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The Black Keys announce North American ‘International Players Tour’

Tickets go on sale later this week

The Black Keys have announced a run of North American live dates for 2024, dubbed the ‘International Players Tour’ – find all the details below.

• READ MORE:  The Black Keys talk returning to the UK and their “epic” new album 

The Ohio duo – comprising Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney – are due to play 31 dates across the US and Canada between September and November in support of their 12th album ‘Ohio Players’ (out this Friday, April 5).

Kicking off in Tulsa on September 17, the upcoming trek will also include stop-offs in Austin, Los Angeles, Toronto, Nashville, New York, Chicago and Detroit. The Black Keys are set to play two gigs in their home state when they visit Cleveland and Columbus.

Seattle band The Head And The Heart will be joining the tour as direct support for select shows.

Tickets go on general sale at 10am local time this Friday (April 5) – you’ll be able to buy yours here . Alternatively, various pre-sales are going live throughout this week.

Check out the official tour poster and the full list of dates below.

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SEPTEMBER 17 – Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center* 18 – Austin, TX @ Moody Center* 20 – Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center 21 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center* 24 – Denver, CO @ Ball Arena 26 – Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center* 27 – Los Angeles, CA @ Kia Forum* 28 – Palm Desert, CA @ Acrisure Arena* 29 – Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre*

OCTOBER 02 – Portland, OR @ Moda Center 03 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena 10 – Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena* 11 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena* 12 – Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse* 13 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena* 16 – Charlotte, NC @ Spectrum Center* 18 – Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena* 19 – Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena* 21 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center* 23 – Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum! Center 24 – Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena* 26 – Indianapolis, IN @ Gainbridge Fieldhouse* 27 – Knoxville, TN @ Food City Center* 30 – New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden*

NOVEMBER 01 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden 02 – Baltimore, MD @ CFG Bank Arena* 03 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Arena 07 – Chicago, IL @ United Center* 09 – Milwaukee, WI @ Fiserv Forum* 10 – Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center 12 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena*

* With The Head and The Heart

The Black Keys’ new dates will follow the duo’s UK and Ireland tour this spring , which features three nights at the O2 Academy Brixton . You can find any remaining tickets for those concerts here .

‘Ohio Players’ will contain collaborations with the likes of Noel Gallagher  and  Beck . The record has already been previewed with the singles ‘Beautiful People (Stay High)’ , ‘I Forgot To Be Your Lover’ and ‘This Is Nowhere’ .

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The Black Keys Announce 2024 International Players Tour

NEW ALBUM OHIO PLAYERS IS OUT APRIL 5TH ON NONESUCH

General on sale begins april 5 @ 10am local time  here.

The Black Keys have announced a 2024 North American headline tour – International Players Tour – in support of their new album, Ohio Players , out April 5th. The 31-date run, produced by Live Nation, kicks off in Tulsa, OK on September 17 and travels across the country to cities including New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, with two dates in the band’s home -state of Ohio. The Head and The Heart will be joining the tour as direct support for select shows.

American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Tuesday, April 2 at 10am local time through Thursday, April 4 at 10pm local time. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on sale beginning Friday, April 5 at 10am local time. Please visit livenation.com and theblackkeys.com for all details.

The tour announcement follows two stand-out performances by The Black Keys at SXSW earlier this month, where they also debuted their new documentary This is a Film About The Black Keys to rave reviews. Ahead of this leg of the tour, The Black Keys will head to Europe to debut their brand-new live show. Tickets for the UK and Europe shows are on-sale now.

Ohio Players is set to be an album unlike any of the band’s others, featuring collaborations with friends and colleagues, including Beck, Noel Gallagher, Dan the Automator, Greg Kurstin, Juicy J, Lil Noid, and others. Listeners have gotten a taste of what to expect from the new project with the lead single, “ Beautiful People (Stay High) ,” that recently reached No. 1 on Billboard ’s Alternative Airplay chart and AAA Airplay charts, and additional offerings “ This Is Nowhere ” and “ I Forgot to Be Your Lover .” Based on these releases, Stereogum comments, “The Black Keys are entering another pop crossover phase.” In its four-star review, Mojo said, “This is the most streamlined and tunes-packed Black Keys album since El Camino . The sound of a band rejuvenated.” Pre-order Ohio Players here .

The Black Keys – 2024 International Players Tour

* With supporting act The Head and The Heart

^ Not applicable for American Express® pre-sale

Ohio Players – Tracklist:

• This Is Nowhere
• Don’t Let Me Go
• Beautiful People (Stay High)
• On the Game
• Only Love Matters
• Candy and Her Friends feat. Lil Noid
• I Forgot to Be Your Lover
• Please Me (Till I’m Satisfied)
• You’ll Pay
• Paper Crown feat. Beck & Juicy J
• Live Till I Die
• Read Em and Weep
• Every Time You Leave

About The Black Keys:

Formed in Akron, Ohio in 2001, The Black Keys are singer/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney. The Black Keys have been called “rock royalty” by the Associated Press and “one of the best rock ‘n’ roll bands on the planet” by Uncut . Cutting their teeth playing small clubs, the band has gone on to sell out arena tours and has released eleven previous studio albums: the 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), Turn Blue (2014), “ Let’s Rock ” (2019), Delta Kream (2021), and Dropout Boogie (2022). The band has won six Grammy Awards and a BRIT and headlined festivals in North America, South America, Mexico, Australia, and Europe.

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Dan Auerbach shares the 'magic trick we learned at 16' that keeps The Black Keys going

The Black Keys have released two albums since the last time they played Phoenix in 2019.

And to hear Dan Auerbach describe the thrill he gets just being in the studio with drummer Patrick Carney after 20 years, you get the sense that he'd be every bit as happy to have just kept making records while the amps were warm.

"We're both just totally addicted to recording even now," he says. "I don't know what it is. But we get such a high off getting in there and creating something out of nothing, pulling songs out of thin air. It's like this magic trick we learned to do when we were 16 and we never stopped. We never got tired of the trick."

The Black Keys reclaim their hill country roots with 'Delta Kream' 

The first of those two albums, last year's "Delta Kream," is the sound of The Black Keys reclaiming their roots in the hill country blues they cut their teeth on in Akron, Ohio, covering R.L. Burnside, Junior Kimbrough, Mississippi Fred McDowell and more.

They didn't have much time to overthink the song selection, having tracked it in a single day on what Auerbach says was a whim. 

He'd just finished producing an album in his Nashville studio, Easy Eye Sound, for Louisiana bluesman Robert Finley with bassist Kenny Brown and lead guitarist Eric Deaton.

"It was the first time I had ever worked with Kenny," Auerbach says. "And just hearing his playing reminded me of those records I loved so much like 'Too Bad Jim' by R.L. Burnside and 'Sad Days and Lonely Nights' by Junior Kimbrough."

Those are records he and Carney listened to "over and over again" while crisscrossing the country in a minivan. So he got Carney on the phone and asked if he was free the next day to record with Brown and Deaton.

"I knew that he would get a kick out of it," Auerbach recalls.

"So he came over and we cut the record in a day. Then we just sat on it for a few months, didn't even listen to it."

A year and a half later, they released the songs in all their ragged, unkempt glory.

"We didn't touch it at all," the guitarist producer recalls. 

"It's just a completely raw improvisation. We'd never played with a bassist before. We'd never played with Kenny Brown. We've never played with a percussionist. So it was all these new things."

They'd played those old familiar songs before, but not since they were starting out.

"It's music we'd obsessed over when we were younger," Auerbach says. "And it was very good for us. Reset our mainframes. And I think we were a little bit more comfortable to record extra raw and leave that gnarly first take on the record, which is what we did on 'Dropout Boogie.' Three or four songs are complete first takes."

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On 'Wild Child': 'We knew it was special'

 Other songs on their latest release required more finesse.

"Some of the songs are a little more pop-minded, thinking about it in terms of, 'How do we make something catchy?'" he says. "We wanted to have some of those on the record. We also wanted to have some very raw improvisations. And I think we got a healthy mixture."

They also got a hit. "Wild Child," the first single released from "Dropout Boogie," topped Billboard's Rock and Alternative Airplay charts in May. 

"As soon as we cut the instrumental, we knew it was special," Auerbach recalls. 

"We had the chorus really quickly. And the instrumental was just jumping out of the speakers. So we took a little extra time. And we called in a couple friends to help us write. That was really the difference maker."

Being open to outside perspectives is something they picked up from working with Danger Mouse on a string of hit albums, from their 2008 mainstream breakthrough, "Attack & Release" through "Brothers," "El Camino" and 2014's "Turn Blue."

It also doesn't hurt that Carney nails the groove while also allowing the record to breathe.

"Pat's just a crazy good drummer," Auerbach says. "He's able to play real loose. He's also able to play super rock 'n' roll. And he's also able to play very dancey. I think the older he gets, the more confident he gets in his drumming. He's one of the best drummers I've ever played with."

Then, Billy Gibbons showed up with a bottle of wine ... and no guitar

"Dropout Boogie" also features ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons on a track called "Good Love."

Surprisingly, given his age, 46, and his love of the blues, Auerbach came late to ZZ Top.

"I don't think either Pat or I really knew too much about ZZ Top, to be honest," Auerbach says. "I think we grew up knowing them as the guys from the music videos, 'Cheap Sunglasses' and stuff like that. My dad did not listen to ZZ Top. And so I wasn't really aware of their first couple albums or first records. I had never heard them."

The Black Keys were already touring by the time they   got turned on to early ZZ Top.

"And it just really blew my mind," he says. "I didn't realize what an amazing drummer Frank Beard was, how great they were singing together, how catchy their songs were but how raw everything was. So it was really cool to hear."

He came away from that exposure feeling he'd discovered kindred spirits. 

"I could hear what records Billy was copping on guitar and stuff like that, because I'd been obsessing over those blues records when I was young, and hearing their spin on that was really cool," Auerbach says. "I felt like we were definitely drinking from the same well."

Over the years, they became friends.

"I heard Billy was in town," Auerbach says. "He comes to Nashville often. So I texted him. I said, 'Me and Pat are in the studio jamming. Why don't you stop by if you get a free minute?' I didn't hear from him for hours, and then all of a sudden, I got a text. He said, 'I'm coming over, hombre.'"

Gibbons showed up with a bottle of wine and no guitar. 

"I handed him a guitar and plugged it straight into an amp, no pedals, nothing," Auerbach recalls.

"Just turned the amp all the way up, poured him a glass of wine and we commenced to jamming for about an hour and a half. I think we came up with three or four song ideas. And one of those was 'Good Love.' That was just all improvising."

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It's been 12 years since "Tighten Up" became their first No. 1 on the Rock and Alternative charts. The fact that they can still be counted on to rock those charts all these years later is an impressive feat not lost on Auerbach. 

"I mean, it's definitely a testament to how much we toured, building our fan base, and how amazing our fans are," he says.

"But we also put in the work. I think there's something to that. We were always willing to just do crazy (expletive) to try to succeed in this business, like driving 9,10,11,12 hours every single day for months for years. And every year, life got a little bit better.

'Like magic, sort of':  Dan Auerbach reflects on chemistry he has with Patrick Carney

"Dropout Boogie" hit the streets in May, one day shy of the 20th anniversary of The Black Keys' debut, "The Big Come Up," an album he   loves as much as ever. 

"We learned how to play music together, how to record together, how to write songs together," he says. "Every time I hear our records, I hear us learning and growing. I know where our heads were and stuff like that. It's pretty interesting. I hear a record like that and I can hear the basement. The cinderblock walls."

He says it feels good to still be out there making music and touring arenas with The Black Keys after all these years. "It's just been a true blessing."

"I get to play music with my best friend from high school. And The Black Keys has allowed me to live a dream, to afford to have a studio and make records and run a record label. And I don't have to just think about hits. I can just work with people I really love and respect no matter what I think they're gonna be selling. I don't take it for granted, that's for sure."

The Black Keys

When: 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10. 

Where: Ak-Chin Pavilion, 2121 N. 83rd Ave., Phoenix.

Admission: $34.50 and up.

Details: 602-254-7200,  livenation.com.

Reach the reporter at [email protected] or 602-444-4495. Follow him on Twitter @EdMasley .

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The Black Keys Announce A New Album, ‘Dropout Boogie,’ And Share The Lead Single, ‘Wild Child’

20 years after their debut album dropped, The Black Keys will be releasing their 11th studio album, Dropout Boogie. Arriving on May 13th, the new album was recorded at Dan Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound Studios in Nashville.

The new album features collaborations with ZZ Top’s Billy F. Gibbons, Greg Cartwright of Reigning Sound, and Angelo Petraglia of Kings Of Leon. Cartwright and Petraglia both appear on new single “Wild Child,” which hearkens back to the Midwest blues rock tinged with soul that the duo have ridden to the tune of five Grammy Awards and multiple Platinum records.

“I knew Pat would love working with both of these guys, so we decided we’d give it a shot,” Auerbach added. “It was the first time we’d ever really done that. It was fun as hell. We just sat around a table with acoustic guitars and worked out a song ahead of time.”

Cartwright’s vocals sit slickly alongside Auerbach’s on the hook and the song feels like it’s right out of a roadside blues rock get-down. “The cool thing with Greg is that he wants to approach stuff with a story in mind — there’s a plot, almost,” Carney said.

The Nashville sound has suited the two kids from Akron well. Auerbach has been busy at the locale as of late, producing albums for artists on his label like Yola, Aaron Frazer, and Shannon Shaw. While Carney has been busy in Nashville himself, bringing his Audio Eagle studio on the road, and producing for artists like Tennis and Michelle Branch. “Living in Nashville and making records here has opened both of our minds to that experience a little bit more,” Auerbach said in a statement.

The band have also announced their first tour in three years. There’s 32 tour dates throughout North America beginning in Las Vegas on July 9th and ending in Dallas on October 18th.

Watch the “Wild Child” video above and check out the Dropout Boogie album artwork and the band’s full tour dates below.

07/09 — Las Vegas, NV @ MGM Grand Garden Arena 07/11 — Salt Lake City, UT @ USANA Amphitheatre 07/13 — Denver, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre 07/15 — St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre St. Louis 07/16 — Indianapolis, IN @ Ruoff Music Center 07/17 — Chicago, IL @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre Tinley Park 07/20 — Saratoga Springs, NY @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center 07/22 — Jones Beach, NY @ Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater 07/23 — Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center 07/25 — Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion 07/27 — Charlotte, NC @ PNC Music Pavilion 07/29 — Boston, MA @ Xfinity Center 07/30 — Philadelphia, PA @ Waterfront Music Pavilion (formerly BB&T Pavilion) 08/24 — West Palm Beach, FL @ iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre 08/25 — Tampa, FL @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre 08/27 — Atlanta, GA @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre 08/28 — Huntsville, AL @ Orion Amphitheatre 08/30 — Charleston, SC @ Credit One Stadium 09/01 — Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek 09/03 — Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center 09/06 — Toronto, ON @ Budweiser Stage 09/07 — Detroit, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre 09/09 — Cuyahoga Falls, OH @ Blossom Music Center 10/02 — Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena 10/03 — Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena 10/05 — Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre 10/08 — Los Angeles, CA @ The Forum 10/10 — Phoenix, AZ @ Ak-Chin Pavilion 10/13 — Rogers, AR @ Walmart AMP 10/15 — Houston, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion 10/17 — Austin, TX @ Moody Center ATX 10/18 — Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion

Dropout Boogie is out 5/13 via Nonesuch Records. Pre-order it here .

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Black Keys Reconnect to Blue Collar Roots in ‘Wild Child’ Video, Announce New Album

Did the Black Keys just give up a lucrative music career just to take jobs as high school janitor and cook? Nah, but that's the premise of their new video for "Wild Child," as the duo of Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney attempt to "reconnect to their blue collar roots" by doing some hard time amongst the youth of today. "Wild Child" also marks the first taste of music we're getting from their next studio album, Dropout Boogie .

The Bryan Schlam-directed video finds the musicians initially turning up in the teachers lounge at a school, getting roasted by the burned out educators. But this ruse is all just part of a larger plan for the musical duo. "We're gonna reconnect with our blue collar roots then we're out," says Carney, before Auerbach assures, "For ... the ... album."

It doesn't take that long for the day to turn nightmarish for the pair, who eventually turn in their resignation, doff their work clothes for tuxes and leave the kiddies behind (with middle fingers extended) as they ride off in their luxury vehicles.

The humorous video is soundtracked by the swagger-filled new song "Wild Child," and there is actually some connection to the exaggerated video storyline for the band and the pair have recently reconnected with their love of music over the last few records.

After taking a hiatus, the band returned in 2019 with Let's Rock ., but admittedly they didn't immediately feel they were back on track. “We had grown apart and we were reconnecting,” recalled Carney to Rolling Stone . “It was really good to get back into the studio, but we were still learning how to work with each other.”

Last year's Delta Kream covers album followed, with the duo once again starting to reclaim the mojo. “We recorded it in a day, no overdubs, and it’s one of my favorite records we’ve ever done,” says Auerbach of Delta Kream. “And that made us want to repeat the project, just getting in there and letting it roll and seeing whatever happens.”

“It ended up being a great reset of the band. It just showed us that the most important thing is that it’s fun,” said Carney.

So nearly immediately after Delta Kream arrived, the pair were back at it starting Dropout Boogie , which counts Reigning Sound's Greg Cartwright, Americana vocalist Sierra Farrell and ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons among their collaborations.

“I feel Pat and I are in a better place than we’ve ever been,” says Auerbach, with Carney telling Rolling Stone, “This one, we thought deeply about what we were doing but we never struggled with anything. No big disagreements.”

"Pat and I always wanted this,” Auerbach adds. “We still have the same drive. We want to create something good. We’ve never lost that, I don’t think. It’s our favorite thing to do, this passion for making records.”

Dropout Boogie is due May 13 via Nonesuch Records. The full artwork and track listing can be seen below. Pre-orders are available here , while "Wild Child" is now available via multiple platforms here .

The band previously announced a summer tour in support of the album. Get dates and details here .

The Black Keys, "Wild Child" Lyrics (Per AZLyrics )

I'm just a stranger With a twisted smile and I'm wondering, ah Your heart is in danger Come close now, let me tell you a lie Wild child You got me running through the turnstile Baby, come with and I'll make it worthwhile You're gonna get my love today, yeah You are a sweet dream With a tender heart and beautiful smile But things aren't what they seem So I'll let you go and dream for a while Wild child You got me coming outta exile Baby-girl you know I'm liking your style You're gonna get my love today, yeah I just wanna hold you at the end of every day Girl, I wanna please you, oh, I'm needing you to stay The sun is gonna shine if you would just come out and play Baby, won't you show me your wild child ways Wild child You got me running through the turnstile Baby, come with and I'll make it worthwhile You're gonna get my love today, yeah Wild child You got me coming outta exile Baby-girl you know I'm liking your style You're gonna get my love today, yeah

The Black Keys, "Wild Child"

The black keys, dropout boogie artwork + track listing.

01. Wild Child 02. It Ain’t Over 03. For the Love of Money 04. Your Team Is Looking Good 05. Good Love 06. How Long 07. Burn the Damn Thing Down 08. Happiness 09. Baby I’m Coming Home 10. Didn’t I Love You

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The Black Keys Announce North American Tour Dates in 2024

T he Black Keys’ upcoming International Players Tour is exactly that: a stellar international tour! The alternative rock back will trek across the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, and the Netherlands this spring, and they’ve just announced a whole slew of North American tour dates that will go well into fall as well. The Head And The Heart will be supporting the tour. The international trek will promote The Black Keys’ upcoming studio album Ohio Players , set for release on April 5.

The Black Keys 2024 Tour will start on April 27 in Manchester, United Kingdom at Co-Op Live without The Head And The Heart. Pending extra tour date additions, the tour will close on November 12 in Detroit, Michigan at Little Caesars Arena with The Head And The Heart.

Fans can get down on the upcoming presale event by signing up through the band’s website . The presale event will start on April 3 at 10:00 am local through April 4. VIP packages will be available as well. There will also be a number of different presale and early access events over at Ticketmaster .

Public on-sale should start on April 5 at 10:00 am local. For fans outside of the United States, we recommend using Viagogo to get your tickets. Viagogo often has pretty good deals for international shows.

For fans across the pond in North America, we recommend trying out Stubhub . It’s a great third-party ticketing platform, especially if your chosen tour date is sold out by the time general on-sale hits.

Tickets are going to sell out fast, so get yours ASAP !

The Black Keys 2024 Tour Dates

April 27 – Manchester, UK – Co-Op Live

April 30 – Cardiff, UK – Utilita Arena Cardiff

May 3 – Dublin, IE – 3Arena

May 5 – Amsterdam, NL – Ziggo Dome

May 7 – London, UK – O2 Academy Brixton

May 8 – London, UK – O2 Academy Brixton

May 9 – London, UK – O2 Academy Brixton

May 12 – Paris, FR – Zénith De Paris

May 13 – Paris, FR – Zénith De Paris

July 6 – Chicago, IL – NASCAR Chicago Street Race 2024

September 17 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center (with The Head And The Heart)

September 18 – Austin, TX – Moody Center (with The Head And The Heart)

September 20 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center

September 21 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center (with The Head And The Heart)

September 24 – Denver, CO – Ball Arena

September 26 – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center (with The Head And The Heart)

September 27 – Los Angeles, CA – Kia Forum (with The Head And The Heart)

September 28 – Palm Desert, CA – Acrisure Arena (with The Head And The Heart)

September 29 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre (with The Head And The Heart)

October 2 – Portland, OR – Moda Center

October 3 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena

October 10 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena (with The Head And The Heart)

October 11 – Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena (with The Head And The Heart)

October 12 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (with The Head And The Heart)

October 13 – Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena (with The Head And The Heart)

October 16 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center (with The Head And The Heart)

October 18 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena (with The Head And The Heart)

October 19 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena (with The Head And The Heart)

October 21 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center (with The Head And The Heart)

October 23 – Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center

October 24 – Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena (with The Head And The Heart)

October 26 – Indianapolis, IN – Gainbridge Fieldhouse (with The Head And The Heart)

October 27 – Knoxville, TN – Food City Center (with The Head And The Heart)

October 30 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden (with The Head And The Heart)

November 1 – Boston, MA – TD Garden

November 2 – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena (with The Head And The Heart)

November 3 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena (with The Head And The Heart)

November 7 – Chicago, IL – United Center (with The Head And The Heart)

November 9 – Milwaukee, WI – Fiserv Forum (with The Head And The Heart)

November 10 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center

November 12 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena (with The Head And The Heart)

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The Black Keys Announce New Album Dropout Boogie, Share “Wild Child”: Stream

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The Black Keys have a new album on the way. Dubbed Dropout Boogie, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney’s 11th full-length arrives May 13th via Nonesuch Records . As a preview, the band has shared the first single “Wild Child,” which you can listen to below.

In keeping with their love for spontaneity, The Black Keys wrote Dropout Boogie in the studio, and much of the project was recorded in a single take. “That’s always been the beauty of the thing Pat and I do. It’s instant,” Auerbach said in a statement. “We’ve never really had to work at it. Whenever we’d get together, we’d just make music, you know? We didn’t know what we were going to do, but we’d just do it and it would sound cool. It’s the natural chemistry Pat and I have. Being in a band this long is a testament to that. It was a real gift that we were given. I mean, the odds of being plopped down a block-and-a-half from each other in Akron, Ohio — it just seems crazy.”

One thing The Black Keys did differently this time around was inviting multiple outside contributors to work on the album. Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, Greg Cartwright, and Angelo Petraglia appear on Dropout Boogie, and on first single “Wild Child,” Auerbach and Carney teamed up with Cartwright and Petraglia to write the song before hitting the studio, lending a meticulous pop smoothness to the duo’s blues roots.

Auerbach discussed the process of writing “Wild Child” in a statement. “Living in Nashville and making records here has opened both of our minds to that experience a little bit more,” he said. “I knew Pat would love working with both of these guys, so we decided we’d give it a shot. It was the first time we’d ever really done that. It was fun as hell. We just sat around a table with acoustic guitars and worked out a song ahead of time.”

Check out the video for “Wild Child,” directed by longtime Black Keys collaborator Bryan Schlam, below. Pre-order Dropout Boogie here , and scroll onward for the album’s artwork and tracklist.

The LP follows The Black Keys’ 2021 record Delta Kream , a collection of covers of Mississippi Hill Country blues classics.

This summer, the duo will hit the road with Band of Horses for the “Dropout Boogie” North American tour ; grab your tickets via Ticketmaster .

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Dropout Boogie Tracklist: 01. Wild Child 02. It Ain’t Over 03. For the Love of Money 04. Your Team Is Looking Good 05. Good Love 06. How Long 07. Burn the Damn Thing Down 08. Happiness 09. Baby I’m Coming Home 10. Didn’t I Love You

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Song of the Week: The Black Keys Bring the Electrified Funk With “Wild Child”

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Song of the Week  breaks down and talks about the song we just can’t get out of our head each week. Find these songs and more on our  Spotify Top Songs  playlist. For our favorite new songs from emerging artists, check out our  Spotify New Sounds playlist. This week, The Black Keys remind us why they’re one of the most reliable rock bands in the world .

After last year’s love letter to Mississippi Hill Country Blues  Delta Kream , The Black Keys have returned with full force. This week, the Akron, Ohio duo of Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney have announced their eleventh studio album, Dropout Boogie , and shared the lead single, the thumping “Wild Child.”

Dropout Boog ie will be released on May 13th, a day before the 20th anniversary of their debut album The Big Come Up , and after forays into psychedelia and 1950s blues covers, it’s clear that The Black Keys are keen on returning to their working class, blues rock roots.

“Wild Child” is a driving, funk-influenced howler, with Auerbach’s expressive, commanding vocals taking the spotlight. The song oscillates primarily between only two chords, but The Black Keys populate each moment with energy, experience, and an untouchable air of cool. It’s a track that will undoubtedly make its way to the higher end of the rock and alternative charts — not because it fits well into the current sound of radio-centric sync, but because it also harkens back to their commercially successful heyday of their 2010 masterpiece Brothers  and 2011’s  El Camino.

And overall, “Wild Child” represents the fact that The Black Keys still have a great deal of gas left in the tank — their chemistry together is undeniable, and it’s their uncanny ability to create an incredibly cohesive sound and vision of the band seemingly out of nothing that will continue to sustain them throughout the decade.

At the end of the day, all Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney need to do is sit down and play. For The Black Keys, that will always be enough.

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Rock band The Black Keys are bringing their latest tour to Louisville.

The Black Keys announced their "International Players Tour" Monday in support of their new album, "Ohio Players," due out April 5.

Amongst their 31 tour stops will be the KFC Yum! Center on Oct. 23, 2024.

Some of their biggest hit songs include "Lonely Boy," "Howlin' For You," and "Gold On The Ceiling."

The band says its newest album is unlike anything they've done before, including several collaborations with artists like Beck, Noel Gallagher, Dan the Automator and others.

The album's lead single, "Beautiful People (Stay High)," recently reached No. 1 on Billboard's Alternative Airplay chart.

The Head and the Heart will be the supporting act for the tour.

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What are the best things to do with children in Moscow?

• Summer: Futuristic parks, river boats and ice caves are perfect attractions for when the temperatures rise above 30.
• Museums: Russians are very proud of their history, which means that their museums are kept to a world-class standard. Both parents and children alike will be sure to learn something new at one of the many, often unique museums in Moscow.
• Culture: From the world’s oldest puppet theatre to UNESCO-listed whimsical, wooden palaces there’ll be plenty to treat your little prince or princess to.
• Winter: New Year is arguably the most magical time to visit Moscow, especially for children. The ice rinks throughout the city, Christmas markets and the magnificent ice-sculpture festival truly make Moscow a winter wonderland. 

Moscow truly is a mega-metropolis like no other. Its non-stop energy and sheer unorthodoxy is sure to enthuse any child with its rebellious, east-meets-west spirit. Just walking down Old Arabat Street— where ancient wooden storehouses are squashed against grey, soviet blocks which are then towered over by blingy high-rises— is sure to appeal to the childish disdain of all things orderly and conventional. Apart from the main sites, there’s a whole host of family-friendly activities in Moscow from the very traditional to the uber, high-tech that will keep your kids entertained.

For Summer Scorchers:

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VDNKh  is Russia’s version of Disneyland and, to be honest, we think it trumps that tacky theme park by a mile. First things first is its size. At almost 600 acres, this Soviet park has everything; from space museums to soviet shopping outlets to equestrian centers to beaches. In fact, there’s so much to do that there really is no way to cover it all in one day. Our favorite attractions include the ROBO station, the super-cool playgrounds near the aquarium and the world’s biggest ice rink in winter. Better rent out scooters or bikes as well if you plan on seeing at least a fraction of this green gem.

Address: Prospekt Mira, 119 Nearest metro station: VDNKh

Unlike VDNKh, you won’t have to travel far from the centre to seek the lovely lush lawns of  Gorky Park . Come early so that you can grab a beanbag or hammock for yourself while your children have some fun on the colorful playground rides or play ping-pong under the trees. At teatime, head over to the traditional Russian tea house for a brew from a giant samovar. It’s worth staying on for the whole day until dusk when the roof of the park’s planetarium slides open to reveal the wonders of the sky. 

Address: Krymsky Val, 9 Nearest metro station:   Park Kultury

Zaradye Park

Moscow’s brand-new  Zaradye Park  couldn’t be more different from the stern, red brick of the Kremlin that towers over it. Whichever way you look, you’ll be rubbing your eyes to make sure that this other-worldly landscape of floating glass bridges, underground ancient walkways, Siberian tundra and ice caves really does exist. For children, this wild-urban project is the perfect place for them to let some steam off during a day of sightseeing. Thanks to the unbelievable glass-paneled roof that keeps warm air in and the rain out, the lawns are perfect for lounging on all year round. 

Address: Varvarka street, 6 Nearest metro station:  Kitay-gorod

There’s a never-ending stream of tour boats bobbing up and down the Moskva River to hop on to when those little legs have had enough of walking. But for those who’d like something a little special, nothing beats the Radisson yacht. Champagne, on-board dining and floor to ceiling windows make it the most stylish way to cruise round Moscow. 

Address: Naberezhnaya Tarasa Shevchenko, Moscow (next to teh Radisson Blue hotel) Nearest metro station:  Studencheskaya

For Little Einsteins:

Photo by  Robo Wunderkind  on  Unsplash

Museum of Cosmonauts

This is THE museum to go to if you happen to have a Star Wars fan with you. Unlike in countless planetariums around the world where gimmicky models of the solar system and dramatic movies make for a hollow experience, here you get the real thing. There’s a life-size model of the Russian space station, chunks of the moon, a space toilet, the actual Sputnik, heck, even Belka & Strelka, the space dogs, are there standing next to the very space shuttle they flew into space with  (never fear, they were stuffed only after they died of old age).  *For extreme fanatics, it’s worth noting you can arrange a tour to Star City, the astronaut training centre that is still in use outside of Moscow.

Address: Prospekt Mira, 111 Nearest metro station:   VDNKh, Vystavochny tsentr

Darwin Museum

The first museum in the world devoted to explaining the most important concept of biology definitely deserves a visit. Its menagerie of nearly half a million stuffed animals illustrate the steady process of evolution and the many now extinct animals it boasts like the Dodo serve as a warning bell for what the age of mass-industrialization might bring. Despite its name, the  Darwin museum isn’t at all quaint or old-fashioned with plenty of interactive displays and microscopes for children to engage with.

Address: Ulitsa Vavilova, 57 Nearest metro station:   Akademicheskaya

Orlov Museum of Paleontology

This museum could easily compete with the famed Natural History Museum in London. In fact, its extensive exhibit of ginormous skeletons from all sorts of beasts from sloths to diplodocuses might even be more impressive than London’s. After all, Russia is an awful lot bigger than England and probably has lot more giants slumbering away in the depths of its forests just waiting to be dug up!

Address: Ulitsa Profsoyuznaya, 123 Nearest metro station: Kon'kovo

The Experimentanium

There’s lots of fun to be had at this fully hands-on science museum. It’s absolutely perfect for little toddlers and mischievous boys alike because nothing’s off bounds—the whole place is a playground (with a lot of science snuck in!). And don’t worry, most of the descriptions are in English so they’ll definitely learn something along the way.

Address: Leningradsky prospekt, 80/11 Nearest metro station:   Sokol

For Boisterous Boys & Girls:

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Moscow City

The second tallest, the third tallest, the fourth tallest and the sixth and seventh tallest buildings in Europe can all be found within a few meters of each other in the financial district, Moscow city. Apart from breaking their necks trying to gape at all the quirky high-rises, your kids can get a thrill by going up to the 54th floor of Ostankino TV Tower to its awe-inspiring panoramic viewing platform with a drop-down, glass floor! 

Address:   Presnenskaya Naberezhnaya Nearest metro station:   Delovoy tsentr, Mezhdunarodnaya, Vystavochnaya

A trip down to this veritable villain’s lair is certainly worth it with children, not least because it’s 18 stories underground…. AND the only way back up is by the stairs making it the perfect recipe for a peaceful afternoon. Apart from tiring out children, Bunker 42 has the distinction of being a genuine nuclear bunker. It was intended to be the hide-away of the USSR’s top dogs in the case of nuclear war and the staff here do such an excellent job of recreating the tense atmosphere that we hazard against taking softer children here. Everything, from the actual computer with the big red button which would have been used to start WW3 to the KGB’s rooms, have been preserved exactly as they were at the height of the cold war.

*Entrance only with group tours which can be arranged in English.

Address: 5th Kotel'nicheskiy Pereulok, 11 Nearest metro station:  Taganskaya

Central Armed Forces Museum

Though there isn’t much English in this museum dedicated to all things sickle and hammer (i.e. the Red Army), the genuine American U2 spy plane it has on show and the opportunity to hold real (but thankfully, not loaded!) guns make it a real treasure trove for army-mad kids. 

Address: Ulitsa Sovetskoy Armii, 2 Nearest metro station:  Dostoevskaya

Victory Museum

You don’t actually need to step a foot in this museum dedicated entirely to WW2 to please your wannabe soldiers. Just sit down on a bench as your kids jump on and off the airplanes, tanks, armored vehicles and every other killing machine imaginable that are free to explore outside this museum. 

Address: Ploshchad' Pobedy, 3 Nearest metro station:   Park Pobedy

Armory Chamber

Part of the Kremlin complex, the Armory Chamber’s incredibly diverse displays—spanning folk art to silverware to coronation dresses— cover almost every era of Russia’s royal history. The wedding carriages and ceremonial arms are particularly well-loved by children. 

Address: The Moscow Kremlin Nearest metro station:  Biblioteka imeni Lenina

For Little Princes & Princesses: 

Photo by  Ralph Lindner  from  Pixabay  

Moscow State Puppet Theatre

The oldest puppet theatre in Moscow is also the largest in the world. Its wide-ranging repertoire has shows for tiny tots up to adult-only shows. Its fairytale clock, from which mythical creatures spring out, will be the cherry on top of a magical visit to this dear theatre. 

Address: Pestovskiy Pereulok, 2/1 Nearest metro station:   Marksistskaya

Central Kids Store on Lubyanka

This seven-story department store devoted entirely to little people boasts the biggest Hamleys in the world, the biggest time keeping mechanism and one of the best viewing platforms in Moscow. In other words, it’s kiddy heaven. The building itself is also rather noteworthy, dating back to 1953. Its stained murals and colorful tiles give it an old-world (soviet) charm. 

Address: Teatral'nyy Proyezd, 5 Nearest metro station:   Lubyanka, Kuznetsky Most

Izmailovsky Park

This is possibly the world’s only Slavic theme park. Just joking, but just be warned this recreated Russian village with mini-museums, bakeries and a market is a teensy bit kitsch. If your children are artsy, then why not let them make their own matryoshka at a masterclass instead of buying one at the market. And while the kiddies busy themselves with the business of covering every square inch of their clothes in paint, there’s plenty for parents to peruse; like the vodka museum or the pleasantly, rolling park land. 

Address: Alleya Bol'shogo Kruga, 7 Nearest metro station:  Sokolinaya gora

Kolomenskoye Park

Ivan the Terrible’s summer retreat isn’t at all as gloomy as you’d expect, indeed some might say it’s actually a bit too colorful. In our opinion, its postcard-perfect; with petite trains chugging through the acres of apple orchards, a pearl-white 16th century, UNESCO-listed church and a magnificently vibrant, 300 year old wooden palace. Take your children on a trip back in time, they’ll be delighted - we promise.  

Address: Andropova Ave, 39 Nearest metro station:  Kolomenskaya

For Petrol Heads: 

Photo by  Dimitris Vetsikas  from  Pixabay  

Moscow Rizhsky Railway Station

If you don’t have time to take your children on the Trans-Siberian, then a ride on a Soviet steam train is a superb alternative. The beauty of chugging through the outskirts of Moscow on a train with a red star on its gleaming, coal-black engine will definitely make Harry Potter fans squeal with excitement. Adults will appreciate the cups of tea served in old-style soviet mugs specifically made for train journeys. If you’d like to explore the rail museum after the trip (we highly recommend it), be prepared for the weather as the whole exhibition is uncovered.

Address:  Rizhskaya Ploshad, 1 Nearest metro station:  Rizhskaya

Moscow Metro Museum

After taking your children on the Moscow metro (which you simply must!), chances are they’ll bombard you with all sorts of questions a parent isn’t equipped to answer; like “How fast do the trains go?” and “Who drives them?”. Never fear, Moscow’s metro actually has a free museum which will answer all these questions, as well as even allowing kids to take a seat in the driver’s seat for a virtual ride down the tunnels. 

Address: Presnenskaya Naberezhnaya, 2 Nearest metro station:   Vystavochnaya

For White Winter Days:

Photo by  Mihály Köles  on  Unsplash

Moscow Ice Festival

Each winter in Park Pobedy, blocks of ice are towed in from Russia’s great lakes to be chiseled away into masterpieces. Children will be delighted to find that they can even clamber upon some of these unbelievably big artworks. But the favorite by far, are super slippery ice slides. 

*Just beware of wet bums— waterproofs are a must.

Learn more about winter activities is Moscow .

Address: Park Pobedy on Poklonnaya Hill Nearest metro station:   Park Pobedy

Ice-skating

There are almost 1500 ice-skating rinks in Moscow alone. It’s almost as if every open plot of land has water poured over it; even Red Square is transformed into a mega rink! The park VDNKh boasts the biggest in the world, but there’s also an awesome rooftop ice rink at ArtPlay. Wherever you take your children, you can’t go wrong with a bit of skating.

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1. Red Square

2. Saint Basil's Cathedral

3. Moscow Kremlin

4. Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve

5. Kolomenskoye Historical and Architectural Museum and Reserve

7. The Museum of Cosmonautics

8. Kuskovo Estate

9. Sparrow Hills (Vorobyovy Gory)

10. The Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy (VDNKh)

11. Gorky Central Park of Culture and Leisure

12. Sokolniki Park

13. PANORAMA360

14. Kremlin Walls and Towers

15. Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts

16. Victory Park

17. Aleksandrovskiy Sad

18. Modern Moscow Drama Theater

19. State Darwin Museum

20. Catholic Cathedral of The Immaculate Conception of The Blessed Virgin Mary

21. Krutitskoe Podvorye

22. Aptekarskiy Ogorod Botanical Garden

23. Patriarch's Pond

24. Ostankino TV Tower

25. Old Arbat (Stary Arbat)

26. Fountain Druzhba Narodov

27. Cathedral Square

28. Experimentanium Museum of Entertaining Sciences

29. Neskuchny sad

30. Museum of Soviet Arcade Machines

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