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Multiple loops on category.php WP_Query or pre_get_posts?

Bit of background i have an normal events category, specifically for that category there is a date meta box for the date of the event.

In the list of posts on that page category-events.php i need the upcoming posts to appear first in the list and then the events that are in the past to appear after.

So how can i combine two loops to spit out the list of posts that are upcoming first and events in the past after those.

Can you combine a pre_get_posts to do this, or just use two WP_Query on the category-events.php file?

pre_get_posts

WP_Query

pre_get_posts Query for upcoming events...

pre_get_posts

function events_query_order($query){
if( ! is_admin() && $query->is_main_query() ):
$query->set( 'cat', '3' );//Specific Event Category
$query->set( 'meta_key', 'event_date_picker' );
$query->set( 'posts_per_page', -1 );
$query->set( 'orderby', 'meta_value_num' );
$query->set( 'order', 'ASC' );
$meta_query = array(
array(
'key' => 'event_date_picker',
'compare' => '>',
'value' => date("Y-m-d"),
'type' => 'DATE'
)
);

$query->set( 'meta_query', $meta_query );


endif;
};


WP_Query query for posts in the past

WP_Query

<?php

$args = array(
'category_name' => 'events',
'meta_key' => 'event_date_picker',
'posts_per_page' => -1,
'orderby' => 'meta_value_num',
'order' => 'ASC',
'meta_query' => array(
array(
'key' => 'event_date_picker',
'compare' => '<',
'value' => date("Y-m-d"),
'type' => 'DATE'
)
)

);


$past_events_content = new WP_Query( $args );

if ( $past_events_content->have_posts() ) :


?>


Is this even achivable whilst respecting normal pagination as well?

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