The Raconteurs announce new album and tour with Toronto date September 12th

Brendan Benson, Jack White and crew are playing Toronto's Sony Centre on September 12th – tickets on sale Friday.

Here's the scoop...
Hot on the heels of announcing their new album Help Us Stranger (out June 21 via Third Man Records), The Raconteurs – Jack White, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence, and Patrick Keeler – have announced an extensive run of North American headline tour dates. These new dates, spanning from July to October, include US festival appearances at Woodstock 50 and Railbird. The band will kick off their world tour with their first trip to Australia and New Zealand later this month, as well as stops in Japan, Europe, and the United Kingdom before returning to North American with a Toronto stop at the Sony Centre on September 12th.

The Raconteurs - Help Us Stranger

Tickets to the North American dates go on sale to the general public on Friday (April 12) at 10 am local time. Third Man Records Vault members will have access to the very first pre-sale starting on Tuesday, April 9 at 10 am local time, running through Thursday, April 11 at 10 pm local time. Those who sign up for the Vault Package #40 subscription service will get an exclusive limited edition version of Help Us Stranger on electric green/black/copper swirled vinyl with Vault-only lenticular cover art, and gain ticket pre-sale access first. For tickets and more information on all tour dates, visit https://theraconteurs.com/tour.

Additionally, every online ticket purchased in North America for the new headline shows will include a physical copy of Help Us Stranger on CD. Fans will also have the option to upgrade their CD to the standard black vinyl LP.

Out on Friday, June 21, Help Us Stranger – The Raconteurs third studio LP and first album of new material in over a decade – sees the combo reassembled, stronger and perhaps even more vital than ever as they continue to push rock 'n' roll forward into its future, bonding prodigious riffs, blues power, sinewy psychedelia, Detroit funk, and Nashville soul via Benson and White’s uncompromising songcraft and the band’s steadfast musical muscle. With Help Us Stranger, The Raconteurs have returned right when they are needed most, unified and invigorated with boundless ambition, infinite energy and a collectivist spirit operating at the peak of its considerable powers, once again creating a sound and fury only possible when all four of its members come together. Check the current list of tour dates following a few recent performance clips from Nashville including a cover of Donovan's "Hey Gyp (Dig The Slowness)" which they recorded for Help Us Stranger.









THE RACONTEURS 2019 WORLD TOUR
April 16: Powerstation – Auckland, New Zealand (SOLD OUT)
April 18: Regent Theatre – Melbourne, Australia (SOLD OUT)
April 20: Big Top Sydney – Sydney, Australia
April 22: Bluesfest Byron Bay – Byron Bay, Australia *
April 24: Akasaka Blitz – Tokyo, Japan


April 25: Akasaka Blitz – Tokyo, Japan
May 25: All Points East – London, UK *
May 26: L’Olympia – Paris, France (SOLD OUT)
May 27: Cirque Royal – Brussels, Belgium (SOLD OUT)
May 28: E-Werk – Köln, Germany
May 30: Verti Music Hall – Berlin, Germany
May 31: Heartland Festival – Kværndrup, Denmark *
June 1: Orange Warsaw Festival – Warsaw, Poland *
June 2: Best Kept Secret Festival – Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands *
July 12: Masonic Temple Theatre – Detroit, MI
July 14: Eagles Ballroom – Milwaukee, WI
July 15: Armory – Minneapolis, MN
July 18: WaMu Theater at CenturyLink Field Events Center – Seattle, WA
July 19: Queen Elizabeth Theatre – Vancouver, BC
July 21: Edgefield – Troutdale, OR
July 23: Fox Theater – Oakland, CA
July 26: Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
July 27: Santa Barbara Bowl – Santa Barbara, CA
July 28: Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre – San Diego, CA
August 10: Railbird Festival – Lexington, KY *
August 11: Knoxville Civic Auditorium – Knoxville, TN
August 12: Egyptian Room at Old National Centre – Indianapolis, IN
August 13: Stage AE (Indoors) – Pittsburgh, PA
August 15: Agora Theatre – Cleveland, OH
August 16: Woodstock 50 – Watkins Glen, NY *
August 17: The Anthem – Washington, DC
August 18: The Fillmore Charlotte – Charlotte, NC
August 20: Township Auditorium – Columbia, SC
August 21: Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA
August 22: Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA
August 29: Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN
August 30: Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN
September 3: Red Hat Amphitheater – Raleigh, NC
September 6: Hammerstein Ballroom – New York, NY
September 7: Kings Theatre – Brooklyn, NY
September 9: House of Blues – Boston, MA
September 12: Sony Centre for the Performing Arts – Toronto, ON
September 13: Express Live! Indoor Pavilion – Columbus, OH
October 12: The Criterion – Oklahoma City, OK
October 13: Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, OK
October 14: Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, OK
October 17: Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland – Kansas City, MO
October 18: The Pageant – St. Louis, MO
* denotes festival performance