Oops! White Stripes Supporting Icky Thump

[credit: David Swanson]

At the end of July, The White Stripes will start their North American tour in support of Icky Thump, their sixth studio album (rumored to be released this June). Included in the tour is a date at Keyspan Park in Coney Island.

Dates below:

San Diego, CA - Street Scene (July 29)
George, WA - The Gorge (August 6)
Vancouver, BC - Orpheum (7, 8)
Portland, OR - Keller Auditorium (10)
Berkley, CA - Greek Theatre (12)
Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre (15-18)
Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theatre (19)
Denver, CO - Red Rocks (22)
Kansas City, KA - Starlight Theater (23)
St Louis, MO - Fabulous Fox Theater (24)
Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theater (26,27)
Chicago, IL - Auditorium Theater (29-31)
Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom (September 8)
Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theatre (9)
Columbus, OH - Ohio Theatre (10)
Cincinnati, OH - Music Hall (12)
Louisville, KY - Palace Theatre (13)
Cleveland, OH - Playhouse Square Center State Theatre (14)
Toronto, ON - Molson Amphitheatre (16)
Providence, RI - Performing Arts Center (19)
Boston, MA - Opera House (20, 21)
Coney Island, NY - Keyspan Park (24)
Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavillion (27)
Atlantic City, NJ - House Of Blues (28)
Detroit, MI - Masonic Temple Theatre (October 2)
[Via NME]

Whoops! Looks like I received some wrong info (thanks NME!). Here's what was posted on the White Stripes site yesterday:

With unbridled enthusiasm for the June release of 'Icky Thump', various publications and web sites have posted a North American tour routing that holds no semblance of reality. Indeed, it looks like their journalists simply found and printed the tour routing the band did in support of their 2005 release, 'Get Behind Me Satan'.

In fact, The White Stripes have yet to confirm their North American routing as of yet. But we are happy to say that it will include all 10 provinces and 3 territories of Canada, as well as the remaining 16 states of the United States the band have yet to play. A few major markets that have been journeyed to in the past will be also be included.

The North American tour will start in the state of Tennessee.

Best Regards,
The White Stripes Management

Sorry everyone :(

I was a big fan of Jack White's side project, The Raconteurs (who btw have my favorite website), and I kinda wish he would stay with that a little more. But I am interested to hear what this Icky Thump album sounds like. What do you think? White Stripes vs. The Raconteurs? Does the combination of Jack White with Brandon Benson, Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler totally beat out Meg White?