The Hold Steady extend UK tour dates

THE HOLD STEADY Extended UK tour in May to follow SXSW and DVD/Live Album

"THE HOLD STEADY are the best live band on the planet, no contest" – Keith Cameron, Q

"A proper, huge-sounding, feel-good rock'n'roll band... with a sold-out venue shouting back every word….You'd be advised to invest in all their albums." - Jody Thompson, SUNDAY MIRROR

"The gig of the festival. Joyous rock 'n' roll performed with unfettered glee to a stupidly excited crowd that stretched for miles" - Laura Barton, THE GUARDIAN

THE HOLD STEADY have added some extra dates to their tour of UK and Europe in May. The band have just finished an Australian tour, just started an extensive tour of the USA including SXSW and the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (17 April).

Dates are:

Sun 3-May Koln, DE Luxor
Mon 4-May Rotterdam, NL Ahoy*
Tue 5-May Groningen, NL Liberation Festival
Thu 7-May Belfast, UK Odyssey Arena*
Fri 8-May Dublin, IE o2 Arena* Sun 10-May Glasgow, UK SECC*
Mon 11-May Manchester, UK Manchester Evening News Arena*
Wed 13-May Birmingham, UK NIA*
Thu 14-May London, UK Wembley Arena*
Sat 16-May Cardiff, UK Cardiff Arena*
Mon 18-May Bournemouth, UK BIC*
Tue 19-May Leeds, UK Cockpit
Wed 20-May Cambridge, UK Junction
Fri 22-May Falmouth, UK Pavilion
Sat 23-May Bristol, UK Dot to Dot Festival
Sun 24-May Brighton, UK Centre*
* supporting Counting Crows

The Hold Steady release 'A Positive Rage', a double disc package featuring a documentary on DVD and their first-ever live album on Rough Trade Records in the UK on 6 April.