The Hold Steady to tour U.S. with Drive-By Truckers

In case you missed it, on July 15 The Hold Steady released one of the most critically acclaimed albums of the summer, Stay Positive. On Sept. 29, the Brooklyn rock outfit will start taking over Europe on its month-long tour of the continent. On Oct. 30, the band returns stateside and tours across North America until the end of November.

The Hold Steady shares the headlining duties with Athens, Ga.'s Drive-By Truckers. Hold Steady singer Craig Finn credits the Truckers with inspiring his band’s formation. “Seeing the Drive-By Truckers on the Southern Rock Opera tour was instrumental to me wanting to start a band and play music again," Finn said in a statement. "That band is The Hold Steady. This tour brings it full circle, and it will be a pleasure and an honor to be able to share a stage with the Truckers. We're gonna have a really good time."

So you have till the end of October to brush up on your Positive-ity, and then hit the venues to see THS and DBT tear it up.

The Hold Steady/Drive-By Truckers North American dates:

October
30 - Louisville, Ky. @ Coyotes @ City Block
31 - Nashville, Tenn. @ Ryman Theater

November
1 - Atlanta, Ga. @ Tabernacle
2 - Tallahassee, Fla. @ The Moon @ FSU
3 - Raleigh, N.C. @ Lincoln Theater
5 - State College, Penn. @ The State Theatre
6 - New York, N.Y. @ Terminal 5
7 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5
8 - Philadelphia, Penn. @ Electric Factory
9 - Boston, Mass. @ Orpheum Theater
11 - Toronto, Ontario @ Phoenix Theater
12 - Pittsburgh, Penn. @ Carnegie Music Hall
13 - Bloomington, Ind. @ Bluebird
14 - Chicago, Ill @ Riviera Theater
15 - Minneapolis, Minn. @ First Avenue
16 - Minneapolis, Minn. @ First Avenue
19 - Boise, Idaho @ Big Easy
20 - Seattle, Wash. @ Showbox
21 - Seattle, Wash. @ Showbox
22 - Portland, Ore. @ Crystal Ballroom
23 - San Francisco, Calif. @ The Fillmore
24 - San Francisco, Calif. @ The Fillmore
25 - Los Angeles, Calif. @ Wiltern

Related links:
Cover Story: We're an American Band
Dear Diary: The Hold Steady studio diary
Review: Drive-By Truckers - Brighter Than Creation's Dark

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