Why did The Black Keys cancel their North American tour? The duo clarify

The Black Keys have damaged their silence after cancelling the whole thing of their upcoming North American tour, explaining to followers a extra “thrilling, intimate expertise” than the arenas that had been scheduled.

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Followers had been dismayed to study on-line that the run of dates that had been resulting from kick off in September had been pulled. Many on Twitter/X had been speculating that this was resulting from low ticket gross sales.

Now, the rock duo of Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney have taken to social media to inform their followers that the ‘Worldwide Gamers’ tour – in help of twelfth album ‘Ohio Gamers‘ – was scrapped and re-planned in favour of smaller theatre venues as featured on their latest European dates.

“The band desires to guarantee everybody that Dan and Patrick are alive and properly,” their assertion started.

“Following the latest run of exhibits within the UK and Europe, together with stops at iconic venues like Brixton Academy and the Zenith in Paris, we have now determined to make some adjustments to the North American leg of the ‘Worldwide Gamers’ Tour hat will allow us to supply a equally thrilling, intimate expertise for each followers and the band, and will probably be asserting a revised set of dates shortly.”

Following the latest run of exhibits within the UK & Europe, together with stops at iconic venues like Brixton Academy and the Zenith in Paris, we have now determined to make some adjustments to the North American leg of the Worldwide Gamers Tour

— The Black Keys (@theblackkeys) May 26, 2024

Everybody who had bought tickets and/or VIP to the preliminary tour dates will probably be absolutely refunded – and when the brand new plans are introduced, would be the first to have the ability to purchase tickets.

— The Black Keys (@theblackkeys) May 26, 2024

Thanks to your understanding and apologies for the shock change… We’re fairly certain everybody goes to be excited whenever you see what we keep in mind although, and sit up for seeing everybody quickly.

— The Black Keys (@theblackkeys) May 26, 2024

They continued: “Everybody who had bought tickets and/or VIP to the preliminary tour dates will probably be absolutely refunded – and when the brand new plans are introduced, would be the first to have the ability to purchase tickets.

“Thanks to your understanding and apologies for the shock change… We’re fairly certain everybody goes to be excited whenever you see what we keep in mind although, and sit up for seeing everybody quickly.”

‘Ohio Gamers’, in the meantime, contained collaborations with the likes of Noel Gallagher and Beck and included the singles ‘Stunning Individuals (Keep Excessive)’, ‘I Forgot To Be Your Lover’ and ‘This Is Nowhere’.

The album peaked at Quantity 26 on the US Billboard chart, and Quantity 13 within the UK.

In a three-star evaluation of the album, NME wrote: “It feels prefer it’s about impression over depth, tamping down flyaway parts right into a homogenised entire that extra carefully resembles final 12 months’s ‘Dropout Boogie’ than any of the seven inch singles that acquired an airing in the course of the writing course of. The Black Keys might need a killer report assortment, however ‘Ohio Gamers’ is the work of a band who’re maybe too good at being themselves.”