Following the death of his touring keyboardist, Ikey Owens, Jack White has announced a new piano man, Dean Fertita (Queens of the Stone Age), will be joining his road ensemble. Owens died of a heart attack while the band was on tour in Mexico.
"Jack is set to embark on his November UK and European tour beginning next week on November 7th in Istanbul," read a statement on White's site.
"Although it is impossible to replace Ikey, the incredibly talented Dean Fertita . . . will be joining the band to play piano and keyboard for all of Jack's currently announced tour dates."
"Jack is also pleased to announce that Lucius will be joining him on the bill as support for his November shows starting with Vienna on November 11. Umut Adan will be supporting Jack in Istanbul."
Full list of dates:
11/07 - Istanbul, TR @ Black Box
11/09 - Bucharest, RO @ Romexpo
11/11 - Vienna, AT @ Gasometer *
11/12 - Krakow, PL @ Tram Depot (Early Show) *
11/12 - Krakow, PL @ Tram Depot (Late Show) *
11/13 - Prague, CZ @ Carlin Hall *
11/14 - Frankfurt, DE @ Alte Oper *
11/16 - Brussels, BE @ Forrest National *
11/17 - Leeds, UK @ Leeds Arena *
11/18 - Glasgow, UK @ Hydro Arena *
11/19 - London, UK @ O2 Arena *
01/28 - Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
01/30 - New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden
* = w/ Lucius
For comments and feedback contact: editorial@rttnews.com
Entertainment News
May 22, 2026 14:46 ET Minutes of the latest Fed policy session was the highlight of the week along with survey data on the U.S. housing market. In Europe, survey data signaled the trends in the euro area private sector. Further, consumer price inflation data from the U.K. was in focus. In Asia, various economic indicators from China drew attention to the health of the economy.