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Looking back on the tour, Jack says he and Meg were determined to do something that had never been done before.

“It really became an obsession to get everywhere, places like Prince Edward Island, and really make sure that we weren’t just going to the major town in every province,” he says. “We wanted to hit the smaller towns and do something cool there, and then we played free shows every day that we came up with at breakfast. That was our goal and I’m so glad that we filmed that as well.”

During the tour, the band celebrated its 10th anniversary in Nova Scotia, where Jack’s father’s family is from.

“That was an incredible moment for us,” he says. “Nothing can really top that.”

Asked if he’d try and repeat the ambitious jaunt as a solo artist, he laughs.

“Oh man, that was a trek. It was really special, but it was a lot of hard work. We didn’t get much sleep on that trip. Still, you never know.”

In the midst of a series of shows in support of his sprawling third LP, Boarding House Reach, this time out White is aiming to recreate rock shows of yesteryear with a strict no-cellphone policy.

“I wanted to surprise people,” he chuckles. “I thought it would be great if people showed up and they found out right when they got there that there were these pouches for the phones… It’s funny. I go to movies and everyone turns their phone off. You go to the symphony, there’s no phones. Church, no phones. There’s all these places where it’s already happening. So let’s try a rock ‘n’ roll concert and see what happens.

“If your phone is that important to you that you can’t live without it for two hours then I don’t know. Maybe it’s time to see a therapist.”

Jack White performs with Radkey at Budweiser Stage, Saturday, June 9 at 7:30 p.m.