UPDATE 5/28: After suddenly scrapping the entire U.S. leg of their International Players Tour, which consisted mostly of arenas, The Black Keys have announced plans to downsize to smaller, more intimate venues for their tour in support of their new album, Ohio Players.

“The band wants to assure everyone that Dan & Patrick are alive and well,” their message to concerned fans began.

“Following the recent run of shows in the UK & Europe, including stops at iconic venues like Brixton Academy and the Zenith in Paris, we have decided to make some changes to the North American leg of the International Players Tour that will enable us to offer a similarly exciting, intimate experience for both fans and the band, and will be announcing a revised set of dates shortly.”

They went on to assure fans who purchased tickets and/or VIP packages for the initial tour dates that they will be fully refunded and further guaranteed they will be the first to be able to buy tickets when the new tour dates are announced.

“Thank you for your understanding and apologies for the surprise change…” the band concluded. “We’re pretty sure everyone is going to be excited when you see what we have in mind though, and look forward to seeing everyone soon.”

Read the full statement from The Black Keys below, and stay tuned for further announcements.

 

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[5/25/24]: The Black Keys have canceled the US leg of their International Players Tour without explanation.

The tour in support of the blues-rock duo’s latest album, Ohio Players, just wrapped its European leg and was set to continue with a run of arena dates throughout the US. However, the entire tour has been scrubbed from the band’s website, with the exception of a one-off show on July 6th at Chicago’s NASCAR Street Race. Venues’ individual show listings acknowledge the cancelations and ensure fans will automatically receive refunds. The band and its representatives have offered no explanation for the sudden schedule change and have not responded to requests for comment.

Some on social media have speculated that the cancelation could be due at least in part to low ticket sales, though this is not confirmed, including writer Scott Heisel, who posted on X, “The Black Keys just canceled their entire North American arena tour for this fall due to extremely poor sales (likely due to exorbitantly priced tickets — most markets were $100+ just to get in the building).” Heisel also posted an image appearing to show a seating chart for the band’s November 2nd concert at Baltimore’s CFG Band Arena with the vast of majority of tickets still available.

The Black Keys performed on The Voice earlier this week and premiered their new documentary, This Is a Film About the Black Keys, at South by Southwest last month. Their new album, Ohio Players, dropped on April 5th. For more information and ticketing info for the band’s one remaining show, head here.