SXSW 2024: The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney Headline

The Black Keys are headed South by Southwest in 2024.

Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, founding members of the chart-topping blues-rock outfit, will take their places on stage as keynote speakers, organizers announced today (January 16).

Auerbach, the band's lead singer and guitarist, and Black Keys drummer Carney will support the new documentary, This is a movie about the Black Keys, which is enjoying its world premiere at the SXSW Film & TV festival. Directed by Jeff Dupre, feature film He is said to have followed the band's journey, which began nearly a quarter of a century ago as kids jamming in a basement in Akron, OH, and has seen the rockers complete the journey on the biggest stages on the planet.

Along the way, they achieved commercial and critical success, including six top 10s on the Billboard 200, with 2014's No. 1 Turn Blueand six Grammy Awards.

“The impact of artists has made music the foundation of SXSW,” comments Hugh Forrest, Chief Programming Officer and Co-Chair. “That's why we're especially excited to welcome Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney of the Black Keys, one of the world's most exciting rock bands, to the Keynote Speaker lineup for a discussion about their prolific careers.”

The rockers are among the big names in the fourth round of featured speakers, a list that includes legendary actress and activist Jane Fonda. Three-time NBA champion and Basketball Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade. Twitch CEO Dan Clancy. and Lord of the Rings actor and co-founder of indie production company SpectreVision, Elijah Wood.

Conference sessions include the panel, “The Transformation of Music Sync: When the Songwriter Becomes the Screenwriter” and “Death of the Follower & the Future of Creativity on Web.”

Additional keynote speakers and featured sessions will be featured in the coming weeks, spokespeople say.

Founded in 1987 in Austin, Texas, SXSW has grown to encompass technology, film and television, music, education and culture. The entire 2024 conference and festival will run from March 8 to 16.

In April 2021, it was announced that SXSW had signed a “lifeline” agreement with P-MRC, a joint venture between Penske Media Corporation and MRC, making P-MRC a shareholder and long-term partner with the Austin festival. P-MRC is its parent company Advertising sign.

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