Jack White surprised fans Thursday by bringing out Detroit rap icon โขEminem during the halftime show of the NFL’s Thanksgiving Day game โคbetween the Detroit โLions and the Green Bay Packers at Ford Field.The unexpected performance marked a rare joint appearance for โขthe two Michigan-born artists.
White, a longtime Detroit resident and avid baseball enthusiast who recently completed a “longtime mission”โข ofโข visiting every Major League Baseball stadium, has consistently demonstrated a deep connection to his home stateโ and its cultural landscape.โ This collaboration with Eminem underscores that commitment, offering a unique โmoment for both the city andโ the national audience tuning into the โฃholiday game.โ
the โperformance followed a set by โWhite, featuring songs from his solo work and The White โขStripes catalog. Eminem then joined him onstage, performing a medley of his hits to aโ roaring crowd. This isn’t the โฃfirst time White has intertwined his passions; in 2022, he performed the US national anthem before โa Detroit Tigers game and has previously thrown the โceremonial first pitch โขatโฃ comericaโ Park.
White’s affinity for baseball extends beyond performance, having once donatedโ $170,000 (ยฃ127,997) toโ restore a Detroit baseball park he used to play inโ and even invested in aโ baseball bat company. He’s alsoโ appeared on Topps baseball cards andโ participated in โขcelebrity baseball matches. Prior to the halftime show, White attended a Cubs vs. Dodgers game with bill Murray, wearing a jersey gifted by Eddieโข Vedder.โข He’s even revealed a pre-stage ritualโฃ involving “working himselfโข up into a frenzy” with a baseball bat, breaking things backstage.
