Originally set to perform alongside Imagine Dragons, The Killers, Jay-Z and many others in August, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney break the unfortunate news before tickets go on sale.
- April 6, 2019
AceShowbiz - Rockers The Black Keys have pulled out of this summer's "Woodstock 50" festival due to a scheduling conflict.
The duo was set to perform alongside Imagine Dragons, The Killers, and Jay-Z, among others at the event in August.
"Due to a scheduling conflict, The Black Keys will unfortunately need to cancel their set at Woodstock," Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney said in a statement. "The band wants to let fans know as soon as possible and before tickets go on sale."
The festival has been organised to mark the 50th anniversary of 1969's Woodstock festival in upstate New York.
Due to a scheduling conflict, The Black Keys will unfortunately need to cancel their set at @woodstockfest. The band wants to let fans know as soon as possible and before tickets go on sale.
— The Black Keys (@theblackkeys) 5 April 2019
Auerbach and Carney recently released new track "Lo/Hi", their first new music since their 2014 album "Turn Blue".
"Woodstock 50" will take place in Watkins Glen, New York over the weekend of 15-18 August.
