The Black Keys will hit the road this summer on the “Let’s Rock” Tour, in support of the duo’s 2019 ninth studio LP, also called “Let’s Rock.” Tickets for all dates go on sale to the general public this Friday (February 28th) at 10:00 a.m. local time.
The 35-date run kicks off on July 7th in Seattle and visits venues across the nation before finishing up on September 6th in Jacksonville, Florida. Gary Clark Jr. will serve as support for all but one of the gigs, with Allah-Las, Jessy Wilson, the Marcus King Band and Yola also on board as opening acts at select shows.
Black Keys frontman Dan Auerbach told us a while back that performing live music is the heart of what the Keys are about: “At the foundation of every song is a live performance, and I think that helps with, like, having that feeling of a live performance. It gives us that quality that we like. Nothing is played to a click track, tempos may drift, speed up, slow down, but that only helps to make it feel human.”
Newly announced Black Keys tour dates (subject to change):
July 7 – Seattle, WA – White River Amphitheatre
July 8 – Portland, OR – Sunlight Supply Amphitheater
July 10 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre
July 11 – Irvine, CA – FivePoint Amphitheatre
July 12 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 14 – Salt Lake City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
July 15 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
July 17 – Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
July 18 – Houston, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
July 19 – Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater
July 21 – St. Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
July 22 – Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
July 24 – Indianapolis, IN – Ruoff Music Center
July 25 – Chicago, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
July 26 – Detroit, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 11 – Cleveland, OH – Blossom Music Center
August 12 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
August 14 – Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Amphitheater
August 15 – Syracuse, NY – St. Joseph’s Health Amphitheater
August 16 – Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center
August 18 – Bangor, ME – Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion
August 19 – Hartford, CT – XFINITY Theatre
August 21 – Boston, MA – Xfinity Center
August 22 – Camden, NJ – BB&T Pavilion
August 23 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
August 25 – Gilford, NH – Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
August 26 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
August 28 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 29 – Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater
August 30 – Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park
September 1 – Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
September 2 – Birmingham, AL – Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
September 4 – Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
September 5 – West Palm Beach, FL – iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
September 6 – Jacksonville, FL – Daily’s Place