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\n\tThe Black Keys<\/a> are heading to South by Southwest 2024.<\/p>\n \n\tDan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, founding members of the chart-topping blues-rock outfit, will take their positions on stage as keynote speakers, organizers announce today (Jan. 16).<\/p>\n \n\tAuerbach, the band\u2019s singer and guitarist, and Carney, the Black Keys\u2019 drummer, will lend their support to the new documentary, This is a Film About The Black Keys<\/em>, which enjoys its world premiere at the SXSW Film & TV Festival. Directed by Jeff Dupre, the feature-length film<\/a> is said to trace the band\u2019s journey, which began nearly a quarter century ago as kids jamming in a basement in Akron, OH, and has seen the rockers complete the journey to the biggest stages on the planet. <\/p>\n \n\tAlong the way, they\u2019ve soaked up commercial and critical success, including six top 10 titles landed on the Billboard 200 chart, with a No. 1 for 2014\u2019s Turn Blue<\/em>, and six Grammy Awards.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cThe impact of artists has made music the foundation of SXSW,\u201d comments Hugh Forrest, chief programming officer and co-president. \u201cFor this reason, we\u2019re especially excited to welcome Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney of The Black Keys, one of the most compelling rock bands around, to the Keynote Speaker lineup for a discussion on their prolific career.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tThe 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<\/em> actor and co-founder of indie production company \u00a0SpectreVision, Elijah Wood.<\/p>\n \n\tConference sessions include the panel, \u201cThe Transformation of Music Sync: When the Songwriter Becomes the Screenwriter,\u201d and \u201cDeath of the Follower & the Future of Creativity on the Web.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tAdditional keynote speakers and featured sessions will be unveiled in the coming weeks, reps say<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tFounded in 1987 in Austin, TX, SXSW has grown to encompass tech, film and TV, music, education and culture. The entirety of the 2024 conference and festival will run from March 8-16.<\/p>\n \n\tIn April 2021, it was announced that SXSW signed a \u201clifeline\u201d deal with P-MRC, a joint venture between Penske Media Corporation and MRC, making P-MRC a stakeholder and long-term partner with the Austin festival. P-MRC is the parent company of\u00a0Billboard<\/em>.<\/p>\n