My Morning Jacket Brings ‘The Waterfall Tour’ West

My Morning Jacket’s new album, Waterfall, is officially out today. As if Monday couldn’t get any better, the band has a new leg of West Coast dates scheduled this fall. Strand of Oaks, Fruit Bats, and Dr. Dog support select shows.

Photo: Jason Moore
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Fairgrounds Racecourse, New Orleans, La.

MMJ’s spring/summer tour kicks off May 15 in Athens, Ga., with U.S. and European dates booked through September.

The new run of shows begins Sept. 30 in Portland, Ore. Along with gigs in Washington and California, the routing also includes stops in Utah, Nevada, Arizona and Texas.

Waterfall marks MMJ’s seventh studio album. Check out the band performing the track “Compound Fracture” on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” below.

The band announced last week that it was launching The Waterfall Project to support and promote “actions, big and small, for positive change in the world. MMJ will contribute funds via portion of ticket sales in the U.S., proceeds from special merch items and donations

The act is devoting 2015 to doing its part to help with environmental and climate issues. The first beneficiaries are Kentuckians For The Commonwealth, Gulf Restoration Network and Climate Justice Alliance.

Here are the new dates:

Sept. 30 – Portland, Ore., Keller Auditorium
Oct. 2 – Seattle, Wash., Moore Theatre         
Oct. 3 – Seattle, Wash., Moore Theatre         
Oct. 6 – Garden City, Idaho, Revolution Concert House & Event Center  
Oct. 7 – Magna, Utah, The Great Saltair       
Oct. 9 – Las Vegas, Nev., Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas
Oct. 10 – Las Vegas, Nev., Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas
Oct. 11 – Santa Barbara, Calif., Santa Barbara Bowl
Oct. 13 – Los Angeles, Calif., Shrine Auditorium    
Oct. 15 – San Francisco, Calif., The Masonic           
Oct. 16 – San Francisco, Calif., The Masonic           
Oct. 17 – San Francisco, Calif., The Masonic           
Oct. 19 – San Diego, Calif., Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre     
Oct. 20 – Phoenix, Ariz., Comerica Theatre  
Oct. 22 – Austin, Texas, Austin Music Hall  
Oct. 23 – Austin, Texas, Austin Music Hall 
Oct. 24 – Grand Prairie, Texas, Verizon Theatre At Grand Prairie   

Strands of Oaks supports Sept. 30 through Oct. 10. Fruit Bats takes over Oct. 11 through the end of the tour. Dr. Dog takes the stage Oct. 13.

Presales for Roll Call members begins May 5 at 10 a.m. local time. Additional presales are scheduled throughout the week. General onsales are scheduled May 9 at 10 a.m. local time. Visit MyMorningJacket.com for more information.

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