Public record

The Hold Steady

Rock | Brooklyn, NY | since 2003

alternative
alternative rock
heartland rock
indie
indie rock
post-punk revival
rock
rock and indie

Shows, releases and artist details collected from 11 credited sources. This public record does not confirm booking availability. Source links accompany the published facts.

Shows on record

Rooms played

2007

On record since

Releases

Show history

2026 · 1

Aug 8, 2026Pioneer Courthouse Square· Portlandheadliner

2024 · 1

Jun 1, 2024The Crocodile - Old Location· Seattleheadliner
with Naked Giants

2007 · 1

Nov 4, 2007HUB Ballroom, University of Washington· Seattleheadliner

Photos, art and posters

Logo — TheAudioDB

The Hold Steady — The Crocodile - Old Location, 2024-06-01 — Poster · The Crocodile - Old Location, 2024-06-01 — Songkick

Lineup

Steve Selvidge
Franz Nicolay
Bobby Drake — drums (drum set)
Craig Finn — lead vocals, principal
Tad Kubler
Galen Polivka

Former

Judd Counsell

Releases

LI
Live in London 3-8-25
2026
LI
Live In Jersey City 9-22-23
2026
LI
Live In Melbourne 5-24-24
2026
LI
Live In Cambridge 5-2-26
2026
LI
Live In Los Angeles 9-26-25
2026
LA
Live At The Minnesota Yacht Club Festival 7-20-24
2025
LI
Live In London 3-8-24
2025
LA
Live At The Salt Shed 6-30-23
2025
LA
Live At The 7th Street Entry 5/1/25
2025
LA
Live at First Avenue 5/3/25
2025
TP
The Price of Progress
2023 · album
OD
Open Door Policy
2021 · album
LI
Live In London 3-8-19
2019 · album
LI
Live In Toronto 9-14-18
2019 · album
LI
Live in Chicago 6-17-17
2019 · album
LI
Live in Nashville 9-7-19
2019 · album
LI
Live in San Francisco 8-3-18
2019 · album
TT
Thrashing Thru the Passion
2019 · album
LI
Live in Chicago 6-15-17
2018 · album
LI
Live in Chicago 6-16-17
2018 · album
LI
Live in Philadelphia 7-26-18
2018 · album
LI
Live in Philadelphia 7-27-18
2018 · album
LA
Live at Horseshoe Tavern - 12/11/14
2015 · album
LA
Live at Horseshoe Tavern - 12/12/14
2015 · album
LA
Live at Horseshoe Tavern - 12/13/14
2015 · album
TD
Teeth Dreams
2014 · album
IL
iTunes Live from SoHo
2011 · album
HI
Heaven Is Whenever
2010 · album
AP
A Positive Rage
2009 · album
SP
Stay Positive
2008 · album
BA
Boys and Girls in America
2006 · album
LA
Live at Lollapalooza 2006: The Hold Steady
2006 · album
SS
Separation Sunday
2005 · album
AK
Almost Killed Me
2004 · album
TH
The Hold Steady Live at Schubas 03/12/2004
2004 · album

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 50+ plays, 2023-04-20–2026-09-06 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Kevin Cole) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Morning Show' (John Richards) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Afternoon Show' (Larry Mizell, Jr.) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'The Midday Show' (Cheryl Waters) — KEXP

Artist background

The Hold Steady formed in 2003 — MusicBrainz
The Hold Steady is based in Brooklyn — MusicBrainz
Steve Selvidge: member — MusicBrainz
Franz Nicolay: member — MusicBrainz
Bobby Drake: drums (drum set) — MusicBrainz
Craig Finn: lead vocals, principal — MusicBrainz
Tad Kubler: member — MusicBrainz
Galen Polivka: member — MusicBrainz
Judd Counsell: member (former member) — MusicBrainz
The Hold Steady has 25 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2004–2023 — MusicBrainz
The Hold Steady is from Brooklyn , New York, U.S. — Wikipedia
The Hold Steady has 6 members: Craig Finn, Tad Kubler, Galen Polivka, Bobby Drake, Franz Nicolay, Steve Selvidge — Wikipedia
The Hold Steady plays Alternative rock — Wikipedia
The Hold Steady plays indie rock — Wikipedia
The Hold Steady plays heartland rock — Wikipedia
The Hold Steady plays post-punk revival — Wikipedia
The Hold Steady has 519416 listeners on Last.fm — The Hold Steady on Last.fm
The Hold Steady has released 10 recordings between 2025 and 2026 — The Hold Steady on Discogs
The Hold Steady has 41 followers on Genius — The Hold Steady on Genius
Twitter/X handle (per Genius): @theholdsteady — The Hold Steady on Genius
Google Knowledge Graph descriptor: Rock band — The Hold Steady — Google Knowledge Graph
Canonical Wikipedia article (per Google KG): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hold_Steady — The Hold Steady on Wikipedia (per Google KG)
Wikipedia article length (per Google KG, characters): 187 — The Hold Steady — entity-richness signal
Google Knowledge Graph entity id: kg:/m/01q6zwv — The Hold Steady — KG entity
Country (per TheAudioDB): New York, USA — The Hold Steady on TheAudioDB
Formed 2004 (Wikidata inception) — Wikidata
Origin: New York City (Wikidata) — Wikidata
Genres per Wikidata: alternative rock — Wikidata
Labels per Wikidata: Vagrant Records — Wikidata
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hold_Steady — Wikidata

Venues played

Rooms played most, from the shows on record
Room	Shows
The Crocodile - Old Location · Seattle	1
Pioneer Courthouse Square · Portland	1
HUB Ballroom, University of Washington · Seattle	1

By year: 2007 1 · 2024 1 · 2026 1

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Sources & corrections

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. Use the credited links to check the source.

Last updated: 2026-09-19
Sources: Discogs, Genius, google kg, KEXP, Last.fm, MusicBrainz, Spotify, TheAudioDB, Twitch, Wikidata, Wikipedia

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