In support of their fourth studio full-length, Stay Positive, out July 15 via Vagrant, Brooklyn-based rockers the Hold Steady have mapped a spattering of nationwide dates, kicking off with a gig in Chula Vista, CA June 8. From there, it’s nearly two solid months of touring for the quintet, including stops at Seattle’s Capitol Hill Block Party and Brooklyn’s McCarren Park Pool.
The Hold Steady tour dates:
6/8, Chula Vista, CA (94.9 Independence Jam)
6/27, Baltimore, MD (Ram’s Head Live!)
6/28, Philadelphia, PA (Festival Pier / The Paul Green School of Rock Festival)*
6/29, Brooklyn, NY (McCarren Pool)
7/17, Cleveland, OH (Beachland Ballroom)
7/18, Pontiac, MI (Crofoot Ballroom)
7/19, Chicago, IL (Pitchfork Festival)
7/21, Madison, WI (Majestic Theatre)
7/22, Minneapolis, MN (First Avenue)
7/23, Fargo, ND (Fargo Theatre)
7/26, Seattle, WA (Capitol Hill Block Party)
7/27, Portland, OR (Crystal Ballroom)
7/29, San Francisco, CA (Mezzanine)
7/30 – Los Angeles, CA (Avalon)
8/2, Tucson, AZ (Rialto Theatre)
8/3, El Paso, TX (Club 101)
8/5, Dallas, TX (Palladium Ballroom)
8/6, Austin, TX (La Zona Rosa)
8/8, Oxford, MS (Proud Larry’s)
8/9, Athens, GA (40 Watt)
8/10, Charleston, SC (Pourhouse)
8/12, Carrborro, NC (Cat’s Cradle)
8/13, Norfolk, VA (The Norva)
(* w/ Devo)
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