In 2027, two rock titans will join forces for a monumental Australian co-headline tour. Colliding the sonic architects behind the GRAMMY Award-winning rock ballad Runaway Train, SOUL ASYLUM, together with record-breaking California collective UGLY KID JOE, next March not only marks the first joint run between these two prominent alternative trailblazers; it also will mark the first time SOUL ASYLUM has performed on our shores since the mid-1990s.
SOUL ASYLUM and UGLY KID JOE will bring their high-octane sets across the country next year, kicking off on Monday 15 March next year in Perth, before heading through Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney, and concluding proceedings on Sunday 21 March in Brisbane.
From underground beginnings into multi-platinum acclaim, SOUL ASYLUM have spent over four decades establishing a reputation as one of the most inspiring and hardworking bands in the rock realms. Now in command of 13 studio albums, SOUL ASYLUM began life in the early 1980s in Minneapolis, Minnesota, evolving from punk and indie leanings into iconic alternative rock fare capable of commanding commercial appeal and enduring success. The band's double-platinum 1992 album, Grave Dancers Union, would ultimately change their trajectory forever, securing mainstream attention and also introducing the world to their legendary rock ballad Runaway Train, which hit #5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and took home the GRAMMY Award for Best Rock Song in 1994.
Merging humour with hard rock, UGLY KID JOE's journey has ultimately led them to conquering the mainstream charts and so much more since forming in California in the late '80s. In 1991, the group would make history via their debut EP As Ugly As They Wanna Be, going on to be certified double platinum and also marking the first time in history that a short-form release (EP) was certified multi-platinum by the RIAA.
Would You Like To Be There when this Runaway Train of rock and roll rapture rolls through Australia next March? Don't miss your chance to catch two of the greats side by side in 2027 when SOUL ASYLUM and UGLY KID JOE roll through a town near you.