In March, mxdwn reported the announcement of The Black Keys upcoming album Turn Blue, and as expected, today the band announced the dates for their upcoming tour.
The tour that starts in Alabama next weekend at the Hangout Music Festival, expands to Europe for a month, then across the United States and Canada through December, is the follow up to their highly successful 2012 El Camino Tour, which was their first headlining arena tour. To spice up the show’s lineup, the Keys have enlisted St. Vincent, Cage the Elephants, and Jake Bugg as opening acts for different legs of the tour.
The Black Keys have already dropped two singles off the upcoming album, “Fever,” which was released in March and the title track, “Turn Blue,” which was released in April.
A full list of The Black Keys Turn Blue Tour Dates, newly added dates included, along with which shows will feature each opening band and The Black Keys Turn Blue World Tour Announcement Video can be found below.
The Black Keys Turn Blue World Tour Dates:
May
16-18 – Gulf Shores, Ala. @ Hangout Music Festival
June
20 – Neuhausen Ob Eck, Germany – Southside Festival
22 – Scheessel, Germany – Hurricane Festival
24 – Zagreb, Croatia – Inmusic Festival
27 – St. Gallen, Switzerland – Open Air St. Gallen
28 – Beuningen, Holland – Down the Rabbit Hole
July
2 – Gdansk, Poland – Open’er Festival
4 – Pas-de-Calais, France – Main Square Festival
5 – Werchter, Belgium – Festivalpark Werchter
6 – Belfort, France – Les Eurockeennes
8 – Rome, Italy – Rock in Rome
11 – Lisbon, Portugal – Optimus Alive
12 – Bilbao, Spain – Bilbao BBK Live
15 – Nimes, France – Festival de Nimes
17 – Vieilles Charrues, France – Les Vieilles Charrues
20 – Suffolk, England – Latitude Festival
September
5 – Columbus, Ohio @ Schottenstein Center *
6 – Cleveland, Ohio @ Quicken Loans Arena *
7 – Grand Rapids, Mich. @ Van Andel Arena *
9 – Milwaukee, Wis. @ BMO Harris Bradley Center *
10 – Louisville, Ky. @ KFC Yum! Center *
12 – Detroit, Mich. @ Joe Louis Arena *
13 – Pittsburgh, Pa. @ CONSOL Energy Center *
14 – Rochester, N.Y. @ Blue Cross Arena *
16 – Toronto, Ontario @ Air Canada Centre *
17 – Ottawa, Ontario – Canadian Tire Centre *
18 – Montreal, Quebec @ Bell Centre *
20 – Philadelphia, Pa. @ Wells Fargo Center *
21 – Boston, Mass. @ TD Garden *
23 – Brooklyn, NY – Barclays Center *
24 – Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Barclays Center *
25 – Washington, D.C. @ Verizon Center *
27 – Chicago, Ill. @ United Center *
28 – Chicago, IL – United Center *
October
24 – Minneapolis, Minn. @ Target Center #
25 – Winnipeg, Manitoba @ MTS Centre #
27 – Calgary, Alberta @ Scotiabank Saddledome #
28 – Edmonton, Alberta @ Rexall Place #
30 – Vancouver, British Columbia @ Pacific Coliseum #
31 – Portland, Ore. @ Moda Center #
November
1 – Seattle, Wash. @ KeyArena #
3 – Oakland, CA – Oracle Arena #
4 – Sacramento, CA – Sleep Train Arena #
6 – Los Angeles, CA – The Forum #
9 – San Diego, Calif. @ Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl #
10 – Phoenix, Ariz. @ US Airways Center #
12 – Salt Lake City, Utah @ Maverik Center #
13 – Denver, Colo. @ Pepsi Center #
15 – Houston, Texas @ Toyota Center #
16 – Dallas, Texas @ American Airlines Center #
December
4 – Baltimore, Md. @ Baltimore Arena ^
5 – Raleigh, N.C. @ PNC Arena ^
6 – Richmond, Va. @ Richmond Coliseum ^
8 – Nashville, Tenn. @ Bridgestone Arena ^
9 – St. Louis, Mo. @ Scottrade Center ^
11 – Atlanta, Ga. @ Philips Arena ^
12 – Charlotte, N.C. @ Time Warner Cable Arena ^
13 – Greenville, S.C. @ Bon Secours Wellness Arena ^
15 – Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. @ BB&T Center ^
16 – Tampa, Fla. @ Tampa Bay Times Forum ^
17 – Orlando, Fla. @ Amway Center ^
19 – Austin, Texas @ Frank Erwin Center ^
20 – Tulsa, Okla. @ BOK Center ^
21 – Kansas City, Mo. @ Sprint Center ^
*-w/ Cage the Elephant
#-w/ Jake Bugg
^-w/ St. Vincent