Editing Sleater-Kinney (section)

===Later albums (2000–2006)===
[[File:Sleater-Kinney - backstage SXSW 2006 - crop.jpg|thumb|Sleater-Kinney backstage at [[South by Southwest]] in 2006]]
Their next few albums (''[[The Hot Rock (album)|The Hot Rock]]'', ''[[All Hands on the Bad One]]'') pushed the band towards mainstream listeners, culminating in 2002's ''[[One Beat]]''. The group opened for [[Pearl Jam]] at many North American shows beginning in 2003, and the band cited the experience of playing in large arenas as part of the inspiration and motivation for the music found on their seventh album, ''[[The Woods (album)|The Woods]]''. ''The Woods'' was released in 2005 and was a departure from the sound of their previous albums. In its place, ''The Woods'' featured a denser, heavily distorted sound that drew on [[classic rock]] as its inspiration. In 2006, they helped to curate an edition of the British [[All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|All Tomorrow's Parties]] festival. They also contributed to the [[Burn to Shine (DVD series)|Burn to Shine]] project, appearing in Volume 3 (Portland), playing "Modern Girl".

Two days before Sleater-Kinney were to go to Europe for a touring leg there in 2006, Brownstein caught [[shingles]], caused by her [[anxiety]].<ref name=":1">Brownstein 2015, p. ix</ref><ref>Brownstein 2015, p. x</ref> As Weiss had never caught [[Chickenpox|chicken pox]] as a child, Brownstein was isolated from the rest of the band, causing her mental health to decline further.<ref name=":2">Brownstein 2015, p. 214–215</ref> Consequently, prior to Sleater-Kinney's performance at [[Le Botanique]] in [[Brussels]] on May 27, 2006, Brownstein experienced a [[Mental disorder|mental breakdown]] in front of Tucker and Weiss that prompted her to break up the band.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":23">Brownstein 2015, p. 213–215</ref> Also contributing to Sleater-Kinney's disbandment was Tucker's exhaustion with touring and her desire to be with her family and look after her child.<ref>Brownstein 2015, p. 217</ref>

On June 27, 2006, the band announced an indefinite hiatus, stating there were "no plans for future tours or recordings." Sleater-Kinney's last major public show was at the [[List of Lollapalooza lineups by year#2006|2006 Lollapalooza]] music festival. The band's final appearance before the hiatus was at the [[Crystal Ballroom (Portland, Oregon)|Crystal Ballroom]] in [[Portland, Oregon]] on August 12, 2006. At the time, the band did not offer an explanation for the hiatus, although Brownstein later disclosed the reasons for the breakup in her 2015 memoir ''[[Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl]]''.