The Black Keys Cancel North American Leg of International Players Tour
The Black Keys have abruptly canceled their impending North American tour.
The 31-date arena trek — which was scheduled to launch Sept. 17 in Tulsa, Okla., and wrap Nov. 12 in Detroit — quietly disappeared from Ticketmaster’s online web site devoid of rationalization on Friday (Might 24).
The impending jaunt, dubbed the International Players Tour, was in help of the rock duo’s 12th studio album, Ohio Gamers, which debuted and peaked at No. 26 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in April.
A handful of venues that had been scheduled to host the Black Keys — like Austin’s Moody Middle (Sept. 18) and New York’s Madison Sq. Backyard garden (Oct. 30) — acknowledged the nixed dates on their internet websites and pointed out that ticket-purchasers would be refunded.
“Unfortunately, the Occasion Organizer has experienced to cancel this party,” the Moody Center’s day pointed out. “Ticket holders, make sure you verify your e mail from Ticketmaster for extra data.”
The Black Keys have also removed the impending North American tour dates from their net web site, except for a lone physical look at Chicago’s NASCAR Street Race on July 6.
Billboard has accomplished out to the Black Keys’ representatives for comment.
The cancellation arrives on the heels of Black Keys’ appeared on NBC’s The Voice, exactly where by customers Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney carried out their tune “Beautiful People (Continue to be Superior).” The pair also just lately concluded the European leg of their tour in mid-May properly.
The Black Keys released a handful of singles in the lead-up to the total launch of Ohio Gamers on April 5. Guide a single “Beautiful People (Remain Substantial),” which capabilities making contributions from Grammy-winner Beck, grew to turn into their seventh chart-topper on Alternate Airplay, paying out two months atop the rating.