Jack White’s ‘Blunderbuss’ Calls At County Hall

Jack White premiered his debut solo album, ‘Blunderbuss’ to a room of UK media ‘sorts’ earlier this evening (March 20th).

The playback, at County Hall on the South Bank in London, then featured an appearance by White himself - and interview by the Mayor of Lambeth, Councillor Christiana Valcarcel.

She asked him about his pre-music days as an upholsterer, and was confused by one of the album’s tracks, ‘Hypocritical Kiss’.

White revealed that he’s set up shop in Nashville with his upholstery (something about three-legged stools, here, right? - Ed).

‘Blunderbuss’ is set for release on April 23rd via Third Man Records / XL Recordings. White recently announced a run of dates, including a London show for which pre-sale starts tomorrow (March 21st). He’ll be calling at:

May
15 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
16 Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
18-20 Gulf Shores, AL - The Hangout Music Fest
19 Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
21 New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom
22 New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom
24 Detroit, MI - Scottish Rite Theater
26 Quincy, WA - Sasquatch!
27 Vancouver, BC - Queen Elizabeth Theatre
28 Eugene, OR - Hult Center for the Performing Arts (Silva Concert Hall)
30 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
31 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern

June
22 London, UK - Hammersmith Apollo
23-24 Hackney Marshes, UK - Radio 1’s Hackney Weekend
25 Amsterdam, NL - Heineken Music Hall
26 Berlin, GER - Tempodrom
27 Cologne, GER - E-Werk
29 Werchter, BEL - Rock Werchter

July
1 Belfort, FR - Les Eurockeennes
2 Paris, FR - L’Olympia
5 Hamburg, GER - Docks
27-29 Niigata, Japan - Fuji Rock Festival

Jack White will also appear on tonight’s Newsnight on BBC Two. Tune in from 10:30pm. Check back later for our first impressions of ‘Blunderbuss’.