The Raconteurs Announce New Album, Tour Dates
It’s been 11 years since The Raconteurs released an album, but this year they’re fixing that. Help Us Stranger will be released on guitarist/vocalist Jack White’s Third Man Records on June 21st.
The rest of the band includes guitarist/vocalist Brendan Benson, drummer Patrick Keeler, and bassist Jack Lawrence. Together they will be touring in support of the album, starting with a jaunt through New Zealand and Australia. They’ll then head to Japan before covering Europe and eventually heading to the U.S. starting June 12th in Detroit, Michigan. Their tour is set to wrap up October 18th in St. Louis, Missouri.
Help Us Stranger includes all new songs plus one cover of Donovan’s “Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness),” which you can hear here:
The Raconteurs 2019 Tour Dates:
| Date | Location | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 16 | Auckland, NZ | Powerstation |
| Apr 18 | Melbourne, AU | Regent Theatre |
| Apr 20 | Milsons Point, AU | Big Top Sydney |
| Apr 22 | Byron Bay, AU | Bluesfest Byron Bay |
| Apr 24 | Minato City, JP | Akasaka Blitz |
| Apr 25 | Minato City, JP | Akasaka Blitz |
| May 25 | London, UK | All Points East |
| May 26 | Paris, FR | L’Olympia |
| May 27 | Brussels, BE | Cirque Royal |
| May 28 | Cologne, DE | E-Werk |
| May 30 | Berlin, DE | Verti Music Hall |
| May 31 | Kværndrup, DK | Heartland Festival |
| Jun 1 | Warsaw, PL | Orange Warsaw Festival |
| Jun 2 | Hilvarenbeek, NL | Best Kept Secret Festival |
| Jul 12 | Detroit, MI | Masonic Temple Theatre |
| Jul 14 | Milwaukee, WI | Eagles Ballroom |
| Jul 15 | Minneapolis, MN | Armory |
| Jul 18 | Seattle, WA | WaMu Theater at CenturyLink Field Events Center |
| Jul 19 | Vancouver, BC | Queen Elizabeth Theatre |
| Jul 21 | Troutdale, OR | Edgefield |
| Jul 23 | Oakland, CA | Fox Theater |
| Jul 26 | Los Angeles, CA | Greek Theatre |
| Jul 27 | Santa Barbara, CA | Santa Barbara Bowl |
| Jul 28 | San Diego, CA | Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre |
| Aug 10 | Lexington, KY | Railbird Festival |
| Aug 11 | Knoxville, TN | Knoxville Civic Auditorium |
| Aug 12 | Indianapolis, IN | Egyptian Room at Old National Centre |
| Aug 13 | Pittsburgh, PA | Stage AE |
| Aug 15 | Cleveland, OH | Agora Theatre |
| Aug 16 | Watkins Glen, NY | Woodstock 50 |
| Aug 17 | Washington, DC | The Anthem |
| Aug 18 | Charlotte, NC | The Fillmore |
| Aug 20 | Columbia, SC | Township Auditorium |
| Aug 21 | Atlanta, GA | Tabernacle |
| Aug 22 | Atlanta, GA | Tabernacle |
| Aug 29 | Nashville, TN | Ryman Auditorium |
| Aug 30 | Nashville, TN | Ryman Auditorium |
| Sep 3 | Raleigh, NC | Red Hat Amphitheater |
| Sep 6 | New York, NY | Hammerstein Ballroom |
| Sep 7 | Brooklyn, NY | Kings Theatre |
| Sep 9 | Boston, MA | House of Blues |
| Sep 12 | Toronto, ON | Sony Centre |
| Sep 13 | Columbus, OH | Express Live! |
| Oct 12 | Oklahoma City, OK | The Criterion |
| Oct 13 | Tulsa, OK | Cain’s Ballroom |
| Oct 14 | Tulsa, OK | Cain’s Ballroom |
| Oct 17 | Kansas City, MO | Arvest Bank Theatre |
| Oct 18 | St. Louis, MO | The Pageant |
