Under Blackpool Lights


Under Blackpool Lights is the first official DVD released by the White Stripes. The DVD consists of 26 tracks recorded at The Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens in the English seaside resort of Blackpool on January 27 and 28, 2004, and directed by Dick Carruthers using super 8 film. Among these tracks, as with most White Stripes live performances, are several cover songs – such as "Take a Whiff on Me", "Outlaw Blues", "Jack the Ripper", "Jolene", "Death Letter", "Goin' Back to Memphis", and "De Ballit of de Boll Weevil".
The DVD's title comes from a moment during the performance in which Jack White addresses the audience:

Track listing

  1. "When I Hear My Name"
  2. "Black Math"
  3. "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground"
  4. "I Think I Smell a Rat"
  5. "Take a Whiff on Me"
  6. "Astro"
  7. "Outlaw Blues"
  8. "Jack the Ripper"
  9. "Jolene"
  10. "Hotel Yorba"
  11. "Death Letter"/"Grinnin' In Your Face"
  12. "Do"
  13. "The Hardest Button to Button"
  14. "Truth Doesn't Make a Noise"
  15. "The [Big Three Killed My Baby]"
  16. "Wasting My Time"
  17. "You're Pretty [Good Looking (For a Girl)]"
  18. "Hello Operator"
  19. "Apple Blossom"
  20. "Ball and Biscuit"
  21. "Let's Shake Hands"
  22. "I Fought Piranhas"
  23. "Let's Build a Home"
  24. "Goin' Back to Memphis"
  25. "Seven Nation Army"
  26. "De Ballit of de Boll Weevil"

Personnel

  • Jack White – vocals, guitar, piano
  • Meg White – drums