The Head And The Heart. Pending extra tour date additions, the tour will close on November 12 in Detroit, Michigan at Little Caesars Arena with The Head And The Heart.

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Fans can get down on the upcoming presale event by signing up through the band’s website . The presale event will start on April 3 at 10:00 am local through April 4. VIP packages will be available as well. There will also be a number of different presale and early access events over at Ticketmaster .

Public on-sale should start on April 5 at 10:00 am local. For fans outside of the United States, we recommend using Viagogo to get your tickets. Viagogo often has pretty good deals for international shows.

For fans across the pond in North America, we recommend trying out Stubhub . It’s a great third-party ticketing platform, especially if your chosen tour date is sold out by the time general on-sale hits.

Tickets are going to sell out fast, so get yours ASAP !

The Black Keys 2024 Tour Dates

April 27 – Manchester, UK – Co-Op Live

April 30 – Cardiff, UK – Utilita Arena Cardiff

May 3 – Dublin, IE – 3Arena

May 5 – Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo Dome

May 7 – London, UK – O2 Academy Brixton

May 8 – London, UK – O2 Academy Brixton

May 9 – London, UK – O2 Academy Brixton

May 12 – Paris, FR – Zénith De Paris

May 13 – Paris, FR – Zénith De Paris

July 6 – Chicago, IL – NASCAR Chicago Street Race 2024

September 17 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center (with The Head And The Heart)

September 18 – Austin, TX – Moody Center (with The Head And The Heart)

September 20 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center

September 21 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center (with The Head And The Heart)

September 24 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena

September 26 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center (with The Head And The Heart)

September 27 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum (with The Head And The Heart)

September 28 – Palm Desert, CA – Acrisure Arena (with The Head And The Heart)

September 29 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre (with The Head And The Heart)

October 2 – Portland, OR – Moda Center

October 3 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena

October 10 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena (with The Head And The Heart)

October 11 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena (with The Head And The Heart)

October 12 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (with The Head And The Heart)

October 13 – Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena (with The Head And The Heart)

October 16 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center (with The Head And The Heart)

October 18 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena (with The Head And The Heart)

October 19 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena (with The Head And The Heart)

October 21 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center (with The Head And The Heart)

October 23 – Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center

October 24 – Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena (with The Head And The Heart)

October 26 – Indianapolis, IN – Gainbridge Fieldhouse (with The Head And The Heart)

October 27 – Knoxville, TN – Food City Center (with The Head And The Heart)

October 30 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden (with The Head And The Heart)

November 1 – Boston, MA – TD Garden

November 2 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena (with The Head And The Heart)

November 3 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena (with The Head And The Heart)

November 7 – Chicago, IL – United Center (with The Head And The Heart)

November 9 – Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum (with The Head And The Heart)

November 10 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center

November 12 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena (with The Head And The Heart)

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The Black Keys Announce Three-City ‘World Tour’

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The Black Keys will perform at three intimate theaters in U.S. cities named after foreign cities when the blues-rock duo embarks on their “World Tour” in September. Singer-guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney will play Athens, Georgia; St. Petersburg, Florida; and Oxford, Mississippi.

Carney acknowledged the cheekiness of the idea in a press release on Wednesday. “Dan and I have joked about doing a tour of American cities named after other cities in the world since we were touring together in a van. It feels like now is as good a time as any and we are excited to play in some places we haven’t played in since the early days of the band and for fans that have not had a chance to see us in a while,” he said.

The Black Keys will play a pair of 2,000-capacity rooms (Athens’ Classic Center, St. Petersburg’s Jannus Live) and a 1,000-capacity hall (Oxford’s Lyric). The three shows lead up to the group’s headlining appearance at the 2021 Pilgrimage Festival outside Nashville the weekend of September 25th and 26th ( see tickets here ).

The “World Tour” gigs will lean on the Keys’ latest album, Delta Kream , a collection of Hill Country blues covers by Junior Kimbrough and R.L. Burnside. “They were so pivotal in our careers, Pat and I. It’s what brought us together. It was the concentric circle, where on the outside, he and I liked totally different things, but in the middle it was Junior and R.L. We could drive down the highway all night and listen to them. It was just endless inspiration for us,” Auerbach told Rolling Stone earlier this summer.

In addition to the tour, the Black Keys have partnered with the Save the Music Foundation, the organization that supports elementary and middle-school music programs. Together they’ll work to bring music education and instruments to schools in Mississippi’s Hill Country.

Tickets for the World Tour go on sale Friday, July 23rd at 10 a.m. local time on the band’s website and Ticketmaster.com . You can also find tickets at VividSeats.com .

The Black Keys’ World Tour Dates: September 20 — Athens, GA @ The Classic Center September 21 — St Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live September 23 — Oxford, MS @ The Lyric

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The Black Keys Kick Off North American Tour: Set List and Videos

The Black Keys launched their 2022 North American tour Saturday night (July 9) with a performance at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas.

The band's 21-song set featured a sizable chunk of material from their most recent LPs, the 2021 blues cover record Delta Kream  ("Crawling Kingsnake," "Poor Boy a Long Way From Home," "Stay All Night," "Coal Black Mattie," "Going Down South") and the May-issued Dropout Boogie   ( “Wild Child,”  "It Ain't Over," "Your Team Is Looking Good"). They also played a handful of well-known singles, including "Gold on the Ceiling," "Howlin' for You," "Tighten Up" and "Lonely Boy."

The new trek is the first since the release of  Dropout Boogie , their 11th studio album. “Wild Child,” the record's lead single, peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard alternative chart.

The Black Keys are no strangers to Sin City. The duo's last visit to Vegas was Jan. 19, 2020, their final performance before the live music industry shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The band also headlined the 2019 Life Is Beautiful festival, held in Downtown Las Vegas. That performance was memorable for an appearance by legendary crooner Wayne Newton during a version of the Keys’ “Lonely Boy.”

The band's next stop will be West Valley City, Utah on July 11. From there, the Black Keys' will spend the better part of three months crisscrossing the country . Stops include Cincinnati, Seattle and Los Angeles, along with spattering of festival appearances. The tour is scheduled to conclude Oct. 18 in Dallas.

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1. "I Got Mine" 2. "Howlin’ for You" 3. "Gold on the Ceiling" 4. "Tighten Up" 5. "Your Touch" 6. "Fever" 7. "It Ain′t Over" 8. "Crawling Kingsnake" (John Lee Hooker cover) 9. "Poor Boy a Long Way From Home" (R.L. Burnside cover) 10. "Stay All Night" (Junior Kimbrough cover) 11. "Coal Black Mattie" (Ranie Burnette cover) 12. "Going Down South" (R.L. Burnside cover) 13. "Next Girl" 14. "Lo/Hi" 15. "Your Team Is Looking Good" 16. "Have Love, Will Travel" (Richard Berry cover) 17. "Wild Child" 18. "Ten Cent Pistol" 19. "She’s Long Gone"

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The Black Keys Cancel Arena Tour, Planning to Downsize Venues

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The Black Keys have canceled the arena tour they were due to start in September, saying the dates will be rescheduled for smaller venues. Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney cited a tour of midsize venues in Europe that inspired them “to offer a similarly exciting, intimate experience for both fans and the band.” New dates have not yet been announced.

The Black Keys had originally planned a run from September through November in venues including New York’s Madison Square Garden and Chicago’s United Center. Their show at Chiacgo’s NASCAR Chicago Street Race in July is set to go ahead. The duo released its latest album, Ohio Players , in April.

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The Black Keys post updates on social media after appearing to cancel US tour dates

T he Black Keys has provided an update on the state of its upcoming U.S. tour after appearing to cancel it with no explanation, leaving fans wondering why.

The Akron natives removed all but one tour date from their website on Friday , and TicketMaster lists their shows as canceled.

The lone remaining date on their schedule, per the band's website , is on July 6 as part of a NASCAR event.

The band was  scheduled to play at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Oct. 12  in support of their new album, "Ohio Players."

On social media, the canceled dates left fans wondering what is going on and why the dates were canceled. Some expressed concern about the health of members Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney.

But in an Instagram post posted Sunday, the band updated fans on the status of the band's members and the U.S. piece of their tour.

The post begins by clarifying for fans that members Auerbach and Carney are "alive and well," hinting that the cancellations are not health related.

"Following the recent run of shows in the UK & Europe, including stops at iconic venues like Brixton Academy and the Zenith in Paris, we have decided to make some changes to the North American leg of the International Players Tour that will enable us to offer a similarly exciting, intimate experience for both fans and the band, and will be announcing a revised set of dates shortly," the post reads

The Instagram post also clarifies that everyone who purchased tickets to an upcoming tour date that has since been canceled “will be fully refunded” and that those who bought tickets will be the first to be able to buy tickets once new dates are finalized.

The X account (previously Twitter) associated with the band posted a thread with similar messaging with the update about why the U.S. tour dates were removed.

Check back for updates for when The Black Keys announce new tour dates and when tickets will become available again.

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The Black Keys appear to cancel fall U.S. tour, leaving fans wondering what happened

The Black Keys appear to have canceled their fall tour that was scheduled to span much of the U.S.

The Akron natives removed all but one tour date from their website on Friday, and TicketMaster lists their shows as canceled .

The band was scheduled to play at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Oct. 12 in support of their new album, "Ohio Players."

On social media, the canceled dates left fans wondering what is going on and why the dates were canceled. Some expressed concern about the health of members Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney.

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No information was immediately provided by the band or TicketMaster.

Just this week, the band appeared on the season finale of "The Voice" on NBC, playing their single "Beautiful People (Stay High)."

In addition to the release of "Ohio Players," the band was also the subject of a documentary that currently remains in distribution limbo after airing at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas and at the Cleveland International Film Festival.

The band's "International Players" tour this fall was all arena shows around the country, including venues like Madison Square Garden in New York City and TD Garden in Boston.

The lone remaining date on their schedule is on July 6 as part of a NASCAR event.

As one fan wrote on the band's Instagram page, "Love you Dan and Pat, hope everything is okay."

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THE BLACK KEYS ANNOUNCE UK TOUR DATES IN 2023

GENERAL ON-SALE BEGINS AT 10AM FRIDAY 16 TH DECEMBER 2022 AT LIVENATION.CO.UK

The Black Keys have announced initial details of the European leg of their Dropout Boogie Tour in the summer of 2023, including UK arena dates.  Singer/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney will play headline dates at London’s The O2 on Wednesday 21 st June and Manchester’s AO Arena on Thursday 22 nd June.  Spoon have been confirmed as the main support act across the tour.  Tickets will go on general sale from 10am local time on Friday 16 th December 2022 at LiveNation.co.uk.

The Black Keys will be holding an exclusive fan club presale starting Tuesday 13 th December at 9 am GMT. Sign up for the free Lonely Boys & Girls Club and receive early access to tickets. Fan club presale ends Thursday 15 th December at 11:59 pm GMT.   Join now at   https://www.thelonelyboysandgirlsclub.com/

“After 8 long years we are excited to say The Black Keys are coming back to Europe and the UK. We can’t wait to see you at the shows in these iconic venues” the duo says.

These dates mark The Black Keys’ first European tour since 2015 and offer fans a rare opportunity to see the band at their finest.  Following an acclaimed, 32-date North American run earlier this year, the duo will deliver a loud and raw set featuring hits like ‘Howlin’ For You’, ‘Lonely Boy’ and ‘Gold On The Ceiling’, as well as performing songs from their latest album, Dropout Boogie , which was released in May and harks back to the stripped-down blues rock of their early days making music together in Akron, Ohio basements over 20 years ago.

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Democrats are talking about replacing Joe Biden. That wouldn't be so easy.

President Joe Biden's performance in the first debate Thursday has sparked a new round of criticism from Democrats , as well as public and private musing about whether he should remain at the top of the ticket.

In the modern era, a national party has never tried to adversarially replace its nominee, in part, because knows it would most likely fail. The issue came before both parties in 2016, but neither took action.

Party rules make it almost impossible to replace nominees without their consent, let alone smoothly replace them with someone else. And doing so would amount to party insiders’ overturning the results of primaries when Democratic voters overwhelmingly to nominate Biden. He won almost 99% of all delegates.

And at the moment, there’s no known, serious effort to push him off the top of the ticket.

Still, the Democratic National Committee's charter does make some provisions in case the party’s nominee is incapacitated or opts to step aside, and an anti-Biden coup at the convention is theoretically possible, if highly unlikely. So how would it work?

What happens if Biden drops out before the convention?

The only plausible scenario for Democrats to get a new nominee would be for Biden to decide to withdraw, which he has sworn off repeatedly during other bumpy stretches of his campaign.  

He could do so while serving out the rest of his term in the White House, as Lyndon Johnson did in 1968. 

If Biden were to drop out before he is scheduled to be formally nominated in August, it would create a free-for-all among Democrats, because there’s no mechanism for him or anyone else to anoint a chosen successor.

It takes a majority of the roughly 4,000 pledged delegates to win the party’s nomination. Biden’s won 3,900 of them. Under recent reforms, the party’s more than 700 superdelegates — Democratic lawmakers and dignitaries — are allowed to vote only if no one wins a majority of pledged delegates on the first ballot, so their votes could be crucial in a contested convention. 

Because Biden's opponents all won effectively no delegates throughout the Democratic nominating process, there'd be a virtual clean slate heading into the convention, and the decision would most likely come down to the convention delegates who were initially pledged to Biden.

Biden would have some influence over his pledged delegates, but ultimately, they can vote as they please, so candidates would most likely campaign aggressively to win over each individual delegate.

However, there's a potentially important wrinkle: Democrats plan to formally nominate Biden virtually ahead of the late-August convention to sidestep any potential concerns about ballo t access in Ohio, where a technical quirk has complicated things

Democrats decided to plan a virtual nomination for Biden after Ohio Republicans balked at passing pro forma legislation that would allow Biden to be on the ballot, even though the convention falls after a state deadline. But while Republicans passed a law to shift the deadline, Democrats decided to move forward with a virtual nomination nonetheless.

Could Democrats replace Biden against his will?

There’s no evidence the party would entertain a change without Biden’s consent. But even if it did, there’s no mechanism for it to replace a candidate before the convention, and certainly no way for it to anoint a chosen successor.

If large swaths of the Democratic Party lost faith in Biden, delegates to the national convention could theoretically defect en masse. Of course, they were chosen to be delegates because of their loyalty to Biden and have pledged to support him at the convention.

But, unlike many Republican delegates, Democratic delegates aren’t technically bound to their candidate. DNC rules allow delegates to “in all good conscience reflect the sentiments of those who elected them,” providing some wiggle room.

The party’s charter does include provisions to replace the nominee in the event of a vacancy. The measure is intended to be used in case of death, resignation or incapacitation, not to replace someone who has no desire to step down.

That was the measure that Donna Brazile, then the interim DNC chair, considered invoking after Hillary Clinton collapsed two months before the 2016 election, she wrote in her memoir .

In her memoir, released a year later, Brazile wrote that she was worried “not just about Hillary’s health but about her anemic campaign ... so lacking in the spirit of fight.” 

“Perhaps changing the candidate was a chance to win this thing, to change the playing field in a way that would send Donald Trump scrambling and unable to catch up,” she wrote, adding that aides to other would-be candidates contacted her, including then-Vice President Biden’s chief of staff.

But after less than 24 hours of consideration, Brazile realized the idea was untenable without Clinton’s cooperation and likely to only divide her party further. “I could not make good on my threat to replace her," she wrote.

Current DNC Chair Jaime Harrison is a longtime Biden ally who serves, essentially, at the pleasure of the president. And the national party has certainly given no indication it’s anything but fully behind his re-election.  

What happens if Biden withdraws after the convention?

To fill a vacancy on the national ticket, the chair can call a “special meeting” of the full DNC, which includes about 500 members. On paper, at least, all it takes is a majority vote of those present to pick new presidential and vice presidential nominees. But that process would most likely be anything but smooth and be filled with behind-the-scenes jockeying and public pressure campaigns. 

If a vacancy were to occur close to the November election, however, it could raise constitutional, legal and practical concerns. Among other issues, ballots have to be printed well in advance of the election, and it might not be possible to change them in time.

Would Kamala Harris replace Biden?

If Biden were to relinquish the presidency, Vice President Kamala Harris would automatically become president — but not the Democratic Party’s nominee. Nor would she necessarily be the nominee if Biden withdrew from his re-election bid while he remained in the White House.

She might be politically favored, but party rules give the vice president no major mechanical benefit over other candidates. 

Biden’s delegates wouldn’t automatically transfer to Harris, and the convention holds separate votes on nominees for president and vice president. So she would still need to win a majority of delegates at the convention. 

If the top of the ticket were vacated after the convention, she would still need to win a majority of votes at the special meeting of the DNC.

That is all, at least, under current party rules. But a vacancy at the top of the ticket is the kind of dramatic moment that might lead party leaders to revisit them in the name of easing the transition. Harris has some close allies in key places at the DNC, including a co-chair of the party’s Rules and Bylaws Committee. But nothing would be likely to happen without a fight.

Ben Kamisar is a national political reporter for NBC News.

Alex Seitz-Wald is a senior politics reporter for NBC News.

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“Giants: Art From The Dean Collection Of Swizz Beatz And Alicia Keys” On Global Tour

Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys  is the first major exhibition of the world-class art collection owned by musical and cultural icons Swizz Beatz (Kasseem Dean) and Alicia Keys. Today, in honor of Juneteenth and the celebration of Black art, the Deans announced that the groundbreaking and history-making exhibition first shown at New York’s Brooklyn Museum will commence a world tour starting with a presentation at Atlanta’s High Museum of Art. Further dates and details to be announced soon.  

“Our mission has always been about making art accessible to everyone and showcasing these GIANT  artists. We realized quickly that meant this collection had to travel to communities across the country and the world. We are so pleased that Atlanta and the High Museum of Art is the first stop on the GIANT tour, ” said the Deans. “ATL is an important part of my story since I went to Stone Mountain High, Redan High and Open Campus. I started DJing parties as a kid at Atrium and Club Flavors too! So, bringing Giants to the High is an Art homecoming  for me!” said Mr. Dean. 

Organized by the Brooklyn Museum, where it debuted in February, “Giants” will feature a focused selection from the couple’s holdings, spotlighting works by multigenerational Black diasporic artists, from 20th century legends such as Nick Cave, Lorna Simpson and Barkley L. Hendricks, to artists of a younger generation including Kehinde Wiley, Deana Lawson, Amy Sherald and Ebony G. Patterson, who are expanding the legacies of those who came before them. 

“Giants” stands as a testament to the Deans’ ethos of “collecting and preserving the culture of ourselves for ourselves, now and into the future.” Through approximately 115 objects, including 98 major artworks, the exhibition will trace the evolution of an audacious and ambitious collection and explore the ways in which the featured artists and their work have grappled with societal issues, embraced monumentality and made a palpable impact on the art canon. In addition to paintings, photographs and sculptures, the galleries will include noteworthy examples of the Deans’ early non-art collecting interests, including albums, musical equipment and BMX bikes, along with related ephemera. 

Born and raised New Yorkers, the couple have been making music for decades and have cultivated diverse passions across music, art and culture. Swizz began his career working first as a DJ and later as a performer and producer for his family’s record label, Ruff Ryders, at the age of 17. Keys, a 16-time Grammy Award-winning artist, learned to play the piano as a child, releasing her hit debut album when she was 20 years old. 

Paying homage to legendary elder artists, the section “On the Shoulders of Giants” features work by artists who have left an indelible mark on the world. In her large, colorful abstract paintings, Esther Mahlangu reimagines the long-standing tradition of South African Ndebele house painting. The legacy of portrait and street photography are exemplified in the works of Kwame Brathwaite, Malick Sidibé and Parks, the last of which the Deans hold the largest private collection. These internationally renowned photographers documented moments of self-presentation and pride, as well as everyday life and sociopolitical milestones. They, along with artists such as Jean Michel Basquiat, Ernie Barnes and Hendricks, not only captured the moment in which they lived but also laid the foundation for current and future generations of artists. 

The “Giant Conversations” section explores how artists have always critiqued and commented on the world around them. The artists on view address a range of issues Black people have faced throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. Simpson’s “Tense” (1991) considers Black women’s self-representation within an environment where others often define that representation. Cave’s textured sculptures examine how Black people, particularly men, must assume costumes to conceal and protect themselves against violence. Other artists such as Jerome Lagarrigue and Henry Taylor present issues of protest and lack of visibility due to homelessness. 

Works on view also celebrate Blackness and champion the beauty, resilience, distinctiveness, connection and joyousness within communities across the globe. Over a dozen photographs by Jamel Shabazz honor the everyday people walking the streets of New York from the 1980s to the present. Defying stereotypical depictions of his country by the West, Hassan Hajjaj captures Morocco’s female henna artists in one photograph on view. Sherald’s large-scale diptych portrays Baltimore, Maryland, dirt bike culture and the joyful freedom that comes with riding—a passion Swizz shares. 

The “Giant Presence” section of the exhibition offers an impressive finale of monumental artworks. Nina Chanel Abney’s “Catfish” (2017) is a visual provocation about sexual and financial exchange between individuals in a colorful, almost cartoonish, setting. With his nearly 8-foot-tall “Big Wheel I” (2018), Arthur Jafa draws from Mississippi’s monster truck culture and histories of anti-Black violence, underscoring the coexistence of Black Americans’ joys and traumas. Paintings by Titus Kaphar and Meleko Mokgosi also use scale to emphasize powerful themes that resonate across history. 

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Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz’s Collection to Travel from Brooklyn Museum to Atlanta’s High Museum of Art

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After premiering at the Brooklyn Museum earlier this year , the art collection of Grammy-winning singer  Alicia Keys  and Kasseem Dean, the Grammy-winning rapper and producer known as Swizz Beatz, will continue to travel as part of the exhibition “Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys” at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta from September 13, 2024 through January 19, 2025.

The married duo’s collection champions the work of Black artists.

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“Our mission has always been about making art accessible to everyone and showcasing these GIANT  artists. We realized quickly that meant this collection had to travel to communities across the country and the world. We are so pleased that Atlanta and the High Museum of Art is the first stop on the GIANT tour,” the Deans said in a statement.

“ATL is an important part of my story since I went to Stone Mountain High, Redan High and Open Campus. I started DJing parties as a kid at Atrium and Club Flavors too! So, bringing Giants to the High is an Art homecoming  for me!” Kasseem Dean continued.

Divided into different sections, the show will highlight the couple’s creative efforts and aspects of how the collection was brought together. “On the Shoulders of Giants,” for example, showcases the work of artists who “have left an indelible mark on the world,” while “Giant Conversations” will explore Black social issues. Another section, “Giant Presence,” displays monumental artworks from the collection, among them, Nina Chanel Abney’s  Catfish  (2017).

Two  ARTnews  Top 200 Collectors , the native New Yorkers have long been passionate about supporting Black creatives. “There are far too many artists of all kinds—musicians, painters, sculptors, dancers—who have unfortunately contributed so much to the culture and have died with nothing,” Keys previously told  ARTnews . “As artists [ourselves], we care about living artists and the just due that we receive.”

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