<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=08GbWm_0m9dmEIQ00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=08GbWm_0m9dmEIQ00" width="1920" height="1080" ><p>FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — Childhood friends-turned-blues rockers The Black Keys will bring their gritty garage sound to the 2023 Minnesota State Fair Grandstand Series.</p><p>Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney and band will play the fair's opening night, Thursday, Aug. 24. Opening the show will be The Velveteers. Tickets are priced at $69, $91, $101 and $159 and are all reserved seating. They go on sale this Friday, May 5 <a href="https://www.etix.com/ticket/v/8597?partner_id=4587">via Etix</a> or by calling 800-514-3849.</p><p>Auerbach and Carney first met in school back in their hometown of Akron, Ohio, but really became a band after both dropped out of college. They earned a cult following by playing small clubs while touring in a van, but graduated to arenas after their 2010 breakthrough album "Brothers," which resulted in The Black Keys winning three Grammy Awards. Their 2011 follow-up El Camino received strong reviews and peaked at number two on the Billboard 200 chart.</p><p>The tour that will bring them to Falcon Heights is to promote the band's latest album "Dropout Boogie."</p><p>“When I sit down and play with Pat, I’m instantly transported to a basement in Akron. And it’s a really good feeling," Auerbach shared in a statement announcing the Grandstand show. "It’s the natural chemistry Pat and I have. Being in a band this long is a testament to that. It was a real gift that we were given.”</p><p>Only one night remains open for the 2023 State Fair Grandstand Series, and that's Friday, Sept. 1.</p><h2>WATCH MORE ON KARE 11+</h2><p><a href="https://www.kare11.com/article/about-us/kare-11-news-free-and-on-demand-on-roku-and-fire-tv/89-5efa72e4-8993-4449-8eb4-dea4a1d22873">Download the free KARE 11+ app</a> <i>for Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV and other smart TV platforms to watch more from KARE 11 anytime! The KARE 11+ app includes live streams of all of KARE 11's newscasts. You'll also find on-demand replays of newscasts; the latest from KARE 11 Investigates, Breaking the News and the Land of 10,000 Stories; exclusive programs like Verify and HeartThreads; and Minnesota sports talk from our partners at Locked On Minnesota.</i> </p><ul><li><a href="https://channelstore.roku.com/details/06858323301242c7f28c2f819d0a2004/kare-11-news-from-minneapolis">Add KARE 11+ on Roku here</a> <i>or by searching for KARE 11 in the Roku Channel Store.</i> </li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/TEGNA-KARE-11-Minneapolis-St-Paul/dp/B08XY3DFQD">Add KARE 11+ on Fire TV here</a> <i>or by searching for KARE 11 in the Amazon App Store.</i> </li><li><i>Learn more about the</i> <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/kare-11-minneapolis-st-paul/id568147907?platform=appleTV">KARE 11+ app for Apple TV</a> <i>in the Apple App Store.</i></li><li><i>Learn</i> <a href="https://www.kare11.com/article/about-us/kare-11-news-free-and-on-demand-on-roku-and-fire-tv/89-5efa72e4-8993-4449-8eb4-dea4a1d22873">more about KARE 11+ here</a><i>.</i></li></ul><p><b><i>Watch the latest coverage of the 2022 Great Minnesota Get-Together from KARE 11 in our</i></b> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqTeHCJEcJ43wQoiGiq4GIw4ZB3-WehCA">YouTube playlist</a><b><i>:</i></b></p><div style="position:relative;width:100%; height:0; padding-bottom: 56.25%;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLqTeHCJEcJ43wQoiGiq4GIw4ZB3-WehCA" allowfullscreen frameborder="0" style="width:100%; height:100%;top:0; left:0; position:absolute"></iframe></div></div></body>

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The Black Keys added to 2023 State Fair Grandstand Series

FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn. — Childhood friends-turned-blues rockers The Black Keys will bring their gritty garage sound to the 2023 Minnesota State Fair Grandstand Series. Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney and band will play the fair's opening night, Thursday, Aug. 24. Opening the show will be The Velveteers. Tickets are priced at $69, $91, $101 and $159 and are all reserved seating. They go on sale this Friday, May 5 via Etix or by calling 800-514-3849.