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- The Raconteurs reunited onstage for the first time in seven years during the encore of Jack White's solo show Saturday at Nashville's new The Truth venue.
- Jack White teased the surprise earlier in the day on social media, telling Raconteurs fans in Nashville to grab tickets and hinting that "there just might be a little surprise."
- The five-song encore featured all four members — White, Brenden Benson, Jack Lawrence, and Patrick Keeler — and included "Steady as She Goes" plus three more tracks from the band's first album, 2006's "Broken Boy Soldiers."
- Third Man Records announced a 20th anniversary edition of "Broken Boy Soldiers" that will include a recording of the band's first-ever concert on March 20, 2006, along with nine demos from that era, as part of its Vault series.
- The Raconteurs hadn't performed together since December 2019, the same year they released their third album "Help Me Stranger" — which arrived 11 years after 2008's "Consolers of the Lonely."
- It's unclear whether Saturday's appearance was strictly a one-off tied to the reissue and The Truth venue's opening, or whether the band has larger plans in store.
Why it matters: Third Man Records' 20th-anniversary Broken Boy Soldiers reissue — bundled with a recording of the band's first-ever 2006 concert and nine demos — launched alongside a five-song reunion set, giving Vault subscribers a coordinated event while leaving fans uncertain whether the Raconteurs plan a full return or this was strictly a one-off tied to the reissue and The Truth venue opening.
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