My Morning Jacket will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their acclaimed 2005 album, Z, with a very special new Deluxe Edition, arriving via ATO Records on Friday, October 3. Pre-orders/pre-saves are available now. Remastered from the original master tapes, the Z 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition will be available digitally, on CD, and as a 3LP set on pink, coral and blue-colored vinyl, highlighted by 14 key outtakes from singles and film work, previously unreleased material, demos, and more, including the new single, “Where To Begin,” premiering today at all DSPs and streaming services.
Written especially for Cameron Crowe’s 2005 film Elizabethtown – set in Kentucky and partially shot in MMJ’s hometown of Louisville – “Where to Begin” was among the first songs recorded by the band with then-new members keyboard player Bo Koster and guitarist Carl Broemel, the latter on stone-country pedal steel guitar.
“That was one of the coolest things,” says My Morning Jacket singer-guitarist-songwriter Jim James, “that Carl could play pedal steel. We’d never had that before.”
To further commemorate the 20th anniversary of Z, My Morning Jacket have slated a number of very special shows that will see them performing the landmark collection in its entirety. The Z – 20th Anniversary shows will take place as part of previously announced dates on the upcoming second leg of their MY MORNING JACKET “is” ON TOUR, including Morrison, CO’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre (August 15), Los Angeles, CA’s Hollywood Palladium (August 19), Brooklyn, NY’s Brooklyn Paramount (October 16), Chicago, IL’s The Salt Shed (October 26), and Atlanta, GA’s Fox Theatre (November 1). Tickets for all five Z – 20th Anniversary shows are on sale now. For complete details, please see www.mymorningjacket.com/tour.
“October 4 is the 20th anniversary of our album Z. It’s pretty wild to think about that,” says James. “To celebrate two decades of it being out in the ether, we’re excited to be turning five of our shows into special Z anniversary shows, where we’ll play that album – and some other songs, don’t worry – front to back.”
MY MORNING JACKET “is” ON TOUR 2025
* INCLUDES Z – 20TH ANNIVERSARY SHOWS *
AUGUST
13 – Dillon, CO – Dillon Amphitheater †
15 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre † *
16 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre †
19 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium † *
20 – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl †
22 – Berkeley, CA – The Greek Theatre †
SEPTEMBER
5 – Raleigh, NC – Hopscotch Music Festival ‡
OCTOBER
8 – Washington, DC – The Anthem §
10 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met §
11 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met §
13 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway §
14 – Portland, ME – State Theatre §
16 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount § *
17 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount §
18 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount §
20 – Cincinnati, OH – MegaCorp Pavilion §
22 – Madison, WI – The Sylvee §
24 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed §
25 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed § (SOLD OUT)
26 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed § *
29 – Nashville, TN – The Pinnacle §
31 – Atlanta, GA – Fox Theatre §
NOVEMBER
1 – Atlanta, GA – Fox Theatre ^ *
* Z – 20TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW
‡ FESTIVAL APPEARANCE
W / SPECIAL GUESTS
† Melt
§ BALTHVS
^ Babehoven
Original Tracklist – Remastered By Emily Lazar
Wordless Chorus
It Beats For You
Gideon
What a Wonderful Man
Off the Record
Into the Woods
Anytime
Laylow
Knot Comes Loose
Dondante
B-Sides
Where to Begin
Chills
How Could I Know (Oxen)
The Devil’s Peanut Butter
Wordless Chorus (Jim Demo)
It Beats For You (Jim Demo)
Laylow (Jim Demo)
Into the Woods (Band Dance Version)
Off the Record (Jim Demo)
Anytime (Jim Demo)
Knot Comes Loose (Jim Demo)
Dondante (Jim Demo)
Original Ending (Off the Record)
Where to Begin (Jim Demo)
