The Black Keys, Peaches! hits German charts and Peaches ’n Kream Tour adds Cologne and Munich
Published on 08/26/2026 at 07:04 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
The Black Keys extend their Peaches ’n Kream World Tour into Germany in 2026, bringing their new album Peaches! to Cologne and Munich. According to German ticketing and promoter listings, the duo will play Palladium in Cologne on September 6 and Zenith in Munich on September 9, 2026, as part of the tour in support of the album, which has entered the Official German Albums Chart at number 7 in May 2026.
German dates on the Peaches ’n Kream Tour
The most concrete news for German fans is the confirmation of two exclusive headline shows in September 2026. German outlets including Eventim list The Black Keys at Palladium in Cologne on September 6 and at Zenith in Munich on September 9 as part of the Peaches ’n Kream World Tour, with both dates explicitly branded under the tour name and linked to the promotion of Peaches! An Eventim announcement dated February 10, 2026, highlights these two stops as the German segment of the tour and notes that advance ticket sales open in mid-February for both venues, giving fans a wide booking window.
Rock and metal magazine coverage in German further underlines the structure of the European leg. A report on Metalglory describes how the tour kicks off in April in the United States, moves to Europe in late summer and then includes the two German club shows in Cologne and Munich as part of a broader run that also covers cities like Paris, London and Bern. This positions the German concerts not as isolated one-offs but as part of a continuous European routing, which is relevant for fans considering travel to neighboring dates.
How the wider 2026 tour is structured
Beyond Germany, the Peaches ’n Kream World Tour spans multiple continents and runs for several months. A tour summary on a dedicated tour-information page describes more than 30 shows across North America, the United Kingdom and Europe, with the run starting around late April in Fort Lauderdale and anchoring an appearance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on May 1, which aligns with the album’s release period. The European leg is described as beginning on August 28 in Paris and concluding by mid-September in Istanbul, before the band returns to North America for an additional fall run.
Tour listing platforms such as Concerts50 and ConcertFix provide a structured overview of the dates, noting around 58 total shows under the Peaches ’n Kream World Tour banner. They list major North American stops in New York, Chicago, Nashville, Las Vegas and Dallas, while the European leg includes Amsterdam, London, Paris, Cologne, Bern, Munich, Milan and Madrid among others. This confirms that the German dates form part of a larger European circuit that also touches Switzerland and several Southern European markets.
Tour, charts and discography of The Black Keys
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The album Peaches! and its place in their catalog
The 2026 tour revolves around the band’s fourteenth studio album Peaches!, released via Dan Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound in partnership with Warner Records. Music sites such as Spin and Music Tap detail how the album collects ten tracks, including titles like Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire, You Got to Lose, She Does It Right, Tomorrow Night and Nobody But You Baby, and emphasize that it continues the duo’s recent run of blues-heavy projects following 2025’s No Rain, No Flowers.
Editorial coverage highlights that Peaches! is built mainly around covers and interpretations of songs associated with artists like George Thorogood, R.L. Burnside, Arthur Crudup and Dr. Feelgood. Outlets such as SPIN stress the band’s decision to foreground their blues roots again, after more polished and radio-oriented albums like El Camino and Turn Blue, noting how this links the new record back to their early-2000s garage-blues sound while leveraging the studio polish they have developed over the last decade.
How the work sounds and why it matters in 2026
Stylistically, Peaches! leans into rough, live-in-the-room arrangements rather than dense production tricks. Reviews from specialist blues and rock outlets describe a strong focus on gritty guitar tones, close-miked drums and minimal overdubs, emphasizing the interplay between Dan Auerbach’s riffs and Patrick Carney’s drumming. This gives the album a feel that recalls classic records such as Rubber Factory more than their pop-leaning 2010s output.
From a career perspective, this turn to blues interpretations can be read as a conscious reset after a period in which the band pursued high-production collaborations, including work with various pop and rock co-writers. By concentrating on material from their influences and cutting the record on Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound imprint, The Black Keys underline their position as a band rooted in American blues and garage rock, even as they continue to headline arenas and mid-sized halls worldwide.
What comes next
The next fully confirmed live appearance for The Black Keys in a German-speaking market is on September 6, 2026, at Palladium in Cologne, followed by September 9, 2026, at Zenith in Munich as part of the Peaches ’n Kream World Tour.
The Black Keys at a glance
- Act: The Black Keys
- Genre: Rock, blues rock, alternative rock
- Origin: Akron, Ohio, USA
- Active since: 2001
- Lineup: Dan Auerbach (vocals, guitar), Patrick Carney (drums)
- Label: Easy Eye Sound / Warner Records
- Key works: Brothers (2010), El Camino (2011), Turn Blue (2014), No Rain, No Flowers (2025)
- Current album/single: Peaches!, released May 1, 2026
- Charts / certifications: Peaches! reached number 7 on the Official German Albums Chart in May 2026 and spent two weeks in the Top 10; earlier albums such as El Camino and Brothers achieved Top 30 chart positions in Germany and multiple platinum certifications in the US and UK.
- Next live date: September 6, 2026 – Palladium, Cologne, Germany
Frequently asked questions about The Black Keys
When do The Black Keys play in Germany in 2026?
The Black Keys are scheduled to perform at Palladium in Cologne on September 6, 2026, and at Zenith in Munich on September 9, 2026, as part of their Peaches ’n Kream World Tour.
What is the latest album by The Black Keys and when was it released?
The band’s latest album is Peaches!, a blues-oriented record released on May 1, 2026, through Easy Eye Sound and Warner Records, following their 2025 album No Rain, No Flowers.
How did Peaches! perform on the Official German Albums Chart?
According to German chart data, Peaches! entered the Official German Albums Chart at number 7 in May 2026 and remained in the Top 10 for at least two weeks, marking one of the band’s strongest German chart performances in their later career.
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