The Black Keys‘ Patrick Carney and Dan Auerbach have talked for the primary time about canceling a serious area tour final yr and splitting from supervisor and music trade mogul Irving Azoff.
“I imply, we fired their ass. Shit occurs,” Carney stated in a Rolling Stone cowl story that printed Thursday about parting methods with Azoff, a former Dwell Nation chairman, and Steve Moir.
Requested to elucidate how the administration relationship soured and the cut up took place, Carney added: “I don’t even need to point out that man’s title. I need to take a look at this from a much bigger perspective. The important factor that we discovered right here was what number of administration firms are immediately linked to an organization that runs each single facet of promotion on this nation.”
The Division of Justice final yr sued Dwell Nation, which additionally owns and runs Ticketmaster, for antitrust violations, alleging that the conglomerate used its place because the nation’s largest live performance promoter, ticket vendor and venue proprietor to undermine competitors.
Talking to Rolling Stone, Carney argued the music administration enterprise is simply too tied to live performance ticketing and promotion to permit any independence for bands. “Basically as artists — and that is the factor that we care probably the most about — it’s nearly not possible to speak about this. … You’re coping with administration firms that co-own festivals with this different firm. You’re on the [whims] of those individuals who produce other pursuits,” he stated.
The Black Keys received into enterprise with Azoff and Moir in 2021 after splitting from longtime supervisor John Peets. With one other tour arising, Carney appeared past the current administration turmoil and stated: “An important factor for us proper now could be to only placed on good reveals that the followers take pleasure in.”
