Photo: GettyIn support of their kick-ass album, Break Up The Concrete, the Pretenders will be hitting the road this January for their first tour since 2003.
Chrissie Hynde gave the S.S. her thoughts on touring:
"I really like touring and we'd been touring every year [up to '03]," she says. "But it was starting to turn into a greatest hits package because we didn't have anything new out. That was frustrating. It's not really the thing to go out and just keep playing the old stuff. Frankly, it was embarrassing that I hadn't had a record out in so long. It's awful being famous for nothing. It's bad enough just being famous. You have to substantiate it with something.
"I had to wait for the band to be right," she continued. "I had to make some changes in the band. I had to get the vibe, and I had to have something to talk about."
Sounds good...
Click the jump for the dates.
Jan. 29 - Palace Theater - Albany, NY
Jan. 30 - Roseland Ballroom - New York, NY
Jan. 31 - Borgota Music Box - Atlantic City, NJ
Feb. 02 - 9:30 Club - Washington, DC
Feb. 04 - Orpheum Theatre - Boston, MA
Feb. 05 - Penn's Peak - Jim Thorpe, PA
Feb. 06 - Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA
Feb. 07 - Fox Theater - Ledyard, CT
Feb. 09 - Michigan Theater - Ann Arbor, MI
Feb. 10 - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH
Feb. 11 - Murat Theater - Indianapolis, IN
Feb. 13 - Taft Theater - Cincinnati, OH
Feb. 14 - Akron Civic Ctr. Theater - Akron, OH
Feb. 15 - Riviera Theater - Chicago, IL
Feb. 17 - Northern Lights Theater - Milwaukee, WI
Feb. 18 - Northern Lights Theater - Milwaukee, WI
Feb. 20 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN
Feb. 21 - Ameristar Casino - Kansas City, MO
Feb. 22 - Brady Theater - Tulsa, OK
Feb. 24 - Paramount Theater - Denver, CO
Feb. 25 - Belly Up Aspen - Aspen, CO
Feb. 27 - House of Blues - Dallas, TX
Feb. 28 - House of Blues - Houston, TX
Mar. 01 - Stubbs - Austin, TX
Mar. 04 - Dodge Theater - Phoenix, AZ
Mar. 05 - House of Blues - San Diego, CA
Mar. 06 - Pala Casino-Cabaret Room - Pala, CA
Mar. 07 - House of Blues - Las Vegas, NV
Mar. 08 - The Grove - Anaheim, CA
Mar. 10 - The Wiltern - Los Angeles, CA
Mar. 13 - The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA
Mar. 14 - Silver Legacy Casino - Reno, NV
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Anonymous | January 20, 2009 1:19 PM
come thru the southeast why doncha? we'd love to see your ass in Greensboro, NC
martin chambers | December 7, 2008 3:49 PM
Looking forward to Touring the U.S.A. again next year . Now there is a new recording out there it helps stop that feeling of 'going thru the motions' . We have always been a band that is real & the more it goes on nowadays the more precious it feels , after all you never know wen its going to be the last time. So , ladies & gentlemans ..... Grab it Feel it ! See you all soon , give me a wave. Sunami x MDC x
Dean | December 6, 2008 9:35 PM
Love You Chrissy!!!!! Have since High School 25 yrs ago!!! So glad you still out there, wanting to rock and make sure that the mix is right... Missed you in StL last yr when you thre w/ ZZ Top and Gin Blossoms. Was honestly just telling s-one recently how incredible the Pretenders first album was!!! Take care and come to St. Louis or Carbondale, IL area SOON!!!
Marty | December 2, 2008 11:26 PM
I know where I'm going to be January 30th. Their new album is great and the new band sounds powerful.
JoeyT | December 2, 2008 6:07 PM
Southeast/Northwest...FUCK OFF!