My Morning Jacket concludes sold-out residency at San Francisco's Fillmore

My Morning Jacket concluded a seven‑night residency at San Francisco’s historic Fillmore on Sunday, May 26, 2024, with each show themed around one of the rainbow’s colors. The band opened the run on May 20 with a deep‑blue set, then progressed through indigo, violet, green, yellow, orange, and finished with a vibrant red finale. The concept was announced in early April, and the venue’s marquee lights were painted to match the color sequence, turning the iconic club into a living spectrum.

The Fillmore has long been a pilgrimage site for jam‑band fans, most famously for the Grateful Dead’s 1970s residency that helped cement the club’s reputation as a hotbed of improvisational music. My Morning Jacket’s run was billed as a “rainbow tribute” to that legacy, with the band’s frontman, Jim James, noting that the seven nights “mirror the seven days of creation and the seven colors of the rainbow that the Dead used to paint their shows.” The band’s setlists reflected that homage: each night featured a different mix of classics and new material, with extended jams that stretched into the early morning hours. Visuals on the stage were coordinated with the color theme, using LED projections and lighting rigs that shifted hues in sync with the music.

Fans and critics praised the residency for its cohesive storytelling and the way it bridged generational gaps. A Rolling Stone review highlighted the “spectacular color‑coded lighting” and the “unmistakable sense of communal celebration” that echoed the Grateful Dead’s own “free‑wheeling” ethos. Ticket sales for the run were brisk, with the venue selling out each night in under 48 hours. The band’s drummer, Patrick Hallahan, remarked that the “energy from the crowd was electric, especially during the final red night when the lights pulsed in time with the music.”

After the Fillmore, My Morning Jacket will resume their national tour, heading to venues across the West Coast and into the Midwest. The band announced a stop in Los Angeles on June 5, followed by shows in Seattle, Portland, and Chicago. They also teased a special “rain