WHAT WENT DOWN
The Raconteurs played their first show together in nearly seven years, walking out during the encore of Jack White's set at The Truth in Nashville on Saturday night *, †. Jack White, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence, and Patrick Keeler ran five songs and closed the night *.
THE DETAILS
- The reunion came during White's second night at The Truth, a newly opened Nashville venue †.
- The setlist: "Steady, as She Goes," "Hands," "Level," "Broken Boy Soldier," and "Carolina Drama" *, †.
- White teased it on Instagram that morning: "Inside info for any Raconteurs fans in the Nashville area…you might want to buy a ticket for Jack White's show at The Truth tonight…there just might be a little surprise." *
- The band's last live appearance was October 2019 on the Help Us Stranger tour *.
- Keeler already drums in White's touring band †.
- Third Man Records just announced a Vault package, The Raconteurs Broken Boy Soldiers XX, collecting unreleased demos, outtakes, and a recording of the band's earliest concert †.
THE TAKE
A 20th anniversary box set and three quarters of the band already in the room is about as low a bar to clear as a reunion gets. The show had a no-phones policy, so photographer David James Swanson's Instagram posts are most of what exists from the night †.