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Photos + Article by Will Oliver
The Hold Steady returned to Brooklyn Bowl for their annual four-night run of Massive Nights shows, featuring a different set of openers each night as well as a career-spanning set.
It’s become something of a holiday season tradition in the city, one that I have tried to make each year whenever possible. The Hold Steady have been a reliable live force for a long while, they performed all of their greatest hits, as well as songs from their strong 2023 album, The Price of Progress.
I caught their performance on Friday, December 1st. Find a photo gallery of shots posted below.
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setlist:
- The Feelers
- You Gotta Dance (With Who You Came to the Dance With)
- Constructive Summer
- Hurricane J
- Magazines
- Perdido (feat. The Horn Steady)
- Blackout Sam (feat. The Horn Steady)
- Sequestered in Memphis (feat. The Horn Steady)
- Cattle and the Creeping Things (feat. The Horn Steady)
- Family Farm (feat. The Horn Steady)
- Lord, I’m Discouraged
- The Weekenders
- Chips Ahoy!
- Cheyenne Sunrise
- Stuck Between Stations
- Entitlement Crew (feat. The Horn Steady)
- Heavy Covenant (feat. The Horn Steady)
- Unpleasant Breakfast (feat. The Horn Steady)
- Massive Nights (feat. The Horn Steady)
- Your Little Hoodrat Friend
- Slapped Actress
encore:
22. Positive Jam
23. Modesto Is Not That Sweet
24. Chicago Seemed Tired Last Night (feat. The Horn Steady)
25. Killer Parties (feat. The Horn Steady)
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