That’s correct. The Hold Steady’s long-awaited return to the 612 area code falls on Saturday, October 13th, at Surly’s Festival Field. They’re the exclamation point on our annual off-kilter spin on a traditional German Oktoberfest.

The party starts at 10 am in the Beer Hall and Beer Garden. Games, steins, music from Jake Rudh and Transmission, and German-inspired fare from the Beer Hall and Surly Pizza Upstairs. Entry is free, all ages, and open to the public!

At 2 pm, the doors to Festival Field will open, with an array of music, food trucks, games, inflatables, steins, a frankly ridiculous amount of beer, and all of it headlined by The Hold Steady. Tickets to enter Festival Field are $40, and are on sale NOW. This is an 18+ show.

We’ve fit a lot of things into 15 years of The Hold Steady. We’ve released 6 albums and many other songs. We’ve played countless shows on three different continents. We’ve done most of the late night TV shows. We've played shows in all 50 of the United States. We’ve played Glastonbury. We’ve played Coachella. We’ve opened up for The Rolling Stones. And The Replacements. We’ve been personally insulted by Don Rickles. The list goes on...

But, somehow, we’ve never played the 7th Street Entry.

Until now.

Sunday October 14th, the day after we play the awesome Surly Fest, (tickets available at that link!) we are going to do two shows in one day at the 7th Street Entry in classic old school fashion: an early matinee (4pm) and a late show (8pm). This was the format for many classic shows in the 80s, and we wanted to pay tribute. The 7th Street entry is a Minneapolis landmark and host to many legendary performances -and the first place Craig saw the Replacements live. We will finally be adding this one to our list and we hope you will join us. We even timed to it so you can watch the Vikings and still make the show(s). The Twin Cities are such an important part of The Hold Steady story, and we can’t wait to be there with you for this incredible weekend.

Tickets on sale Thursday, September 13 at 11:00 am CT (no pre-sale, only the general on-sale)

We’ve fit a lot of things into 15 years of The Hold Steady. We’ve released 6 albums and many other songs. We’ve played countless shows on three different continents. We’ve done most of the late night TV shows. We've played shows in all 50 of the United States. We’ve played Glastonbury. We’ve played Coachella. We’ve opened up for The Rolling Stones. And The Replacements. We’ve been personally insulted by Don Rickles. The list goes on...

But, somehow, we’ve never played the 7th Street Entry.

Until now.

Sunday October 14th, the day after we play the awesome Surly Fest, (tickets available at that link!) we are going to do two shows in one day at the 7th Street Entry in classic old school fashion: an early matinee (4pm) and a late show (8pm). This was the format for many classic shows in the 80s, and we wanted to pay tribute. The 7th Street entry is a Minneapolis landmark and host to many legendary performances -and the first place Craig saw the Replacements live. We will finally be adding this one to our list and we hope you will join us. We even timed to it so you can watch the Vikings and still make the show(s). The Twin Cities are such an important part of The Hold Steady story, and we can’t wait to be there with you for this incredible weekend.

Must purchase a 4 night pass or individual-night ticket for entry. Merch bundle, soundcheck add-on, or screening ticket does NOT gain entry into Brooklyn Bowl for the 11/28-12/1 shows. Must purchase separately.

Merchandise purchased online with a ticket can be redeemed at merch booth night of show.

4 ticket limit per buyer.

The Hold Steady & Brooklyn Bowl respectfully ask that you refrain from bringing in any non-paper confetti as it interferes with bowling lanes & kitchen.

Must purchase a 4 night pass or individual-night ticket for entry. Merch bundle, soundcheck add-on, or screening ticket does NOT gain entry into Brooklyn Bowl for the 11/28-12/1 shows. Must purchase separately.

Merchandise purchased online with a ticket can be redeemed at merch booth night of show.

4 ticket limit per buyer.

The Hold Steady & Brooklyn Bowl respectfully ask that you refrain from bringing in any non-paper confetti as it interferes with bowling lanes & kitchen.

SOLD OUT!

SOLD OUT!