The Black Keys’ Patrick Carney says the band “got fucked” ahead of sacking their management following the cancellation of their North American tour.

The Black Keys’ Patrick Carney has said that the band “got fucked” after their North American tour was canceled and they split from their management.

The Akron, Ohio band announced their ‘International Players Tour’ back in April, which was to include 31 dates across the US and Canada from September to November this year. However, it was reported late last month that the entire run of gigs had been abruptly scrapped, with no explanation provided. Shortly afterward, following speculation that the move was due to low ticket sales, the members revealed that the tour was axed and re-planned in favor of smaller theatre venues, similar to their recent European dates.

Now, the band’s drummer Carney has spoken out on social media for the first time. “We got fucked,” he wrote in his first post on X in nearly a year. “I’ll let you all know how so it doesn’t happen to you. Stay tuned,” he added.

Recently, Billboard reported that the band had split from their management team, Irving Azoff and Steve Moir of Full Stop Management, in what was described as an “amicable parting.”