(BHM) The Pretenders have announced a very special US headline tour, set to visit a series of intimate venues across the country beginning August 16 at New York City's Bowery Ballroom and then continuing into early October. Limited tickets for all nine dates go on sale this Friday, July 21 at 10:00 am (local).
The atypical headline run heralds the eagerly awaited arrival of the Pretenders' forthcoming new studio album, Relentless, arriving via Rhino Records on Friday, September 15.
Produced by multiple Grammy Award-nominee David Wrench (Courtney Barnett, David Byrne) at the famed Battery Studios in Willesden, Northwest London, Relentless marks the second consecutive full-length songwriting collaboration by founder Chrissie Hynde and Pretenders guitarist James Walbourne following 2020's acclaimed Hate For Sale. The album - which marks the band's return to Warner Music Group after more than two decades having first been signed to Sire Records in America by the legendary Seymour Stein - includes such recently released singles as "Let The Sun Come In" and the beautiful closing track, "I Think About You Daily," the latter featuring composer Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead, The Smile), who provides the string arrangement and conducted the 12 Ensemble for the recording. Hailed by Stereogum as a "grand...regretful ballad," "I Think About You Daily" is joined by a deeply moving official video, streaming now on YouTube.
THE PRETENDERS - TOUR 2023
AUGUST
11 - Hershey, PA - Hersheypark Stadium *
15 - East Rutherford, NJ - MetLife Stadium *
16 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
18 - Pittsburgh, PA - PNC Park at North Shore *
21 - Boston, MA - Fenway Park *
24 - Chicago, IL - Wrigley Field *
26 - Nashville, TN - The Blue Room
29 - Asbury Park, NJ - The Stone Pony
31 - Washington, DC - The Atlantis
SEPTEMBER
3 - Toronto, ON - Rogers Centre *
5 - Detroit, MI - Shelter
7 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St Entry
9 - St. Louis, MO - Busch Stadium *
OCTOBER
1 - Dana Point, CA - OHANA Festival †
2 - Los Angeles, CA - The Regent Theater
4 - Pioneertown, CA - Pappy + Harriet's (Outdoor)
6 - San Francisco, CA - Bimbo's 365 Club
* w/ Guns N' Roses
† Festival Appearance
The Pretenders Share 'A Love' Visualizer
The Pretenders Announce Rare Intimate US Tour
The Pretenders Recruit Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood For New Song
Guns N' Roses Tap Carrie Underwood, The Pretenders, More For Tour
Stuckey's: A Road Trip Institution - A Chat with CEO Stephanie Stuckey
Road Trip: Eswatini's Swazi Candles: Light from Africa
Quick Flicks: REO Speedwagon - Live at Rockpalast 1979
Caught In The Act: Def Leppard, Journey, Steve Miller Rock Wrigley Field
Sites and Sounds: Art-In-Action Camp Coming to Woodward, PA
Sammy Hagar Share Video From Best Of All Worlds Van Halen Tribute Tour
Queens Of The Stone Age Cancel More Shows Following Josh Homme's Emergency Surgery
Axl Rose Helps Billy Joel Close Out His Madison Square Garden Residency
Ghost Deliver 'Rite Here Rite Now' Soundtrack
The Offspring 'Make It All Right' With New Animated Video
Fit For A King Recruit The Plot In You's Tewers For 'TECHNIUM' Video
Middle Child Syndrome Says 'Listen To Me' With Debut Album
Singled Out: The Sweet's Little Miracle