The Black Keys - Peaches ’n Kream Tour adds Cologne and Munich dates
Published on 08/25/2026 at 21:37 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
The Black Keys return to Germany in 2026 with new material and fresh tour dates. According to German ticketing platform Eventim, the duo will bring their Peaches ’n Kream world tour to Cologne’s Palladium on September 6, 2026 and Munich’s Zenith on September 9, 2026.
Germany dates on the Peaches ’n Kream Tour
The German leg centers on two club-sized shows: Palladium in Cologne on September 6 and Zenith in Munich on September 9, both branded under the Peaches ’n Kream tour banner on Eventim’s German site for The Black Keys.
Eventim lists the Cologne date at Palladium Köln and the Munich date at Zenith München-Freimann, with tickets sold via the primary Eventim.de platform for both shows, underlining these as the official German stops of the tour. Eventim’s tour overview for The Black Keys highlights the Cologne and Munich dates together, confirming their status as part of the 2026 run.
How the 2026 tour route shapes up
The broader 2026 tour route sees The Black Keys taking Peaches! across North America and Europe. A dedicated tour announcement article describes a world tour dubbed the Peaches ’n Kream Tour, kicking off on April 24, 2026 at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida, then moving through multiple U.S. cities including Atlanta, New Orleans for the Jazz Fest, Philadelphia, Brooklyn and Chicago before heading to Canada. A detailed North American tour report notes more than 50 performances planned in the U.S. and Canada from April through October 2026.
The same report points out that the European leg includes stops in France, Germany, Switzerland, Spain and Turkey, with a Paris date in late August and German dates part of this August–September European run. Taken together with the Eventim listings for Cologne and Munich, this shows The Black Keys threading a classic late-summer European tour: starting in Paris, moving through further continental shows, and culminating in German and Swiss venues before the band returns to North America for a final October stretch.
Tour, charts and work of The Black Keys at a glance
Fans in Germany can keep track of how The Black Keys balance their Peaches! tour schedule with chart success and a growing catalog of albums and singles.
How Peaches! fits into their catalog
Peaches! is described as the fourteenth studio album by The Black Keys, released on May 1, 2026 via Dan Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound label in partnership with Warner Records. A feature on the album’s announcement notes that the band leans into their blues-rock roots by covering songs popularized by artists like George Thorogood and R.L. Burnside, alongside material associated with Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup and Dr. Feelgood, framing the record as a mix of homage and reinvention. An in-depth album preview points out that these choices highlight the duo’s long-standing role as translators of American roots music into modern rock contexts.
Placed next to their recent studio run of Ohio Players in 2024 and No Rain, No Flowers in 2025, Peaches! marks their third album in just over two years, signalling a particularly productive phase. Chart data compiled by a music charts archive shows this sequence clearly: Dropout Boogie reached the top ten of a major album chart in 2022, Ohio Players followed with a mid-20s peak in 2024, No Rain, No Flowers hit the lower half of the top 60 in 2025 and Peaches! entered the same chart in 2026, albeit at a more modest position, illustrating a gradual shift from peak-era mainstream saturation toward a more stable, loyal audience base that still carries each release into notable chart territory.
Where the band stands now
The next officially confirmed live date for The Black Keys is September 6, 2026 at Palladium in Cologne, followed by September 9, 2026 at Zenith in Munich, both part of the Peaches ’n Kream tour in support of Peaches!.
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), Ohio Players (2024)
- Current album/single: Peaches!, released May 1, 2026
- Charts / certifications: Peaches! reached the lower half of a major album chart in 2026; earlier albums like Dropout Boogie and Ohio Players achieved top 30 positions and multiple Grammy nominations across the band’s career.
- Next live date: September 6, 2026 – Cologne, Palladium
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, both shows listed on Eventim as part of the Peaches ’n Kream tour.
What is the current album The Black Keys are touring?
The Peaches ’n Kream tour supports their fourteenth studio album Peaches!, released on May 1, 2026 via Easy Eye Sound and Warner Records, which focuses heavily on blues-rooted material and classic song reinterpretations.
How does Peaches! fit into The Black Keys’ recent chart history?
In recent years their albums Dropout Boogie, Ohio Players, No Rain, No Flowers and now Peaches! have all entered major album charts, with peaks ranging from the top ten to the lower half of the top 100, reflecting a consistent presence rather than one-off success.
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