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The Black Keys are on tour forever. Okay, technically that’s impossible but the group are on the road for a really, really long time and once they wrap up this month’s dates they’ll start back up July 20th at the Firefly Music Festival in Dover, Delaware, and won’t stop until they wrap things up on December 5th in Dusseldorf, Germany.

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They will be assisted by the Arctic Monkeys on the domestic dates this month and tickets for those shows are on sale now. Seriously, if you haven’t seen the Black Keys live yet we recommend making it a priority as the band put on one of the best shows around and trust us we’ve seen a lot of bands.
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05-12 Edmonton, Alberta – Rexall Place *
05-14 Winnipeg, Manitoba – MTS Centre *
05-15 Minneapolis, MN – Target Center *
05-16 Milwaukee, WI – Bradley Center *
05-18 Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion *
05-19 Atlantic City, NJ – Revel’s Ovation Hall
07-20 – 07-22 Dover, DE – Firefly Music Festival
07-28 New York, NY – Catalpa Festival
08-01 Council Bluffs, IA – Mid-America Center
08-03 Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
08-04 Toronto, Ontario – Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
08-05 Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montreal – Osheaga 2012
08-09 Gothenburg, Sweden – Way Out West Festival
08-10 Oslo, Norway – Oya Festival
08-11 Helsinki, Finland – Flow Festival
08-13 Copenhagen, Denmark – Tap1
08-14 Hannover, Germany – Awd Hall
08-15 Saint Poelten, Austria – Frequency Festival
08-17 Biddinghuizen, Holland – Lowlands Festival
08-18 Hasselt-Kiewit, Belgium – Pukkelpop 2012
08-19 Leipzig, Germany – Highfield Festival
08-21 Belfast, Ireland – Tennent’s Vital 2012
08-22 Dublin, Ireland – The O2
08-24 Leeds, England – Leeds Festival
08-25 Paris, France – Rock en Seine Festival
08-26 Reading, England – Reading Festival
10-04 San Diego, CA – Valley View Casino Center
10-05 Los Angeles, CA – Staples Center
10-08 Anaheim, CA – Honda Center
10-09 Phoenix, AZ – US Air Arena
10-21 Newcastle, Australia – Newcastle Entertainment Centre
10-22 Sydney, Australia – Sydney Entertainment Centre
10-26 Brisbane, Australia – Brisbane Entertainment Centre
10-28 Perth, Australia – Rock It Festival
10-30 Adelaide, Australia – Adelaide Entertainment Centre
10-31 Melbourne, Australia – Sidney Myer Music Bowl
11-01 Melbourne, Australia – Sidney Myer Music Bowl
11-03 Auckland, New Zealand – Vector Arena
11-05 Wellington, New Zealand – TSB Bank Arena
11-27 Lisbon, Portugal – Atlántico
11-28 Madrid, Spain – Palacio De Deportes
11-30 Lyon, France – Halle Tony Garnier
12-01 Torino, Italy – Palaolimpico
12-03 Amsterdam, Holland – Ziggo Dome
12-04 Munich, Germany – Olympiahalle
12-05 Dusseldorf, Germany – ISS Dome
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Gold On The Ceiling

The Black Keys | Myspace Video
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One of the biggest breakout rock acts of 2012 has to be fun. and to celebrate the release of their second album Some Nights the group will play five shows in the U.K. this October. Although Janelle Monae won’t be there they will undoubtedly play their hit “We Are Young” which features the singer and has been stuck in our head since it came out.
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October 4 – O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
October 6 – Birmingham HMV Institute
October 7 – Dublin Academy
October 8 – Manchester Academy 2
October 9 – O2 ABC Glasgow
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We Are Young – feat. Janelle Monáe

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For the past decade one staple in the indie music scene is Mates Of State who recently debuted their video for “Unless I’m Led,” the fourth clips rom their latest album Mountaintops. Correspondingly to promote the album which came out in September the group will be head out to a West Coast tour in June. The full dates are listed below.
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June 28 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern  w/ The Stepkids
June 29 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern  w/ The Stepkids
June 30 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir  w/ The Stepkids
July 02 – San Francisco, CA @ Independent  w/ The Stepkids
July 03 – San Francisco, CA @ Independent  w/ The Stepkids
July 04 – Santa Cruz, CA @ Catalyst Atrium  w/ The Stepkids
July 05 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo  w/ The Stepkids
July 06 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues  w/ The Stepkids
July 07 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo  w/ The Stepkids
July 21 – Bridgeport, CT @ Gathering of the Vibes Festival w/ The Avett Brothers
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Mates of State – Sway

Mates Of State | Myspace Video
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Finally one of our all-time favorite rappers Aesop Rock has also announced a tour to coincide with the release of his album Skeleton which comes out on July 10th. The tour will kick off in Los Angeles on July 17th and wrap up in San Diego on August 15th. You can view his video for the album’s first single “Zero Dark Thirty” as well as the full list of tour dates below.
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05-27 Shakopee, MN – Soundset Festival
07-13 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
07-15 San Francisco, CA – The Fillmore
07-19 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
07-20 Vancouver, British Columbia – Venue
07-21 Seattle, WA – Seattle Block Party
07-23 Salt Lake City, UT – In The Venue
07-24 Denver, CO – Summit Music Hall
07-27 Madison, WI – Barrymore Theatre
07-28 Chicago, IL – Metro
07-30 Toronto, Ontario – Mod Club
07-31 Montreal, Quebec – Corona Theatre
08-02 Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
08-03 New York, NY – Irving Plaza
08-04 Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
08-05 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
08-07 Atlanta, GA – The Loft
08-09 Dallas, TX – Granada Theater
08-10 Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s
08-11 Austin, TX – Mohawk
08-13 Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theater
08-14 Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theater
08-15 San Diego, CA – Belly Up
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