advertisement
Music News

The Black Keys Cancel North American Leg of International Players Tour

The rock duo's 31-date arena trek was scheduled to launch in September and included a date at Toronto's Scotiabank Arena on Oct. 11, 2024.

The Black Keys

The Black Keys

Jim Herrington

The Black Keys have abruptly canceled their upcoming 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 website without explanation on Friday (May 24).


The upcoming jaunt, dubbed the International Players Tour, was in support of the rock duo’s 12th studio album, Ohio Players, which debuted and peaked at No. 26 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in April.

A handful of venues that were scheduled to host the Black Keys — including Austin’s Moody Center (Sept. 18) and New York’s Madison Square Garden (Oct. 30) — acknowledged the nixed dates on their websites and noted that ticket-buyers would be refunded.

advertisement

“Unfortunately, the Event Organizer has had to cancel this event,” the Moody Center’s date noted. “Ticket holders, please check your email from Ticketmaster for more info.”

The Black Keys have also removed the upcoming North American tour dates from their website, except for a lone appearance at Chicago’s NASCAR Street Race on July 6.

Billboard has reached out to the Black Keys’ representatives for comment.

The cancellation arrives on the heels of Black Keys’ appeared on NBC’s The Voice, where members Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney performed their song “Beautiful People (Stay High).” The pair also recently completed the European leg of their tour in mid-May.

The Black Keys launched three singles in the lead-up to the full release of Ohio Players on April 5. Lead single “Beautiful People (Stay High),” which features writing contributions from Grammy-winner Beck, became their seventh chart-topper on Alternative Airplay, spending two weeks atop the ranking.

This article was first published by Billboard U.S.

advertisement
Tyla, Doechii at the Billboard Women in Music 2025 held at the YouTube Theater on March 29, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
Christopher Polk

Tyla, Doechii at the Billboard Women in Music 2025 held at the YouTube Theater on March 29, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.

Awards

Billboard Women in Music 2025: 12 Best Moments From the Star-Studded Night

Doechii was honoured as Woman of the Year, Erykah Badu received the Icon Award and performed, and much more.

Billboard’s Women in Music event took over the YouTube Theater at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, Calif., on Saturday (March 29). Airing for free on VIZIO TVs and in the VIZIO mobile app, the annual event honours influential women in music, from artists to industry power players.

The 2025 Billboard Women in Music event was hosted by Laverne Cox and honoured: Doechii, 2025 Woman of the Year Award; aespa, Group of the Year Award; Ángela Aguilar, Breakthrough Award; ANNA, Billboard Italy Woman of the Year; Charlotte Cardin, Billboard Canada Woman of the Year; Erykah Badu, Icon Award; GloRilla, Powerhouse Award; Gracie Abrams, Songwriter of the Year Award; JENNIE, Global Force Award; Megan Moroney, Rulebreaker Award presented by Crown Royal Whisky; Meghan Trainor, Hitmaker Award; Muni Long, Rising Star Award presented by Honda Stage; Tina Knowles, Mother of the Year Award; and Tyla, Impact Award presented by Bose.

keep readingShow less
advertisement