The musical duo that split in 2011 was the White Stripes, more than three years after releasing their final album, “Icky Thump.” The Detroit-based duo consisted of Jack White, who sang and played guitar, and Meg White, who played drums.
The White Stripes formed in 1997 and became central figures in the garage-rock revival of the early 2000s. Their stripped-down lineup, blues influences, red-and-white visual style, and songs such as “Seven Nation Army” made them internationally famous. “Icky Thump,” their sixth and final studio album, was released in 2007.
The pair announced the end of the White Stripes on February 2, 2011, explaining that they were no longer making music together and would not perform live again. The announcement was not framed as a personal dispute or a conventional breakup, but as the conclusion of the group’s creative work. Because Jack and Meg White were briefly married, listeners sometimes assume they were siblings; they were former spouses, not brother and sister.