Soul Asylum Brings Acoustic Tour to Purdue University’s Loeb Playhouse

SOUL ASYLUM ACOUSTIC
January 6, 2026 James Britton

Grammy award-winning rock band Soul Asylum brings an acoustic performance featuring Dave Pirner and Ryan Smith to Purdue University’s Loeb Playhouse on Friday, April 10, 2026. This intimate, one-of-a-kind acoustic set is presented by Purdue Convocations with support from Union Club Hotel, 8Eleven Modern Bistro, Mad Mushroom Pizza, and Ripple & Co.

SOUL ASYLUM

Ticket Information

Friends of Convos & Student Presale

  • Date: 10 AM, Tuesday, January 6 – 11:59 PM, Thursday, January 8
  • Location: Stewart Center Box Office (for student discount) or watch your email for an early access code to use at Purdue’s Account Manager or ticketmaster.com
  • Friends of Convos will receive an early access code via email before the presale opens. Join Friends for best seating availability.
  • Presale for Purdue system students (enrolled at West Lafayette, Indianapolis, Online, Global, Northwest, Fort Wayne). Student tickets subject to PUID check on show day.
  • r more event details and to purchase tickets, visit:
    https://convocations.purdue.edu/event/soul-asylum/

General Public On-Sale

About the Show

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 Dancers Union featured the international hits “Runaway Train”, “Black Gold” and “ Somebody to Shove”. “Runaway Train” won a Grammy,  and its groundbreaking music video brought nearly two dozen missing and exploited children and teens around the world home to their families.

SOUL ASYLUM has released 13 original albums – including their most recent, 2024’s Slowly But Shirley – with multiple live albums and assorted Greatest Hits collections. Their famous 1993 MTV Unplugged performance was released for the first time on vinyl as a coveted Record Store Day exclusive, and November 2025 also saw the 30-year-anniversary reissue of their Let Your Dim Light Shinealbum. 

This upcoming show offers a rare opportunity to see SOUL ASYLUM’s Dave Pirner and Ryan Smith perform an intimate, one-of-a-kind acoustic set.

Get Early Access – Become a Friend of Convos!

Support Purdue Convocations and gain early access to tickets by becoming a Friend of Convos. Membership starts at just $100 annually and includes exclusive presale opportunities and other special benefits. To gain access to the Friends of Convos presale, make a gift at convocations.purdue.edu/friends and call 765-494-9712 to confirm.

Media Contacts

Purdue Convocations
James Britton
jamesbritton@purdue.edu
765-494-9712

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