Raconteurs Gig

Rock group The Raconteurs have been announced as the latest Eden Sessions headliner and will play at the Cornish attraction on June 29.

The band is comprised of Jack White, lead singer and guitarist with the White Stripes, solo artist Brendan Benson, and Patrick Keeler and Jack "LJ" Lawrence, the drummer and bassist from The Greenhornes.

The Raconteurs join The Verve (June 27), Kaiser Chiefs (July 15) and KT Tunstall (July 25) on a 2008 Eden Sessions bill that some have dubbed the best in the gigs' history.

Peter Hempel, Eden's Creative Director, said: "The Raconteurs come with a great reputation as one of the top bands in the U.S. We are delighted that Jack White and his all-star band have agreed to join this year's line-up in what will be a great weekend of live music with The Verve at the end of June."

Broken Boy Soldiers, The Raconteurs' debut album, was released in 2006 with Steady, as She Goes as its first single. The record entered the UK album chart at number two and US Billboard Chart at number seven. Mojo magazine awarded it their Album of the Year prize and it was nominated in the Best Rock Album category at the Grammies in 2007.

March this year saw the release of The Raconteurs' second album, Consolers of the Lonely, which, like its predecessor, hit the top ten in both the UK and US.