That Jack White really likes to keep us on our toes.
Mere moments after publishing a story about his surprise appearance at The Vanguard very late Thursday night, we got news that White will play Friday night at Cactus Club and Saturday night at The Rave.
It is off the scale of awesomeness that both shows are happening, but we’d be remiss not to give just a teensy extra bit of love to the Cactus Club concert because it will be part of the venue’s accessibility initiative. As 88Nine music director Erin Wolf described in her interview with Cactus Club owner Kelsey Kaufmann:
The historic Bay View club that’s already centered around bringing accessible and broad programming (art, music, film, life skills and beyond) to their community has its heart set on those offerings being literally accessible to all folks, not just the able-bodied, making its mission as expansive as possible.
An easy-to-reach example of the beat from this particular heart are the live-show-loving people who depend on wheelchairs to get around. The live concert experience, in particular, can be challenging for them — beginning at the front door. Steep steps leading up to a building described by owner Kelsey Kaufmann as “on stilts, kind of like New Orleans-style; about three feet off the ground” is the exact opposite of wheelchair-friendly. That’s where Kaufmann and her team started the process of resetting the space.
The initiative has already held two concerts — one with Bully and another with ESG. White’s appearance makes it a trifecta that you can attend by registering for a code via the ticketing service White has been using throughout his barnstorming tour. You can use the same link to try and get ticket access to The Rave show as well.
