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White Stripes to play free show on LA's Sunset Strip
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.
