Words & Music by Dan Wilson

Minnesota-native Dan Wilson is a singer, songwriter, musician, producer, and visual artist who has collaborated with some of the biggest names in popular music.

He will perform live, in concert on the beautiful Sacred Heart Music Center altar stage at 7:30 pm Thursday, Oct. 16. This concert will also be livestreamed worldwide on the Sacred Heart YouTube channel.

Wilson has earned seven Grammy Award nominations in the last 26 years, winning honors four times.

His songwriting resume includes “Closing Time”, which he wrote for his band, Semisonic, “Not Ready to Make Nice” (co-written with the Dixie Chicks) and “Someone like You” (co-written with Adele). He earned a 1999 Grammy nomination for “Closing Time” (Best Rock Song) and won Grammys for Song of the Year (“Not Ready to Make Nice” in 2007), Country Song of the Year ("White Horses" co-written with Chris Stapleton in 2024) and Best Song Written for Visual Media ("It Never Went Away" co-written with Jon Batiste for the film "American Symphony" in 2025). Wilson also won a 2012 Grammy for Album of the Year as one of the producers of Adele’s "21".

In addition to being the leader of Semisonic, Wilson has released several solo recordings, including the 2017 release Re-Covered which also includes a 54-page book of illustrations, session anecdotes and observations about songwriting.

He was also a member of the Minneapolis psychedelic rock band Trip Shakespeare.

As a collaborator, Wilson has written with and produced a diverse group of artists including Adele, Leon Bridges, Taylor Swift, Jon Batiste, Phantogram, Carol King, The Chicks, Pink, Halsey, Ricky Reed, Chris Stapleton, Noah Cyrus, Dierks Bentley, Jim James, Ethan Gruska, John Legend, Mike Posner, and many others.

Semisonic released its 4th studio album "Little Bit of Sun" in 2023.

Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer Dave Mehling will open.

Advance general admission e-tickets are available now here for $35 (plus $4.19 handling fees). Paper tickets are available at Zenith Bookstore in West Duluth ($1 handling fees) and Globe News in Superior (cash only). Tickets will be available at the door while supply lasts for $40. Doors at 6:30. Music at 7:30.

Can make it to Duluth? Tickets to the YouTube Livestream are also available now here for $20 (plus $3.18 handling fees). Links will be emailed prior to the show.