O Canada! White Stripes Stand On Guard For Thee

More on the White Stripes' North American tour was just announced, including many dates in the 'Great White North] (Canada!).

“Having never done a full tour of Canada, Meg and I thought it was high time to go whole hog. We want to take this tour to the far reaches of the Canadian landscape. From the ocean to the permafrost. The best way for us to do that is ensure that we perform in every province and territory in the country, from the Yukon to Prince Edward Island. Another special moment of this tour is the show which will occur in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia on July 14th, The White Stripes’ Tenth Anniversary”

That Jack White is so poetic.

Here are the dates we know so far:

24 Jun 2007 - Burnaby, BC Canada
25 Jun 2007 - Whitehorse, YU Canada
26 Jun 2007 - Yellowknife, NT Canada
27 Jun 2007 - Iqaluit, NU Canada
29 Jun 2007 - Calgary, AB Canada
30 Jun 2007 - Edmonton, AB Canada
1 Jul 2007 - Saskatoon, SK Canada
2 Jul 2007 - Winnipeg, MB Canada
3 Jul 2007 - Thunder Bay, ON Canada
5 Jul 2007 - Toronto, ON Canada
6 Jul 2007 - Montreal, QC Canada
7 Jul 2007 - London, ON Canada
8 Jul 2007 - Ottawa, ON Canada
10 Jul 2007 - Moncton, NB Canada
11 Jul 2007 - Charlottetown, PE Canada
13 Jul 2007 - Halifax, NS Canada
14 Jul 2007 - Glace Bay, NS Canada
16 Jul 2007 - St. John's, NF Canada
22 Jul 2007 - Portland, Maine
23 Jul 2007 - Boston, Massachusetts
24 Jul 2007 - New York City, New York
25 Jul 2007 - Wallingford, Connecticut
27 Jul 2007 - Wilmington, Delaware
28 Jul 2007 - Fairfax, Virginia
29 Jul 2007 - North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
30 Jul 2007 - Birmingham, Alabama
31 Jul 2007 - Southaven, Mississippi

Also, you probably already read this, but "Icky Thump" is out on iTunes tonight [April 26th] (even though it's already leaked on various blogs). You can start downloading the new single at 12:01am tonight!