The Raconteurs Debut New Single

The Raconteurs release new single "Help Me Stranger"
The Raconteurs "Help Me Stranger"

The Raconteurs have dropped “Help Me Stranger”. The latest single, lifted from their forthcoming release, Help Us Stranger (Third Man Records). The track follows previously released singles “Hey Gyp (Dig The Slowness),” “Now That You’re Gone,” and “Sunday Driver.” The band have also premiered the companion music video for “Help Me Stranger”. The video, which was filmed last month in the mysterious city of Kimitsu, Japan by director/visual effects specialist Yasuhiko Shimizu around the band’s recent Tokyo shows.

The Raconteurs will tour around Help Us Stranger , starting July 12th with a sold out show at Detroit, MI’s Masonic Temple. Due to popular demand, additional dates have been added in a number of major markets, including Detroit, Vancouver, New York, and Nashville.

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Live Dates

May 22: London, UK – Electric Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
May 25: All Points East – London, UK *
May 26: L’Olympia – Paris, France (SOLD OUT)
May 27: Cirque Royal – Brussels, Belgium (SOLD OUT)
May 28: E-Werk – Köln, Germany (SOLD OUT)
May 30: Verti Music Hall – Berlin, Germany
May 31: Heartland Festival – Kværndrup, Denmark *
June 1: Orange Warsaw Festival – Warsaw, Poland *
June 2: Best Kept Secret Festival – Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands *
July 12: Masonic Temple Theatre – Detroit, MI (SOLD OUT)
July 13: Masonic Temple Theatre – Detroit, MI
July 14: Eagles Ballroom – Milwaukee, WI
July 15: Armory – Minneapolis, MN
July 18: WaMu Theater at CenturyLink Field Events Center – Seattle, WA
July 19: Queen Elizabeth Theatre – Vancouver, BC (SOLD OUT)
July 20: Queen Elizabeth Theatre – Vancouver, BC
July 21: Edgefield – Troutdale, OR (SOLD OUT)
July 23: Fox Theater – Oakland, CA (SOLD OUT)
July 24: Fox Theater – Oakland, CA
July 26: Greek Theatre – Los Angeles, CA
July 27: Santa Barbara Bowl – Santa Barbara, CA
July 28: Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre – San Diego, CA
August 10: Railbird Festival – Lexington, KY *
August 11: Knoxville Civic Auditorium – Knoxville, TN
August 12: Egyptian Room at Old National Centre – Indianapolis, IN (SOLD OUT)
August 13: Stage AE (Indoors) – Pittsburgh, PA
August 15: Agora Theatre – Cleveland, OH (SOLD OUT)
August 17: The Anthem – Washington, DC
August 18: The Fillmore Charlotte – Charlotte, NC (SOLD OUT)
August 20: Township Auditorium – Columbia, SC
August 21: Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA
August 22: Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA
August 29: Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN (SOLD OUT)
August 30: Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN (SOLD OUT)
August 31: Ryman Auditorium – Nashville, TN (SOLD OUT)
September 3: Red Hat Amphitheater – Raleigh, NC
September 5: Hammerstein Ballroom – New York, NY
September 6: Hammerstein Ballroom – New York, NY (SOLD OUT)
September 7: Kings Theatre – Brooklyn, NY (SOLD OUT)
September 9: House of Blues – Boston, MA (SOLD OUT)
September 10: House of Blues – Boston, MA
September 12: Sony Centre for the Performing Arts – Toronto, ON (SOLD OUT)
September 13: Express Live! Indoor Pavilion – Columbus, OH
October 4-6: Austin City Limits Music Festival – Austin, TX *
October 9: Denver, CO – The Mission Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
October 11-13: Austin City Limits Music Festival – Austin, TX *
October 12: The Criterion – Oklahoma City, OK
October 13: Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, OK (SOLD OUT)
October 14: Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, OK (SOLD OUT)
October 16: Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, OK
October 17: Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland – Kansas City, MO (SOLD OUT)
October 18: The Pageant – St. Louis, MO (SOLD OUT)
November 15: Popload Festival – São Paulo, Brazil *

TRACKLISTING:

1. Bored and Razed
2. Help Me Stranger
3. Only Child
4. Don’t Bother Me
5. Shine The Light On Me
6. Somedays (I Don’t Feel Like Trying)
7. Hey Gyp (Dig The Slowness)
8. Sunday Driver
9. Now That You’re Gone
10. Live A Lie
11. What’s Yours Is Mine
12. Thoughts and Prayers

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