The Hold Steady is marking the 20th anniversary of their 2005 second studio album, Separation Sunday, with a deluxe new edition arriving via Positive Jams/Thirty Tigers on December 5. The expanded release sees the original 11-track album joined by nine newly remastered bonus tracks on vinyl, including rare demos, outtakes, and four songs previously released as 2005’s internet-only EP, The Virgin Digital Sessions. Separation Sunday (20-Year Anniversary Edition) will be available digitally and on 2xLP standard black vinyl and limited edition 2xLP gold-swirl vinyl.

From frontman Craig Finn:

“Separation Sunday changed everything for The Hold Steady.” “We found a new lineup, a solidified sound, and through incessant touring started building the THS community that exists today. It was a thrilling time to live through, and to revisit with this new look at the album.”

The Hold Steady will mark the release, with a full album performance of Separation Sunday as part of their upcoming Massive Nights 2025: 10 Years of Killer Parties!, the 10th annual edition of their beloved multi-night concert event at Brooklyn, NY’s Brooklyn Bowl. This year’s weekend runs from Wednesday, December 3, through Saturday, December 6, kicking off with the first-ever Massive Nights installment of the band’s intimate “Storytellers” show, a special seated performance that will see the Hold Steady stripping down familiar songs along with additional classics not usually heard during regular sets.

The Hold Steady crossing the Atlantic for The Weekender 2026, a four-night concert event set for various London venues on Thursday, March 5-8, 2026. The Weekender 2026 will include a “Storytellers” performance at The Dome (Thursday, March 5, 2008), followed by two headline shows at Electric Ballroom (Friday, March 6 and Saturday, March 7, 2026), and an intimate headline set at Camden’s iconic Dingwalls (Sunday, March 8, 2026).

THE HOLD STEADY
SEPARATION SUNDAY (20 YEAR ANNIVERSARY EDITION
Positive Jams/Thirty Tigers
Tracklist:

Hornets! Hornets!
Cattle and the Creeping Things
Your Little Hoodrat Friend
Banging Camp
Charlemagne in Sweatpants
Stevie Nix
Multitude of Casualties
Don’t Let Me Explode
Chicago Seemed Tired Last Night
Crucifixion Cruise
How a Resurrection Really Feels
212-Margarita *
The Most Important Thing *
Your Little Hoodrat Friend (The Virgin Digital Sessions) *
Don’t Let Me Explode (The Virgin Digital Sessions) *
Crucifixion Cruise (The Virgin Digital Sessions) *
212-Margarita (The Virgin Digital Sessions) *
Cattle and the Creeping Things (Demo) *
Charlemagne in Sweatpants (Demo) *
Crucifixion Cruise (Guitar Demo) *

THE HOLD STEADY
2025-2026 Tour Dates

MASSIVE NIGHTS 2025: 10 YEARS OF KILLER PARTIES! – BROOKLYN, NY

December 3 – Brooklyn Bowl (Storytellers)
December 4 – Brooklyn Bowl (Separation Sunday Full Album Play + THS Favorites)
December 5 – Brooklyn Bowl (Surprise Full Album Play + THS Favorites)
December 6 – Brooklyn Bowl (Surprise Full Album Play + THS Favorites)

THE WEEKENDER 2026 – LONDON, UK

March 5 – The Dome (Storytellers)
March 6 – Electric Ballroom
March 7 – Electric Ballroom
March 8 – Dingwalls

Order tickets for The Hold Steady HERE

Pre-order ‘Separation Sunday’ 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition HERE