Tickets are going fast for The Jubilee Tour with Soul Asylum, LIVE and Stone Temple Pilots. Celebrating 30 years of “Purple” and “Throwing Copper” – grab yours now for this once-only-occurrence at Dos Equis Pavilion on Friday, August 23! This fall tour has recently kicked off and Dallas was early on list, so we’re getting all the artist’s fairly fresh-faced and energized. Which is a good thing considering the venue is outdoors in the searing Texas heat bowl. But who really cares, right?! I mean, COME ON MAN.. these guys are gonna be hard to catch ever again in this area. Just bring some extra water (yes, I believe they still let you bring in bottled water, but check the Dos Equis website to be sure), and be damn sure to get on line early t the merch tables cuz I’m thinking that stuff gonna move fast.
Led by frontman Dave Pirner, Grammy-award-winning and multi-platinum-selling band Soul Asylum is known for their high-energy and authentic raw performances, and they will continue to bring their energetic live set to multiple stages for the rest of 2024. This summer, they will join The Jubilee Tour with Stone Temple Pilots and Live, followed by a headlining major city run dubbed The Slowly But Shirley Tour in the fall, with support from The Juliana Hatfield Three. Tickets and VIP packages are available now at soulasylum.com.
In addition, Soul Asylum is set to release their highly anticipated 13th studio album, Slowly But Shirley, this fall. Known for their dynamic blend of punk energy and heartfelt melodies, Soul Asylum’s new album promises a rich array of musical styles, from raucous rockers with guitar-fueled firepower to delicate, heartfelt tunes. The band collaborated once again with producer Steve Jordan (Rolling Stones, John Mayer, Robert Cray, Keith Richards), who worked on their 1990 album And the Horse They Rode In On. Soul Asylum recorded live at the Terrarium in Minneapolis, capturing an authentic and vibrant sound. The album’s lead single, “High Road,” is out now, offering fans a taste of the band’s latest sonic evolution.
“High Road” exemplifies the band’s talent for crafting infectious rock anthems. After years of perfecting the arrangement, Dave Pirner, who spent what felt like “forever” tinkering with the song and moving around different parts, describes it as a “Frankenstein kind of situation that hopefully finally makes sense.” Mission accomplished: It’s exactly the sort of gloriously ramshackle rocker that Soul Asylum does so well, complete with a melodic chorus hook. Frontman Dave Pirner reflects on the recording process, noting the influence of past experiences. “You come into the studio with everything you’ve learned from previous record-making experiences,” Pirner says. “That can’t help but guide you and make it a better, more efficient process.”
Soul Asylum’s early indie success led to the band entering the major-label mainstream with 1988’s Hang Time and its 1990 follow-up And the Horse They Rode In On, before achieving a platinum-level commercial breakthrough with 1992’s Grave Dancers Union (certified 3x platinum) and 1995’s Let Your Dim Light Shine. Grave Dancers Union featured the international hits “Runaway Train,” which won a 1994 Grammy for Best Rock Song, and “Black Gold,” while Let Your Dim Light Shine (platinum) spawned the hit “Misery.” After 1998’s Candy from a Stranger, Soul Asylum returned to action in 2006 with The Silver Lining, followed by Delayed Reaction six years later, and most recently with 2016’s Change of Fortune. In April 2020, they released a new studio album, Hurry Up and Wait, which enjoyed fan and critical acclaim worldwide, landing the band their highest Billboard Chart position since 1995’s platinum-selling Let Your Dim Light Shine. That same year, Pirner also published the acclaimed Loud Fast Words, a book of his lyrics accompanied by commentary and essays about each Soul Asylum album and song.
Dos Equis Pavilion
3839 S Fitzhugh
Dallas, TX 75210
www.dosequispavilion.com
