Jack White To Reunite With The Hentchman At Hamtramck Labor Day Event

HAMTRAMCK, MI — Detroit rocker Jack White will reunite with his former bandmates, the Hentchmen, at this year's Hamtramck Labor Day Festival.

White, who occasionally plays with The Hentchmen, is expected to play multiple songs with the group on Monday Sept. 2 to close out the festival.

White played on the Detroit punk band's 1998 album "Hentch-Forth," which was re-released on White's Third Man Records in 2017.

The surprise announcement comes after White played a rare show at the Saint Andrew's Hall in Detroit earlier this month. Tickets for the show were announced just days before the show and almost immediately sold-out. White also released a surprise album titled "No Name," earlier this month.

The free Hamtramck Labor Day Fest runs from Aug. 31 through Sept. 2, and also features a carnival, wrestling shows, a canoe race, a parade and a pierogi eating contest.

Other music artists expected to perform at the festival include Detroit rappers Sada Baby, Bruiser Wolf, Gmac Cash, and Esham, Canadian rock band Sloan, Mike Skill from The Romantics, Hamtramck's The Polish Muslims, and more.

"We’re so proud that our festival is still around, and free, and volunteer-run" festival chairman Konrad Maziarz said. "It’s a lot of work to put on but we can’t imagine any other way to celebrate all the weird and wonderful cultural and artistic achievements of Hamtramck. We’ve got an amazing food scene, so much great art and so many fantastic musicians this year. It’s really a showcase for the creative community here."