photo by Alysse Gafkjen
After sharing their first music in nearly five years with new single “Lo/Hi” last week, The Black Keys—the duo of guitarist/singer Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney—have announced that they will be hitting the road this fall for a North American arena tour that will feature special guests Modest Mouse.
The tour dates kick off Sept. 23 in Denver, CO, after the Keys play Las Vegas’ Life is Beautiful festival on Sept. 21. Along with Modest Mouse, who will be featured on every dates, the headlining band will also be welcoming *repeat repeat, Jessy Wilson and Shannon & the Clams each for a portion of the tour, which will hit venues in St. Louis, Chicago, Nashville, Detroit, Pittsburgh, Toronto, Boston, Washington, DC, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Atlanta, Los Angeles, San Francisco and many more, stretching into late November and wrapping up on Nov. 24 in Vancouver, BC.
See the full schedule and support listings below. General ticket sales for the tour dates begin March 22 at 10 a.m. local time at the band’s website. Fans can register for the Ticketmaster Verified Fan pre-sale now through March 17 at 10 p.m. ET, and there will also be a Citi cardmember pre-sale beginning March 19 at 10 a.m. local time.
The Black Keys Tour Dates
Sep 21 Las Vegas, NV – Life Is Beautiful
Sep 23 Denver, CO – Pepsi Center*
Sep 24 Kansas City, MO – 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 1 Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena*
Oct 2 Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena*
Oct 4 Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum#
Oct 5 Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena#
Oct 7 Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena#
Oct 8 Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena#
Oct 9 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 5 Sunrise, FL – BB&T Center^
Nov 6 Orlando, FL – Amway Center^
Nov 8 Raleigh, NC – PNC Arena^
Nov 9 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 Los Angeles, CA – The 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^
*w/ Modest Mouse and *repeat repeat
# w/ Modest Mouse and Jessy Wilson
^ w/ Modest Mouse and Shannon & the Clams
6 Comments comments associated with this post
Deano
March 14, 2019 at 2:41 pmAnybody know if the Black Keys will appear as just a duo?
Stevo
March 14, 2019 at 12:54 pmMeh… I remember MM coming to Detroit for Mo pop fest…they came on late, lead singer was drunk and belligerent and their last song was a rambling mess of words to end at 11 pm … what a DB… now that I think about it 🖕I’ll pass…
Doug
March 14, 2019 at 11:56 amSeriously? Anybody else think there won’t be one sellout? Except maybe Cleveland or Columbus.
Bryan Beatson
March 14, 2019 at 2:38 pmI think it’ll be great. Really like both bands. All depends on the ticket price. Can’t see it being worth it if over $25.
DisceauxD
March 14, 2019 at 3:05 pmSurely it will be more than $25…and surely you will not think it is worth it.
Rex
March 14, 2019 at 11:45 amBlack eyed keys