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It’s never easy to narrow down a list of anything to the 10 best. When it comes to putting together a list of the Top 10 musical acts to pass through the Pittsburgh area in 2022, it’s an especially daunting task with the embarrassment of riches we saw this year.

The stage was lit up in blue, much like White’s hair, and most of the merchandise and tour posters. Perhaps it was a deliberate effort to distance himself from the White Stripes, who notably only used red. Maybe he wants to highlight his love of the blues. It could have been a nod to Blue Smoke, the first record ever produced in Aotearoa. Maybe he just likes the colour. 

The White Stripes guitar hero could be seen wielding his wildly unique, pitch shifter-equipped Fender Jazzmaster for the occasion

With cellphones banned, the rock star held the attention of the audience through a continuous string of songs from his recent albums and crowd-pleasers from his past.

The Detroit rocker of White Stripes fame came to Minneapolis with two unusual new albums and a lot more to play.

The White Stripes performed their final concert on July 31, 2007 in Southaven, Miss.

The White Stripes performed their final concert on July 31, 2007 in Southaven, Miss.

The White Stripes performed their final concert on July 31, 2007 in Southaven, Miss.

The White Stripes performed their final concert on July 31, 2007 in Southaven, Miss.

A bounty of bespoke gear was on show as White rocked the Olympia with his custom blue sparkle Telecaster, one-off Acoustasonic Jazzmaster, a fretless Tele bass and more