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Jack White showcased his debut solo album, Blunderbuss, with an all male band at London’s Brixton Academy last night (June 21).
The blues singer and guitarist last played in the UK backed by an all female band in April, but this time took to the stage flanked by a seven-piece all male band. White’s set included material from his first solo album alongside tracks by his bands The White Stripes and The Dead Weather. He also performed “Two Against One” from the Rome album by Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi, for which he provided guest vocals.
Speaking after “Hotel Yorba” – which received one of the biggest responses from the crowd – he said: “London is alive and well and kicking. You get one nice day of weather yesterday and you just spring alive don’t you?”
Fans greeted the band’s heavy version of The Dead Weather’s “I Cut Like A Buffalo” with a huge round of applause, while an extended version of “Ball And Biscuit” saw White playing on his knees, marking the end of the main set. For the encore, White, who was sporting black, white and grey trousers, and his band played “16 Saltines”, “The Hardest Button To Button” and “Take Me With You When You Go”.
Jack White plays at London’s Hamersmith Apollo tonight (June 22), and Radio 1’s Hackney Weekend this Saturday (June 23).
Jack White played:
‘Black Math’
‘Missing Pieces’
‘Weep Themselves To Sleep’
‘Hypocritical Kiss’
‘Top Yourself’
‘Hotel Yorba’
‘Trash Tongue Talker’
‘Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground’
‘Two Against One’
‘I Cut Like A Buffalo’
‘Freedom at 21’
‘We’re Going To Be Friends’
‘On and On and On’
‘Poor Boy’
‘Ball And Biscuit’
’16 Saltines’
‘The Hardest Button to Button’
‘Take Me With You When You Go’
Photo: Andy Willsher/NME