The Black Keys Announce North American Tour Dates

On May 18th, The Black Keys’ sixth LP, Brothers, will be released, but the duo wants to make sure fans get a taste of their new music before it hits streets. Frontman Dan Auerbach and drummer Partick Carney announced that they’ll be starting the tour circuit (this week, in fact), kicking things off in the good ole Midwest, squeezing in an appearance at Bonnaroo and wrapping up in the Big Apple.

Dates:

April
8 – Iowa City, Iowa @ University of Iowa Memorial
10 – San Francisco, Calif. @ Yuri’s Night Bay Area 2010
17 – Live Oak, Fla. @ Wanee Music Festival
18 – Miami, Fla. @ The Fillmore at Jackie Gleason
19 – Orlando, Fla. @ House of Blues

May
20 – New York, N.Y. @ Madison Square Garden

June
2 – Salt Lake City, Utah @ The Depot
3 – Denver, Colo. @ The Fillmore
4 – Kansas City, Mo. @ The Crossroads
8 – Minneapolis, Minn. @ First Ave.
9 – Minneapolis, Minn. @ First Ave.
10 – St. Louis, Mo. @ The Pageant
11 – Manchester, Tenn. @ Bonnaroo Festival
27 – New York, N.Y. @ Central Park Summer Stage
28 – New York, N.Y. @ Central Park Summer Stage