Soul Asylum

Grammy award-winning and multi-platinum selling rock band, Soul Asylum started as Minneapolis’ punk younger brothers to the Replacements and Husker Dü. Their 1992 breakthrough album, Grave Dancer’s Union, featured the international hits “Runaway Train” and “Black Gold” and “Somebody to Shove”. “Runaway Train” won a Grammy, and its music video brought nearly 2 dozen missing and exploited children and teens around the world home to their families.

Soul Asylum has released 12 original albums, with multiple live albums and assorted Greatest Hits collections. Hurry Up and Wait was released in 2020, to much fan and critical acclaim worldwide landing the band their highest Billboard Chart position since 1995’s Platinum-selling Let Your Dim Light Shine.

The current Soul Asylum line-up features Dave Pirner; lead vocals/guitar, Michael Bland on drums, Ryan Smith on lead guitar, and Wynston Roye on bass. Pirner, generally considered to be one of the great American songwriters, has also released his best-selling book, Loud, Fast, Words, an annotated collection of lyrics in 2020.

Past Shows


Dec
29
th
2023
First Avenue
Dec
29
th
2023
First Avenue

Soul Asylum

★ Local Show ★
with Tommy Stinson
Dec
17
th
2021
First Avenue
Dec
17
th
2021
First Avenue

Soul Asylum

with Low Rats and The Mood Swings
Dec
26
th
2020
Livestream
Dec
26
th
2020
Livestream

Soul Asylum

Holiday Show Livestream — Live from First Avenue
Oct
10
th
2020
Livestream
Oct
10
th
2020
Livestream

Soul Asylum

Livestream — Hurry Up and Wait: Some More
with Local H
Dec
27
th
2019
Mainroom
Dec
27
th
2019
Mainroom

Soul Asylum

with Local H and Porcupine
Dec
28
th
2018
Mainroom
Dec
28
th
2018
Mainroom

Soul Asylum

with The 4onthefloor, Loki's Folly and DJ Lori Barbero
Dec
29
th
2017
Mainroom
Dec
29
th
2017
Mainroom
Dec
16
th
2016
Mainroom
Dec
16
th
2016
Mainroom

Soul Asylum

with McNasty Brass Band
Mar
26
th
2016
Mainroom
Mar
26
th
2016
Mainroom

Soul Asylum

with Bruise Violet
Jan
19
th
2016
Turf Club
Jan
19
th
2016
Turf Club

Soul Asylum

with RUPERT ANGELEYES (solo)
Jun
5
th
2015
Mainroom
Jun
5
th
2015
Mainroom

Soul Asylum

with Meat Puppets and AMERICAN SCARECROWS
Dec
18
th
2014
7th St Entry
Dec
18
th
2014
7th St Entry

Soul Asylum

with Carnage The Executioner and Step Rockets
Dec
17
th
2014
7th St Entry
Dec
17
th
2014
7th St Entry

Soul Asylum

with The Melismatics
Nov
23
rd
2013
A Tribute to Sue McLean with appearances by ERIC HUTCHINSON, SOUL ASYLUM, BODEANS & more
Nov
23
rd
2013
A Tribute to Sue McLean with appearances by ERIC HUTCHINSON, SOUL ASYLUM, BODEANS & more

Eric Hutchinson, Soul Asylum and BoDeans

Benefiting the Lilly McLean Trust
with X-Boys, Molly Maher, Haley and more!
Oct
19
th
2013
SOUL ASYLUM and FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE
Oct
19
th
2013
SOUL ASYLUM and FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE

Soul Asylum and Fountains Of Wayne

with Evan Dando of The Lemonheads
Dec
28
th
2012
Mainroom
Dec
28
th
2012
Mainroom

Soul Asylum

with Dead Man Winter and The Honeydogs
Jul
20
th
2012
Mainroom
Jul
20
th
2012
Mainroom

Soul Asylum

with CRANKSHAFT & THE GEAR GRINDERS (Album Release Show)
Jul
19
th
2012
7th St Entry
Jul
19
th
2012
7th St Entry

Soul Asylum

with CRANKSHAFT (solo)
Dec
17
th
2010
Mainroom
Dec
17
th
2010
Mainroom

Soul Asylum

with The Figgs and Pink Mink

More Shows

Apr
26
th
The Fitzgerald Theater

virtuosos Kaushiki and Ambi

Jul
18
th
Fine Line

Jessica Pratt

with June McDoom
Sep
10
th
7th St Entry

Los Shadows

Jun
25
th
Fine Line

Mystery Skulls