The Gaslight Anthem has announced today’s release of HISTORY BOOKS (EXPANDED EDITION), available now on their own Rich Mahogany Recordings label via Thirty Tigers. HISTORY BOOKS (EXPANDED EDITION) showcases a brand new mix of The Gaslight Anthem’s acclaimed 2023 return to action, along with a previously unreleased rendition of “Little Fires” featuring Bully (aka singer, songwriter, and guitarist Alicia Bognanno) as well as four tracks initially found on this spring’s HISTORY BOOKS – SHORT STORIES EP, including the band’s anthemic take on Billie Eilish’s 3x RIAA Platinum-certified breakthrough single, “Ocean Eyes,” a new version of longtime fan favorite, “Blue Jeans & White T-Shirts,” and stripped-down acoustic performances of HISTORY BOOKS highlights “Positive Charge” and “History Books.” Today also sees the limited 7” vinyl release of HISTORY BOOKS – SHORT STORIES. LISTEN TO “LITTLE FIRES (FEAT. BULLY)” PURCHASE/STREAM TO HISTORY BOOKS (EXPANDED EDITION) The Gaslight Anthem continue to celebrate HISTORY BOOKS on an epic world tour, with eagerly awaited North American headline dates underway July 26 at Denver, CO’s Mission Ballroom and then continues through a September 1 finale at Detroit, MI’s The Fillmore Detroit. Support throughout comes from Joyce Manor with The Dirty Nil (July 26-August 11) and Pinkshift (August 13-September 1) joining on select dates. In addition, the band will return to their home state of New Jersey to join Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Trey Anastasio Band, Norah Jones, and more at Asbury Park’s sold-out Sea.Hear.Now Festival on Sunday, September 15. For full details, please see www.thegaslightanthem.com. The Gaslight Anthem’s sixth full-length and first new album in nearly a decade, HISTORY BOOKS includes such singles as “Spider Bites,” “Autumn,” “Little Fires” (featuring guest vocals from PUP frontman Stefan Babcock), “Positive Charge,” and the heavy-hearted title track, “History Books,” the latter of which sees Fallon trading duet vocals with longtime band champion and fellow New Jerseyan Bruce Springsteen. All five tracks are joined by official music videos streaming now on YouTube. The Gaslight Anthem is: Brian Fallon (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Alex Rosamilia (lead guitar, backing vocals), Alex Levine (bass guitar, backing vocals), and Benny Horowitz (drums, percussion, backing vocals). # # # THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM – HISTORY BOOKS TOUR 2024 JULY 13 – Madrid, Spain – Mad Cool Festival † 26 – Denver, CO – The Mission Ballroom + 27 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union + 28 – Boise, ID – Revolution Concert House + 30 – Seattle, WA – Showbox SoDo + 31 – Forest Grove, OR – Grand Lodge Hotel and Property + AUGUST 2 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield + 3 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues Anaheim + 4 – San Diego, CA – The Observatory North Park + 6 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre + 9 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater + 10 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall + 11 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues Dallas + 13 – Atlanta, GA – The Eastern ‡ 14 – Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works ‡ 16 – Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony Summerstage ‡ 18 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway ‡ 20 – Washington, DC – The Anthem ‡ 21 – New York, NY – Central Park ‡ 23 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia ‡ 24 – McKees Rocks, PA – Roxian Theatre ‡ 25 – Toronto, ON – History ‡ 27 – Cincinnati, OH – The Andrew J Brady Music Center ‡ 29 – Chicago, IL – Salt Shed – Indoors ‡ 30 – Minneapolis, MN – The Fillmore Minneapolis ‡ 31 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave/Eagles Club – The Rave Hall ‡ SEPTEMBER 1 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit ‡ 15 – Asbury Park, NJ – Sea.Hear.Now † (SOLD OUT) † Festival Appearance + w/ Special Guests Joyce Manor and The Dirty Nil ‡ w/ Special Guests Joyce Manor and Pinkshift # # # PRAISE FOR THE GASLIGHT ANTHEM + HISTORY BOOKS “A soul-searching, redemptive and worthy return…all the excitement, defiance and pride of a pivotal modern heartland rock band utterly revived.” – CLASSIC ROCK (****) “The Gaslight Anthem at their most glorious and furious… joyous confirmation that The Gaslight Anthem are entirely unburdened by concern that their near decade in the wilderness has made barely any difference to their sound.” – UNCUT (****) “A stirringly evocative musical experience. The Gaslight Anthem’s new album is a tremendous success, its clever, tenderly relatable explorations of life and death especially relevant to the current moment.” – UNDER THE RADAR (8/10) “The Gaslight Anthem are in fine form…It will be interesting to see where they go from this collection that shows they still know how to do what they do best.” – POPMATTERS “Is this the Gaslight Anthem record we’ve all been waiting for? The answer is a resounding yes. An excellent entry point into their catalogue for those discovering them. For longtime fans, this is a fantastic album, and clearly, Gaslight is firing on all cylinders.” – XS NOISE (*****) “An album that personifies The Gaslight Anthem’s magic all over again.” – DIY (****) “Overall, the tone on HISTORY BOOKS is less frenetic and more reflective. It’s the work of a band that has arguably outgrown the fiery intensity of youth without losing the passion that made the Gaslight Anthem so compelling in the first place.” – PASTE “HISTORY BOOKS picks up exactly where the band left off, but with a renewed wind in their sails. Big guitars, anthemic singalongs and bruised and bloodied ballads are in no short supply, while Fallon’s existential lyricism reveals a renewed nuance to his songwriting.” – CLASH (8/10) “HISTORY BOOKS is the sound of a band who truly feel comfortable and happy in their own skin… It’s a wonderful return – if they ever really left at all.” – FLOOD “The Gaslight Anthem at their unmistakable, brusque best. There’s a huge amount of depth to HISTORY BOOKS, and in its quietest moments it sparkles like the best uncut gems… An excellent new chapter to the band’s story.” – DORK (****) “Despite often being pitched as punk, The Gaslight Anthem’s sound is much more complex, unable to be defined by a single genre. This is especially evident on HISTORY BOOKS, where the band seamlessly meld their wide-ranging influences together, whether that’s through piercing rock riffs or ethereal acoustic. And whereas punk is typically defined by outward anger, the lyricism on HISTORY BOOKS is pensive, highlighting the highs and lows of the human condition.” – GOD IS IN THE TV “Everything you want and more from The Gaslight Anthem…It’s an album that aims to find joy in the darkest moments, a momentary escape from all that is awful in the world. The Gaslight Anthem are truly one of the world’s greatest talents, and it’s great to have them back.” – DISTORTED SOUND (9/10) | 
