The Black Keys are heading out on tour this year, and are hoping for a better experience than they had in 2024.
The Akron duo initially planned to close out the latter quarter of last year with a 31-date run of shows, with their International Players Tour scheduled to kick off Sept. 17 in Tulsa, OK and wrap on Nov. 12 in Detroit, MI.
However, four months before the tour’s launch, the group unceremoniously canceled these dates, with the band later assuring fans that both guitarist and vocalist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney were fine, but were planning on altering the presentation of their U.S. run.
While The Black Keys would only perform a handful of shows throughout the rest of the year, speculation did swirl as to the reason behind the cancellation, with most opinions turning to low ticket sales. In early June 2024, the band split with their management team of three years, and days later Carney took to social media to claim “We got fucked. I’ll let you all know how so it doesn’t happen to you. Stay tuned.”
Though specifics in regard to the cancelation still remain unclear, the pair have now announced their intention to return to the touring circuit, detailing their No Rain No Flowers Tour on Monday (Feb. 3).
Launching in Durant, OK on May 3 and wrapping up in Asbury Park, NJ on June 14, the 13-date run of shows sees the group performing in smaller venues than last year’s planned tour. For comparison, the 2025 opening show at Durant’s Choctaw Casino & Resort has a capacity of 3,000, as opposed to the 19,000 capacity of Oklahoma City’s BOK Center which was supposed to host the launch show of their 2024 tour.
“After the tour was canceled, the consensus was, ‘Shit happens, and you just have to move through it,’” Carney said in a statement. “We were already on a creative streak, and the best thing we could do, rather than sit at home, was just go back in the studio. Get back to work. So, that’s how the record started.”
“Writing and recording has always been therapy for us, from the very beginning,” Auerbach added. “We communicate best that way. It has always been the thing that’s brought us together, so I’m not surprised at all that we ended up back there so quickly after the last album.”
The Black Keys’ last record, Ohio Players, arrived in April 2024 and peaked at No. 26 on the Billboard 200 – their lowest-charting release since 2006’s Magic Potion. Their as-yet untitled 13th album is expected to arrive later this year.
The Black Keys – No Rain No Flowers Tour Dates
May 23 – Choctaw Casino & Resort – Grand Theater, Durant, OK
May 25 – Ford Amphitheater, Colorado Springs, CO
May 27 – Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
May 29 – Kettlehouse Amphitheater, Bonner, MT
May 30 – Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden, Boise, ID
May 31 – Hayden Homes 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 – Live Oak Bank Pavilion, Wilmington, NC
June 12 – Red Hat Amphitheater, Raleigh, NC
June 14 – Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park, NJ
