My Morning Jacket Heading Home

The band also always includes locally-based performers at these events, ensuring that a truly communal sentiment is present. With this in mind, the group is thrilled to announce that on October 29th they will be joined by the illustrious Louisville Youth Orchestra (LYO) at the soon-to-be-opened KFC Yum! Center. Louisville's own Wax Fang will be opening the evening as well.

The band will continue its practice of donating $1 from each ticket. In this case, the proceeds will go to the Louisville Youth Orchestra Continuing Education Scholarship, which raises money for at risk youth to be able to attend school. My Morning Jacket is also proud to announce that they will be continuing the tradition of creating a "Local Louisville Village" inside the KFC Yum! Center to provide locally based business and non-profits to have a presence at their show.

My Morning Jacket has continued to honor their roots and support their hometown in a variety of ways," Louisville Mayor Jerry Abramson said. "That they are going to be among the first to play the new arena, involve the Louisville Youth Orchestra and bring local businesses and non-profit organizations to their show is something we can all take great pride in celebrating along with them."

The KFC Yum! Center is a new multi-purpose 22,000 seat arena located in Louisville, Kentucky. When it opens in October, it will become home to the University of Louisville Men's and Women's Basketball programs.