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Major General that he is, Hold Steady keyboardist and natural born star Franz Nicolay will lead the charge around the States in January. It's quite a little whirlwind tour Nicolay has crafted in support of his solo debut, particularly when you consider that the Hold Steady are on the road throughout December and February. But you don't achieve the rank of general by being a major wuss, you know?

Franz's Major General is due from Fistolo January 13, while the Hold Steady are due in Sheffield, England Sunday night. Note that the Counting Crows' European tour, which the Hold Steady were to open a few dates, has been back to May, so that somewhat unlikely pairing is off, for the time being anyway.

Franz:

01-06 Charlottesville, VA - Boylan Heights Restaurant
01-07 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
01-08 Washington, DC - Black Cat (Backstage)
01-09 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
01-11 New York, NY - Le Poisson Rouge
01-12 Buffalo, NY - Mohawk Place
01-13 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop
01-14 Lansing, MI - Mac's Bar
01-16 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club
01-17 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
01-18 Dekalb, IL - The House Café

Hold Steady:

12-07 Sheffield, England - Leadmill
12-08 Oxford, England - Academy
12-09 Nottingham, England - Rock City
12-10 Manchester, England - Academy
12-12 Bristol, England - Anson Rooms
12-14 Portsmouth, England - Wedgewood Rooms
12-15 Wolverhampton, England - Wulfrun Hall
12-17 London, England - Roundhouse
01-31 Brisbane, Australia - Laneway Festival
02-01 Melbourne, Australia - Laneway Festival
02-02 Melbourne, Australia - The Corner Hotel
02-04 Sydney, Australia - Metro Theatre
02-06 Perth, Australia - Laneway Festival
02-07 Adelaide, Australia - Laneway Festival
02-08 Sydney, Australia - Laneway Festival