Craig Finn is not one to sit still. The Hold Steady frontman turned prolific solo storyteller has just laid out a fall itinerary that would make even the most road-hardened lifer reach for a nap — and he’s stacking a summer co-headline run on top of it for good measure.

The headline news: Finn has announced The Man I’ve Always Been Tour, a full-band US headline run backed by The Band of Forgiveness, the Minneapolis-based trio of Nelson Devereaux, Joe Strachan, and Ethan Elseth that Finn assembled last year to reimagine his solo catalog. After a UK run earlier this year that wrapped with a sold-out night at London’s Union Chapel, the group is bringing that sharpened chemistry back stateside. Dates kick off November 10 at Portland’s Polaris Hall and roll through the West Coast before dipping into the Midwest, with a two-night stand at Berwyn, IL’s Fitzgerald’s serving as an obvious hometown-adjacent highlight.

“I had imagined a group of musicians that would help me take on some of my songs in a unique approach, one that let the stories shine through but still brought a high level of musicality,” Finn said of the band. “Each show the band ascended higher, and we were able to create dramatic musical narratives that were exciting and satisfying.”

Before November rolls around, Finn is teaming up with longtime friend Patterson Hood (Drive-By Truckers) for another leg of the Devils in the Details Tour. Joined by multi-instrumentalist Ben Hackett, the two songwriters will trade songs and stories in-the-round, kicking off July 9 at St. Paul’s Fitzgerald Theater before hitting Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New York, and Massachusetts. Finn is even teasing the possibility of a few unreleased songs sneaking into the setlist. Consider that an incentive.

And because a two-tour year apparently wasn’t enough, Finn will cross the Atlantic in October for a run of EU/UK dates supporting The Mountain Goats, starting October 5 in Helsinki and winding through Scandinavia, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland, and the UK. The Band of Forgiveness will join him for the Manchester, Dublin, Glasgow, London, and Bristol dates.

All of this comes on the heels of Always Been, Finn’s sixth solo album, produced by Adam Granduciel of The War on Drugs and featuring contributions from Kathleen Edwards, Sam Fender, and members of Granduciel’s own band. It’s a story record about a clergyman without faith — his rise, fall, and redemption — accompanied by a 92-page companion book of short fiction called Lousy With Ghosts. Because of course it is.

Dig into Craig Finn’s catalog and get familiar before the tour hits your town: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4CYeVo5iZbtYGBN4Isc3n6

Tickets for all runs are on sale now via craigfinn.net/tour.

CRAIG FINN & PATTERSON HOOD — DEVILS IN THE DETAILS SUMMER 2026 TOUR
July 9 — St. Paul, MN — The Fitzgerald Theater
July 11 — State College, PA — The State Theatre
July 12 — Brooklyn, NY — Music Hall of Williamsburg
July 14 — Hamden, CT — Space Ballroom
July 15 — Rockport, MA — Shalin Liu Performance Center
July 16 — Worcester, MA — Off The Rails
July 17 — Albany, NY — The Sawyer Theatre at The Egg
July 18 — Tarrytown, NY — Tarrytown Music Hall
July 20 — Homer, NY — Center for the Arts of Homer
July 21 — Bellmore, NY — The Bellmore Movies and Showplace

CRAIG FINN EU/UK 2026 — SUPPORTING THE MOUNTAIN GOATS
October 5 — Helsinki, Finland — Kuudes Linja
October 7 — Stockholm, Sweden — Nalen
October 8 — Oslo, Norway — Vulkan Arena
October 10 — Copenhagen, Denmark — Pumpehuset
October 11 — Berlin, Germany — Metropol
October 12 — Hamburg, Germany — Christianskirche Altona
October 13 — Ghent, Belgium — De Centrale
October 14 — Utrecht, Netherlands — TivoliVredenburg Grote Zaal
October 16 — Manchester, UK — Albert Hall *
October 18 — Dublin, Ireland — Vicar Street *
October 19 — Glasgow, Scotland — Barrowland Ballroom *
October 21 — London, England — Hackney Church *
October 22 — London, England — Hackney Church *
October 23 — Bristol, UK — Bristol Beacon *
* w/ The Band of Forgiveness

CRAIG FINN AND THE BAND OF FORGIVENESS — THE MAN I’VE ALWAYS BEEN TOUR
November 10 — Portland, OR — Polaris Hall
November 11 — Seattle, WA — Tractor Tavern
November 13 — Novato, CA — Hopmonk
November 14 — Carson City, NV — Brewery Arts Center
November 15 — San Francisco, CA — The Chapel
November 17 — Los Angeles, CA — Sid the Cat Auditorium
November 19 — Milwaukee, WI — The Vivarium
November 20 — Berwyn, IL — Fitzgerald’s
November 21 — Berwyn, IL — Fitzgerald’s
November 22 — Madison, WI — Atwood Music Hall