The band played a five-song set during their first performance since 2019
The Raconteurs reunited on stage for the first time in seven years on Saturday during Jack White’s Nashville concert.
Earlier in the day, White not so subtly hinted His solo concert at The Truth venue will feature a Raconteurs reunion, writing on social media, “Insider info for any Raconteurs fans in the Nashville area… you may want to purchase tickets to Jack White’s show at The Truth tonight… just might have a little surprise…”
A surprise during the encore was when the foursome – White, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler – performed a five-song set that included “Steady as She Goes” and three more tracks from the band’s 2006 debut album. broken boy soldier: :
The Raconteurs’ first performance since December 2019, coinciding with the recent announcement that White’s Third Man Records Vault series will next focus on a 20th anniversary edition. broken boy soldierWhich includes a recording of the band’s first concert on March 20, 2006, as well as nine demos from that era.
The Raconteurs last released their third album help me stranger in 2019, which came 11 years after the band’s second album, 2008 comforter of the lonely. It’s not clear whether Saturday’s reunion was a one-off to mark the broken boy soldier re-release and/or opening Nashville’s new The Truth venue, or if the band has bigger plans.