Craig Finn and Patterson Hood have announced plans for a very special co-headline tour. The shows – which will see the two iconic singer-songwriters performing individually and together backed by multi-instrumentalist Ben Hackett – get underway with a two-night stand at Seattle, WA’s Tractor Tavern on November 5-6 and then travel through the month, ending November 22 at Austin, TX’s The O4 Center. Finn and Hood will be joined by fellow singer-songwriter Alejandro Escovedo for a one-night-only triple-bill at Santa Fe, NM’s Lensic Performing Arts Center on November 19.
Pre-sales begin Wednesday, June 18/Thursday, June 19 at 10:00 am (local). All remaining tickets will be on sale to the general public beginning Friday, June 20 at 10:00 am (local). For complete details and ticket information, please visit craigfinn.net/tour and pattersonhood.com/tour-dates.
“Patterson Hood and his band The Drive-By Truckers were a huge inspiration to the origins of The Hold Steady,” says Craig Finn. “He is one of my favorite songwriters, and he’s also become a great friend. This tour, which will feature us going back and forth with songs and stories, is a dream come true. I expect it to be musical and joyful and can’t wait to get it started.”
“Craig and I have a ton of wonderful history, beginning with a mutual admiration for our bands,” says Patterson Hood. “The Hold Steady and Drive-By Truckers had a huge tour together in 2008 (The Rock & Roll Means Well Tour) that we both consider a landmark in our histories. Later in 2012, Craig and I toured Europe together (with our friend Will Johnson) and that’s when our friendship really took on a next level. I consider Craig a super close friend and one of my most trusted and admired confidants. We’ve been trying to find a way to collaborate again for years and this is finally happening.”
CRAIG FINN & PATTERSON HOOD - TOUR 2025
NOVEMBER 5 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern 6 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern 7 – Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater 8 – Bend, OR – Volcanic Theatre 10 – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel 12 – Santa Cruz, CA – Rio Theatre 14 – Los Angeles, CA – Lodge Room 15 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up 16 – Phoenix, AZ – Musical Instrument Museum ** 19 – Santa Fe, NM – Lensic Performing Arts Center * 21 – Dallas, TX – The Kessler Theater 22 – Austin, TX – The 04 Center
* w/ Special Guest Alejandro Escovedo ** On Sale in August
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The upcoming co-headline tour sees Craig Finn and Patterson Hood each celebrating the recent release of acclaimed new solo albums – Finn’s Always Been (Tamarac Records/Thirty Tigers) and Hood’s Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams (ATO Records), both available everywhere now. Finn will precede the dual run with a summer series of solo performances, including headline shows, festival appearances, dates supporting The Mountain Goats, and more. Highlights include a triple-bill alongside The Decemberists and Kevin Morby at Skokie, IL’s Out of SPACE Skokie on Sunday, July 27 and a top-billed appearance at Camden, NJ’s XPoNential Music Festival on Sunday, September 21. In October, Finn will embark on a full-band headline tour that will see him accompanied by his new backing combo, The Band of Forgiveness. North American dates get underway October 9 at Millersville, PA’s Phantom Power and then travel through a tour finale at New York City’s Le Poisson Rogue on October 25.
Hood toured in support of Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams with his solo band The Sensurrounders this past March and April and will be spending his summer on the road with Drive-By Truckers and Deer Tick on the Charm & Decadence Tour, an epic summer co-headline run traveling North America now through early August. From there, Hood is set for a number of solo performances, including a return to his beloved home state of Alabama for Florence, AL’s ShoalsFest on Saturday, October 11, followed by an eagerly awaited EU/UK solo tour making stops in Ireland and the United Kingdom before culminating with a top-billed festival appearance at Groningen, NL’s TakeRoot on Saturday, November 1.
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