One day after playing their first show in eight years at Third Man Records 10th anniversary celebration, the Raconteurs announced a full-scale North American tour. The quartet Jack White, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler will kick off the trek July 12th in Detroit, Michigan and wrap October 18th in St. Louis, Missouri.
General tickets go on sale Friday, April 12th at 10 a.m. local time. Third Man Records Vault members can access the first pre-sale, which runs Tuesday, April 9th at 10 a.m. through Thursday, April 11th at 10 p.m. local time. An addition pre-sale for American Express card members will run in select markets from Wednesday, April 10th at 10 a.m. through Thursday, April 11th at 10 p.m. local time. Full details are available at the bands website.
The tour promotes the Raconteurs upcoming third LP, Help Us Stranger their first since 2008s Consolers of the Lonely. Every online ticket purchase for the North American headline shows will include a physical CD copy of the record; fans can also upgrade to a standard black vinyl edition.
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During the Third Man Records show, the band debuted tracks from the long-awaited album, including Help Me Stranger, Shine the Light on Me and Bored and Razed. They also played previously issued cuts Now That Youre Gone and Sunday Driver, along with their new cover of Donovans Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness) and a version of the Gos Keep On Trash.
The bands North American run also includes performances at the Railbird Festival in Lexington, Kentucky (August 10th) and Woodstock 50 in Watkins Glen, New York (August 16th). Their broader world tour will kick off in mid-April with a series of dates in New Zealand and Australia, followed by concerts in Japan, Europe and the U.K.
The Raconteurs 2019 North American Tour Dates
July 12 Detroit, MI @ Masonic Temple Theatre
July 14 Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
July 15 Minneapolis, MN @ Armory
July 18 Seattle, WA @ WaMu Theater at CenturyLink Field Events Center
July 19 Vancouver, BC @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
July 21 Troutdale, OR @ Edgefield
July 23 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
July 26 Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre
July 27 Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl
July 28 San Diego, CA @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
August 10 Lexington, KY @ Railbird Festival
August 11 Knoxville, TN @ Knoxville Civic Auditorium
August 12 Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
August 13 Pittsburgh, PA @ Stage AE (Indoors)
August 15 Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre
August 16 Watkins Glen, NY @ Woodstock 50
August 17 Washington D.C. @ The Anthem
August 18 Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte
August 20 Columbia, SC @ Township Auditorium
August 21 Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
August 22 Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
August 29 Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
August 30 Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
September 3 Raleigh, NC @ Red Hat Amphitheater
September 6 New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
September 7 Brooklyn, NY @ Kings Theatre
September 9 Boston, MA @ House of Blues
September 12 Toronto, ON @ Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
September 13 Columbus, OH @ Express Live! Indoor Pavilion
October 12 Oklahoma City, OK @ The Criterion
October 13 Tulsa, OK @ Cains Ballroom
October 14 Tulsa, OK @ Cains Ballroom
October 17 Kansas City, MO @ Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland
October 18 St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant