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...
Reserving tickets for Vault members who live in the state with the show is a great idea. I (along with many others I’m sure) have a job that does not allow me to travel to ticket windows or sit on ticketing websites at the moment they go on sale, so I usually miss the opportunity to buy tickets at face value. It would great to see that for future shows Vault members who live in the state would get first option to purchase tickets at the retail price before opening up tickets to everyone else. Make the tickets will call only so scalping becomes difficult if not impossible (not that any self-respecting vault member would ever do that). It would be amazing to know I have my reserved ticket (or two) and need not worry about missing great shows. I have missed too many awesome concert opportunities because I can not justify paying scalper prices for shows, which don’t benefit the artist anyway. Thanks again for the great opportunities presented in the Vault and to those lucky enough to live in the remaining five states, enjoy the show!
I don’t think that Jack has ever played iowA.
Thanks for thinking of us TMR! too bad it wont be in my state. GOOD LUCK VAULTERS!
Could Minnesota be among the five? I don’t believe Jack White has been performed here since the White Stripes played in Minneapolis in 2005 (which was incredible).
Farewell for now, my MAINE man.
Well, everyone needs a vacation…just don’t stay away too long Jack. After all, you are the only person i have ever put my face up against a sweaty, unwashed, hairy back in the hot sun for hours (no shit!) to see, and at the end of the day felt like it was all worth it…I’ve never waited so much for anyone like I’ve waited to see you, and I can’t wait to do it again. There’s nothing like being in the front row at your show, it’s never less than amazing. Now I just need to figure out teleportation really fast so I can get to one of these acoustic shows!
So no Dead Weather tour… ;(
On the bright side, these acoustic shows will probably make for a fantastic vault package down the line.
Come play at the Capital Center for the Performing Arts in Concord, New Hampshire please!
This is going to make being at TMR this Saturday so very bittersweet.