The Hold Steady will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their landmark 2005 album Separation Sunday with a deluxe new edition, out December 5 on their Positive Jams label via Thirty Tigers. The expanded release pairs the original 11 tracks with nine newly remastered bonus songs—rare demos, outtakes, and selections from 2005’s The Virgin Digital Sessions—marking their first appearance on vinyl. The album will be available digitally, on 2xLP black vinyl, and in a limited gold-swirl edition. Pre-orders begin November 7 at noon ET via theholdsteadymerch.net and indie retailers.
“Separation Sunday changed everything for The Hold Steady,” says frontman Craig Finn. “We found our sound and built the community that still surrounds us today.”
Hailed by Paste as one of the “250 Greatest Albums of the 21st Century So Far,” the album cemented The Hold Steady’s place among modern rock greats. To mark the occasion, the band will perform Separation Sunday in full during Massive Nights 2025: 10 Years of Killer Parties! at Brooklyn Bowl, December 3–6. Limited tickets remain for select nights at theholdsteady.net.
THE HOLD STEADY – LIVE 2025-2026
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
THE HOLD STEADY
SEPARATION SUNDAY (20 YEAR ANNIVERSARY EDITION)
(Positive Jams/Thirty Tigers)
Release Date: Friday, December 5, 2025
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) *
* BONUS TRACKS
