The Pretenders—what’s left of them, anyway—hit the road at the end of January for a 32-date North American tour, the band’s first extensive headlining jaunt since 2003. Chrissie Hynde, Martin Chambers and some other guys will be supporting Break Up The Concrete (Shangri-La Music), which Rolling Stone called “the best Pretenders album in years.” Given that, a) it’s Rolling Stone, and b) Concrete came out 24 years after Learning To Crawl, take that with a big block of rock salt. But go see the show to hear the single “Boots Of Chinese Plastic (Make For Fine McDonald’s Attire).”
The Pretenders will also be part of the iTunes Originals series. Like previous entries in the series, the nine-track digital release, available starting December 23, will comprise new recordings of songs from the group’s career as well as interviews with Hynde.
Tour dates after the jump.
Pretenders Tour Dates
January 29 — Albany, NY — The Palace Theatre
January 30 — New York, NY — Roseland Ballroom
January 31 — Atlantic City, NJ — Borgata-Music Box
February 2 — Washington, DC — 9:30 Club
February 4 — Boston, MA — Orpheum Theatre
February 5 — Jim Thorpe, PA — Penn’s Peak
February 6 — Philadelphia, PA — Electric Factory
February 7 — Ledyard, CT — Fox Theatre
February 9 — Ann Arbor, MI — Michigan Theater
February 10 — Cleveland, OH — House Of Blues
February 11 — Indianapolis, IN — Murat Theatre
February 13 — Cincinnati, OH — Taft Theatre
February 14 — Akron, OH — Akron Civic Ctr Theatre
February 15 — Chicago, IL — Riviera Theater
February 17 — Milwaukee, WI — Northern Lights Theatre
February 18 — Milwaukee, WI — Northern Lights Theatre
February 20 — Minneapolis, MN — First Avenue
February 21 — Kansas City, MO — Ameristar Casino
February 22 — Tulsa, OK — Brady Theater
February 24 — Denver, CO — Paramount Theatre
February 25 — Aspen, CO — Belly Up Aspen
February 27 — Dallas, TX — House Of Blues
February 28 — Houston, TX — House Of Blues
March 1 — Austin, TX — Stubbs
March 4 — Phoenix, AZ — The Dodge Theater
March 5 — San Diego, CA — House Of Blues
March 6 — Pala, CA — Pala Casino-Cabaret Room
March 7 — Las Vegas, NV — House Of Blues
March 8 — Anaheim, CA — The Grove
March 10 — Los Angeles, CA — The Wiltern
March 13 — San Francisco, CA — The Fillmore
March 14 — Reno, NV — Silver Legacy Casino
