How do you follow up on a successful 2022? If you’re Friendship, you pick up a few dates with The Hold Steady, who are making a quick swing through the East Coast as part of their 20th anniversary celebration. 

Friendship’s 2022 Merge debut Love the Stranger enjoyed critical acclaim from Pitchfork, Stereogum, NPR, and other outlets, with NPR saying that their “sweeping alt-country shows us the way of staying afloat through daily life, steady in its discovery and uncertainty.” They closed their year by landing on BrooklynVegan’s Top 50 Albums of 2022. Love the Stranger is available on CD, LP, and opaque blue galaxy Peak Vinyl from the Merge store. Hear Friendship's “Smooth Pursuit” in the 2022 edition of Joe Pera's annual pumpkin funerals video:

Friendship have toured America relentlessly, earning them a devoted cult following from Wawa to In-N-Out. East Coast Weekend is the perfect opportunity to see the band in their element. It hits Baltimore, DC, and Friendship’s hometown of Philadelphia February 2–4. Tickets, including three-day passes, are on sale now!

Friendship on tour (w/ The Hold Steady): 
Feb 02 Baltimore, MD – Ottobar 
Feb 03 Washington, DC – Black Cat
Feb 04 Philadelphia, PA – Brooklyn Bowl