The Black Keys and Arctic Monkeys Announce Spring 2012 Tour Dates

The Black Keys and the Arctic Monkeys are hitting the road together in support of the Keys’ new album, El Camino, due out December 6 from Nonesuch Records. The two massively popular groups will play 15 dates thus far, beginning with a March 2^nd show in Cincinnati, Ohio. Check out the full tour schedule after the jump.

The tour will make stops in places like New York’s Madison Square Garden, Boston’s TD Garden, and Chicago’s United Center.

The Keys will continue on to play stops in the UK and Europe in early 2012. You can also catch them in a series of television appearances. They’ll start with Saturday Night Live on (12/3), The Colbert Report (12/6), and Letterman on (12/7). The group is also planning a record release show at New York’s Webster Hall. The show will be streamed live on MTV Hive.

Check out The Keys’ full tour schedule, and the video for the single “Lonely Boy,” below. You can also pick up your own copy on CD and vinyl.

The Black Keys’ tour dates are as follows:
12/05 – New York, NY – Webster Hall
12/11 – Los Angeles, CA – KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas
1/23 – Antwerp, BE – Lotto
1/24 – Lille, FR – Zenith
1/25 – Lille, FR – Zenith
1/27 – Hamburg, DE – Sporthalle
1/28 – Berlin, DE – Arena
1/30 – Milan, IT – Alcatraz
1/31 – Zurich, CH – Maag Hall
2/01 – Eindhoven, NL – Klokgebouw
2/03 – Nottingham, UK – Capital FM Exchange
2/04 – Edinburgh, UK – Corn Exchange
2/06 – Manchester, UK – 02 Appollo
2/07 – London, UK – Alexandra Palace
02/09 – London, UK — Alexandra Palace
02/10 – London, UK — Alexandra Palace
03/02 – Cincinnati, OH — U.S. Bank Arena
03/03 – Detroit, MI — Joe Louis Arena
03/04 – Columbus, OH — Jerome Schottenstein Center
03/06 – Portland, ME — Cumberland Co. Civic Center
03/07 – Boston, MA — TD Garden
03/09 – Washington, DC — Verizon Center
03/10 – Philadelphia, PA — Wells Fargo Center
03/12 – New York, NY — Madison Square Garden
03/13 – Montreal, QC — Bell Centre
03/14 – Toronto, ON — Air Canada Centre
03/16 – Indianapolis, IN — Conesco Fieldhouse
03/18 -Grand Rapids, MI — Van Andel Arena
03/19 – Chicago, IL — United Center
03/20 – Cleveland, OH — Quicken Loans Arena
03/23 – Norfolk, VA — Constant Convocation Center

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