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As proof that they will go to great lengths to get Icky Thump into fans' headphones and onto their hard drives, the White Stripes have announced that they will release the forthcoming full-length in USB drive format.

The 512 MB USB 2.0 flash drives will come in two editions of 3,333 apiece. Half of them will creepily look like Meg, and the other half will creepily look like Jack (both are pictured).

The drives are available separately or as a pair, and all of them will come pre-loaded with Icky Thump in Apple Lossless format. They will ship the week of June 19, which is, not coincidentally, the album's U.S. release date (June 18 in the UK).

Finally, in addition to Grinderman, Porter Wagoner, and Cold War Kids, Dan Sartain will open some of the Stripes' previously reported tour dates, which continue tonight (June 12) in London.

Dates:

06-12 London, England – Rivoli Ballroom
06-14 London, England - Hyde Park (O2 Wireless Festival)
06-15 Leeds, England - Harewood House (O2 Wireless Festival)
06-17 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Festival
06-24 Burnaby, British Columbia - Deer Lake Park ^
06-25 Whitehorse, Yukon - Yukon Arts Centre
06-26 Yellowknife, Northwest Territories - Shorty Brown Multiplex Arena
06-27 Iqaluit, Nunavut - Arctic Winter Games Arena
06-29 Calgary, Alberta - Pengrowth Saddledome ^
06-30 Edmonton, Alberta - Shaw Convention Center ^
07-01 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - TCU Place ^
07-02 Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre ^
07-03 Thunder Bay, Ontario - Community Auditorium ^
07-05 Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre ^
07-06 Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre ^
07-07 London, Ontario - John Labatt Centre ^
07-08 Ottawa, Ontario - LeBreton Flats Park (Ottawa Bluesfest)
07-10 Moncton, New Brunswick - Moncton Coliseum Arena ^
07-11 Charlottetown, Price Edward Island - Charlottetown Civic Centre ^
07-13 Halifax, Nova Scotia - Cunard Centre ^
07-14 Glace Bay, Nova Scotia - Savoy Theatre ^
07-16 St. John's, Newfoundland - Mile One Center ^
07-22 Portland, ME - Cumberland Civic Center ^
07-23 Boston, MA - Agganis Arena ^
07-24 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden #
07-25 Wallingford, CT - Chevrolet Theater ^
07-27 Wilmington, DE - Grand Opera House ^
07-28 Fairfax, VA - Patriot Center ^
07-29 North Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues ^
07-30 Birmingham, AL - Sloss Furnaces ^
07-31 Southaven, MS - Snowden Grove Park Amphitheater ^
09-15 Austin, TX - Zilker Park (Austin City Limits Festival)
09-16 Austin, TX - Stubb's BBQ (Austin City Limits Festival)
09-19 Inglewood, CA - The Forum *
09-21 Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre *
09-24 Anchorage, AK - William A. Egan Civic Center
09-26 Seattle, WA - Paramount Ballroom *
09-27 Seattle, WA - Paramount Ballroom *
09-28 Boise, ID - Idaho Center Theater *
09-29 Salt Lake City, UT - The "E" Center *
09-30 Jackson Hole, WY - Snow King Center *
10-02 Rapid City, SD - Rushmore Plaza Civic Center *
10-03 Fargo, ND - Fargo Civic Auditorium *
10-04 Lincoln, NE - Pershing Center Auditorium *
10-06 Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom *
10-07 Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom *
10-11 Albuquerque, NM - Kiva Auditorium *

^ with Dan Sartain
# with Grinderman, Porter Wagoner
* with Cold War Kids