Third Man Records was founded in Detroit, Michigan in 2001, and expanded to Nashville, Tennessee in March of 2009, when the label’s first physical retail location was opened. The Nashville location also features the label offices and a live venue, where Jack White debuted his project The Dead Weather to a small audience of 150 people. Since the label’s inception, it has released a great deal of music from a myriad different genres, such as Bob Dylan, Sleep, Boris, Coldplay, Tenacious D and even non-music releases such as comedian Dave Chappelle’s special 8:46.

In 2015, fourteen years after the label was initially founded, Jack White partnered with a lifestyle brand called Shinola in order to open a new location in Detroit, Michigan. The location was officially opened on November 27^th, 2015. For more details about Third Man Records, you can check out their website here, and for anyone wishing to pay a visit to the label’s London store, you’ll find it on 1 Marshall Street in Soho.

Third Man London’s first signing, Island of Love, are set to release their new E.P. on March 18^th, and on July 1^st, will be releasing a 7” vinyl through the label. According to a press release, the band said of their forthcoming E.P: “Songs of Love was a collage of pretty wacky riffs Karim would play as guitar warm-ups until writing with the full band,” the band says. “Dealing with feelings of inadequacy, the lyrics shine a light on a way most of us felt before picking up an instrument, and the voice it’s since been able to give us. To have Third Man show an interest has been a surreal privilege to say the least.”

For those that like what they hear, the E.P. will be available on all streaming services including Bandcamp and can be pre-saved here. The limited edition 7” vinyl is also available to pre-order through the group’s Bandcamp page, which can be found at this link.

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White will hit the road in Spring 2022 in support of his two upcoming albums. The artist’s third studio album Fear Of The Dawn is set to be released on 8th April 2022 and Entering Heaven Alive will be released on 22nd July 2022. Both albums will be released via Third Man Records, the record label founded in 2001 by White in his hometown Detroit. White has released his solo albums via the label since his debut solo album Blunderbuss in 2012.

Fear Of The Dawn will be available to pre-order on CD, Vinyl and various digital interfaces. Fans of wax will be able to pre-order the album in five editions. A midnight blue release with a specially printed jacket will be available via Vault Novelties Store to Third Man Records Vault Members. Fans will also be able to pick up the album in astronomical blue in selected independent record shops and a moon glow white edition will be available at Target. Rough Trade Records will stock a split moon glow and astronomical blue LP and poster as well as a Third Man Records compilation CD. Urban Outfitters will also be offering an added incentive, when bought with the album fans can obtain an exclusive slipmat.

The Supply Chain Issues tour will be produced by event conglomerate Live Nation and marks White’s first headlining show in four years. The worldwide tour kicks off with two very special performances held in White’s hometown at the Masonic Temple Theatre on 8th and 9th April 2022, these particular sets will celebrate the hotly anticipated release of Fear Of The Dawn.  White will begin the UK leg of his tour with two performances at London’s Eventim Apollo on 27^th and 28^th June 2022. The multi-instrumentalist will then play throughout Europe across twelve cities, the tour will continue into the US on 13th August 2022 and will conclude in Kansas City on 29^th August 2022.

Fans have already experienced a taste of White’s upcoming album Fear Of The Dawn through its first single “Taking Me Back”. The single was released in October and was received with great critical and commercial success. The track the singer’s first solo release since 2018 and has been described by PASTE as “a return to White’s sweet spot”. The single was also released with an accompanying music video directed by White and co-directed by Lauren Dunn. The single and video are available to stream on White’s YouTube channel as well as other platforms.

Special pre-sale tickets for White’s tour will be made available on 13th December 2021 for Third Man Records Vault members. Through a new partnership, the Citi card will be the official card for The Supply Chain Issues Tour and through the programme cardholders will get access to pre-sale tickets from 14th December until 16th December 2021. Music fans are also able to register for pre-sale tickets by saving “Taking Me Back”, registered customers will have access to tickets on 17th December 2021. The general public tier of tickets will be available on 17th December 2021, fans will also have access to purchase limited-edition VIP packages for each show.

Jack White The Supply Chain Issues Tour UK dates

27/06/2022 – Eventim Apollo – London
28/06 – Eventim Apollo – London

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Jack White has opened the store venue ‘Blue Basement’ in style, performing for fans-only and followed by a balcony performance to the whole of Soho. 

White appeared with blue dyed hair to presumably mark the bar name – ‘The Blue Room’. He performed a set with Dominic‌ ‌Davis‌ ‌on‌ ‌bass‌ ‌and‌ ‌an ‌amazing Daru‌ ‌Jones‌ ‌on‌ ‌drums‌. They started with The White Stripes classics “Hello Operator” and finished with “Icky Thump”. The performance showed how complex of a musician White is with “his‌ ‌sweet‌ ‌and‌ ‌salty‌ ‌style‌ ‌creating‌ ‌an irresistible‌ ‌tangle‌ ‌of‌ ‌sweet‌ ‌melodies‌ ‌and‌ ‌heavy‌ ‌payoffs“. 

White finished the show by heading to the artist Damien Hirst next-door balcony and performing once more to gathered outside fans. London’s Carnaby Street turned into a rock’n’roll show. 

The new Third Man Records store has three physical spaces that combine two-level retail spaces, an intimate music venue and a European headquarter. “Its been personally designed by Jack White, who recently launched Jack White Arts & Design page showing off two decades of his creative work“.

You can find it in the heart of Soho, on 1 Marshall Street (W1f 9BA) and pop in between 11 am – 6 pm Monday to Sunday.  

Speaking about the new store, Jack White spoke to The Times last weekend and admitted that he feels “scare and confused” without any struggle in his life. “It is this disease I have and I don’t know what started it, but if there is no struggle involved in my life I get scared and confused” -he commented. “If art is not being made in some way, I start worrying. I wish I could pinpoint why this is necessary for me. I can’t get away from it“.

In the meantime, White’s and Alicia Key’s collaboration from the 2008 “Another Way To Die” from Bond movie, has been called “the strangest ever 007 themes“. Independent calls it “the bonkers and baffling “Another Way to Die” – or, as it really should be called, “Seven Nation Barmy”.

We’re excited to announce the opening of our first-ever #ThirdManRecords store outside the USA. Situated on Marshall Street in the heart of London’s historic Soho, the London store will complete a trio of Third Man physical spaces. Info: https://t.co/c8XjCAimCJ#thirdmanlondon pic.twitter.com/4ES3EEj5ZT

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The store has been personally designed by Jack White, who recently launched Jack White Arts & Design page showing off two decades of his creative work. “The store was conceptualised and created throughout 2020 and 2021 during the Covid pandemic, with the aim of creating a physical space to help keep record sales and live performances alive after such a tough period for everyone“.
The London branch will be a multi-functional space with a two-level retail room, a small music venue “The Blue Basement” and a European headquarter.
“It will feature a host of the kind of quirks, details and idiosyncrasies Third Man have become renowned around the world for“. These include a token-operated recording booth where anyone can record their own music on vinyl and a token-operated lucky dip book machine designed by US-based artist Craig Small. It’s called “Literarium” and it’s only a second of its kind in the world.
The big opening will see some of UK favourite artists: Paul Weller, David Ruffin, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Gina Birch of The Raincoats, Cornershop and Manchester’s group The Magic Roundabout that in celebration of the opening will record music for the Third Man. The exclusive releases will be available to purchase on vinyl on 25th September from The Third Man website, all three Third Man stores and all independent record shops. Special edition yellow vinyl will be available to buy in the London branch only.