The Black Keys Announce 2022 ‘Dropout Boogie Tour

The Black Keys have detailed a set of 2022 tour dates set to take the band across the U.S. and Canada from July through October. Dubbed the Dropout Boogie Tour, this run of shows will mark the band’s first since touring in support of its 2019 album, Let’s Rock, and will see support from Band of Horses throughout, with Ceramic Animal, Early James, and The Velveteers opening on select dates.

The Akron, OH natives will start off at Las Vegas, NV’s MGM Grand Garden Arena on July 9th before making the relatively short trip to Salt Lake City, UT on the 11th. From there, members Dan Auerbach (guitar/vocals) and Patrick Carney (drums/vocals) will head to Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO on the 13th then through St. Louis, MO (7/15); Indianapolis, IN (7/16); Chicago, IL (7/17); Saratoga Springs, NY (7/20); Jones Beach, NY (7/22); and Holmdel, NJ (7/23). The East Coast stint will continue in Columbia, MD on July 25th ahead of stops in Charlotte, NC (7/27); Boston, MA (7/29); and Philadelphia, PA (7/30).

After a few weeks off, The Dropout Boogie Tour will start back up in Florida with a run through West Palm Beach (8/24) and Tampa (8/25). The Black Keys will work through Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, and Michigan before sending it back to the West Coast in October and finishing off the tour with stops in Seattle, WA (10/2); Vancouver, BC (10/3); Mountain View, CA (10/5); Los Angeles, CA (10/8); Phoenix, AZ (10/10); Rogers, AR (10/13); Houston, TX (10/15); Austin TX (10/17); and Dallas, TX (10/18).