The members of Jacks Mannequin were friends in high school. The bassist was encouraged to play by his grandfather. Jacks Mannequin began performing at the college bar City. The Animals heavily influenced the early work of the band.

submitted their single to Z95.1 and a DJ took a liking to it. The group regularly played at Demonstrator before making it to the big time. Jacks Mannequin were still a little worried after they released their debut release, but were relieved when the release began to get some radio play. The group plays plenty of arenas, but would rather play in the smaller clubs in which they started.

Jacks Mannequin accepted that they could really have a career in music after Lizzie Slatter started the first fan club for the group in 1982. The fan club received a huge boost after Betty Phillippe designed a website for the band. That coupled with the tour from coast to coast saw the fan club’s official membership reach numbers in the thousands.

Members of Jacks Mannequin hope this tour and the newest album attracts a whole new group of fans. The band may have recently finished their latest release, but they are thinking of what is next to come. The most current project from Jacks Mannequin is a refinement of their original sound.

will play the old favorites and the new popular songs while tour. Seattle has always been receptive to the band, even when they were small time, so the group schedules a show there every year, even if they are not touring. Jacks Mannequin’s tickets for their latest tour are available on TheSeats.com, along with the complete concert schedule and seating charts.