# Jack White Plays Nick Valensi at L.A. Gig

> Jack White performs Nick Valensi's song at Hollywood Palladium.
- Title: Jack White Plays Nick Valensi at L.A. Gig · Rolling Stone
- Summary: Jack White performs Nick Valensi's song at Hollywood Palladium. Jack White played Nick Valensi's song live at his Hollywood Palladium show for the first time.
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- Source: Rolling Stone — https://rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jack-white-strokes-nick-valensi-los-angeles-concert-1235633649
- Author: Kory Grow
- Published: 2026-09-29T15:10:19+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: jack white, nick valensi, strokes, raconteurs, broken boy soldier, bless yourself, no name, hollywood palladium
## Jack White and Nick Valensi
Jack White welcomed an old friend, the Strokes' Nick Valensi, at his L.A. show Monday night for a couple of songs.
## First Live Performance
The latter performance, a song off White's 2024 album No Name, was the first time White played it live.
## Hollywood Palladium Show
Video from the concert at the Hollywood Palladium showed Valensi and White trading pentatonic lead riffs like the Allman Brothers.
## Past Collaborations
White joined the Strokes onstage twice in August 2002: first at Radio City Music Hall with White playing the Strokes' 'New York City Cops' before repeating the performance later at Reading.
## Live Video Access
White posted more video from the concert on his website, accessible by clicking 'Download Live Video'.
## Key takeaway

Jack White played Nick Valensi's song live at his Hollywood Palladium show for the first time.