Jack White Recruits Queens of the Stone Age, Dead Weather Keyboardist Dean Fertita to Replace Ikey Owens

Two weeks ago, Jack White’s keyboardist Isaiah “Ikey” Owens tragically died from a heart attack, resulting in the cancellation of White’s tour dates in Mexico. Today, White revealed that his Dead Weather bandmate and Queens of the Stone Age keyboardist Dean Fertita would be filling in for Owens on his upcoming tour dates, Consequence of Sound reported.

A statement was released regarding Fertita’s appointment, which read, “Although it is impossible to replace Ikey, the incredibly talented Dean Fertita (Queens of the Stone Age, Dead Weather) will be joining the band to play piano and keyboard for all of Jack’s currently announced tour dates.”

In addition to playing with Jack White's band, Ikey Owens was also the keyboardist for The Mars Volta. He was 39.

You can check out White’s upcoming tour dates here:

11/7/14: Istanbul, Turkey @ Black Box
11/9: Bucharest, Romania @ Romexpo
11/11: Vienna, Austria @ Gasometer
11/12: Krakow, Poland @ Tram Depot (Early Show)
11/12: Krakow, Poland @ Tram Depot (Late Show)
11/13: Prague, Czech Republic @ Carlin Hall
11/14: Frankfurt, Germany @ Alte Oper
11/16: Brussels, Belgium @ Forrest National
11/17: Leeds, UK @ Leeds Arena
11/18: Glasgow, UK @ Hydro Arena
11/19/14: London, UK @ O2 Arena
1/28/15: Nashville, TN @ Bridgestone Arena
1/30: New York, NY @ Madison Square Garden

White's most recent album Lazaretto was released in June and has spawned four singles: "Lazaretto," "Just One Drink," "Would You Fight for My Love?" and "Alone in My Home." The album was chosen by Music Times as one of the best albums released in the first half of 2014. You can check out that entire list here.

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Jack White, The White Stripes, Queens of The Stone Age, The Dead Weather, The mars volta