KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Black Keys unexpectedly canceled an upcoming U.S. tour that was supposed to stop in Knoxville in October.
According to duo, the North American leg of the "International Players" concert tour will undergo "some changes." All concert dates that were announced months ago, including the stop at Food City Center in Knoxville, have been canceled.
Ticketmaster said it will refund all tickets within the next three weeks.
The band released this statement Sunday on social media:
"The band wants to assure everyone that Dan & Patrick are alive and well.
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 that 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.
Everyone 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.
Thank you for your understanding and apologies for the surprise change… We’re pretty sure everyone is going to be excited when you see what we have in mind though, and look forward to seeing everyone soon."
Here's a full list of dates that have been canceled. It's not clear if any of these venues will be part of the revised schedule yet:
- September 17 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
- September 18 Austin, TX Moody Center
- September 20 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
- September 21 Houston, TX Toyota Center
- September 24 Denver, CO Ball Arena
- September 26 Phoenix, AZ Footprint Center
- September 27 Los Angeles, CA Kia Forum
- September 28 Palm Desert, CA Acrisure Arena
- September 29 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
- October 2 Portland, OR Moda Center
- October 3 Seattle, WA Climate Pledge Arena
- October 10 Pittsburgh, PA PPG Paints Arena
- October 11 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena
- October 12 Cleveland, OH Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
- October 13 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
- October 16 Charlotte, NC Spectrum Center
- October 18 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
- October 19 Atlanta, GA State Farm Arena
- October 21 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
- October 23 Louisville, KY KFC Yum! Center
- October 24 Columbus, OH Nationwide Arena
- October 26 Indianapolis, IN Gainbridge Fieldhouse
- October 27 Knoxville, TN Food City Center
- October 30 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
- November 1 Boston, MA TD Garden
- November 2 Baltimore, MD CFG Bank Arena
- November 3 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
- November 7 Chicago, IL United Center
- November 9 Milwaukee, WI Fiserv Forum
- November 10 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
- November 12 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena
