You would be hard pressed to find two bands, currently playing that I would rather see more than these two. The Arctic Monkeys and the Black Keys will be touring together in the States, not long after both bands have produced new albums. The Arctic Monkey's "Suck It And See" was released last summer and personally it has been growing on me ever since. More recently the Black Keys released "El Camino," which has been gathering plaudits left and right. Personally it's my least favorite of their albums, preferring the more bare-boned, garage rock that their earlier albums boast. Anyway this will not deter me from attending one of these mammoth occasions. One disappointing element is it seems that in the all concert locations listed below, the venues tend to be arenas....booo. I'm from the Bay Area of California and the fact they are playing in the Oracle Arena disappoints me.
Here are the dates and locations:
BLACK KEYS
Arctic Monkeys are pleased to announce a 2nd North American run of dates with The Black Keys in 2012.
Further to the previously announced 16-date tour in March, Arctic Monkeys will play a further 16 shows throughout April & May 2012.
| APRIL - w/Black Keys |
| 24th April | Cynthia Woods Pavillion, Houston, TX |
| 25th April | Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX |
| 27th April | Chaifetz Arena, St Louis, MO |
| 28th April | BOK Center, Tulsa, OK |
| 30th April | 1st Bank Center, Broomfield, CO |
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| MAY - w/Black Keys |
| 2nd May | Maverik Center, West Valley City, UT |
| 4th May | Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA |
| 5th May | Powerbalance Pavilion, Sacramento, CA |
| 7th May | Rose Garden Arena, Portland, OR |
| 8th May | Key Arena, Seattle, WA |
| 9th May | Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC |
| 11th May | Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, AB |
| 12th May | Rexall Place, Edmonton, AB |
| 14th May | MTS Centre, Winnipeg, MB |
| 15th May | Target Center, Minneapolis, MN |
| 16th May | Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WI |
All shows will be on sale Friday 13th January - except Seattle(onsale TBC) & Denver(17th Jan).
