Tuesday, February 14, 2012
The Black Keys Announce European Summer Tour; Watch Them Perform on "Le Grand Journal"
The Black Keys, fresh on the heels of a winter tour of Europe and in the lead-up to the launch of their North American arena tour next month, have announced a new run of European dates for this summer. The tour includes several sets at favorite summer festivals—Way Out West, Øya, Flow, Lowlands, and Highfield—as well as headlining shows in Copenhagen and Dublin. See below for all of the band's currently scheduled tour dates; for additional details and ticket links, go to
nonesuch.com/on-tour.
While in Europe this time around, the band stopped by the Canal Plus studios in Paris last night to perform the song "Lonely Boy" off of their latest Nonesuch album,
El Camino, for
Le Grand Journal. Watch the performance below.
Fans in Germany can catch the band on
Die Harald Schmidt Show tonight on Sat1 at 11:15 PM, and they’ll be featured in a special edition of the
Zane Lowe show on BBC Radio 1 in the UK tomorrow evening, including a half-hour live set from the band. Fans around the world can tune in to that starting at 7 PM GMT on
bbc.co.uk.
The Black Keys brought their recent European tour to a close with three sold-out concerts at Alexandra Palace in London last week and weekend. The
Evening Standard gives the show four stars. "In our era of airbrushing and auto-tuning, the Ohio duo are a definitive argument for keeping things rugged and real." Read the four-star concert review at
thisislondon.co.uk. The
Sun, in a capsule review from editor Gordon Smart, says the band "filled the venue with their tight, loud rock/blues. 'Howlin' For You' was extraordinary and 'Gold On The Ceiling' mesmerising. Good to see them drawing the sell-out crowds they deserve."
Watch The Black Keys perform "Lonely Boy" on
Le Grand Journal here:
THE BLACK KEYS ON TOUR
Mar 2
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US Bank Arena
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Cincinnati, OH
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Mar 3
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Joe Louis Arena
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Detroit, MI
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Mar 4
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Schottenstein Center
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Columbus, OH
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Mar 6
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Cumberland County Civic Center
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Portland, ME
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Mar 7
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TD Garden
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Boston, MA
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Mar 9
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Verizon Center
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Washington, DC
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Mar 10
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Wells Fargo Center
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Philadelphia, PA
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Mar 12
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Madison Square Garden
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New York, NY
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Mar 13
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Bell Centre
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Montreal, QC
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Mar 14
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Air Canada Centre
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Toronto, ON
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Mar 16
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Conseco Fieldhouse
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Indianapolis, IN
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Mar 18
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Van Andel Arena
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Grand Rapids, MI
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Mar 19
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United Center
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Chicago, IL
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Mar 20
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Quicken Loans Arena
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Cleveland, OH
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Mar 22
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Madison Square Garden
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New York, NY
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Mar 24
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Bojangles Arena
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Charlotte, NC
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Apr 13 & 20
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Coachella
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Indio, CA
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Apr 22
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Edgefest 2012
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Frisco, TX
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Apr 24
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Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
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Houston, TX
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Apr 25
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Frank Erwin Center
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Austin, TX
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Apr 27
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Chaifetz Arena
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St. Louis, MO
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Apr 28
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BOK Center
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Tulsa, OK
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Apr 30
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1stbank Center
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Denver, CO
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May 1
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1stbank Center
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Denver, CO
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May 2
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Maverick Center
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Salt Lake City, UT
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May 5
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Power Balance Pavilion
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Sacramento, CA
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May 7
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Rose Garden
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Portland, OR
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May 8
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Key Arena
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Seattle, WA
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May 9
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Rogers Arena
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Vancouver, BC
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May 11
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Saddledome
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Calgary, AB
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May 12
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Rexall Place
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Edmonton, AB
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May 14
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MTS Centre
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Winnipeg, MB
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May 15
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Target Center
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Minneapolis, MN
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May 16
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Bradley Center
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Milwaukee, WI
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Aug 9
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Way Out West Festival
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Gothenburg, SWEDEN
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Aug 10
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Øya Festival
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Oslo, NORWAY
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Aug 11
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Flow Festival
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Helsinki, FINLAND
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Aug 13
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Tap1
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Copenhagen, DENMARK
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Aug 17
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Lowlands Festival
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Biddinghuizen, NETHERLANDS
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Aug 19
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Highfield Festival
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Leipzig, GERMANY
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Aug 22
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The O2
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Dublin, IRELAND
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