’90s era NYC band Soul Coughing — Mike Doughty, Sebastian Steinberg, Mark degli Antoni and Yuval Gabay — are reuniting for their first tour in 25 years. 2024 also marks the 30th anniversary of their debut album, Ruby Vroom. Dates kick off September 11 in Solana Beach, CA and wrap up with two nights at NYC’s Brooklyn Steel on October 4 & 5. All dates are listed below.
You can get tickets early for the Brooklyn Steel shows with the BrooklynVegan presale that runs Thursday, June 27 from 10 AM – 10 PM with password BROOKLYNCOUGHING.
Remaining tickets for Brooklyn Steel and all dates of the tour go on sale to the general public on Friday, June 28 at 10 AM local time.
The flyer for the reunion says “We said it would never happen” and when the band broke up in 2000 it not on good terms to say the least. But here’s what Mike Doughty has to say about this unlikely turn of events:
The end was acrimonious, but I just thought I’d give it a shot. So I just wrote an email to all three guys. It took a little convincing for some of them, but I was really gratified that everyone wanted to take part in that again — to see if we can be a great band again…
I guess I just sort of came back to the music after lots of years of not listening to it. We were never imitated. What really struck me is just how individual all the instruments were. Mark, the sampler player, really did something playing those live samples that nobody ever did. And we just had the best rhythm section in the world…
We’re just trying to pick the songs that bring us joy. We’re really trying to kind of revel in each other as musicians, and that’s what the setlist is going to be based on. One thing that’s always been true about this band is every song is somebody’s favorite song…
We just decided to let bygones be bygones. You know, everybody had issues. Our fans are going to be shocked, man. I can’t even believe how much they’re going to be shocked.
No matter how unlikely, welcome back Soul Coughing!
SOUL COUGHING – 2024 TOUR DATES
SEP 11, 2024 – Belly Up Tavern – Solana Beach, CA
SEP 13, 2024 – The Bellwether – Los Angeles, CA
SEP 14, 2024 – The Fillmore – San Francisco, CA
SEP 15, 2024 – The Fillmore – San Francisco, CA
SEP 17, 2024 – McMenamins Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR
SEP 18, 2024 – The Showbox – Seattle, WA
SEP 20, 2024 – The Depot – Salt Lake City, UT
SEP 21, 2024 – Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO
SEP 22, 2024 – Boulder Theater – Boulder, CO
SEP 24, 2024 – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN
SEP 25, 2024 – The Vic Theatre – Chicago, IL
SEP 27, 2024 – Mr. Smalls Theatre – Pittsburgh, PA
SEP 28, 2024 – 9:30 Club – Washington, D.C.
SEP 29, 2024 – Royale – Boston, MA
OCT 3, 2024 – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA
OCT 4, 2024 – Brooklyn Steel – Brooklyn, NY
OCT 5, 2024 – Brooklyn Steel – Brooklyn, NY