By their own admission, 2024 was a rough year for the Black Keys. After releasing their 12th studio album, Ohio Players, the band was looking forward to a North American arena tour following successful shows in Europe. Instead, they canceled the entire tour, reportedly due to low ticket sales, and …
Read More »The Black Keys Plot Return to the Road After Canceling 2024 Arena Trek
The Black Keys have announced a new run of North American dates for the spring leg of their No Rain No Flowers Tour. The trek kicks off May 23 in Durant, Oklahoma at the Grand Theater at the Choctaw Casino and Resort, and wraps June 14 at Stone Pony Summerstage …
Read More »Black Keys Tap DannyLux for 'Mi Tormenta,' Their First Track in Spanish
Rock duo the Black Keys have dropped a video for a new track, “Mi Tormenta,” featuring Mexican-American singer DannyLux. The single will appear on the deluxe version of the band’s latest album Ohio Players, out November 15 with three more previously unreleased tracks. Of the deluxe, named the Trophy Edition, …
Read More »Black Keys' Patrick Carney Escalates Irving Azoff Feud to 'Sarcastic Tweet' Level
Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney took a not-so-subtle shot at former manager and music industry heavyweight Irving Azoff on X amidst the fallout from the band’s canceled 2024 tour. At around 1:44 a.m. ET, Carney dug up and retweeted an old Azoff tweet from January 2018, in which the music …
Read More »Black Keys' Patrick Carney: 'We Got F-cked' Amid Tour Cancellation
Patrick Carney of the Black Keys has shared a mysterious message following the abrupt cancellation ofthe North American leg of their International Players Tour and an “amicable parting” with their management team. On Monday, Carney took to X, formerly Twitter, to write, “We got fucked. I’ll let you all know …
Read More »The Black Keys Split With Management Team After Arena Tour Cancellation
The Black Keys have parted ways with their management team, Irving Azoff and Steve Moir of Full Stop Management, following the last-minute cancellation of their North American arena tour last month. A representative for Azoff confirmed the split toBillboard, sayingit was an “amicable parting.” The rock band initially signed with …
Read More »Black Keys' Dan Auerbach Featured on New Johnny Cash Song 'Spotlight'
Johnny Cash has a new posthumous release out Friday called “Spotlight,” featuring guitar parts from the Black Keys‘ Dan Auerbach. “Spotlight” is the second single released ahead of Cash’s upcoming album Songwriter, comprised of demos Cash wrote over several years and recorded at Nashville’s LSI Studios in 1993. Cash’s son, …
Read More »The Black Keys Cancel Upcoming North American Leg of International Players Tour
The Black Keys have canceled the upcoming North American leg of their International Players Tour, with dates for the jaunt abruptly erased without explanation from the band’s social media pages and official website. On Friday, fans noticed that the Ticketmaster listing for the International Players Tour’s North American arena shows …
Read More »See the Black Keys Bring Out Noel Gallagher at London Concert
The Black Keys recently embarked on their European tour, and upon arriving in London for the first of three nights at the O2 Academy Brixton, the duo were joined onstage by Noel Gallagher, one of the collaborators on their new album Ohio Players. The former Oasis guitarist appears on three …
Read More »The Black Keys Unveil 2024 'International Players' Tour Dates
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The Black Keys should have UGK and Outkast’s 2007 hit “Int’l Players Anthem” blast through every arena they take the stage on during their forthcoming tour — it …
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