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White Stripes 07/29/07
House Of Blues, North Myrtle Beach, SC

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Set I

Icky Thump
You Don't Know What Love Is (You Just Do What You're Told)
Hotel Yorba
Effect & Cause
Cannon
John the Revelator
Wasting My Time
Catch Hell Blues
Seven Nation Army
I Can't Wait
I'm Slowly Turning Into You
In the Cold, Cold Night
A Martyr For My Love For You
You're Pretty Good Looking (For A Girl)
Hello Operator
Instinct Blues
Apple Blossom
Take, Take, Take
We're Going To Be Friends
Little Cream Soda
Ball & Biscuit

E: Blue Orchid
Black Math
Hardest Button To Button
the Union Forever
My Doorbell
Boll Weevil

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James	Arrived at the HOB around 2:15 to eat and hopefully gain early entry only to find out that they didn't start serving until 3:00. We went to the bar, had a drink then ate and got in line around 3:45. It was very hot and humid but looking back on it, things could have been worse. We tried to pass the time and not look at the clock but it was hard to do. Finally got inside shortly after 7:00 and ran towards the stage. Got a great spot a few people back and just right of center and then waited for about an hour until Dan Sartain played. It was a good set I thought, I will definately listen to more of his stuff. The Stripes finally came out around 9-ish and opened with a very energetic "Icky Thump". The crowd was going crazy and we were getting pushed around a lot but I was still singing my heart out the whole time... as was everyone else. "You Don't Know What Love Is" was the second song and at some point during it the crowd seemed to calm down a bit and I was able to stay in the same location for the remainder of the show. After the second song, Jack walked to the side of the stage and took a drink of water at which point I looked at Jesse and said "Jack White just drank water... he's mortal!" Apparently he didn't get it at the time because he thought I said "mormon" which is pretty funny in itself. Jack then picked up "Rita" and played "Hotel Yorba". There was a great response from the crowd during this song and everyone was throwing their arms up in the air during the "1, 2, 3, 4 take the..." and just really getting into it. Things slowed down a bit (Jack was fighting a cold and had to collect himself every little bit but you wouldn't know that by the way he played) with the next song, "Effect and Cause". I like this song much more live than on the album but it's still a fun song. After another sip of water and a break to put bobby pins in his hair, Jack grabbed the Airline and started playing the "Cannon" riff. I was expecting him to just play the riff as an intro to another song but he played the whole thing... a GREAT version in fact and even broke into "John the Revelator" acapella at the end. It was really hard to believe that he was sick but you could see it some in his face at times but his voice surely didn't suffer. "Wasting My Time" was next and again the crowd was REALLY into it. I especially almost busted a blood vessel in my head from screaming and raising my hands for "recalling every rhyme from the book, the page, the line, the word, the letter." A quick break to wipe his face and grab the Kay and Jack began playing the live intro to "Death Letter" but instead, he played "Catch Hell Blues" it was neat and totally threw me off but I'm not complaining! This is possibly my favorite song on Icky Thump and it's no different live. Jack's slide playing is mesmorizing live to say the least. "Seven Nation Army" was the next song which surprised me, being so early in the set but the crowd went crazy once again and we were all singing along. When the solo came up, I was hoping for "Death Letter", like at the Grammy's but he played through and went to the third verse which was also really good. Jack stepped to the side of the stage once again to wipe his face and get water and then picked up the Airline and started playing "I Can't Wait" but only played the first verse or so and didn't seem to really be feeling it so they went into "I'm Slowly Turning Into You". Jack really got the crowd into this song, having everyone yell "Yeah!" and pointing during the rest in the riff. The whole time he was playing and singing, he was throwing up his right hand when the crowd was supposed to and after about 11 or 12 times, he had this devilish look on his face and made a gun with his hand and everyone was laughing, it was neat. He also threw up the devil horns at one point. I was particularly amazed at how he transitioned seamlessly from organ to guitar throughout this song. After a very energetic version of "I'm Slowly Turning Into You", Jack started to play the riff from "In The Cold, Cold Night" and walked over behind the drum kit and sat down facing away from the crowd. The spot light hit Meg and she made her way to the front and center of the stage (looking very hot if I do say so myself). The crowd gave her a huge round of applause and she started singing. She also played the organ part during the middle of the song which I thought was cool. The whole time, Jack is in the back sitting in the corner. Meg sang wonderfully and recieved another huge round of applause and returned to the drums. Jack donned "Rita" once again and started playing "A Martyr For My Love For You" as he made his way to the front mic. This is also one of my favorite songs off of the new album and live is was even better. There was a lot of emotion in Jack's singing and even though some of the lyrics aren't very deep it was a very moving performance. Another quick break and a chance to pick up the Airline and Jack went into the beginning of "You're Pretty Good Looking (For A Girl)" but seemed unhappy with it and walked over to Meg and said something to her really quick and they went into "Hello Operator". This is one of my favorite songs and I wasn't expecting to hear it. I was jumping up and down when I realized that they were going to play it. Jack played the chorus riff (I guess you could call it) different than I had ever heard but I liked it better the way he did it. He started playing the riff from "Instinct Blues" then went into "Apple Blossom", another unexpected song that I was really glad to hear. If I remember correctly he played the whole thing on guitar and didn't use the piano but I could be mistaken. I do remember that it was awesome though. Jack picked up "Rita" once again and played a chord... I think it was a G for a bit then went into "Take, Take, Take" for one verse before going back to playing that G chord for a good 30 seconds straight. He then started picking that chord for the "We Are Going To Be Friends" riff and had a confused look on his face. He sang the first two lines and then stopped and just kind of looked down and shook his head and said "That was too fast." and he started playing it again, this time in whole and at the correct tempo. Jack grabbed the Airline one last time and started playing "Little Cream Soda". I looked at my friends and we were all just laughing because all weekend we had been saying "oh well, oh well" to everything and had been drinking cream soda because of that song. They played the first half or so of it then transitioned into "Ball And Biscuit". This was my favorite song when Elephant came out and the version they played was incredible. After the song, Jack let his guitar feedback and they walked off stage. The lights dimmed and everyone was screaming and clapping for a good five or six minutes. I had never seen the Stripes live and didn't think they did encores but if they didn't I know the place would have collapsed. I was later told that they did do encores but at the time I thought it was really special... and it was. The lights turned red and Jack and Meg returned to the stage and began playing "Blue Orchid". I had heard some live versions of this and seen some videos and Jack always seemed to have trouble synching the riff and the lyrics which I can totally understand because I've tried it myself and it's tough. He, however, pulled it off and played the best version I've ever heard... much better than the studio take. "Black Math" was next, another favorite of mine from Elephant and it too was better than the album version. There was a short pause and Jack started playing a slow riff, still on the Airline. As it turns out, it was "Hardest Button To Button" but just with a slow intro. I really liked it and at the end he added a verse that was making fun of Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson, Ashlee Simpson, Lindsay Lohan, and Paris Hilton which everyone loved. The highlight of the show came next when they played "The Union Forever". They played an extended version with a new organ part in the middle and it was so powerful, I think everyone was really moved. Jack ran to the side of the stage and picked up a tamborine then went up to the mic and said "This song's called My Doorbell" and Meg started the beat and Jack played tamborine then sat it down and began playing the song on guitar. He didn't use piano at all on it and it was really good, I had never heard it that way before. During the part of the sing where he sings "I've got plenty of my own friends, they're all above me" everyone in the crowd pointed up as they sang along which I always love. It'salways really neat when everyone in the audience is on the same wavelength or whatever you want to call it. Jack then said that this would be the last song of the night and that it was about trying to find a home. He said that it was the first time they had played in South Carolina and that they had a lot of fun tonight. They played "Bol Weevil" with the last verse about him and everyone was singing along. They both walked to the front of the stage, held hands, looked around smiling for a bit then took a bow and walked off stage. Jack threw his guitar pick as he walked off but I don't think it made it to the crowd. The whole experience was a lot to take in and I don't think anyone has ever had a better night than I did then. My only concern is that any other concert that I go to from here on out will seem dull. Maybe I'll be able to see them again or see the Raconteurs and can experience something at least close to it again.	\| \|
James		\| \|