Watch Jack White play at The Vanguard's 10th anniversary party

You never know what can happen late at night at a bar in Milwaukee, and Thursday night in Bay View was certainly no exception.

On the same day that he announced and played a show at the High Noon Saloon in Madison as part of his “No Name” tour, Jack White also traveled to Milwaukee for a late-night snack. There he showed up on the night of The Vanguard's (2659 S. Kinnickinnic Ave.) 10th anniversary party, which also featured Milwaukee band Sex Scenes, and put on a show for a very small crowd of unsuspecting guests. He went live on Instagram in the middle of the night to broadcast “Old Scratch Blues” from the new album:

White began touring small clubs across the country to promote his new album, “No Name,” which was also a surprise release and was distributed to fans at his Third Man Records store in Nashville as well as in London and Detroit before it went to streaming services. Shows like Thursday's performance in Madison are announced without warning, and from the looks of things, it wasn't on anyone's radar until it actually happened.

For comparison, The White Stripes' first show outside of their home state of Michigan was in 1999, when they opened for The Mistreaters at their record release show at the Cactus Club. White has since struck up a friendship with Chris Schulist of The Vanguard, WMSE and most recently Wiggle Room, and the show featured an infamous vinyl “flyer” for the show designed by Eric Von Munz that remains at the Cactus Club to this day hangs.

Who knows where Jack White will appear next, but this performance was certainly special.