The Raconteurs (featuring Jack White from the White Stripes) have asked The Features to open for them December 30th and 31st at the Riviera in Chicago. Presale on their website starts in 10 minutes.

General onsale is this Friday. Up until this point, it's been a rumor, but I saw it was on the Raconteurs myspace page and figured it was only fair to post it here for you guys.

This is the best news I've gotten in a long time.

(Edited by carligula at 11:54 am on Oct. 10, 2006)

oh. my. god.

"Asked" them too? Like, as in, Jack White and/or Brendan Benson knows the band and enjoys them?

Nice!

So I guess it's safe to say these guys will be signed by a major record label in the very near future if they haven't already.

Well, according to the rumors, it was Little Jack and Patrick (also of the Greenhornes/ Lorretta Lynn band) who approached them, but I think Jack and Brendan probably dig them, too.

that's incredible!

holy eff...$36 the first day, $80 the second. this is going to COST ME BIG TIME! i'd rather kill myself then miss out on both days though. i'll be the one in line at 3 am the morning of the shows for no reason. its been over a year since i've seen them...you have no idea how excited i am.

oh yeah...and i'm not staying for the raconteurs either day. ha!

Unbelievable!!! I had already bought tickets for the show on the 30th before I read about this, so it's icing on the cake.

i just bought 2 tickets for the second day. and cried the entire time.

$181 for me and my sis to see a features set.

(Edited by krisan at 5:46 pm on Oct. 10, 2006)

Is that a record?

Why the tears?

i've only seen them twice before, two of the three shows they played in london with kings of leon. they've been my favorite band ever since, and i haven't seen them since then. i'm flipping out over here kids.

and for the record, i don't cry.

Well, I'm glad you get to see them again, and I do believe you currently hold the record for paying the most to see them.

You should turn 21 so that you can see them down here on their home turf.

exactly. i'm actually waiting on my sister to turn 18, which is in less than a month, so i can start driving down for those gigs!

ha, i'd like to think nobody has paid that much in the past. its crazzzzzy, i complain when any show is over $20. wtf.

crazy

That's great news. Hopefully it will lead to more shows and more exposure. I think the Features and the Raconteurs playing together makes perfect sense.

this would be an awesome show to attend. i don't really care for the raconteurs album (mostly because of the awful, super-shiny porduction), but i think some of their songs might be pretty good live. besides, there's nothing better to look at during the first second of the new year than jack white.

how did you buy a ticket?

The raconteurs.com presale for both shows has ended.

Ticketmaster is doing a presale right now until 10PM, but I don't know the password or how one would go about getting it (I think it's a local radio station presale). If anyone knows, please let us know. In the meantime, I'll try to contact management.

General Onsale begins tomorrow, Saturday, Oct 14th at 10am CDT on ticketmaster.com.

By the way, The Raconteurs are playing City Hall in Nashville on Sunday, November 19th. Tickets are $28 and go on sale this sunday at noon CDT.

yes!! $28 is never too much to pay to see jack white, even if you live in the same town as him. guess it's time to start listening to that shitty album again and give it another try.

Unfortunately, management doesn't have any more information on the password.

This site is the source for the password, but it involves registering for the newsletter. However, I'm not certain if you would receive yesterday's newsletter if you signed up today.

okay these tickets totally don't go on sale until "Fri, 10/20/06 10:00 AM." thanks a lot carlw, you woke me up for nothing!

Don't blame me for ticketmaster changing a date