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Yesterday in Winnipeg, the White Stripes continued their routine of playing quirky secret shows before their official dates in the under-toured cities of Canada.

This time, instead of schoolhouse rocking or spear throwing, Jack and Meg took to a city bus already carrying in-the-know fans to Thump out "Wheels on the Bus" and "Hotel Yorba" before disappearing into the ether, aka the MTS Centre later that night. Perhaps you caught the video over in Forkcast?

Reader Thom Johnston was there to capture the action photographically, and for that, we thank him. His photos and more Stripes dates are below.







Dates:

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 Bar-B-Q
09-18 San Diego, CA - The Embarcadero *
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