Jack White plays first solo gig at Third Man Records’ birthday party

Jack White celebrated Third Man Records’ third birthday last night (March 8) by showcasing tracks from his forthcoming debut album ‘Blunderbuss’ along with tracks by The White Stripes, The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather.

The star ran through a 19-song set for a select audience, which included six tracks off his new album. He played the set in the lounge of of his label’s headquarters in Nashville.

Kicking off with The White Stripes’ 2001 classic ‘Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground’, he then introduced three ‘Blunderbuss’ cuts – the piano-driven ‘Missing Pieces’, ‘Sixteen Saltines’ and recent single ‘Love Interruption’, which he previously performed on Saturday Night Live. You can see that performance again by scrolling down and clicking below.

He then went on to perform The Raconteurs’ ‘Top Yourself’, The Dead Weather’s ‘Blue Blood Blues’, The White Stripes’ ‘Hotel Yorba’, ‘You’re Pretty Good Looking (For A Girl), ‘We’re Going To Be Friends’, ‘Seven Nation Army’ and another new track ‘Hypocritical Kiss’.

Although Dead Weather singer Alison Mosshart and The Raconteurs bassist Jack Lawrence were watching in the audience, White chose to use his own backing band for his set, reports Jam Canoe.

He wrapped up the show with a cover of Leadbelly’s ‘Goodnight Irene’.

Jack White played:

‘Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground’

‘Goodnight Irene’

To learn more about Jack White’s career, head to iTunes.com.apple.com/nme-icons, where you can purchase a special NME iPad app detailing the celebrated singer/guitarist/producer’s past 15 years in rock’n’roll.

A one-off NME Icons special issue magazine dedicated to White is also available – see Backstreet-merch.com for details of how to purchase.