GRAMMY AWARD WINNING ROCK DUO THE BLACK KEYS DRIVE ‘EL CAMINO’ TO CHAIFETZ ARENA ON FRIDAY, APRIL 27

TICKETS GO ON-SALE ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 13 AT 10 A.M. AT METROTIX.COM

(St. Louis – January 9, 2012)  The Black Keys, the three-time Grammy Award winning duo of vocalist/guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer/producer Patrick Carney, hit the stage at Chaifetz Arena at Saint Louis University in support of their new album El Camino on Friday, April 27 at 8 p.m with the Arctic Monkeys as a special guest.

Tickets are $39.50 and $49.50 and go on-sale Friday, January 13 at 10 a.m. at MetroTix.com, charge by phone at             314-534-1111       and the Chaifetz Arena Box Office.    

Produced by Danger Mouse and The Black Keys, El Camino debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top 100 chart in December. Preceding the album, the first single “Lonely Boy” has been the #1 Billboard Rock Song for 9 weeks. The album was ranked in Time Magazine as one of the 10 Best Albums of the 2011 and Rolling Stone, who feature Auerbach and Carney on their prestigious cover for the January 19th issue, ranked El Camino #12.

El Camino follows the most successful two years in The Black Keys’ enduring career. In May 2010 they released their breakthrough album Brothers. Debuting at #2 in the U.S., it went on to win three Grammy Awards (Best Rock Performance for Duo or Group, Best Alternative Music Album, Best Record Package) and an MTV Video Music Award (Breakthrough Video); topped numerous year-end lists, including iTunes, NPR, and Rolling Stone; and earned Spin’s Artist of the Year title. Brothers, which included the hit singles “Tighten Up” and “Howlin’ for You,” has been certified Gold in the U.S. and U.K., and Platinum in Canada, with worldwide sales now over one million.

The Black Keys released their debut album The Big Come Up in 2002, followed by Thickfreakness (2003) and Rubber Factory (2004). In 2006 they signed to Nonesuch Records and released their fourth album Magic Potion which was followed by the Danger Mouse-produced Attack & Release in 2008. Their music has been featured in numerous video games and commercials, as well as the TV shows Friday Night Lights, Entourage, Dexter and Gossip Girl, and the soundtracks for movies such as School of Rock and Twilight: Eclipse.

Also scheduled to perform are the two-time Grammy nominated British band, The Arctic Monkeys. Led by front man Alex Turner, The Arctic Monkeys are one of only two bands to ever debut four straight albums atop the UK weekly album charts, including their latest Suck It and See. The band has headlined and played several festivals both abroad and in the US, including Chicago’s Lollapalooza in 2011.