Soul Asylum and Ugly Kid Joe have joined forces for a co-headline Australian tour set for March 2027, marking Soul Asylum’s first shows on our shores since the mid-1990s.
The tour will kick off in Perth, before moving through Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney, and wrapping up in Brisbane. It’s the first joint run between the two acts, and the first time Soul Asylum have toured Australia since 1995’s Let Your Light Shine.
Across 13 studio albums, the Dave Pirner-fronted band’s biggest moment came via 1992’s double-platinum Grave Dancers Union, which introduced “Runaway Train” to the world, which took home the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 1994. The band has since shared stages with Guns N’ Roses, The Cure, Oasis, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Radiohead, and released their most recent album, Slowly But Shirley, in 2024.
Meanwhile, Ugly Kid Joe made history with their 1991 debut EP, As Ugly As They Wanna Be, the first short-form release ever certified multi-platinum by the RIAA.
The band last toured Australia in 2017 for the 25th anniversary of America’s Least Wanted.
General public tickets go on sale from 11am local time on Wednesday, September 16th. Click here for more details and check out all of the dates below.
Soul Asylum + Ugly Kid Joe 2027 Australia Tour
Monday, March 15th
Astor Theatre, Perth, WA
Wednesday, March 17th
Hindley St Music Hall, Adelaide, SA
Thursday, March 18th
Forum, Melbourne, VIC
Saturday, March 20th
Roundhouse, Sydney, NSW
Sunday, March 21st
The Tivoli, Brisbane, QLD
