Sunday night we headed down to see The White Stripes. We got there a bit early and didn’t feel like checking out the other acts so we just found a great spot to stand around in which wasn’t too far off from our spot where we watched George Thorogood.
There was this small fellow in front of me taking pictures with his nice Nikon camera. He was getting some good shots during the night. At one point this one guy offered to get him up on his back to get a better view so I hoisted the guy up and held him up on this guy’s back while he snapped some shots. I should have asked him to send me some!
I don’t know much about The White Stripes. All I know is that Jack and Meg White consist of the band so I wondered how amazing that would be. I also don’t own any albums.
They put on one of the more energetic shows that I’ve seen! Jack White can wail on that guitar and Meg pounds the drums like a human metronome. I enjoy their stage decor also – the white and red theme plays well in a stage setting. They had a red cloth draped from the top to the bottom and they had multiple microphones positioned around the stage which made it interesting to watch. I especially liked when Jack sauntered up some steps to an upper platform and performed his Godzilla walk. The shadows played well throughout the set also. Very well thought out.
Even though I didn’t know any of their songs, I was impressed by the sheer rock of the show. Two thumbs up.
Setlist
Stop Breakin’ Down Blues [Robert Johnson]
When I Hear My Name
Cannon
John the Revelator [Traditional]
Death Letter [Son House]
300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues
Lord, Send Me an Angel [Blind Willie McTell]
Wasting My Time
Instinct Blues
I Fought Piranhas
Let’s Build a Home
Give Me Back My Wig [Hound Dog Taylor]
Catch Hell Blues
Astro
Cool Drink of Water Blues [Tommy Johnson]
Ball and Biscuit
Icky Thump
In the Cold, Cold Night
Hotel Yorba
Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground
Black Math
I’m Slowly Turning Into You
Seven Nation Army
Boll Weevil [Lead Belly]
iplaying: Neverlost – The Smashing Pumpkins (Zeitgeist)