The Black Keys break silence after cancelling whole North American tour

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The Black Keys have broken their silence after cancelling the entirety of their upcoming North American tour, explaining to fans a more “exciting, intimate experience” than the arenas that were scheduled.Fans were dismayed to learn online over the weekend that the run of dates that were due to kick off in September had been pulled.

Many on Twitter/X were speculating that this was due to low ticket sales.Now, the rock duo of Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney have taken to social media to tell their followers that the ‘International Players’ tour – in support of 12th album ‘Ohio Players‘ – was scrapped and re-planned in favour of smaller theatre venues as featured on their recent European dates.“The band wants to assure everyone that Dan and Patrick are alive and well,” their statement began.“Following the recent run of shows in the UK and Europe, including stops at iconic venues like Brixton Academy and the Zenith in Paris, we have decided to make some changes to the North American leg of the ‘International Players’ Tour hat will enable us to offer a similarly exciting, intimate experience for both fans and the band, and will be announcing a revised set of dates shortly.”Following the recent run of shows in the UK & Europe, including stops at iconic venues like Brixton Academy and the Zenith in Paris, we have decided to make some changes to the North American leg of the International Players Tour— The Black Keys (@theblackkeys) May 26, 2024Everyone who had purchased tickets and/or VIP to the initial tour dates will be fully refunded – and when the new plans are announced, will be the first to be able to buy tickets.— The Black Keys (@theblackkeys) May 26, 2024Thank you for your understanding and apologies for the surprise.