White Stripes releasing documentary about their 2007 tour
A long time ago in 2007, a little band called The White Stripes decided to go on tour through Canada. But not just the major cities that come equipped with NHL hockey teams. No sir, the Detroit based duo decided to stop at some smaller towns including Whitehorse, Charlottestown, St. Johns, Newfoundland and they played some interesting venues like a classroom, a boat and even a city bus. And the best part about this tour? It’s all on film.
Back in April, Pitchfork reported that Jack White was possibly working on a film about the White Stripes. The CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Company) confirmed that story this weekend saying that the White Stripes film was indeed on the band’s trek through the north.
In an interview with Canadian press, Jack White revealed all the details of how the film came to be. “When we started, we just didn’t know what we were doing, so we just [said]: ‘Film everything, see what happens.’” White went on to talk about the venues they played and how they came across them. “We’d make up an idea at breakfast of where we’d play that day, whether it was on a boat, bus, school or city park, then we’d make it happen.”
As for the small towns that he and Meg would rock out at? “As we went around and played a show in every province or territory, we realized that not even a Canadian band had ever done that. Which is wild, I can’t even believe that. How did we become the first, you know? It’s already the 21st century!”
There’s been no release date to the documentary yet. Let’s just hope it doesn’t interfere with Jack’s myriad of projects he’s currently working on.
