White Stripes to hit more uncharted territories
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In their quest to visit all 16 states that they've not yet played, garage-rock duo The White Stripes have added another leg of US dates to their tour, which now stretches through September.
The band's North American trek begins June 17 at Manchester, TN's Bonnaroo festival and continues with a string of dates in Canada, during which The White Stripes will hit all 10 provinces as well as the Yukon, Nunavut and the Northwest Territories.
"Having never done a full tour of Canada, [drummer] Meg [White] and I thought it was high time to go whole hog," frontman Jack White said in a statement. He added that the July 14 concert in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, will fall on The White Stripes' 10th anniversary.
The US run launches July 22 in Portland, ME, and includes two-night stands in Chicago, Austin and Seattle. Details are listed below.
Before the North American trek, The White Stripes will travel the European festival circuit, starting with a May 31 headlining slot at Barcelona's Primavera Sound Festival. Overseas shows are listed at the band's website.
After a nearly two-year hiatus, the Stripes warmed up for their world tour with a surprise gig May 18 at Nashville's Cannery Ballroom. Their new album, "Icky Thump," is scheduled to hit the streets June 19, and is available for preorder at the iTunes Music Store. The title track is streaming at The White Stripes' MySpace page.
The new record is the band's sixth studio effort and follows 2005's "Get Behind Me Satan," which won a Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album.
June 2007
17 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival
24 - Burnaby, British Columbia - Deer Lake Park
25 - Whitehorse, Yukon - Yukon Arts Center
26 - Yellowknife, Northwest Territories - Shorty Brown Multiplex Arena
27 - Iqaluit, Nunavut - Arctic Winter Games Arena
29 - Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome
30 - Edmonton, Alberta - Shaw Conference Center
July 2007
1 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - TCU Place
2 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre
3 - Thunder Bay, Ontario - Thunder Bay Community Auditorium
5 - Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre
6 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre
7 - London, Ontario - John Labatt Centre
8 - Ottawa, Ontario - Ottawa Bluesfest
10 - Moncton, New Brunswick - Moncton Coliseum Arena
11 - Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island - Charlottetown Civic Centre
13 - Halifax, Nova Scotia - Cunard Center
14 - Glace Bay, Nova Scotia - Savoy Theatre
16 - St. John's, Newfoundland - Mile One Center
22 - Portland, ME - Cumberland Civic Center
23 - Boston, MA - Agganis Arena
24 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
25 - Wallingford, CT - Chevrolet Theater
27 - Wilmington, DE - Grand Opera House
28 - Fairfax, VA - Patriot Center
29 - North Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
30 - Birmingham, AL - Sloss Furnaces
31 - Southaven, MS - Snowden Grove Park Amphitheater
September 2007
4-5 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
6 - Lincoln, NE - Pershing Center Auditorium
7 - Fargo, ND - Fargo Civic Auditorium
8 - Rapid City, SD - Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
10 - Jackson Hole, WY - Snowking Center
11 - Boise, ID - Idaho Center Theater
12 - Salt Lake City, UT - The "E" Center
13 - Albuquerque, NM - Kiva Auditorium
15-16 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival
19 - Inglewood, CA - The Forum
21 - Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre
24 - Anchorage, AK - William A. Egan Civic Center
26-27 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Ballroom
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