Icky Tour

It's been awhile since we've heard anything from The White Stripes - their last studio album came out in June of '05. While Jack was off discovering what it was like to play in a full band with The Raconteurs (let's hope it wasn't just a one-off), it left us wondering if he was ever going to go back and make music with his "sister" Meg. Well in the last few weeks stories there have been a flurry of stories about the duo - first they were dropped by their label V2, announced they were playing Bonnaroo, signed to Warners with their new album Icky Thump now slated to be released at some point in June - and now today they've announced a summer tour in support of it. Lot to digest, but here are the initial dates....

July 29: San Diego (Street Scene)
Aug. 6: George, Wash. (the Gorge)
Aug. 7-8: Vancouver (Orpheum)
Aug. 10: Portland, Ore. (Keller Auditorium)
Aug. 12: Berkeley, Calif. (Greek Theatre)
Aug. 15-18: Los Angeles (Greek Theatre)
Aug. 19: Phoenix (Dodge Theatre)
Aug. 22: Morrison, Colo. (Red Rocks)
Aug. 23: Kansas City, Mo. (Starlight Theatre)
Aug. 24: St. Louis (Fox Theatre)
Aug. 26-27: Minneapolis (Orpheum Theatre)
Aug. 29-31: Chicago (Auditorium Theatre)
Sept. 8: Milwaukee (Eagles Ballroom)
Sept. 9: Indianapolis (Murat Theatre)
Sept. 10: Columbus, Ohio (Ohio Theatre)
Sept. 12: Cincinnati (Music Hall)
Sept. 13: Louisville (Palace Theatre)
Sept. 14: Cleveland (Playhouse Square)
Sept. 16: Toronto (Molson Amphitheatre)
Sept. 19: Providence, R.I. (Performing Arts Center)
Sept. 20-21: Boston (Opera House)
Sept. 24: New York (Keyspan Park)
Sept. 27: Columbia, Md. (Merriweather Post Pavilion)
Sept. 28: Atlantic City, N.J. (House of Blues)
Oct. 2: Detroit (Masonic Temple)

UPDATE - I guess everyone spoke to soon on this as the dates above are from their 2005 tour. Thanks to Pollstar for pointing this out - read here.