THE BLACK KEYS CONFIRM EXTENSIVE
31-DATE NORTH AMERICAN
TOUR
COMING TO THE ‘FABULOUS’ FORUM ON NOVEMBER 19
MODEST MOUSE TO JOIN ALL DATES
SHANNON & THE CLAMS,
*REPEAT REPEAT, AND JESSY WILSON CONFIRMED
AS SUPPORT
CITI PRESALE BEGINS MARCH 19; GENERAL ON SALE STARTS MARCH 22
BAND HEADLINES LAS VEGAS’ ‘LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL’ 2019
NEW SONG “LO/HI” MARKS DUO’S RETURN
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Credit: Alysse Gafkjen
This morning, The Black Keys confirm their extensive, thirty-one-date arena tour of North America. The “Let’s Rock” Tour will hit cities including Chicago, Nashville, New York, Inglewood at the “Fabulous” Forum on Tuesday, November 19, and Austin (full dates below). Special guests Modest Mouse will provide support on all dates, and Shannon & The Clams, *repeat repeat, and Jessy Wilson will each open select shows on the tour. Tickets for all dates go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, March 22 at 10AM local time here.
The 31-city outing will kick off September 23 in Denver, CO and will make stops in Chicago, Nashville, Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles and more before wrapping November 24 in Vancouver, BC.
To ensure tickets get in to the hands of fans and not scalpers or bots, the tour has partnered with Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan® platform. Fans can register now through Sunday, March 17 at 10pm EST HERE for the Verified Fan presale. Registered fans who receive a code will have access to purchase tickets before the general public on Tuesday, March 19 at 10am local time through Thursday, March 21 at 10pm local time.
Additionally, Citi is the official presale credit card of
The Black Keys – “Let’s Rock” Tour. As such, Citi cardmembers will have access
to purchase presale tickets beginning Tuesday, March 19 at 11AM local time
until Thursday, March 21 at 10PM local time through Citi’s Private Pass
program. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com.
The band also headlines 2019’s Life Is Beautiful festival in Las Vegas on
Saturday, September 21.
The Black Keys recently debuted the new song “Lo/Hi” (Nonesuch Records), the first new music from the band since their 2014 album, Turn Blue. Listen here. “Lo/Hi” was written and produced by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, and recorded at Nashville’s Easy Eye Sound studio. Rolling Stone named the track a “Song You Need to Know” and said, “the Keys have officially returned, louder than ever” and the New York Times calls the song “the kind of garage-boogie stomp that the band never left behind.” Additionally, GQ magazine included “Lo/Hi” in its list of Songs You Need to Hear This Week and called it “a snarling and immediate little slice of heaven from the Ohio rock stars.”
Formed in Akron, Ohio in 2001, The Black Keys have released
eight studio albums: their debut The
Big Come Up (2002), followed by Thickfreakness
(2003) and Rubber Factory
(2004), along with their releases on Nonesuch Records, Magic Potion (2006), Attack & Release (2008),
Brothers (2010), El Camino (2011), and, most
recently, Turn Blue
(2014). The band has won six Grammy Awards and headlined festivals including
Coachella, Lollapalooza, and Governors Ball.
Since their last album together, both Auerbach and Carney have been creative forces behind a number of wide-ranging artists.
Dan Auerbach formed the Easy Eye Sound record label, named after his Nashville studio, in 2017, with the release of his second solo album, Waiting on a Song. Since its launch, Easy Eye Sound has become home to a wide range of artists including Yola, Shannon & The Clams, Dee White, Shannon Shaw, Sonny Smith, Robert Finley, and The Gibson Brothers; it also has released the posthumous album by Leo Bud Welch as well as previously unreleased material by Link Wray.
Patrick Carney has produced and recorded new music with artists such as Calvin Johnson, Michelle Branch, Damns of the West, Tobias Jesso, Jr., Jessy Wilson, Tennis, Repeat Repeat, Wild Belle, Sad Planets, Turbo Fruits, and more. He also created the theme music for the Netflix TV show BoJack Horseman with his late uncle, Ralph Carney.
The Black Keys Tour Dates
Sep 21 /// Las Vegas, NV /// Life Is Beautiful+
Sep 23 /// Denver, CO /// Pepsi Center*
Sep 24 /// Kansas City, M O /// Sprint Center*
Sep 25 /// St. Louis, MO /// Enterprise Center*
Sep 27 /// Chicago, IL /// United Center*
Sep 28 /// Minneapolis, MN /// Target Center*
Sep 30 /// Cleveland, OH /// Quicken Loans Arena*
Oct 01 /// Nashville, TN /// Bridgestone Arena*
Oct 02 /// Columbus, OH /// Nationwide Arena*
Oct 04 /// Milwaukee, WI /// Fiserv Forum#
Oct 05 /// Detroit, MI /// Little Caesars Arena#
Oct 07 /// Pittsburgh, PA /// PPG Paints Arena#
Oct 08 /// Grand Rapids, MI /// Van Andel Arena#
Oct 09 /// Toronto, ON /// Scotiabank Arena#
Oct 11 /// Boston, MA /// TD Garden#
Oct 12 /// Washington, DC /// The Anthem#
Oct 14 /// Philadelphia, PA /// Wells Fargo Arena#
Oct 15 /// Brooklyn, NY /// Barclays Center#
Nov 05 /// Sunrise, FL /// BB&T Center^
Nov 06 /// Orlando, FL /// Amway Center^
Nov 08 /// Raleigh, NC /// PNC Arena^
Nov 09 /// Atlanta, GA /// State Farm Arena^
Nov 12 /// Houston, TX /// Toyota Center^
Nov 13 /// Austin, TX /// Frank Erwin Center^
Nov 14 /// Fort Worth, TX /// Dickies Arena^
Nov 16 /// Phoenix, AZ /// Talking Stick Resort Arena^
Nov 17 /// San Diego, CA /// Pechanga Arena^
Nov 19 /// Inglewood, CA /// Forum^
Nov 20 /// San Francisco, CA /// TBA^
Nov 22 /// Portland, OR /// Moda Center^
Nov 23 /// Tacoma, WA /// Tacoma Dome^
Nov 24 /// Vancouver, BC /// Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena^
+Festival Date
*w/ Modest Mouse and *repeat repeat
# w/
Modest Mouse and Jessy Wilson
^ w/ Modest Mouse and Shannon & the
Clams
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located in Inglewood, CA, is the largest indoor performance venue in the
country designed with a focus on music and entertainment, in addition to select
sporting events. The interior of the bowl features flexible seating that ranges
from 17,500 seats to 7,000 seats, enabling the venue to attract a wide variety
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of event level hospitality offerings, including merchandise, along with food
and beverage options from some of SoCal’s most celebrated brands. A tinted
glass wall separates this concession area from the arena, ensuring fans do not
miss a moment of the performance. A 40,000 square foot outdoor terrace
surrounds the perimeter of the building and offers food and beverage options,
as well as comfortable furnishings, to further elevate guests’ enjoyment. The
Forum delivers a one-of-a-kind experience for all thanks to its superior
acoustics, intimate ambiance and state-of-the-art facilities. Designed with
entertainers and performers in mind, the venue includes nine, star-caliber
dressing rooms that provide unparalleled comfort. The Forum is part
of The Madison Square Garden Company’s portfolio of iconic venues, which also
includes: New York’s Madison Square Garden, the Hulu Theater at MSG, Radio City
Music Hall, the Chicago Theatre, the Boch Center Wang Theatre, and the
Beacon Theater. For more information, please visit www.fabulousforum.com.
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