The Great Pretenders - Pollstar News

Chrissie Hynde brings The Pretenders to the concert stage with an August-September tour and she’s taking Cat Power and Juliette Lewis with her.

Photo: Jeffrey Mayer

The Wiltern, Los Angeles, Calif.

The Pretenders summer tour begins in Rama, Ont., with a two-night stand at the Casino Rama Aug. 4-5, followed by Wallingford, Conn., at the Chevrolet Theatre Aug. 7; Hampton Beach, N.H., at the Casino Ballroom Aug. 8 and Asbury Park at the Stone Pony Summerstage Aug. 9.

Other stops include New York City at the Central Park Summerstage Aug. 10; Boston at the Bank of America Pavilion Aug. 12; Upper Darby, Penn., at the Tower Theatre Aug. 13; DC at the Warner Theatre Aug. 14 and Harrisburg, Penn., at The Forum Aug. 15.

The last date on the schedule is Sept. 4 in Rancho Mirage, Calif, at the Agua Caliente Casino.

The Pretenders summer tour is in support of the band’s ninth album – Break Up The Concrete. The album, which was recorded in only 12 days, bowled over critics with a sound reminiscent of the band’s beginnings in the early 1980s.

Photo: David Leyes

Cat Power – a.k.a. Chan Marshall – and Juliette Lewis will be on some, but not all dates, with some shows including one but not both tour guests. Plus, a few stops feature The Pretenders only. In other words, this is one schedule you really need to eyeball before deciding which show you want to see.

For more information, click here for The Pretenders Web site.