In celebration of the 10th anniversary of their first album, “Everything in Transit”, frontman, Andrew McMahon and his band hit the road as Jack’s Mannequin for the first time in four years. So, some could say that Tuesday night was ten years in the making.
Following the incredible lyrically driven “Seattle grunge” vibes from She Is We, Jack’s Mannequin took the stage in Columbus, Ohio. With a backdrop full of twinkling star lights, the band played through the album in its entirety.
Kicking things off with “Holiday From Real”, the band worked through each track causing mass hysteria on hits like “The Mixed Tape” (who didn’t have this on their middle school playlist?!), “Dark Blue”, and “Miss Delaney”. As McMahon stood on the piano and stomped his feet along the keys, (somehow managing to make even that sound beautiful), he invited young adults who were battling cancer onto the stage with the band to sing along to “La La Lie”.
After releasing “Everything in Transit” in 2005, McMahon was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia. Shortly after this diagnosis, McMahon launched the Dear Jack Foundation which helps to support organizations that benefit youth with cancer. At Tuesday’s show, members of the Foundation helped concertgoers register to become bone marrow donors. (McMahon’s remission came after he received a bone marrow transplant from his sister.)
Jack’s Mannequin brought more than expected to the LC Pavilion, continuing their show with favorites from sequential albums after they’d finished playing through “Everything in Transit”. But the best moment came when McMahon finished the show out by crowdsurfing while singing Tom Petty’s “American Girl”. This show was definitely worth waiting ten years for!
