Meg White Surprises With Raconteurs In Detroit

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News: Meg White Resurfaces at Weekend Raconteurs Gig
Published 6/9/2008 by Matthew Solarski at Pitchfork Media - Today
... According to a Billboard.com report, Raconteurs fans at the June 8 show were surprised to find that their encore applause brought not the Raconteurs back on stage, but rather Meg White along with Jack White. Those hoping for an impromptu White Stripes jam were hoping in vain, however, as Meg merely "tapped on a few of the drums," sat by as Jack declared, "Hey everybody, this is Meg White!", waved, and exited the stage as the rest of the Racs returned. You guys are such teases. ...

Meg White Makes Cameo During Raconteurs Concert
Published 6/9/2008 by Daniel Kreps at Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily
... Ten months after her acute anxiety forced the White Stripes to cancel their 2007 autumn tour, Meg White made a surprise return to the stage this weekend during her a Raconteurs concert in Detroit. Meg White emerged after the encore break, accompanied by only Jack, and sat at the drum kit and banged on a couple of drums. “Hey everybody, this is Meg White,” Jack announced as the crowd erupted. The duo didn’t perform any songs, however, nor did Meg sit in for the encores, as she exited the stage while the remaining Raconteurs came back to play the ...

Meg White Steps Out with the Raconteurs in Detroit
Published 6/9/2008 by laura at The Modern Age
... to try to get her to come out. Another poster chimed in: Yes Miss Megan came out with Jack right after the break and sat on Patrick’s stool. She cocked her left shoulder forward and looked over it at Jack and gave him a good WS stare. The crowd went nuts! Did I mentioned that I almost cried AGAIN! A little blurry picture of Meg walking away appears on the LR thread. More at Rolling Stone and Billboard. Thanks to A and W for the head’s up.

Meg White Cameos For Raconteurs
Published 6/9/2008 at Cinema Blend Music
Meg White Cameos For Raconteurs One thing I’ve always loved about live concerts is the possibility of off-chance surprises. Guest collaborations, songs you never thought you’d hear, maybe catching a quasi-celebrity up in the balcony. One select group of Raconteurs fans in Detroit were lucky enough to bear witness to one surprise showgoers across the country have been hoping for – an apperance by Meg White. Gracing the stage in front of a hometown crowd, Jack and Meg White briefly reunited for the first time since acute anxiety forced Meg off of the last leg of the White ...

Meg White Resurfaces In Detroit
Published 6/9/2008 by Stereogum at Stereogum
... , but with no Meg in site. Last night at Detroit's Fillmore that changed. Billboard had a report earlier today: Coming back from the encore break of the Raconteurs' concert at the Fillmore Detroit, Jack White was accompanied by ex-wife and White Stripes drummer Meg White, who sat at Patrick Keeler's kit and tapped on a few of the drums. With the audience going nuts, thinking it was about to see a surprise performance by the Stripes, Jack shouted, "Hey everybody, this is Meg White!" -- after which she waved, got up and walked off the stage while the rest of the Raconteurs ...