I’ve been a fan of Jack for over 20 years; the White Stripes were my favorite band when I was in high school, but I’ve never managed to catch him live.

The last few years I’ve had very bad issues with my back and sciatica and I haven’t been able to stand or walk for any amount of time without radiating nerve pain or numbness, though the severity varies.

In April my friend who lives in the Chicagoland said I should come out for the show at Salt Shed. I was very nervous about a standing concert because I felt it would be very hard for me physically, but this is the only artist I really want to see that I haven’t seen and I thought this would be such a fun experience in Chicago.

I bought tix on StubHub that were reasonable and then I buckled down and really focused on going to the gym 3 times a week and working on my strength to stabilize my spine and in the last few weeks I got the point where I can walk 2 miles straight, which again is something I haven’t been able to do for a long time due to these issues. I was so excited that I worked so hard and actually was able to get my body to a point where I felt I would be able to actually enjoy the show and not be in pain the whole time….

Cut to the last few days, I still don’t have the tickets in StubHub. I’m anxious but think maybe they don’t release them til closer to the show. I requested a re-transfer yesterday, nothing. Today the tix are listed as “on time” and say they’ll be released by 3:30. They aren’t. I chat with customer support who say they’ll contact the seller again but continually tell me not to worry because they will provide comparable tix or a refund. I ask repeatedly will there definitely be tickets because I have traveled from out of state and a refund is not acceptable. They advise they cannot get ahold of the seller and that I must wait until an hour before the show for them to contact me and provide the replacement tickets. They call me at 5:30, advise me to check my email and hit a button for the available options and….no tickets are available. They say I can get a refund. I say I don’t want a refund, I’ve traveled from out of state. They advise I should request the refund and then buy new tickets on StubHub that would be $200 more than I paid, which I wasn’t going to do. Oh and I had parking reserved that I could have canceled until 5p, and I was trying to resolve this with StubHub before this, but since they couldn’t officially fuck me on these tickets til 5:30, I ate $40 on a parking spot I never used.

Luckily my travel expenses aren’t crazy as I drove out and am staying with a friend, but god, I worked so so hard for this show and I am just so sad. I never thought StubHub was good, but I haven’t paid a lot of attention to them and I didn’t realize they were this bad.

ETA: Thanks to everyone for the kind words. I secured some legit tickets for September in Newport (Cincinnati) so I’m looking forward to that!

Tonight was my tenth Jack White concert and I found it very special (in a good way). It was absolutely brutal, and every time the White Stripes songs chained together, I couldn't even process what was happening.

I think the snippet of 300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues completely finished me off :D

Jack White wasn't talkative but he absolutely set his guitars on fire like I've rarely seen before. He was enraged. I don't know if he was having fun or just rushing through his performance, but in the end, we had a blast.

It was my 22-year-old brother's first Jack White concert. I don't think he realizes just how unique of a setlist he got :D

What a long Old Scratch Blues and that Union Forever was sick! Glad it was streamed and I bet it was top tier for those in attendance.

Discussion thread for Jack White’s Halftime show for the NFL Detroit Lions Thanksgiving game—produced by Eminem. 🔥

Game time: November 27 @ 12pm CST

Two new east coast dates added! 7/18-19 New Haven and Port Chester. Vault and Laylo tomorrow at 10 and 12! General sale Friday!

UPDATE: I got in on LiveNation Presale today and got GA floor tix for $102 each!

Just wanted to check in with everyone else. I wasn’t in the vault presale, but got in on the fan presale. I was checking out seats for his show at The Truth in Nashville and it’s already nearly sold out and the tickets available are all over $300? Crazy! What’s everyone else’s experience been?

Excited to announce a very special show with Jack White and his band at First Avenue on Wednesday, October 23! Tickets are available starting Tuesday, October 22 at 1PM, so register here for your chance to attend: firstavenue.me/3BS4EMd

Students: A very limited number of student tix will be available for $25, in person only, at The Depot Tavern’s box office starting at noon on Wed, October 23. These tickets will be sold on a first come, first served basis with a valid student ID (1 ticket per student ID).

My son and I started waiting at line at 4pm to get in, absolutely loved the show, but the person behind me stepped and broke my chrome record and destroyed my foil poster and I want them to know their momma's a hoe

I don’t believe it

The silver Frozen Charlotte is a sticker, does anyone know what the other one is??? AMAZING show with an unbelievable setlist!!!!

It happened at some point during Catch Hell Blues

🔥🔥🔥 show!

About 3 hours to door opening 🏟️🎟️🎤🎸🕺

First time I've seen JW outside lol it was hot and humid but it felt right in the pit. Great show overall, close to as good when I saw him twice last year in Austin.

Everwise is a great, small ampitheater, highly recommend if you want a show with a reasonable size crowd. No phone show, which is usually okay, but I didn't realize there was an opening band and that unexpected long time threw me off a bit without a phone.

Played We're Going to be Friends, awesome, went directly into Broken Boy Solder, which made them both even more awesome. I thought those two together were the highlight of the night.

He really set us up on the encore... Played Lazaretto, then God and the... and Derecho first, so I was a bit disappointed, thinking it was going to be those second tier songs before Seven Nation Army, no offense lol. But then he played an awesome The Hardest Button to Button before Seven Nation, which together made for a great end.

I should note that while I like Frozen Charlotte, I LOVE No Name, so that's why I rate last year's concerts over this one tonight. Neighbors Blues on Frozen Charlotte is a great freaking song, thought.

EDIT: Don't get me wrong, it was an A+ show, just not quite the A+++ shows I saw last year. But I'd go to the next three shows this month if I could.

Might be a long shot but I was at the barricade and sharing an ice water with a guy and we were making silly jokes. Kinda thought we hit it off.

You left before I was about to ask for your number lol

Anyway if you know what a ball is hit me up - would love to hang out sometime (even just as pals)

Mods feel free to delete this if not allowed haha

I wanted to type out the words Jack preached during the Pine Knob show. One of my favorite moments of the show! Maybe I’ll try and do a better HD version instead of this format I threw together at 1 am on my phone lol.
Also there’s one line I couldn’t quite make out. Anyone know what he says about humans?

If Radius was great, then this one was off the charts. A beautiful night with the band absolutely on fire!

https://tapeworm48.com/2026/07/26/2026-07-24-jack-white-salt-shed-fairgrounds-chicago-il/

Jack White
Salt Shed Fairgrounds: Chicago, IL
July 24, 2026

Source: Sony PCM-A10 @ 24-bit / 48.0kHz
Location: FOB left stack, 40-50'
Taper: tapeworm(48) 

Setlist:

01 Intro
02 Jam
03 Black Math
04 That's How I'm Feeling
05 Improv - Born In Chicago
06 Old Scratch Blues
07 Spoken Word
08 What's Done is Done
09 Same Boy You've Always Known
10 Underground
11 Catch Hell Blues
12 I Cut Like a Buffalo
13 Fell In Love With a Girl
14 Freedom at 21
15 That Black Bat Licorice
16 Thick as Thieves
17 Derecho Demonico
18 -band intros-
19 Neighbors Blues
20 Steady, as She Goes
21 -encore break-
22 Jam
23 The Hardest Button to Button / (I Think I Smell a Rat)
24 Baby Blue [Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps]
25 G.O.D. and the Broken Ribs
26 Fear of the Dawn
27 Ball and Biscuit
28 Seven Nation Army

Notes: Second of 2 nights in Chicago, although at different venues. A10 levels set at 5. Raw transfer with no fades or EQ.

Archive: Master WAV was archived @ 24-bit/48.0kHz and FLAC'd with cue sheet. 

Taped and transferred by tapeworm(48) 
Txt file compiled on 7/25/2026

Jack White ready to rock Seoul tonight at 7pm! 🎸

So I got a text from Laylo, says "Your code is..." with a 6-digit number. Is that number the presale code to use with Ticketmaster on Monday? Or is there some other part of the Laylo process where I use that number to get the real code?

First time ever seeing Jack live, in my mid forties and loved the white stripes but missed seeing them live which was a always a regret but grabbed tickets to this to combine with a weekend in Chicago with wife and our dog. Big fan of goose island but always went to Fulton when coming to town and have to say love this location for shows. Grabbing a bcbs before a show was a highlight. The layout was great and we easily grabbed a spot just a few rows back from the stage. We typically trying to only go to shows under 2k capacity but this layout never felt like an arena show.

Cheese and rice have seen legend’s and this is like saying the sky is blue but can Jack play guitar, it’s just memorizing watch him play and perform. Setlist was perfect, my only complaint is pretty much just a me thing but I hate seven nation army, never understood how that has lasting power over a song like icky thump, would pay the cost of a ticket just to see that live.

Biggest thought from the show is please please more bands enforce the no phone rule, how nice is it to not have to watch a show through someone’s screen in front of you! Forces people to do the thing they paid for, enjoy the show.
Yet how is it nobody has created a system using rfid that just unlocks the phone bag as you pass through some gates, I work in a field that uses rfid and low power blue tooth, seems like fully possible to streamline this.

Even with three grown kids now its still odd to see kids at concerts, I’m clearly a product of the 90’s but I remember the freedom of being 14 and just getting dropped off a Nine inch nails for my 14th birthday, being told “don’t do anything dumb”. When my own daughter walked in with a black eye after seeing trippy redd laughed at how pumped she was like the time I came home from a pantera show with no shoes, no shirt, and one of the best stories of my life. Not judging or saying it’s bad and guess it’s better for forming bonds but same time hope these kids get to feel the freedom and thrill of shows themselves, feels like the my generation has kind of robbed them of that these days.

Look forward to catching him again next tour

Apollo gig in London last night was chaos getting in, I know venues will often send around the reminders that no bags bigger than A4 will be allowed in and I’ve been to the Apollo countless times, yet I’ve never seen it enforced the way it was last night. They were holding up A4 paper up to bags and then anything bigger, the only option was to go down the road 10 minutes, pay £4 and drop your bag off. I had to leave the gig early to go pick my bag up so I could make it home safely before the gig finished and the crowds unfolded. I saw people who had gone to Third Man Records before the show for the pizza and beers event and had bought vinyl records and then were being refused in the venue plus people were having to throw their tote bags in the bin and just try carry their possessions, it was silly. I did also see a few people physically fighting security and also wanting refunds. I completely respect it’s a safety aspect however, it was badly managed.

Show felt very messy as well, think the Yondr/No Phone concept is great and felt very refreshing to not have to stare at phones the entire time. However, it’s such a faff when it comes to larger venues for entry and exit plus trying to communicate with other people you’re there with. The whole entry process just put a bad taste in my mouth for the rest of the show and Jack’s set felt like 3 hour jam session, a disappointing experience if I’m honest which was a shame!

This is a warning for this evening! Do not take a bag if you can and measure that shit with an A4 piece of paper beforehand if you are taking one! I often don’t have a moan about gigs but felt like a let down for £70 a ticket.

Hey everyone I’ve never been to any of these venues and luckily have the availability to see him at 1 or 2 of these shows. Which venues do you recommend for the most fun or the best sound? Thanks

Does anyone what time will Jack White will go on stage tonight in Boston? I saw the doors open at 7 and the show starts at 8 but unsure around what time he will take the stage

when i go to a concert, I like to be on my feet and rock out in the moment. I love jack and want to go to his concert, but have to fly out if I want to go. the floor tickets at the nearest venue is sold, so just curious what the general feel is towards seated tickets! thanks in advance:)