Jack White stunned followers – and, we’re assuming, his then-girlfriend Olivia Jean – when he proposed on stage throughout his April 8 live performance on the Masonic Temple in Detroit.
In line with ABC tv affiliate WXYZ, the proposal came about in the direction of the tip of White’s set. The rocker was within the midst of performing the White Stripes’ 2001 single “Lodge Yorba” when he proposed to Jean, whose band had opened the present earlier within the night.
“Lodge Yorba” accomplished the preliminary set, however when White returned for the encore, Jean accompanied him. The couple had been joined by White’s mom, Jean’s father and Third Man Information co-founder Ben Swank, who served as officiant. The couple was then married on stage, with their respective bassists serving as greatest man and maid of honor.
The proposal and marriage capped a whirlwind 24 hours for White. The rocker’s new album, Concern of the Daybreak, was additionally launched April 8, and earlier within the day the Detroit native delivered the national anthem at Tigers’ opening day.
Whilst you’d historically anticipate social media to be ablaze with pictures from White’s engagement and marriage, the musician famously doesn’t permit cell telephones at his reveals. Nonetheless, that hasn’t stopped a lot of White followers from sharing their congratulations (see beneath).
This marks the third marriage for the musician born John Gillis. From 1996 to 2000 he was married to his White Stripes bandmate Meg White (he took her final identify). 5 years later he married mannequin and musician Karen Elson. The couple introduced their breakup in 2011 and formally divorced in 2013.
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