April 5, 2006 20:00

The Raconteurs treat fans to intimate show

The band play in front of just 20 people

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The Raconteurs played their most intimate show last night in New York (April 4).

Taking to the stage at the city’s Hit Factory Studios, the band tore through a set in front of just 20 lucky fans.

A score of competition winners were less than two feet away from the group as they performed tracks from their upcoming debut album ‘Broken Boy Soldiers’ including ‘Steady, As She Goes’, 'Level', 'Hands', ‘Blue Veins’ and a cover of ‘It Ain’t Easy’, a song made famous by [a]David Bowie.

The Raconteurs' set list ran:

'Level'
'Steady, As She Goes'
'Hands'
'Store Bought Bones'
'Broken Boy Soldier'
'It Ain't Easy'
'Blue Veins'

The Raconteurs play their first full-size gig in the US on Friday (April 7) at New York’s Irving Plaza.

The band release their first single proper ‘Steady, As She Goes’ on April 24, with ‘Broken Boy Soldiers’ following on May 15.