Its about to be aholiday from real: Jacks Mannequin is back.
SingerAndrew McMahonhas announced the bands first full-length U.S. tour in 10 years.
The news comes after Jacks Mannequin appeared on festival lineups forWhen We Were Young,Bonnaroo, andSXSW.
Jack’s Mannequin (from left to right): Jay McMillan, Andrew McMahon, Bobby Anderson, Mikey WagnerLupe Bustos*
(One dollar from each ticket sale will be donated to McMahonsDear Jack Foundation.)
I feel like Im ready for it in a way that I wasnt when I was living it.
How did you decide you wanted to take Jacks Mannequin back on tour?
With the Wilderness, when we had these successful moments, I was there for them.
It made me crave a chance to walk back through those years in a healthier place mentally and physically.
Im looking forward to getting into the nitty-gritty of having to revive a really focused rock thing.
Its like a sweat fest.
Im excited to get into that energy.
There was so much riding on it.
When we do it live, its really visceral.
Im looking forward to a little bit of art therapy over the next year.
My therapist will be on call for this round.
With Jacks Mannequin it was so story-driven.
Those three records, that period of life, everything is so attached and bound together.
Stepping back into that will be a workout, emotionally and physically.
Im excited to be able to tell that story onstage every night.
Do you have it?
Can you send it to me?
Yeah, I think its on YouTube somewhere.Its crazy.
I remember the label just not liking it.
OnTransit, I was like, Fuck everybody, Im going to do whatever I want.
So I have a really deep affection for those tunes.
Why did you decide to name the tour after theTransitsong Made for Each Other?It was tough.
There was a lot of back and forth.
My team and I were just like, what does it mean to be doing this?
The reality of Jacks Mannequin, and truthfully of all my music, is its a love story.
This record charted a break-up to a marriage to figuring our shit out as a couple.
Theres that element thats just so wound into all of these songs.
It is about my bandmates too, these guys that stuck with me through thick and thin.
We tested our relationships and survived and were here.
Its also about the fans.
That song is a two-parter which connects with you’re able to Breathe.
How do you plan to incorporate both into the setlist?They dont work independently of each other.
Thats a 10-minute voyage and will remain so.
With theTransitsongs, Ive done this top to bottom thing before where we play the record in order.
Im a little less inclined towards that.
Who knows, maybe one night well get weird and just do it.
Itll be the challenge, but I think it will be what makes the shows really special.
But Im being 100 percent honest when I tell you I have not heard anything.
One of my strengths has been that I just keep moving forward.
Its almost a weakness, too.
But as I turned 40, I was like, You know what?
These were moments that deserve to be revisited.
