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"Constructive Summer"? Yeah, I should say so. The Hold Steady, already set to drop Stay Positive on us July 15 in the States on Vagrant (and July 14 in the UK on Rough Trade) have lined up a full-stop U.S. tour immediately following the album release. Plus, there are dates aplenty both at home and abroad before this new leg of shows. And don't forget that the Hold Steady are playing the Pitchfork Music Festival July 19.

The first single from Stay Positive, "Sequestered in Memphis," will be available on the U.S. iTunes store May 20.

The Hold Steady:

05-16 Brighton, England - The Old Market (The Great Escape)
06-08 Chula Vista, CA - Devore Stadium Field (94.9 Independence Jam)
06-27 Baltimore, MD - Ram's Head Live !
06-28 Philadelphia, PA - Festival Pier (Paul Green School of Rock Music Festival)
06-29 Brooklyn, NY - McCarren Park Pool
07-06 London, England - Hyde Park (O2 Wireless Festival)
07-08 Liverpool, England - Echo Arena (Summer Pops)
07-10 Leeds, England - The Irish Centre
07-11 Newcastle, England - Carling Academy 2
07-12 Kinross, Scotland - T in the Park Festival
07-17 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
07-18 Pontiac, MI - Crofoot Ballroom
07-19 Chicago, IL - Union Park (Pitchfork Music Festival) $
07-21 Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre
07-22 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
07-23 Fargo, ND - Fargo Theatre
07-26 Seattle, WA - Capitol Hill Block Party
07-27 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
07-29 San Francisco, CA - Mezzanine
07-30 Los Angeles, CA - Avalon
08-02 Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
08-03 El Paso, TX - Club 101
08-05 Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom
08-06 Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa
08-08 Oxford, MS - Proud Larry's
08-09 Athens, GA - 40 Watt
08-10 Charleston, SC - The Pourhouse
08-12 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
08-13 Norfolk, VA - The Norva

! with Birds of Avalon
$ with Animal Collective, Jarvis Cocker, !!!, Vampire Weekend, Dizzee Rascal, Fleet Foxes, Caribou, Jay Reatard, Titus Andronicus, No Age, Atlas Sound, Extra Golden, Fuck Buttons, Elf Power, the Ruby Suns, Icy Demons, A Hawk and a Hacksaw, Boban I Marko Markovic Orkestar