Jack White Joins the ‘SNL’ Five-Timers Club With Stunning Performances

As a musical guest on the Woody Harrelson-hosted episode of SNL (Saturday Night Live), Jack White gave an electrifying performance. With this appearance, the rocker was able to enter the series’ prestigious Five-Timers Club.

Jack White With a Great SNL Appearance

The former White Stripes frontman kicked things off with a ferocious medley of “Taking Me Back” and “Fear of the Dawn”, the first two songs from his 2022 album Fear of the Dawn. White and his ensemble followed that with a rollicking rendition of “A Tip From You to Me”, a song from his other 2022 album Entering Heaven Alive.

Before “Taking Me Back”/”Fear of the Dawn”, Harrelson — who also became a Five-Timer on Saturday — paused in the middle of his welcome to ask Jack White if he would also like to receive one of those jackets that SNL gives to its five-time guests, and he would, it turns out. The five-time jackets were presented to White and Harrelson, who got them from surprise guest and five-timer Scarlett Johansson, as the cast and guests gathered for the end credits wave-off.

Not His First SNL Appearance

Jack White made his first SNL appearance in 2002 while he was part of the White Stripes duo; that show was hosted by the late John McCain. The SNL solo appearances followed in 2012, 2018, and 2020. Respectively, Lindsey Lohan, John Mulaney, and Bill Burr hosted those shows.

Jack White’s Fear of the Dawn

Fear of the Dawn is Jack White’s fourth studio album, which was published on April 8th, 2022, by Third Man Records. The album was composed in Nashville and recorded at Third Man Studio in 2021. White released “Taking Me Back” in October 2021, his first solo song since 2018. White announced in November that he would release two solo albums in 2022: Fear of the Dawn, which will showcase White’s traditional rock sound, and Entering Heaven Alive, a folk album, which will be released on July 22nd. On November 11th, White unveiled the “Taking Me Back” video.