CRAIG FINN & The Band of Forgiveness @ FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB

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Music / Rock. Starts 8:30 PM. FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB PRESENTS:CRAIG FINN & The Band of Forgiveness$42 general admission seated // $50/seat reserved tables (Fully Seated Show)Craig Finn is a Minnesota-bred singer/songwriter based in New York City, best known as the singer of The Hold Steady. Finn spent the 90s leading Minneapolis indie band Lifter Puller, which released 3 albums and an EP. After relocating to New York, he joined with Lifter Puller member Tad Kubler to form The Hold Steady in 2003. The Hold Steady quickly achieved critical acclaim and a worldwide fanbase with their unique pairing of dense lyrical narratives with big rock guitars. The Hold Steadys ninth album, The Price Of Progress, was released in March 2023, commemorating the bands 20th Anniversary.Craig Finn released his 6th solo album Always Been in 2025. Produced by Adam Granduciel (The War On Drugs), the album features musical performances by Granduciel and members of The War on Drugs, Kathleen Edwards, Sam Fender, and more.Always Been tells the story of a man who becomes a clergyman despite a lack of faith. The songs detail his rise, fall, and eventual redemption, while also shining a light to sharply reveal the other characters that populate the world he moves through. A limited edition, 92-page companion book Lousy With Ghosts accompanies the album and features 11 works of fiction by Craig Finn. These stories take place in the same universe as the record, giving deeper looks at the characters within.Finn released his first solo album in 2012 with three additional solo LPs put forth from 2015 - 2019: Faith in the Future, We All Want The Same Things, and 2019s I Need a New War - which coalesced into a sign-of-the-times musical trilogy. Finns fifth album, A Legacy of Rentals was released in 2022 and received universal critical acclaim.In 2025, Finn debuted The Band of Forgiveness - an accomplished group of Minneapolis based musicians who bring a unique musical perspective to Finns solo composition

CRAIG FINN & The Band of Forgiveness @ FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB is a music event at FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB in the Chicago area, scheduled on Friday, November 20, 2026. Event Beast lists it with the date, venue and a link to the official page so you can decide whether it belongs in your plans.

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CRAIG FINN & The Band of Forgiveness @ FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB

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Friday, November 20, 2026

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FITZGERALDS NIGHTCLUB

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Chicago

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Music

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