The Black Keys Announce First Headlining Arena Tour

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by Jillian Mapes & RJ Cubarrubia | December 02, 2011 2:40 EST

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The duo will headline the 15-city North American arena tour alongside opening act Arctic Monkeys. The tour kicks off on March 2 in their homestate of Ohio -- where they'll play three different cities, a fifth of the tour -- and closes on March 23 in Norfolk, Va. The full list of dates is below.

The Keys, who'll release seventh album "El Camino" this Tuesday (Dec. 6), are also gearing up for a series of TV appearances. The duo will return to "Saturday Night Live" tomorrow (Dec. 3), less than a year after their "SNL" debut. The duo will also perform on "The Colbert Report" Dec. 6 and "The Late Show with David Letterman" Dec. 7.

The Black Keys/Arctic Monkeys 2012 arena tour:

March 2: Cincinnati, Ohio (U.S. Bank Arena)
March 3: Detroit, Mich. (Joe Louis Arena)
March 4: Columbus, Ohio (Jerome Schottenstein Center)
March 6: Portland, Maine (Cumberland Co. Civic Center)
March 7: Boston, Mass. (TD Garden)
March 9: Washington, D.C. (Verizon Center )
March 10: Philadelphia, Pa. (Wells Fargo Center)
March 12: New York, N.Y. (Madison Square Garden)
March 13: Montreal, QC (Bell Centre)
March 14: Toronto, ON (Air Canada Centre)
March 16: Indianapolis, Ind. (Conseco Fieldhouse)
March 18: Grand Rapids, Mich. (Van Andel Arena)
March 19: Chicago, Ill. (United Center)
March 20: Cleveland, Ohio (Quicken Loans Arena)
March 23: Norfolk, Va. (Constant Convocation Center)