The Black Keys Announce ‘No Rain No Plants’ Excursion After Axed 2024 Trek

The Black Keys are heading out on excursion this yr, and are hoping for a greater enjoy than that they had in 2024.

The Akron duo to start with deliberate to near out the latter quarter of final yr with a 31-date run of displays, with their Global Avid gamers Excursion scheduled to kick off Sept. 17 in Tulsa, OK and wrap on Nov. 12 in Detroit, MI. 

On the other hand, 4 months prior to the excursion’s release, the crowd unceremoniously canceled those dates, with the band later assuring lovers that each guitarist and vocalist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney had been advantageous, however had been making plans on changing the presentation in their U.S. run.

“Following the new run of displays in the United Kingdom & Europe, together with stops at iconic venues like Brixton Academy and the Zenith in Paris, we’ve determined to make some adjustments to the North American leg of the Global Avid gamers Excursion that can permit us to supply a in a similar fashion thrilling, intimate enjoy for each lovers and the band, and will likely be saying a revised set of dates in a while,” they wrote in a commentary on the time.

Whilst The Black Keys would most effective carry out a handful of displays during the remainder of the yr, hypothesis did swirl as to the explanation at the back of the cancellation, with maximum evaluations turning to low price tag gross sales. In early June 2024, the band cut up with their control staff of 3 years, and days later Carney took to social media to assert “We were given fucked. I’ll mean you can all know the way so it doesn’t occur to you. Keep tuned.”

Despite the fact that specifics in regard to the cancelation nonetheless stay unclear, the pair have now introduced their purpose to go back to the traveling circuit, detailing their No Rain No Plants Excursion on Monday (Feb. 3).

Launching in Durant, OK on Would possibly 3 and wrapping up in Asbury Park, NJ on June 14, the 13-date run of displays sees the crowd acting in smaller venues than final yr’s deliberate excursion. For comparability, the 2025 opening display at Durant’s Choctaw On line casino & Hotel has a capability of three,000, versus the nineteen,000 capability of Oklahoma Town’s BOK Middle which used to be meant to host the release display in their 2024 excursion.

“After the excursion used to be canceled, the consensus used to be, ‘Shit occurs, and also you simply have to transport via it,’” Carney mentioned in a commentary. “We had been already on an artistic streak, and the most efficient factor lets do, quite than sit down at house, used to be simply return within the studio. Get again to paintings. So, that’s how the file began.” 

“Writing and recording has at all times been treatment for us, from the very starting,” Auerbach added. “We be in contact absolute best that manner. It has at all times been the item that’s introduced us in combination, so I’m now not shocked in any respect that we ended up again there so briefly after the final album.” 

The Black Keys’ final file, Ohio Avid gamers, arrived in April 2024 and peaked at No. 26 at the Billboard 200 – their lowest-charting liberate since 2006’s Magic Potion. Their as-yet untitled thirteenth album is anticipated to reach later this yr.

The Black Keys – No Rain No Plants Excursion Dates

Would possibly 23 – Choctaw On line casino & Hotel – Grand Theater, Durant, OK
Would possibly 25 – Ford Amphitheater, Colorado Springs, CO
Would possibly 27 – Pink Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
Would possibly 29 – Kettlehouse Amphitheater, Bonner, MT
Would possibly 30 – Outlaw Box on the Idaho Botanical Lawn, Boise, ID
Would possibly 31 – Hayden Properties Amphitheater, Bend, OR
June 01 – Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
June 03 – The Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
June 07 – Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park, Austin, TX
June 08 – Walmart AMP, Rogers, AR
June 11 – Reside Oak Financial institution Pavilion, Wilmington, NC
June 12 – Pink Hat Amphitheater, Raleigh, NC
June 14 – Stone Pony Summer time Degree, Asbury Park, NJ