Jack White Announces Two-Night Stand at Mission Ballroom

After a blazing surprise show at the Bluebird in October, Jack White will rock Mission Ballroom for two nights next spring.

By Jason Heller

November 15, 2024

Image: Jack White performing in Denver at the Bluebird Theater

Jack White returns to Denver for two nights at Mission Ballroom in May Chelsey Dequaine-Jerabek

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Jack White played a surprise Denver show last month at the Bluebird Theater, and it was an audacious yet humble return to a local small venue. (Fun fact: While most rock stars demand thousands of dollars' worth of catering, booze and other amenities for their backstage enjoyment when they play a concert, a runner for AEG recently told Westword that the only thing White asked for at the Bluebird show was a few cases of water. Man of the people, that guy.)

The former White Stripes frontman has always seemed to have a soft spot for Denver, and now he's proving it once again — by returning to the city to play the Mission Ballroom for two nights in 2025, on Thursday, May 8, and Friday, May 9. Tickets go on sale November 22 at axs.com, with pre-sales starting November 15. Even cooler, there will be a limited number of first-come, first-served tickets available for just $20 at the Mission box office on May 8 and 9 — and only to students.

White also dropped a new video today. Surprise, surprise, it's yet another blistering example of his trademark bluesy, pounding garage rock.

Jason Heller is a staff writer at Westword. He's the author of the book Strange Stars: David Bowie, Pop Music, and the Decade Sci-Fi Exploded (Melville House/Penguin Random House), and has contributed to the New Yorker, The Atlantic, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork and NPR.org. His work has won a Hugo Award and a Colorado Press Association Award.

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