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The Raconteurs announce first UK shows

The Raconteurs

The Raconteurs

Jack White's new band hit the UK

The Raconteurs will make a whistle-stop trip to the UK next month for their first ever tour.

The band, feauturing Jack White and Brendan Benson, will come to Britain for their first ever live gigs in March.

The four dates will be fans’ first opportunity to hear tracks from the band’s long-awaited new record ‘Broken Boy Soldiers’, which is out in May.

The UK tour visits:

Liverpool Academy (March 20)
Glasgow ABC (21)
Newcastle Stage 2 (22)
London Astoria (23)


Tickets go on sale at 9am on February 24.

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