Oh, Jack White’s Very Popular. The Sportos, the Motorheads, Geeks, Sluts, Bloods, Waistoids, Dweebies, Dickheads…They All Adore Him. They Think He’s a Righteous Dude. The Raconteurs Head Into Further Summer Festival Madness.

Things Jack White can do:

- Sing, act, dance... capoeira!
- Take lemons, make lemonade.
- Punch out punk-ass copy-cats who probably deserved it anyway.
- Spit bullets on the mic.
- Sire miracle babies with supermodel wife.
- Snag the coveted Bond theme for the upcoming Quantum of Solace.
- Assemble a rag-tag bunch of minstrels and turn them into stadium-trouncing monsters of rock!

Yes, everything White touches turns to multi-platinum. So while The Raconteurs flit and fly between their home base of Nashville and far-off vistas like Paris and Luxembourg (and Reading!) frustrated combos the nation over continue to fart around the country with all bandmates and gear stuffed into ramshackle Chrysler Sebrings. Luckily, The Raconteurs are more than just famous players as evidenced on their two delightful albums – Broken Boy Soldiers and Consolers of the Lonely – and have rightfully attracted followers in droves. Seriously, if a new study on obesity was looking for larger test groups (groan...) they could start with The Raconteurs’ audiences.

The supergroup-of-sorts will continue their shifty sched throughout August and September, during which they will play a bunch of festival gigs in the U.S. and oversees as well as some shows with The Kills in assorted theatres, auditoriums, and bowls. Not bad, but I’m holding back props until they play either Pompeii or my backyard.
08.09.08 - Pittsburgh, PA - New American Music Union Festival
08.23.08 - Reading, England - Reading Festival
08.24.08 - Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
08.26.08 - Edinburgh, Scotland - Edge Festival @ Corn Exchange
08.28.08 - Luxembourg City, Luxembourg - Den Atelier
08.29.08 - Paris, France - Rock en Seine
09.16.08 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater #
09.17.08 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater #
09.18.08 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Maulkin Bowl (Stanley Park) #
09.19.08 - Seattle, WA - WaMu Theater #
09.21.08 - San Francisco, CA - Treasure Island Music Festival
09.22.08 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theater #
09.23.08 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theater #
09.24.08 - San Diego, CA - SDSU Open Air Theater #
09.25.08 - Santa Barbara, CA - Santa Barbara Bowl #
09.28.08 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival
09.29.08 - Memphis, TN - Cannon Center #
09.30.08 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium #
10.01.08 - Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle #

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