After many years of performing in a multitude of configurations, Jack White is announcing that he will be taking a break from performing live for a long period of time. To cap off the Lazaretto world tour, and following his pair of headlining performances at Coachella, Jack will embark on a short acoustic tour of the only five states left in the U.S. that he has yet to play. The states these shows are occurring in will be unannounced until the day of each performance. Joining Jack on his jaunt across these locations will be musicians making up an acoustic quartet, including Fats Kaplin, Lillie Mae Rische and Dominic Davis. The shows will be totally acoustic and amplified only with ribbon microphones to the audience as well. These shows will be the very first totally acoustic full concerts Jack has ever done.
Each special acoustic performance will be announced day of show at 8am local time. Tickets for these engagements are priced at $3 per ticket and will be limited to one ticket per person. All tickets will be sold at the venue door starting at 12pm local time on the day of the show – first come, first served and cash only.
Vault members. We would not leave your fate to... well... fate. We will announce show details to you in confidence 1 hour before the general announcement the morning of each show, at 7am local time. In each of the states we visit, we will also set aside 1 ticket for every Vault member whose address on file is within said state. Vault members in each particular state will have up until 1 hour before doors open at each venue to claim their $3 ticket with a photo I.D. and cash. If the ticket goes unclaimed, it will be released to the line.
This timing is strict, our perception of state lines is strict, and the one-per-person rule is strict. Don't go changing your address now in preparation. We know where you really live, and it will be obvious to us if you just happen to be moving across the country or over the state line upon this announcement going live.
We can't wait to see you next week...
Thanks Frederick :)
“I have a list narrowed to 9 that I haven’t been able to find shows from. ID, WY, AK, IA, AR, ND, SD, VT, NH. Can anyone knock some of these states of the list? We are in Idaho and are very, very hopeful.” The White Stripes played Fayetteville, AR on Sept 11, 2011 (yes that 9/11) so you can cross off AR and go down to 8.
‘“Rock music is so much fun… That’s what it’s all about, filling up the chest cavities and empty kneecaps and elbows’’’
Sad for us but happy for him. He works his butt off!! Family time is so important and he probably gets little or next to none while on tour.
Now that I live in Ohio it has been easier to find a way to see Jack live, but until recently for 11 years I lived in Montana, a sparsely populated, large state, from where it was hard to get to most of Jack’s shows. TWS cancelled the Salt Lake City (a 5.5 hr drive from me) show that I was going to see, but I did get the chance to see him with TDW in Billings a few years ago (even had to drive a few hours for that). What I am trying to say is, I know how hard it is to travel a long distance to see him, and even though I probably won’t be able to see one of these 5 shows, I DO appreciate that he will probably be going to some of those other less-populated states that don’t get musicians like him there very often, if at all. That said, to see an ACOUSTIC show? that would be sublime.
Cool! Living in NY, this has no effect on me. However it would be nice to go to a show of loyal fans and not packed at Madison Square.
Pretty sure its: ND, SD, Wyoming, Alaska, Idaho
This is sad news but am not entirely surprised. I have no doubt Jack will be cooking up lots of other surprises while he takes this long break. This makes me glad I dragged my grumpy spouse over to Honolulu for tomorrow night’s show.
Thats pretty sweet if youre guaranteed a ticket as a vault member.
I have a list narrowed to 9 that I haven’t been able to find shows from. ID, WY, AK, IA, AR, ND, SD, VT, NH.
Can anyone knock some of these states of the list?
We are in Idaho and are very, very hopeful.