The band kicks things off tonight at Webster Hall in New York City as part of the Tribeca Film Festival.

Other confirmed stops on the trek include Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn. (May 7), The Great Escape Festival in Brighton, U.K. (May 16), Rams Head Live! in Baltimore (June 27), O2 Wireless Fest in London’s Hyde Park (July 6), Pitchfork Festival in Chicago (July 19) and the Capitol Hill Block Party in Seattle (July 26).

Additional dates are expected.

Tickets are available through links at The Hold Steady.com.

Positive, due July 15, was produced by John Agnello.

Singer Craig Finn describes the project, musically and lyrically, as the band’s take on attempting to age gracefully.

The group recorded the album during an extensive tour for 2006’s Boys and Girls in America that saw them play more than 200 shows in 2007.