function tribe_events_list_the_date_headers() {

		/* Month and year separators (on every month and year change) */

		$show_headers = apply_filters( 'tribe_events_list_show_date_headers', true );

		$html = '';

		if ( $show_headers ) {

			global $post, $wp_query;

			$event_year        = tribe_get_start_date( $post, false, 'Y' );
			$event_month       = tribe_get_start_date( $post, false, 'm' );
			$month_year_format = tribe_get_date_option( 'monthAndYearFormat', 'F Y' );

			if ( $wp_query->current_post > 0 ) {
				$prev_post = $wp_query->posts[ $wp_query->current_post - 1 ];
				$prev_event_year = tribe_get_start_date( $prev_post, false, 'Y' );
				$prev_event_month = tribe_get_start_date( $prev_post, false, 'm' );
			}


			/*
			 * If the event month changed since the last event in the loop,
			 * or is the same month but the year changed.
			 *
			 */
			if ( $wp_query->current_post === 0 || ( $prev_event_month != $event_month || ( $prev_event_month == $event_month && $prev_event_year != $event_year ) ) ) {
				$html .= sprintf( "<h2 class='tribe-events-list-separator-month'><span>%s</span></h2>", tribe_get_start_date( $post, false, $month_year_format ) );
			}

			echo apply_filters( 'tribe_events_list_the_date_headers', $html, $event_month, $event_year );
		}
	}