Our main man Danfun hath returned from Canada, where he caught The White Stripes’ 10th Anniversary show. Hey, Dan: Get a job, ya hoser…

The White Stripes tour de Canada was nothing short of astounding. The duo played secret show after secret show, setting up in locations that moved from bowling alleys to public buses to the back of boats. The full tour built up to an exciting conclusion this past weekend, when the band played Nova Scotia.

I flew into Halifax early on Friday morning, and early in the day the band played a secret show located in a banquet hall that was just packed. Friday’s show featured a great set, which saw the band come out wearing kilts. The band set up was really crazy for Halifax: There was a makeshift catwalk platform on which Jack could play guitar while moving across it, and it gave off the illusion that his feet were putting off smoke. We’ll move on to the anniversary gig, but Union Forever and Catch Hell Blues stand out as highlights of the early Halifax show.

Read on for more great photos and videos from Danfun’s trip to Canada…

Glace Bay is located almost as far east as you can go on the island of Cape Breton, the easternmost part of Nova Scotia. The theater for the duo’s 10th Anniversary show held about 700 people and was painted red, white and black. This crowd was out-of-control-excited. The room was filled in ton of relative of Jack’s — I sat direct next to 91-year-old women who was related to Jack’s grandmother.

Prior to the show, they brought champagne out to celebrate the occasion. The show began with bagpipers and a drummer leading the band out. From start to finish, as you’d probably expect, the show was amazing, a captivating affair.

The band put out so much energy and took the night to play longer than usual, really celebrating in style.

And even though they’re not your typical jamband, the setlist packed itself full of jams. The show started with a great version of Let’s Shake Hands and then a quick Icky Thump tease. This was the first of many teases and mash ups they broke out throughout the night. Jack has become really great at just moving from song to song. One of the early highlights of the show was the smoking version of Dylan’s One More Cup of Coffee.

The first set ended with a great mash up of Astro > Screwdriver >Rag and Bone > Screwdriver (on the piano) was crazy. This video captures it perfectly:

Their were more than a few serious highlights in the second half of the show, beginning with Catch Hell Blues, which is definitely my favorite song off of the new album in the live setting. Another big highlight was the live debut of Prickly Thorn, which featured a local bagpiper. The show lasted for more than two hours and was filmed for release, and we should all anxiously await that release.

And for all the “heads” out there, although I can not confirm it, a Canadian new source is reporting that Mike Gordon was in the house. There’s Cactus.

Above: A clip of Bollwevil; Below: A news report

• Click here for a full Flickr gallery of The White Stripes from Danfun
• Previously on Hidden Track: White Stripes Play Small Ball