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Like former Lifter Puller associate Steve Barone, Craig Finn has a festival hankering. Unlike Barone, Finn and the Hold Steady express their love for the outdoor congregation of summer masses by playing festivals on their current tour, as opposed to filming wacky videos dressed in Renaissance garb.

The Hold Steady have upped their commitment to the festival form with a bunch of new dates in late July and early August. Most of the dates are at UK festivals, but there are a few scattered club dates, some of which are even in North America.

Also unlike Barone, the Hold Steady will probably not wrestle in a big pool full of mashed potatoes on these new dates. Barone's got them beat there.

Dates:

06-07 Houston, TX - Walter's on Washington
06-08 Austin, TX - Emo's
06-09 Denton, TX - Hailey's
06-10 Norman, OK - Opolis Production
06-11 Little Rock, AR - Sticky Fingerz Chicken Shack
06-12 Columbia, MO - The Blue Note
06-14 Asheville, NC - The Grey Eagle Tavern & Music Hall
06-16 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Festival
06-23 Tuttlingen, Germany - Southside Festival
06-24 Scheeßel, Germany, - Hurricane Festival
06-26 Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega Jr.
06-27 Arendal, Norway - Hove Festival
06-29 Stockholm, Sweden - Accelerator Festival
06-30 Werchter, Belgium - Werchter Festival
07-01 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
07-02 London, England - Shepherds Bush Empire
07-04 Portsmouth, England - Wedgewood Rooms
07-05 Manchester, England - Academy 2
07-07 Kinross, Scotland - T in the Park
07-08 Dublin, Ireland - Oxegen Festival
07-10 Leeds, England - Cockpit
07-11 Liverpool, England - Academy 2
07-12 Stock, England - Sugarmill
07-13 Guilford, England - Guilfest Festival
07-14 Suffolk, England - Latitude Festival
07-15 Swansea Bay, Wales - Fflam Festival
08-04 Chicago, IL - Grant Park (Lollapalooza)
08-05 Covington, KY - Madison Theater
08-06 Toronto, Ontario - Opera House
08-07 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa
08-09 Brooklyn, NY - Prospect Park Bandshell
08-24 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
08-25 Reading, England - Reading Festival