The Black Keys, following the release of their critically acclaimed new album El Camino and a sold-out tour earlier this year, have announced new UK dates in December 2012. The tour includes concerts in Newcastle, Glasgow, Birmingham, and Manchester, culminating with a night at London’s O2 Arena on December 12. The tour also includes dates in Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Holland, and Germany. See below for details. Tickets go on sale for the UK shows this Friday, August 31, at 9 AM.
Released to widespread critical acclaim in December, El Camino debuted at # 2 on the Billboard Top 200 and has already been certified Platinum in Australia, Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand, and Gold in France, the UK and US amongst others. Produced by Danger Mouse and The Black Keys, the 11-track album was recorded in the band’s new hometown of Nashville during the spring of 2011. El Camino includes the hit single "Lonely Boy," the video for which has been viewed 17 million times on YouTube and nominated for an MTV Music Video Award (click here to vote for your favorite), as well as "Gold on the Ceiling," which the band recently performed with Johnny Depp at the 2012 MTV Movie Awards. The band closes out its European summer festival tour with a performance at the Reading Festival tonight.
See below for all of the currently scheduled tour dates. For additional information and tickets links, go to nonesuch.com/on-tour.
THE BLACK KEYS ON TOUR
| Sep 29 |
Global Fest: Central Park's Great Lawn |
New York, NY
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| Oct 1 |
Save Mart Center |
Fresno, CA
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| Oct 2 |
Santa Barbara Bowl |
Santa Barbara, CA
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| Oct 4 |
Valley View Casino Center |
San Diego, CA
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| Oct 5&6 |
Staples Center |
Los Angeles, CA
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| Oct 8 |
Honda Center |
Anaheim, CA |
| Oct 9 |
US Air Arena |
Phoenix, AZ
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| Oct 12 |
Austin City Limits Festival |
Austin, TX
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| Oct 14 |
Corona Capital Festival |
Mexico City, MEXICO |
| Oct 21 |
Newcastle Entertainment Centre |
Broadmeadow, AUSTRALIA
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| Oct 22&23 |
Sydney Entertainment Centre |
Sydney, AUSTRALIA
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| Oct 26 |
Brisbane Entertainment Centre |
Brisbane, AUSTRALIA
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| Oct 28 |
Rock It Festival |
Perth, AUSTRALIA
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| Oct 30 |
Adelaide Entertainment Centre |
Adelaide, AUSTRALIA
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| Oct 31–Nov 1 |
Sidney Myer Music Bowl |
Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
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| Nov 3 |
Vector Arena |
Auckland, NEW ZEALAND
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| Nov 5 |
TSB Bank Arena |
Wellington, NEW ZEALAND
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| Nov 27 |
Atlántico |
Lisbon, PORTUGAL
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| Nov 28 |
Palacio de Deportes |
Madrid, SPAIN
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| Nov 30 |
Halle Tony Garnier |
Lyon, FRANCE
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| Dec 1 |
Palaolimpico |
Turin, ITALY
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| Dec 3 |
Ziggo Dome |
Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS
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| Dec 4 |
Olympiahalle |
Munich, GERMANY
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| Dec 5 |
ISS Dome |
Dusseldorf, GERMANY
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| Dec 7 |
Metro Radio Arena |
Newcastle, UK
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| Dec 11 |
Areba |
Manchester, UK
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| Dec 12 |
O2 Arena |
London, UK
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