The Black Keys

The Black Keys bring their taut, blues-soaked rock to O2 Academy Brixton on 1 September 2026. Formed in Akron, Ohio, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney have spent two decades honing a direct, riff-led sound that moves between garage grit and lean melodicism. From the lo-fi punch of The Big Come Up and Rubber Factory to the wider arrangements shaped with Danger Mouse on Brothers, El Camino and Turn Blue, the duo shifts naturally from raw edges to more textured grooves.

On stage, the setup stays close to the bone: guitar, drums, and the repetition that locks a room into a steady pulse, sometimes reinforced by touring players. Recent chapters—Let’s Rock, the Mississippi blues detour of Delta Kream, Dropout Boogie and Ohio Players—broaden a catalogue ready for the live frame, all mid-tempo hooks, slide smears and terse breaks. Expect a set that threads early raw cuts with the tighter songwriting of the 2010s and newer material, played with the dry snap and unfussy drive that defines the band’s approach.