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The Black Keys Announce Peaches ‘n Kream World Tour
Today, GRAMMY award-winning rock duo The Black Keys announce their PEACHES ‘N KREAM WORLD TOUR ‘26, kicking off on April 24th with stops in major cities including New York, Chicago, Nashville, London, Paris, Milan and more. All supporting acts for the tour come from the stable of Dan Auerbach’s own Easy Eye Sound record label, with artists varying per city. Artist pre-sale starts Thursday, February 12th at 10am local. General on-sale starts Friday, February 13th at 10am local. Tickets available here.
Last week, The Black Keys returned with their new single “You Got To Lose” from their upcoming album Peaches! set for release on May 1st via Easy Eye Sound/Warner Records. Pre-order/save Peaches! here.
The Black Keys are hitting the road again after their hugely successful No Rain, No Flowers tour last year, which saw the band sell over 250,000 tickets across North American & Europe, including sell out shows at iconic venues such as Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre, Zitadelle Spandau in Berlin and London’s Alexandra Palace Park.
Citi is the official card of the PEACHES ‘N KREAM WORLD TOUR. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning Wednesday, February 11 at 10am local time until Thursday, February 12 at 10pm local through the Citi Entertainment program. For complete presale details visit www.citientertainment.com.
Peaches!, the band’s fourteenth studio album, is a visceral and raw 10-song collection described by singer Dan Auerbach as the band’s “most natural record” since their 2002 debut, The Big Come Up. The project was born in the wake of Auerbach’s late father’s diagnosis of esophageal cancer, as he was staying in Dan’s Nashville home, in rapid decline. Patrick Carney, Dan’s Black Keys bandmate and oldest, closest friend, knew without asking “that it would be good for Dan to have something to do.” That something, of course, was to head into the studio and crank up the amps.
“We weren’t making a record. We were just jamming, like this is for us,” Dan Auerbach says. “Really primal, in a moment when all the nerves were raw, just kinda screaming. We were going through a lot, trying to lift our spirits. I think my dad getting sick made me not give a fuck and just wanna scream for a bit.”
In similar DIY spirit to their debut, the album was recorded with all musicians playing in the same room with very few overdubs, and is the first album mixed entirely by the band themselves since 2006’s Magic Potion.
“Everything was all cut live in one with no separation, including vocals,” adds Patrick Carney. “It was a nightmare to mix but we got it sounding raw and filthy.”
“Shitty is pretty,” Dan adds.
The songs on Peaches! reflect Dan and Patrick’s obsessive record-collecting habit, which in recent years has escalated into an ongoing series of Record Hang DJ-set dance parties. These hangs fueled a deeper period of musical archaeology for both of them. “I’d look for 45s specifically to play at the record hangs,” Dan says, “but sometimes I’d find a song and think, ‘This might be fun for Pat and me to play live.’”
Peaches! cover art is illustrated with an image by the iconic Memphis-born photographer William Eggleston, a hero of the band’s who also provided the cover shot for their 2021 album, Delta Kream. This album also sees Patrick’s brother, Michael Carney, designing and art-directing the package as he did similarly with early Black Keys albums, notably winning a GRAMMY award for the Brothers cover. Peaches! will be available on vinyl, CD, cassette and digitally — pre-order/save here.
Peaches! Tracklist:
01. Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire
02. Stop Arguing Over Me
03. Who’s Been Foolin’ You
04. It’s a Dream
05. Tomorrow Night
06. You Got To Lose
07. Tell Me You Love Me
08. She Does It Right
09. Fireman Ring the Bell
10. Nobody But You Baby
PEACHES ‘N KREAM WORLD TOUR Routing:
▲ indicates support from MILES KANE
⬥ indicates support from EDDIE 9V
⏺ indicates support from FAI LACI
⏹ indicates support from ROBERT FINLEY
◀ indicates support from JEREMIE ALBINO
4/24/26 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, FL▲
4/26/26 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle▲
4/27/26 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle▲
5/1/26 – New Orleans, LA – New Orleans Jazz Fest
5/3/26 – Louisville, KY – The Louisville Palace Theater▲
5/4/26 – Columbus, OH – The Ohio State University – Wexner Center for the Arts – Mershon Auditorium▲
5/5/26 – Columbus, OH – The Ohio State University – Wexner Center for the Arts – Mershon Auditorium▲
5/7/26 – Port Chester, NY – The Capitol Theatre▲
5/8/26 – Niagara Falls, ON – Fallsview Casino Resort – Grand Ballroom▲
5/9/26 – Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall▲
5/11/26 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount▲
5/12/26 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount⬥
5/27/26 – Troutdale, OR – Edgefield Amphitheater⏺
5/29/26 – Carnation, WA – Remlinger Farms⏺
5/30/26 – Carnation, WA – Remlinger Farms⏺
5/31/26 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena◀
6/3/26 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place◀
6/5/26 – Calgary, AB – Spruce Meadows – ATCO Field◀
6/6/26 – Calgary, AB – Spruce Meadows – ATCO Field◀
6/8/26 – Jackson, WY – Snow King Resort⏺
6/9/26 – Ogden, UT – Ogden Amphitheater⏺
6/11/26 – Stateline, NV – Harveys Lake Tahoe⏺
6/12/26 – Las Vegas, NV – Virgin Hotels Las Vegas – The Theater⏺
6/13/26 – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl⏺
7/16/26 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed – Fairgrounds⬥
7/17/26 – Saint Paul, MN – Minnesota Yacht Club Fest
7/19/26 – Chesterfield, MO – The Factory⬥
7/20/26 – La Vista, NE – The Astro – Outdoor Amphitheater⬥
7/21/26 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Zoo Amphitheatre⬥
7/23/26 – Dallas, TX – Bomb Factory⬥
7/24/26 – Houston, TX – Lawn at White Oak Music Hall⬥
7/25/26 – New Braunfels, TX – Whitewater Amphitheatre⬥
7/28/26 – Clearwater, FL – Coachman Park – The BayCare Sound⬥
7/29/26 – St Augustine, FL – The Saint Augustine Amphitheatre⬥
7/30/26 – North Charleston, SC – Firefly Distillery – Lawn⬥
8/1/26 – Richmond, VA – Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront⬥
8/2/26 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE⬥
8/4/26 – Newport, KY – MegaCorp Pavilion⬥
8/6/26 – Nashville, TN – The Pinnacle⬥
8/7/26 – Nashville, TN – The Pinnacle⬥
8/28/26 – Paris, FR – Rock En Seine
8/29/26 – Portsmouth, UK – Victorious Festival
8/31/26 – London, UK – Eventim Apollo⏹
9/1/26 – London, UK – Brixton Academy⏹
9/4/26 – Amsterdam, NL – AFAS⏹
9/6/26 – Cologne, DE – Palladium⏹
9/7/26 – Bern, CH – Festhalle⏹
9/9/26 – Munich, DE – Zenith⏹
9/10/26 – Milan, IT – Alcatraz⏹
9/13/26 – Madrid, ES – Movistar Aena⏹
9/15/26 – Istanbul, TR – KüçükÇiftlik Park⏹
10/10/26 – Verona, NY – Turning Stone Resort & Casino◀
10/11/26 – Portland, ME – Cross Insurance Arena◀
10/13/26 – Moncton, NB – Avenir Centre◀
10/14/26 – Halifax, NS – Scotiabank Centre◀
10/16/26 – Laval, QC – Place Bell◀
10/17/26 – Ottawa, ON – Canadian Tire Centre◀
10/18/26 – Windsor, ON – Caesars Windsor◀
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i-dle Announce 2026 North American Arena Tour
Internationally acclaimed, chart-topping K-pop group i-dle officially announced the North American leg of their highly anticipated 2026 i-dle WORLD TOUR [Syncopation] live on NBC’s TODAY Show this morning, where the group delivered a special performance of “Mono.” The national television reveal marks a major milestone in their rapidly expanding U.S. presence and signals the start of a bold new era, with an even bigger project arriving this May.
Kicking off August 2 in Hamilton, ON at TD Coliseum, the arena run, promoted by Live Nation, will see i-dle take over some of North America’s most iconic venues. The tour includes a stop at New Jersey’s Prudential Center, Philadelphia’s Xfinity Mobile Arena, and a major Southeast moment at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena. From there, the group heads to Orlando’s Kia Center and San Antonio’s Frost Bank Arena, before expanding further into Mexico City’s legendary Palacio de los Deportes, one of Latin America’s most celebrated arenas.
The West Coast leg underscores the group’s explosive U.S. growth, with performances at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum, the Bay Area’s Oakland Arena, and Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena, venues that regularly host the world’s biggest touring artists. Altogether, the run represents i-dle’s most expansive North American headline tour to date, solidifying their evolution from breakthrough global act to full-fledged arena powerhouse.
General on-sale starts Wednesday, March 11 at 3pm local time. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit ticketmaster.com
The tour will also offer a variety of different VIP packages and experiences for fans to take their concert experience to the next level. Packages vary but include premium tickets, access to the pre-show i-dle soundcheck, access to the post-show send-off event, early entry into the venue & more. VIP package contents vary based on the offer selected. For more information, visit vipnation.com
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
08/02 – TD Coliseum – Hamilton, ON
08/04 – Prudential Center – Newark, NJ
08/06 – Xfinity Mobile Arena – Philadelphia, PA
08/08 – State Farm Arena – Atlanta, GA
08/11 – Kia Center – Orlando, FL
08/13 – Frost Bank Arena – San Antonio, TX
08/16 – Palacio de los Deportes – Mexico City, MX
08/19 – The Kia Forum – Los Angeles, CA
08/21 – Oakland Arena – Oakland, CA
08/23 – Climate Pledge Arena – Seattle, WA
The announcement arrives on the heels of their latest single, “Mono (feat. skaiwater),” the group’s first new music in eight months and a striking creative evolution. “Mono” embraces restraint and introspection, built on a minimalist yet sophisticated beat. Featuring British rapper skaiwater, the accompanying black-and-white music video blends intimate moments with large-scale choreography to symbolize individuality within unity.
With a major new project arriving in May, [Syncopation] sets the stage for what promises to be i-dle’s most ambitious global chapter yet, pairing artistic reinvention with their largest-scale live production to date.
More exciting news to come.
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+LIVE+ Announce ‘Like A Rolling Thunder Tour’ 2026
In celebration of the 35th anniversary of the album Mental Jewelry, iconic multi-platinum rock band +LIVE+ will be making their grand return to the Great White North. The legendary band fronted by Ed Kowalczyk are headlining their first cross country tour of Canada in over 20 years. Bringing Canadian icons Big Wreck with them, the tour kicked off February 23 in Abbotsford and runs through March 14 where it wraps in Halifax. Along the way, the tour will stop in Calgary (February 26), Winnipeg (March 2), London (March 7), Laval (March 10), and Quebec City (March 11) to name a few. Econoline Crush will be opening the first 10 shows of the tour while The Damn Truth will open the final 4 performances. +LIVE+ will be performing all their big hits from throughout their career such as “Lightning Crashes,” “I Alone,” “All Over You,” “Lakini’s Juice,” “The Dolphin’s Cry,” “Pain Lies on the Riverside,” and more!
FEB 23 – ABBOTSFORD – ABBOTSFORD CENTRE +
FEB 24 – KELOWNA – PROSPERA PLACE +
FEB 26 – CALGARY – GREY EAGLE +
FEB 27 – EDMONTON – ROGERS PLACE +
MAR 1 – SASKATOON – SASKTEL CENTRE +
MAR 2 – WINNIPEG – CANADA LIFE CENTRE +
MAR 5 – HAMILTON – TD COLISEUM +
MAR 6 – OTTAWA – CANADIAN TIRE CENTRE +
MAR 7 – LONDON – CANADA LIFE PLACE +
MAR 9 – OSHAWA – TRIBUTE COMMUNITIES CENTRE +
MAR 10 – LAVAL – PLACE BELL *
MAR 11 – QUEBEC CITY – VIDEOTRON CENTRE *
MAR 13 – MONCTON – AVENIR CENTRE *
MAR 14 – HALIFAX – SCOTIABANK CENTRE *
+ – LIVE/BIG WRECK/ECONOLINE CRUSH
* – LIVE/BIG WRECK/THE DAMN TRUTH
+LIVE+ broke onto the scene in 1991 with the release of their major label debut, Mental Jewelry. Produced by Talking Heads’ Jerry Harrison, the album not only introduced a bold new voice in alternative rock, but moved more than 1 million copies in the United States—earning Platinum certification, With searing tracks like “Operation Spirit (The Tyranny of Tradition)” (Top 10 on U.S. Modern Rock), “Pain Lies on the Riverside,” and “Beauty of Grey,” +LIVE+ delivered raw emotion, spiritual depth, and virtuosic funk-inflected elements that would become their signature sound. More than three decades on, Mental Jewelry remains a foundational work still stirring hearts and garnering a whole new generation of fans for the band.