The Black Keys bring ‘Dropout Boogie’ to Israel

The Black Keys hit the stage in Park Rishon LeTziyon, Tel Aviv, for their debut performance, bringing “Dropout Boogie” to Israel. 

The Black Keys

At the same time The Offspring were hitting the stage for their debut in Israel at the Tel Aviv Expo center, The Black Keys hit the stage for their own debut at Park Rishon LeTziyon. The Black Keys opened with “I Got Mine” from 2008’s Attack and Release, and continued for almost an hour and a half playing hits from throughout their discography. In fact only 2 of the songs played were from their most recent album, Dropout Boogie, despite the fact that Tel Aviv was a stop on their Dropout Boogie tour.

Patrick Carney played the drums in his signature way- almost slumped over the kit, while Dan Auerbach seduced the crowd with his unique blues-rock riffs. The backing band stood behind the two, and the stage was backlit by a large panel that displayed images relevant to the song or album (some of which were probably lost on fellow fans not from northeast Ohio).

The night climaxed with the Keys’ encore where Auerbach played the delicate opening to Little Black Submarines. The entire crowd was silent until Dan began singing along with all 10,000 fans at Park Rishon. The Black Keys finished their set with their (probably) most popular song Lonely Boy.

Set List:

1. I Got Mine
2. Gold on the Ceiling
3. Your Touch
4. It Ain’t Over
5. Crawling Kingsnake (Junior Kimbrough cover)
6. Have Love Will Travel (Richard Berry cover)
7. Everlasting Light
8. Next Girl
9. Fever
10. Weight of Love
11. Heavy Soul
12. Low High
13. Howlin’ For You
14. Ten Cent Pistol
15. Tighten Up
16. Wild Child
17. She’s Long Gone

Encore:

18. Little Black Submarines
19. Lonely Boy