September 11, 2012 | 4:10 PM | By John Vettese
The Hold Steady’s year-end tour brings them to Union Transfer on Dec. 29
FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Events, News, The Hold Steady, Union Transfer
WXPN favorites The Hold Steady announced a brief run of year-end dates today, including a stop at Union Transfer on Saturday, December 29. Tickets for the all-ages show are $20 and go on sale this Friday, September 14, at noon. More information at the venue’s website. Below, watch a sold-out Free at Noon crowd pogoing as The Hold Steady plays “Your Little Hoodrat Friend” circa 2010.
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