The Black Keys to Headline Coachella 2012; Presale Begins for Second Leg of North American Tour

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The line-up for the 2012 Coachella festival has been announced, and The Black Keys will be headlining. Coachella, held at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio, California, will take place over two weekends, April 13–15 and April 20–22. The Black Keys lead the Friday slots. Headlining the other nights are Radiohead, Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg. The news comes just after The Black Keys announced the second leg of their North American tour with special guests Arctic Monkeys; fan presale for these dates begins today.

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The line-up for the 2012 Coachella festival has been announced, and The Black Keys will be headlining. Coachella is held at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio, California, and will take place over two weekends this year, April 13-15 and April 20-22. The Black Keys lead the Friday slots of the festival. Headlining the other nights are Radiohead, Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg. Tickets will go on sale to the public this Friday, January 13, at 10 AM PT, on coachella.com.

The news comes just after The Black Keys announced the second leg of their North American tour with special guests Arctic Monkeys. The newly announced shows include stops in Austin, St. Louis, Tulsa, Denver, Salt Lake City, Oakland, Sacramento, Portland, Seattle, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Minneapolis, and Milwaukee. Fan presale for these dates begins at 10 AM local time this morning. To access presale tickets, visit theblackkeys.artistarena.com. To login, enter the Username "elcamino" and the Password "tickets". Tickets for each show are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

This follows the first leg of the tour, which includes shows in arenas like New York’s Madison Square Garden, Boston’s TD Garden, and Chicago’s United Center. For the complete tour listing, go to nonesuch.com/on-tour. The shows are in support of The Black Keys' new album, El Camino, which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard charts when it was release on Nonesuch Records last month. The band is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine.

El Camino is available in the Nonesuch Store, where CD and vinyl orders include high-quality, 320 kbps MP3s of the album at checkout. The album is also available to purchase there as MP3s and lossless FLAC files.

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    The Black Keys to Headline Coachella 2012; Presale Begins for Second Leg of North American Tour

    The line-up for the 2012 Coachella festival has been announced, and The Black Keys will be headlining. Coachella is held at the Empire Polo Grounds in Indio, California, and will take place over two weekends this year, April 13-15 and April 20-22. The Black Keys lead the Friday slots of the festival. Headlining the other nights are Radiohead, Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg. Tickets will go on sale to the public this Friday, January 13, at 10 AM PT, on coachella.com.

    The news comes just after The Black Keys announced the second leg of their North American tour with special guests Arctic Monkeys. The newly announced shows include stops in Austin, St. Louis, Tulsa, Denver, Salt Lake City, Oakland, Sacramento, Portland, Seattle, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Minneapolis, and Milwaukee. Fan presale for these dates begins at 10 AM local time this morning. To access presale tickets, visit theblackkeys.artistarena.com. To login, enter the Username "elcamino" and the Password "tickets". Tickets for each show are limited and available on a first-come, first-served basis.

    This follows the first leg of the tour, which includes shows in arenas like New York’s Madison Square Garden, Boston’s TD Garden, and Chicago’s United Center. For the complete tour listing, go to nonesuch.com/on-tour. The shows are in support of The Black Keys' new album, El Camino, which debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard charts when it was release on Nonesuch Records last month. The band is featured on the cover of the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine.

    El Camino is available in the Nonesuch Store, where CD and vinyl orders include high-quality, 320 kbps MP3s of the album at checkout. The album is also available to purchase there as MP3s and lossless FLAC files.

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