Jack White Welcomes The Strokes' Nick Valensi to Stage at L.A. Show

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Jack White Welcomes Nick Valensi, on a Break from the Strokes, at His L.A. Gig

Guitarist joined old friend on the Raconteurs' "Broken Boy Soldier" and the live premiere of White's "Bless Yourself"

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September 29, 2026

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Jack White welcomed an old friend, the Strokes ‘ Nick Valensi , at his L.A. show Monday night for a couple of songs: the Raconteurs’ “Broken Boy Soldier” and White’s “Bless Yourself.” The latter performance, a song off White’s 2024 album, No Name , was the first time White played it live.

Video that White posted from the concert, which took place at the Hollywood Palladium, showed Valensi and him in a classic-rock guitar showdown trading pentatonic lead riffs like the Allman Brothers. (White posted more video from the concert on his website , accessible if you click, “Download Live Video.”)

White and Valensi have crossed paths several times in the past three decades as their respective bands ushered in a rock revival around the turn of the millennium. White joined the Strokes onstage twice in August 2002: first at Radio City Music Hall with White playing the Strokes’ “New York City Cops” with the band before repeating the performance later in the month at Reading.

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_Originally reported by [Rolling Stone](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jack-white-strokes-nick-valensi-los-angeles-concert-1235633649/)._