Ohio-born The Black Keys to perform in October at Nationwide Arena
The Black Keys, the Grammy-winning blues-rock duo hailing from Akron, will return to their home state during their 2024 North American tour, which will stop at Nationwide Arena on Oct. 24.
American Express Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public starting at 10 p.m. Tuesday through 10 p.m. Thursday. Additional presales will run throughout the week ahead of the general sale beginning at 10 a.m. Friday. Visit livenation.com and theblackkeys.com for all details.
The Black Keys played the Schottenstein Center in 2012 and their upcoming “International Players Tour” comes on the heels of two successful performances at SXSW earlier this month. The tour is in support of their new album, “Ohio Players,” due out on Friday. They will be joined on the road with indie folk band The Head and the Heart.
The pair — Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney — started as an indie act, recording in basements and producing their own records. After self-producing and recording their first four albums in makeshift studios, the duo recorded their fifth album, "Attack & Release" in 2008 in a professional studio, hiring producer Danger Mouse, who has worked with artists such as the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Gorillaz, Norah Jones, Adele, A$AP Rocky and many others.
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The Black Keys' commercial breakthrough came with the 2010 album, "Brothers," which along with its chart-topping single "Tighten Up," earned them two Grammy Awards. Their follow-up album and its hit single, "Lonely Boy," won three Grammys. Other hits include "Gold on the Ceiling" and "Little Black Submarines."
Several Black Keys songs have been used in film and television, including on series such as "How I Met Your Mother," "New Girl, "The Good Doctor" and "Sons of Anarchy."
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Blues-rock duo The Black Keys coming to Nationwide Arena Oct. 24
