Alanis Morissette Announces 'Jagged Little Pill' 25th Anniversary Tour

Alanis Morissette is celebrating the 25th anniversary of her signature album, Jagged Little Pill, in a big way. On Monday, the Grammy winner, 45, announced that she would be embarking this summer on a 31-stop North American tour honoring the record’s milestone — alongside special guests and fellow ’90s powerhouse alt rockers, Garbage and Liz Phair. News of the Jagged Little Pill 25th Anniversary Tour, produced by Live Nation, comes as a new musical based on Morissette’s 1995 LP hits Broadway. The show, directed by Tony winner Diane Paulus (Pippin), is opening at New York City’s Broadhurst Theatre on Thursday.

Morissette is expected to be at the premiere, according to the production. She’ll also be on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday, where she’ll make the debut television performance of her new song, “Reasons I Drink. ” The piano-driven tune, which was also released on Monday, was written by Morissette and Michael Farrell. Though its backing sounds upbeat, the lyrics of “Reasons I Drink” find Morissette appearing to open up about her dependence on alcohol.

“And these are the reasons I don’t even think I would quit / And these are the reasons I can’t even see straight / And these are the ones whom I know it so deeply affects / And I am left wondering how I would I function without it,” she sings in the tune’s bridge. “Reasons I Drink” is the first single off of Morissette’s ninth studio album, Such Pretty Forks in the Road, due May 1, 2020. It’ll be the first album of original Morissette music the Canadian star has released since 2012’s Havoc and Bright Lights.   None of Morissette’s albums have topped the success of Jagged Little Pill, of course.

The album is in the record books as the best-selling international debut album of all time, topping the charts in 13 countries upon its release and selling over 33 million copies worldwide. Its popularity earned it a spot on the list of the top 20 best-selling albums of all time. It also won Morissette and her collaborator Glen Ballard five Grammy awards, including the prestigious album of the year.

“At the time, Morissette was just 21 years old — making her the youngest artist in history to ever win the honor (Taylor Swift has since beaten that record with her win for 2008’s Fearless.”