The White Stripes: Last News

The White Stripes have announced a special 20th-anniversary reissue of their fifth album ‘Get Behind Me Satan‘.Titled ‘Get Behind Me Satan XX’, the new reissue serves as a companion release to Jack and Meg White‘s 2005 LP and features songwriting demos, alternate studio takes and live versions of the tracks found on the original album.A 2xLP vinyl package featuring an additional 7″ as well as a Blu-ray containing footage from the band’s 2005 Central and South American tour, and more will be available via The Vault – Third Man Record’s long-running vinyl subscription service. Fans can subscribe for the package here.

Jack White attended a Cubs vs Dodgers baseball game alongside Bill Murray, wearing a jersey gifted to him by Eddie Vedder.The former White Stripes frontman was attending the game in Tokyo, Japan, where he recently played two shows as part of his current world tour.During his penultimate Japanese concert, Vedder joined him on stage for a cover of Neil Young’s ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’, during the show’s encore.It seems that following the gig, the Pearl Jam frontman gifted White a vintage Cubs jersey, which he wore to attend the game. When arriving at the Tokyo Dome stadium in said jersey, he realised he’d been seated next to Murray.White shared his thoughts on the strange scenario on Instagram yesterday (March 18), writing: “You know what it’s like when you go to see an MLB game between the Cubs and the Dodgers in Tokyo, Japan wearing a game worn Cubs jersey from the year you were born (’75) with your favourite number on it that Eddie Vedder gifted you before the game and you walk to your seat and realise that Bill Murray is by the randomness of the universe sitting next to you to watch that game.

Jack White‘s Tokyo show were surprised when Eddie Vedder joined the stage for a cover of Neil Young’s ‘Rockin’ in the Free World’. Check it out below.The moment took place last night (March 15) during a concert in the city’s Toyosu PIT venue.White was closing his encore – which had included the White Stripes songs ‘Hypnotize’ and ‘Seven Nation Army’ – with the Young classic, when Vedder unexpectedly took to the stage for the first chorus.The Pearl Jam frontman even freestyled slightly, delivering the line: “There’s only one Jack White.” Check it out below.It follows White covering the song solo during his headline performance at the Saturday Night Live’s 50th-anniversary concert last month.The musician will wrap up the Japan leg of his tour tomorrow (March 17) with another show in Tokyo, before he heads back to North America for further dates.

Jack White has spoken to students at Oxford University about the “simplicity” of The White Stripes and how that helped them connect with listeners.The singer, songwriter and guitarist made the comments while at an intimate Q&A session at the prestigious university earlier this month. It comes while he embarked on a number of live shows across the UK over the past week.During a segment of the session, which was shared on his Instagram page, White recalled how he thinks it was the element of simplicity that led to the band getting momentum, and shared that he was surprised to become recognised as a guitarist, as his passion was initially towards a different instrument.“The White Stripes was the project I had that was all about simplicity. That happened to be the thing that people related to.

Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy turned into chaos last night (February 28).The two leaders met in Washington D.C. with the intention of securing a minerals and defence deal.

Jack White headlined Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary concert on Friday night with a rousing performance of ‘Seven Nation Army’ – check out the footage below.The guitarist rounded out the star-studded affair at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall, where he also played a cover of Neil Young’s 1989 single ‘Rockin’ In The Free World’.The White Stripes frontman’s performance was introduced by Jimmy Fallon, who helmed the entire SNL 50: The Homecoming show, which aired live on Friday (February 14) on NBC.Jack White closed out SNL's 50th anniversary concert by performing "Seven Nation Army"pic.twitter.com/Xl4Y9zLdZy— CONSEQUENCE (@consequence) February 15, 2025Assista agora mais uma atração #SNL50 pic.twitter.com/Itly4H5KXx— Gabriel Menezes (@briel_menezes) February 15, 2025Among the other big names on the show were Lady Gaga, who made a surprise appearance with Andy Samberg for a medley of Lonely Island hits, including ‘Dick In A Box’.Elsewhere, the night saw the surviving members of Nirvana – Krist Novoselic, Dave Grohl and Pat Smear – reunite for the second time in two weeks, this time with Post Malone on vocals to perform ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’.Miley Cyrus also appeared to play her Grammy-winning hit ‘Flowers’, in a viral performance that saw her give shout-outs to Paul Rudd, Adam Sandler and SNL creator Lorne Michaels.Celebrations will continue on Sunday (February 16) with the SNL 50 Anniversary Special, for which Paul McCartney, Sabrina Carpenter, Paul Simon have already been announced as guests.White, meanwhile, has been touring North America to support his 2024 album ‘No Name’, and was recently joined in New York’s Irving Plaza by his 18-year-old daughter Scarlett for a version of ‘Archbishop Harold

Jack White is offering affordable $20 tickets to students on his ongoing US ‘No Name’ tour.The former White Stripes frontman released his sixth solo album ‘No Name’ last August and is currently in the middle of a North American tour to support the record, with the guitarist set to play the first of two Brooklyn shows tonight (February 11).White said that a limited run of $20 tickets for students will be available for purchase in person only at each venue’s box office and would require a valid student ID.Writing about the tickets, White said in an Instagram post: “For every stop on the No Name Tour, a limited number of student tickets will be available to purchase in-person only at each venue’s box office on show day. These tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis with a valid student ID (1 ticket per student ID).”A post shared by Jack White (@officialjackwhite)The tour is set to make stops across North America, including in cities such as Kansas City, Detroit, Chicago, Oakland, Dallas and Seattle.

Jack White has taken aim at “entitled” fans who expect “extra long” shows, arguing that his performances are rock gigs, not “a Marvel movie or a Vegas residency”.The former White Stripes frontman released his sixth solo album ‘No Name’ last August and is currently in the middle of a North American tour to support the record, with the guitarist set to play the first of two Brooklyn shows on Tuesday (February 11).On Saturday (February 8), he took to Instagram to share his thoughts on the current state of fan expectations when it comes to setlist length and production values. “Been hearing a lot of chatter throughout the year of this glorious electric touring about how long our sets are “supposed to be” on stage,” he wrote.

Jack White has paid tribute to his former White Stripes bandmate Meg White on her 50th birthday with a post on social media.The rocker took to his official Instagram account and posted a Polaroid of Meg White – the drummer of The White Stripes and his ex-wife. The post’s accompanying caption read: “HAPPY 50TH BIRTHDAY to my big sister, the great Meg White.

The White Stripes have dropped their copyright lawsuit against the newly re-elected President of the United States Donald Trump. Find out more below.In August, the Stripes’ Jack White warned the Trump presidential campaign not to use his music after a clip of The White Stripes’ music appeared in a video.

Jack White has released a batch of full-length concert recordings from his most recent tour supporting new album ‘No Name’.Yesterday (September 19), White’s label Third Man Records announced the surprise drop on social media. The live recordings comprise full shows he performed recently in small club venues across the US, along with festival sets in Sweden and South Korea.“Day in and day out, these performances – announced mere days in advance, selling out in an instant – are garnering laudatory praise and “best concert I’ve ever been to” reviews across the board,” writes Third Man Records executive and archivist Ben Blackwell in a statement.“A quarter century into his touring career, Jack White is playing the best shows of his life and the audio here is all the proof you need.”These live releases can be streamed on Nugs.net, which has, as of late, catalogued exclusive live recordings of concerts by Metallica, Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam, and Geese, among others.

Jack White played an explosive, last-minute and intimate show at London’s Assembly Hall last night (September 13). Check out photos, footage, the setlist and more below.Details of the gig at the 890-capacity venue were only shared four days before it took place.

Spinal Tap have become the latest artist to ban Donald Trump from playing their music at his rallies.The former US President has faced backlash from a number of artists in recent months for allegedly using their songs without permission during his presidential campaigns.Now, it appears that even fictional bands are warning him about incorporating their tracks, with Spinal Tap preemptively demanding that he thinks twice before using their song ‘Sex Farm’.Taking to X/Twitter, Harry Shearer – who plays the band’s bassist Derek Smalls – told Trump that the song was off-limits. “Not a band to be outdone, Spinal Tap is demanding that the Trump campaign refrain from playing ‘Sex Farm’ at their rallies,” he wrote.Not a band to be outdone, Spinal Tap is demanding that the Trump campaign refrain from playing “Sex Farm” at their rallies.— Harry Shearer (@theharryshearer) September 6, 2024While it is clear that the song isn’t one that the former POTUS would actually consider using at his rallies, the tweet does seem to contain a nod to the allegations of sexual misconduct and misogyny that have surrounded the billionaire in the past.It comes as the track is a play on many of the hard rock tracks of the ‘80s, and parodies the overly-sexualised lyrics of the era.

The White Stripes are suing former President Donald Trump over the unauthorised use of ‘Seven Nation Army’ in a social media post.Both Meg and Jack White are listed as co-plaintiffs in the lawsuit, which accuses Trump and his presidential campaign of copyright infringement over a video featuring Trump boarding a plane to make campaign stops last month.According to the lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in Manhattan, the band “vehemently oppose the policies adopted and actions taken by Defendant Trump when he was President and those he has proposed for the second term he seeks” (per Pitchfork).The post was shared last month by Margo Martin, Trump’s deputy director of communications.A post shared by Jack White (@officialjackwhite)The lawsuit also states that Trump and his campaign “chose to ignore and not respond to Plaintiffs’ pre-litigation efforts to resolve the matters at issue in this action”, and instead have “indiscriminately trampled on Plaintiffs’ legal rights”.In a post shared to Instagram late yesterday (September 9) Jack White captioned a copy of the legal complaint: “This machine sues fascists.”According to the introduction, the lawsuit “seeks to redress for a presidential candidate’s flagrant misappropriation of the musical composition and sound recording for ‘Seven Nation Army'”.It comes after Jack White last month warned the president’s campaign not to use his music.

Jack White has announced details of an intimate UK tour, with all tour dates taking place later this week. Find out more below.Shared this morning (September 9), the new surprise tour comprises three UK shows, all of which will held later this week.It comes in celebration of his new album ‘No Name’ – which arrived as a surprise record and marked the sixth studio album from the soloist and former White Stripes frontman.The first of the three shows will be held at the Islington Assembly Hall in London on Friday (September 13).

Jack White has warned the Donald Trump presidential campaign not to use his music after a clip of the The White Stripes’ music appeared in a Trump video.The White Stripes’ ‘Seven Nation Army’ was used in the clip of Trump travelling on his presidential campaign.In a post on Instagram, White wrote: “Oh….Don’t even think about using my music you fascists” before saying he would be filing a lawsuit for its inappropriate use.”He continued: “Law suit coming from my lawyers about this (to add to your 5 thousand others.) Have a great day at work today Margo Martin,” he added, addressing Trump’s Deputy Director of Communications.The original post appeared to be shared on Twitter today (August 29) by Martin, but appears to have since been removed.You can see White’s post here:A post shared by Jack White (@officialjackwhite)It comes after ABBA have also today (August 29) demanded Trump stop using their music. The former president of the United States used multiple ABBA hits including the likes of ‘Money, Money, Money’, ‘The Winner Takes It All’ and ‘Dancing Queen’ during his rally event last month (July 27) in St Cloud, Minnesota.

Jack White has shared details about how he plans to tour his new album ‘No Name’, revealing that he’ll “mostly be playing at small clubs”.The soloist and former White Stripes frontman has performed a string of intimate shows recently in support of his surprise sixth studio album, which was given a wider release earlier this month.White kicked off the run of dates at the American Legion Post 82 bar in Nashville, Tennessee late last month before taking to the stage in Atlanta and Athens ahead of some European festival appearances. He then played another Nashville gig last night (August 13).Taking to social media yesterday, the singer-songwriter posted a statement about how the recent small shows are part of a wider unconventional tour in support of ‘No Name’.White wrote: “Hello, and love to all the peoples of the world out there.

Jack White has released his surprise new album ‘No Name’ online – you can listen to it in full below.The former White Stripes frontman shared the digital edition of the 13-track record today (August 2) via Third Man, marking his sixth solo effort.White dropped the physical version of ‘No Name’ last month by slipping the vinyl into customers’ bags at branches of Third Man Records in London, Nashville and Detroit. He also encouraged fans to “rip” the album and share it online.At the time, the record sleeve carried no information about its contents, simply reading ‘No Name’ on the label. Rolling Stone reported that White’s publicist was “as surprised as everyone else” about the unexpected release.Elsewhere, Detroit radio station WDET 101.9FM helped tease the project by playing it in its entirety on air.‘No Name’, which was produced by White, is now available on all major streaming platforms.

Jack White has announced the official release of his highly-anticipated solo album ‘No Name’. Check out the artwork and tracklist below.Announced today (July 31), the new project will mark the sixth solo album from the former White Stripes frontman, and is set to arrive on Friday (August 2).The official details of the project come following the singer, songwriter and guitarist teasing the LP by slipping copies of it into the bags of customers at Third Man Records earlier this month.At the time, the record sleeve carried no information about its contents, simply reading ‘No Name’ on the label.

Jack White debuted a number of songs from his new album ‘No Name’ at an intimate show in Nashville on Saturday – check out footage below.The small-scale show went down at the American Legion Post 82 bar over the weekend (July 27), which White had only announced a few days earlier, explaining that it would help procure “a new sound system” for the venue.The set – only his second live performance of 2024, after a Detroit show in June – wound up including no fewer than six songs from ‘No Name’, the album he surprise released 10 days ago.He opened with four of the new songs – ‘Old Scratch Blues’, ‘Archbishop Harold Holmes’, ‘That’s How I’m Feeling’ and ‘What’s The Rumpus?’ – before going on to play a number of more familiar tracks, including The White Stripes’ ‘Fell In Live With A Girl’ and ‘Ball And Biscuit’.

White Stripes frontman Jack White joined Conan O’Brien for ‘We’re Going to Be Friends’ at Newport Folk Festival.O’Brien, who introduced himself to the crowd as “folk music legend Conan O’Brien” played the festival on Sunday (July 28), in what turned out to be a star-studded affair.O’Brien’s long-time friend and podcast partner White was the final guest of the evening, which included guest appearances from Langhorne Slim, Nick Lowe, Brittany Howard, Nathaniel Rateliff and Mavis Staples.The two traded verses on the ‘White Blood Cells’ hit ‘We’re Going to Be Friends’, which is the theme song for O’Brien’s podcast Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend. White was on electric guitar and O’Brien on acoustic.Jack White joined Conan O'Brien to perform "We're Going to Be Friends" at Newport Folk Fest pic.twitter.com/DgKKIgk4SC— CONSEQUENCE (@consequence) July 29, 2024Throughout the set, the former Tonight Show host was riffing with the crowd, warning them early on: “I am here to prove I can ruin any genre.”After playing the White Stripes classic, White and O’Brien performed Eddie Cochran’s ‘Twenty Flight Rock’, which O’Brien followed by bringing out singers from throughout the day for a Newport finale sing-along of the traditional ‘Midnight Special’.‘Forty Days‘Ramblin’ Man‘Found My Heart’ (with Langhorne Slim)‘So It Goes’ (with Nick Lowe)‘Cruel to Be Kind’ (with Nick Lowe)‘Buckets of Rain’ (Bob Dylan cover)‘Come and Get Your Love’ (with Brittany Howard)‘Everybody’s Talkin’ (with Nathaniel Rateliff)‘Let It Bleed’ (with Nathaniel Rateliff)‘I’ll Take You There’ (with Mavis Staples)‘We’re Going to Be Friends’ (with Jack White)‘Twenty Flight Rock’ (with Jack White)‘Midnight Special’Elsewhere in the show, O’Brien played an original song