The Hold Steady wrapped up the tenth edition of their Massive Nights NYC show series, which happened Wednesday through Sunday (12/3-12/6) at Brooklyn Bowl. 2025 started with their first-ever seated “Storytellers” show at the venue, where they played Thrashing Thru the Passion track “Epaulets” for the first time since 2019 and debuted a new song, “Meet Me in the City.” Thursday was a full-album Separation Sunday set, followed by a second set of favorites from throughout their discography. Friday and Saturday were billed as surprise album sets, and those wound up being Stay Positive on Friday and Open Door Policy on Saturday. Friday and Saturday also each had “The Horn Steady NYC,” aka Jordan McLean, Peter Hess, and Stuart Bogie, joining them for parts of the night.
See pictures from Thursday night by Emilio Herce below, along with each night’s setlist and attendee-taken video.
The Hold Steady (photo by Emilio Herce)
The Hold Steady (photo by Emilio Herce)
The Hold Steady (photo by Emilio Herce)
The Hold Steady (photo by Emilio Herce)
The Hold Steady (photo by Emilio Herce)
The Hold Steady (photo by Emilio Herce)
The Hold Steady (photo by Emilio Herce)
The Hold Steady (photo by Emilio Herce)
The Hold Steady (photo by Emilio Herce)
The Hold Steady (photo by Emilio Herce)
The Hold Steady (photo by Emilio Herce)
The Hold Steady (photo by Emilio Herce)
The Hold Steady (photo by Emilio Herce)
The Hold Steady (photo by Emilio Herce)
The Hold Steady (photo by Emilio Herce)
The Hold Steady (photo by Emilio Herce)
The Hold Steady (photo by Emilio Herce)
The Hold Steady (photo by Emilio Herce)
The Hold Steady (photo by Emilio Herce)
The Hold Steady (photo by Emilio Herce)
The Hold Steady (photo by Emilio Herce)
The Hold Steady (photo by Emilio Herce)
The Hold Steady (photo by Emilio Herce)
The Hold Steady (photo by Emilio Herce)
The Hold Steady (photo by Emilio Herce)
The Hold Steady (photo by Emilio Herce)
The Hold Steady (photo by Emilio Herce)
The Hold Steady (photo by Emilio Herce)
The Hold Steady (photo by Emilio Herce)
SETLIST: THE HOLD STEADY @ BROOKLYN BOWL, 12/3/2025 (STORYTELLERS SET)
A Slight Discomfort
Epaulets
Multitude of Casualties
Dream Down by the Water
You Tremble
Modesto Is Not That Sweet
Curves and Nerves
Esther
Parade Days
Meet Me in the City
The Sweet Part of the City
Distortions of Faith
Hanover Camera
Charlemagne in Sweatpants
Oaks
SETLIST: THE HOLD STEADY @ BROOKLYN BOWL, 12/4/2025 (SEPARATION SUNDAY SET)
Hornets! Hornets!
Cattle and the Creeping Things
Your Little Hoodrat Friend
Banging Camp
Charlemagne in Sweatpants
212 Margarita
Stevie Nix
Multitude of Casualties
Don’t Let Me Explode
Chicago Seemed Tired Last Night
Crucifixion Cruise
How a Resurrection Really Feels
Curves and Nerves
Constructive Summer
Hot Soft Light
Ascension Blues
Big Cig
Entitlement Crew
Family Farm
Sequestered in Memphis
Carlos Is Crying
Dream Down by the Water
Stuck Between Stations
Party Pit
The Swish
First Night
Chips Ahoy!
Confusion in the Marketplace
Southtown Girls
Killer Parties
SETLIST: THE HOLD STEADY @ BROOKLYN BOWL, 12/5/2025 (STAY POSITIVE SET)
Constructive Summer
Sequestered in Memphis
One for the Cutters
Navy Sheets
Lord, I’m Discouraged
Cheyenne Sunrise
Ask Her for Adderall
Yeah Sapphire
Both Crosses
Stay Positive
Magazines
Joke About Jamaica
Slapped Actress
Ballad of the Midnight Hauler
The Birdwatchers
Stuck Between Stations
Barfruit Blues
You Can Make Him Like You
Grand Junction
40 Bucks
Banging Camp
Heavy Covenant
Chips Ahoy!
Malachi & Jessica
Sketchy Metal
Hurricane J
Your Little Hoodrat Friend
Family Farm
Entitlement Crew
Massive Nights
Chicago Seemed Tired Last Night
Killer Parties
SETLIST: THE HOLD STEADY @ BROOKLYN BOWL, 12/6/2025 (OPEN DOOR POLICY SET)
The Feelers
Spices
Lanyards
Family Farm
Unpleasant Breakfast
Heavy Covenant
The Prior Procedure
Riptown
Me & Magdalena
Hanover Camera
Parade Days
Certain Songs
Epaulets
Stevie Nix
Constructive Summer
Sideways Skull
Entitlement Crew
Sequestered in Memphis
You Did Good Kid
Blackout Sam
Chips Ahoy!
Your Little Hoodrat Friend
We Can Get Together
The Weekenders
Stuck Between Stations
Most People Are DJs
Massive Nights
Stay Positive
Killer Parties
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