The Black Keys Announce U.S. Tour In Support of ‘Turn Blue’

On May 13, the Black Keys will release Turn Blue – the follow-up to 2011’s El Camino –  viaNonesuch. In support of the album, the band has announced a large U.S. tour with openers St. Vincent, Cage the Elephant and Jake Bugg opening on selected dates. Below, please check out the band’s “press conference” announcement and a full list of dates below.

The Black Keys:

05-16 Gulf Shores, AL – Hangout Music Festival
05-17 Gulf Shores, AL – Hangout Music Festival
05-18 Gulf Shores, AL – Hangout Music Festival
06-20 Neuhausen Ob Eck, Germany – Southside Festival
06-22 Scheessel, Germany – Hurricane Festival
06-24 Zagreb, Croatia – Inmusic Festival
06-27 St. Gallen, Switzerland – Open Air St. Gallen
06-28 Beuningen, Holland – Down the Rabbit Hole
07-02 Gdansk, Poland – Open’er Festival
07-04 Pas-de-Calais, France – Main Square Festival
07-05 Werchter, Belgium – Festivalpark Werchter
07-06 Belfort, France – Les Eurockeennes
07-08 Rome, Italy – Rock in Rome
07-11 Lisbon, Portugal – Optimus Alive
07-12 Bilbao, Spain – Bilbao BBK Live
07-15 Nimes, France – Festival de Nimes
07-17 Vieilles Charrues, France – Les Vieilles Charrues
07-20 Suffolk, England – Latitude Festival
09-05 Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center *
09-06 Cleveland, OH – Quicken Loans Arena *
09-07 Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena *
09-09 Milwaukee, WI – BMO Harris Bradley Center *
09-10 Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center *
09-12 Detroit, MI – Joe Louis Arena *
09-13 Pittsburgh, PA – CONSOL Energy Center *
09-14 Rochester, NY – Blue Cross Arena *
09-16 Toronto, Ontario –  Air Canada Centre *
09-18 Montreal, Quebec –  Bell Centre *
09-20 Philadelphia, PA –  Wells Fargo Center *
09-21 Boston, MA – TD Garden *
09-24 Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center *
09-25 Washington, DC – Verizon Center *
09-27 Chicago, IL – United Center *
10-24 Minneapolis, MN – Target Center †
10-25 Winnipeg, Manitoba – MTS Centre †
10-27 Calgary, Alberta – Scotiabank Saddledome †
10-28 Edmonton, Alberta – Rexall Place †
10-30 Vancouver, British Columbia – Pacific Coliseum †
10-31 Portland, OR – Moda Centers †
11-01 Seattle, WA – KeyArena †
11-09 San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl †
11-10 Phoenix, AZ – US Airways Center †
11-12 Salt Lake City, UT – Maverik Center †
11-13 Denver, CO – Pepsi Center †
11-15 Houston, TX – Toyota Center †
11-16 Dallas,TX – American Airlines Center †
12-04 Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Arena ‡
12-05 Raleigh, NC – PNC Arena ‡
12-06 Richmond, VA – Richmond Coliseum ‡
12-08 Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena ‡
12-09 St. Louis, MO – Scottrade Center ‡
12-11 Atlanta, GA – Philips Arena ‡
12-12 Charlotte, NC – Time Warner Cable Arena ‡
12-13 Greenville, SC – Bon Secours Wellness Arena ‡
12-15 Ft. Lauderdale, FL – BB&T Center ‡
12-16 Tampa, FL – Tampa Bay Times Forum ‡
12-17 Orlando, FL – Amway Center ‡
12-19 Austin, TX – Frank Erwin Center ‡
12-20 Tulsa, OK – BOK Center ‡
12-21 Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center ‡

* With Cage The Elephant
† With Jake Bugg
‡ With St. Vincent