White Stripes to play free show on LA's Sunset Strip
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With the launch of their summer tour just days away, garage-rock revivalists The White Stripes will play a free show Wednesday (6/20) in Los Angeles for about 200 fans.
The ersatz sister/brother duo of Jack and Meg White will celebrate Tuesday's (6/19) release of its new album, "Icky Thump," by turning the landmark Sunset Strip storefront of the defunct Tower Records music chain into "Icky Thump Records." The store will act as a real retail outfit this week, offering just one item for sale: the band's new album.
Tickets for the show, which is set to begin around 7 p.m. PDT, will be given out to those who buy the album at the store after midnight on Monday (6/18). Some tickets will be made available through various radio-station promotions in the Los Angeles area as well.
In addition to the LA show, the pair will also perform a pre-tour warm-up show tomorrow (6/19) at New York City's Irving Plaza. Information on obtaining tickets to that one-off gig are posted at the band's official website.
The Detroit rockers launch their North American trek June 24 in Burnaby, British Columbia, part of a Canadian leg that kicks off the long summer outing. The group plans to hit all 10 provinces as well as the Yukon, Nunavut and the Northwest Territories.
The US run launches July 22 in Portland, ME, and includes two-night stands in Chicago, Austin and Seattle.
"Icky Thump" is The White Stripes' sixth studio effort and follows 2005's "Get Behind Me Satan," which won a Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album. The title track is streaming at The White Stripes' MySpace page.
June 2007
19 - New York, NY - The Fillmore @ Irving Plaza
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
13 - Albuquerque, NM - Kiva Auditorium
15-16 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival
18 - San Diego, CA - Bayside Concerts @ The Embarcadero
19 - Inglewood, CA - The Forum
21 - Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre
24 - Anchorage, AK - William A. Egan Civic Center
26-27 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Ballroom
28 - Nampa, ID - Idaho Center Theater
29 - West Valley City, UT - The "E" Center
30 - Jackson Hole, WY - Snowking Center
October 2007
2 - Rapid City, SD - Rushmore Plaza Civic Center
3 - Fargo, ND - Fargo Civic Auditorium
4 - Lincoln, NE - Pershing Center Auditorium
6, 7 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
11 - Albuquerque, NM - Kiva Auditorium
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