The Black Keys add third London Brixton Academy show to Spring 2024 UK and Ireland tour

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The Black Keys have shared details of an additional date at London’s Brixton Academy for 2024. Find ticket details below.News of the tour dates come following the band revealing details of their new album ‘Ohio Players’ back in January, which they shared with the lead single ‘Beautiful People (Stay High)’.The album – which is a follow-up to 2022’s ‘Dropout Boogie’ – is set for release on April 5, and will now be followed by shows across the UK this spring.The first of the band’s shows will be held on April 27, with an opening night at the new Co-op Live arena in Manchester.

From there, the band travel to Cardiff and Dublin before the remaining three nights will be held with back-to-back slots at the O2 Academy Brixton between May 7-9.

The two nights previously announced in London on May 7 and 8 have now sold out and the new show will take place on May 9.Confirmation that the London shows will be held at the venue comes after news broke last month (March 4) that the space will be reopening in April.

The O2 Academy in Brixton closed its doors in December 2022 after a fatal crowd crush took place at an Asake concert, which left two people dead.Tickets for The Black Keys’ new show go on sale this Thursday (March 28) at 9:30am local time and can be found here.NEW BRIXTON DATE ADDED!