If you didn’t know that The Black Keys lived in Nashville, you wouldn’t have known it by the end of the band’s sold-out Bridgestone Arena gig Friday night. While The Spin wasn’t expecting much in the way of guest appearances or set-list shakeups from the duo, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney certainly know how emotionally needy Nashvillians are, and in the banter department, wouldn't they say something to acknowledge the brief but storied history they’ve cultivated since
moving to Music Citytwo-and-a-half years ago?
No dice.
Sure, Auerbach uttered his share of “Thank you, Nashvilles!” But they were probably in the same spots and in same manner that he thanked St. Louis in St. Louis, Cleveland in Cleveland and New York in East Rutherford. Likewise, the duo (augmented onstage to four-piece status with an auxiliary bassist and keyboardist) stuck to the script, turning in essentially the same set they’ve trotted out from arena to arena (and the occasional shed or festival) for the last (literally) 120 shows. Granted, those were the 120 cities they played before hitting Nashville.
