Hold Steady Readies Live Record, Documentary

The Hold Steady will release a documentary DVD, “A Positive Rage,” and its first live record on April 7.

The live double is culled from a 2007 Halloween show at Chicago’s Metro. The documentary focuses on the band’s international swing in support of 2006’s Boys and Girls in America.

The band is currently touring through Australia and plans to follow with dates in North America and the U.K.

Tour dates are as follows:

Feb. 4: Sydney (The Metro Theatre)
Feb. 6: Perth, Australia (Laneway Festival)
Feb. 7: Adelaide, Australia (Laneway Festival)
Feb. 8: Sydney (Laneway Festival)
March 31: Albany, N.Y. (Valentine’s)
April 1: Buffalo, N.Y. (Tralf Music Hall)
April 2: Grand Rapids, Mich. (Calvin College Fine Arts Center)
April 3: Urbana, Ill. (Illini Courtyard Cafe)
April 4: Bloomington, Ind. (Jake’s Nightclub)
April 6: St. Louis (Gargoyle)
April 7: Iowa City, Iowa (The Picador)
April 8: Omaha, Ne. (Slowdown)
April 10: Boulder, Colo. (Fox Theatre)
April 11: Salt Lake City (The Urban Lounge)
April 13: Las Vegas (Beauty Bar)
April 14: Stateline, Nev. (Harrah’s Tahoe South Shore Room)
April 17: Indio, Calif. (Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival)
April 15: Sacramento, Calif. (Harlow’s)
May 10: Glasgow (SECC)
May 11: Manchester, U.K. (Manchester Evening News Arena)
May 13: Birmingham, U.K. (NIA)
May 14: London (Wembley Arena)
May 16: Cardiff, Wales (Cardiff Arena)
May 18: Bournemouth, U.K. (BIC)
May 19: Nottingham, U.K. (Royal Centre)
May 21: Brixton, U.K. (Academy)
May 30: Hunter Mountain, N.Y. (Mountain Jam)