Jack White to perform in Johannesburg and Cape Town in December

White will perform at The Old Park Station in Newtown, Johannesburg, on 11 December, followed by a show at Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens in Cape Town on 14 December. The concerts are being presented by BreakOut Events.

The Johannesburg show will run from 5pm to 11pm, with tickets starting at R1,695, excluding booking fees. The Cape Town performance will take place from 6pm to 10pm, with tickets starting at R1,295, excluding booking fees. General ticket sales open at 9am on 9 September through Webtickets, while a Laylo presale is scheduled to begin at 10am on 8 September.

White is best known for his work with The White Stripes, the rock duo he formed with Meg White, as well as The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather. He has also released seven solo studio albums.

His solo catalogue includes Blunderbuss, Lazaretto, Boarding House Reach, Fear of the Dawn, Entering Heaven Alive, No Name and his latest album, Frozen Charlotte.

Released in 2026, Frozen Charlotte contains 13 tracks and was produced and mixed by White at Third Man Studio in Nashville. The album includes the singles ‘Dollar Bill’ and ‘Neighbors Blues’, alongside ‘Derecho Demonico’ and ‘G.O.D. And The Broken Ribs’.

White’s career has also included work as a producer and record-label executive. He founded Third Man Records, an independent label and recording company based in Nashville, which has released music by artists across several genres.

The South African concerts are expected to draw on material from White’s solo career as well as his work with The White Stripes, The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather.

The Johannesburg concert has a capacity limit of 3 000. Children under five will not be admitted, while attendees under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.