Jack White Is Rock’s Greatest Showman at Happily Intense YouTube Theater Show: Concert Review

variety.com:

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticWhen Jack White has performed in Los Angeles on past post-White Stripes tours, he’s often chosen venues that seem to fit his grand but down-and-dirty rock aesthetic: historic, stately and maybe dimly grungy places like the Shrine and Mayan.

Take a look at the itinerary for his in-progress “Supply Chain Issues Tour,” though, and you’ll find that he’s favoring newer, shinier places. (An exception would be his appearance in April at Detroit’s storied Masonic Temple Theater, the opening night of his engagement, literally and figuratively.) So when he set shows for Tuesday and Wednesday of this week at L.A.’s spanking-new YouTube Theater, his most hardcore fans might have had a slight concern.

Would the new hall’s sleek, ultra-modernistic contours and blatant branding harsh the vibe? Is a place so overwhelmingly white any place for dead leaves and dirty ground?

It’s hard to know whether White chose fresher venues for this tour because he’s decided he’s ready to enjoy a higher class of dressing room, or if it’s strictly happenstance/coincidence.