The Raconteurs Announce North American Headlining Tour
Photo by Olivia JeanLast week, The Raconteurs finally let us all in on the details of Help Us Stranger, their first new album since 2008, and promised a North American tour to follow in support of the album. They’ve now unveiled those shows, an extensive, 32-date run that begins with a July 12 show in Jack White’s hometown of Detroit and runs through a mid-October stop in St. Louis, with two-night stands in Atlanta, Nashville and Tulsa.
White, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler will also make a pair of previously announced festival appearances along the way, with sets at Woodstock 50 and Railbird in New York and Kentucky, respectively. The rockers are fresh off their first live show in eight years, a performance at White’s Third Man Records label’s 10-year anniversary celebration in Nashville over the weekend.
Tickets for the band’s North American headlining dates go on sale to the public this Friday, April 12, at 10 a.m. local time. You can grab yours right here.
Hear the first two singles from The Raconteurs’ forthcoming third album below and see the band’s updated tour slate further down, with new shows in bold. Help Us Stranger is out via Third Man on June 21.
The Raconteurs World Tour Dates:
April
16 – Auckland, New Zealand @ Powerstation (SOLD OUT)
18 – Melbourne, Australia @ Regent Theatre (SOLD OUT)
20 – Milsons Point, Australia @ Big Top Sydney
22 – Byron Bay, Australia @ Bluesfest Byron Bay *
24 – Minato City, Japan @ Akasaka Blitz
25 – Minato City, Japan @ Akasaka Blitz
May
25 – London, U.K. @ All Points East *
26 – Paris, France @ L’Olympia (SOLD OUT)
27 – Brussels, Belgium @ Cirque Royal
28 – Köln, Germany @ E-Werk
30 – Berlin, Germany @ Verti Music Hall
31 – Kværndrup, Denmark @ Heartland Festival
June
01 – Warsaw, Poland @ Orange Warsaw Festival *
02 – Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands @ Best Kept Secret Festival *
July
12 – Detroit, Mich. @ Masonic Temple Theatre
14 – Milwaukee, Wis. @ Eagles Ballroom
15 – Minneapolis, Minn. @ Armory
18 – Seattle, Wash. @ WaMu Theater at CenturyLink Field Events Center
19 – Vancouver, B.C. @ Queen Elizabeth Theatre
21 – Troutdale, Ore. @ Edgefield
23 – Oakland, Calif. @ Fox Theater
26 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ Greek Theatre
27 – Santa Barbara, Calif. @ Santa Barbara Bowl
28 – San Diego, Calif. @ Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
August
10 – Lexington, Ky. @ Railbird Festival *
11 – Knoxville, Tenn. @ Knoxville Civic Auditorium
12 – Indianapolis, Ind. @ Egyptian Room at Old National Centre
13 – Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Stage AE (Indoors)
15 – Cleveland, Ohio @ Agora Theatre
16 – Watkins Glen, N.Y. @ Woodstock 50 *
17 – Washington, D.C. @ The Anthem
18 – Charlotte, N.C. @ The Fillmore Charlotte
20 – Columbia, S.C. @ Township Auditorium
21 – Atlanta, Ga. @ Tabernacle
22 – Atlanta, Ga. @ Tabernacle
29 – Nashville, Tenn. @ Ryman Auditorium
30 – Nashville, Tenn. @ Ryman Auditorium
September
03 – Raleigh, N.C. @ Red Hat Amphitheater
06 – New York, N.Y. @ Hammerstein Ballroom
07 – Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Kings Theatre
09 – Boston, Mass. @ House of Blues
12 – Toronto, Ont. @ Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
13 – Columbus, Ohio @ Express Live! Indoor Pavilion
October
12 – Oklahoma City, Okla. @ The Criterion
13 – Tulsa, Okla. @ Cain’s Ballroom
14 – Tulsa, Okla. @ Cain’s Ballroom
17 – Kansas City, Mo. @ Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland
18 – St. Louis, Mo. @ The Pageant
(* – denotes festival performance)