On Saturday, October 24, 2026, Be Your Own Pet headlined Zone One at Elsewhere to commemorate the 20th anniversary of their album, Be Your Own Pet, which they played in its entirety in track order. The group from Nashville was supported by NYC’s Josephine Network and Austin’s Farmer’s Wife for opening sets.
Josephine Network started the show at 7PM with a high energy set that concluded with a cover of The Supremes’ “Nothing But Heartaches.” Farmer’s Wife next, with the five year old band showcasing their moody songs for the audience. Just before 9PM, Be Your Own Pet came on stage to perform their first album front to back, and supplementing the rest of their set with songs from the Get Damaged EP, their 2023 record, Mommy, and a new song from an album they are working on currently. Unfortunately during their song “Bog,” Jemina hurt her ankle but somehow managed to power through the rest of the set, even remarking that Jonas, John, and Nathan played a song at a slower speed because of her foot and encouraged them to do it again faster.
Despite Jemina injuring herself stage and pushing through it, it was truly wonderful to see Be Your Own Pet perform again, twenty years after the release of their debut album. I saw the band live for the first time two decades ago at Knitting Factory, and again at Mercury Lounge in 2008. I covered their reunion show at Heaven Can Wait for BrooklynVegan, and hopefully I’ll see them again after the release of their forthcoming record. I’m also wishing Jemina a speedy recovery as well. The band finishes their east coast tour tonight at Johnny Brenda’s in Philadelphia.