Pretenders share first new video; announce headlining dates
THE PRETENDERS REVEAL BRAND NEW VIDEO FOR"HOLY COMMOTION"
ANNOUNCE HEADLINING SHOWS;TICKETS ON SALE BEGINNING FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 NEW ALBUM, ALONE, OUT OCTOBER 21
The Pretenders have revealed a brand new video for "Holy Commotion," the first track to be taken from their new album, Alone, out October 21st through BMG. The part-animated video was shot in Nashville at producer Dan Auerbach's studio, and includes footage of Chrissie Hynde and Auerbach, edited by Director / Animator Luca Monterosso Whittmann. WATCH THE "HOLY COMMOTION" VIDEO HERE Alone is the first Pretenders album for eight years and was recorded in Nashville, TN. Originally intended as a solo follow-up to 2014's Stockholm, it too soon dawned that those driving guitars, ragged-but-righteous arrangements, tough-yet tender lyrics delivered by the most beautifully distinctive voice of a generation, sounded fantastically familiar. The Pretenders were back. Thirty six years after their remarkable first album, Alone could be the older, wiser, badder sister to that exhilarating debut. Hynde recorded the album with Auerbach, from The Black Keys, who stood as captain, producer and multi-instrumentalist on the record, an album which sees Hynde at her searingly honest, most incisive best. The full band joining Hynde and Auerbach on the album features Johnny Cash's former bass player Dave Roe and country rocker Kenny Vaughan on guitar plus sundry members of Dan Auerbach's side project The Arcs: Richard Swift, drums, Leon Michels, keyboards and Russ Pahl providing sly curlicues of pedal steel. The album was mixed by Tchad Blake (Arctic Monkeys, Peter Gabriel, Elvis Costello). Duane Eddy also features on the punchy "Never Be Together." Of the new album Hynde said: "This record is what I love the most -- real people playing real music."
The Pretenders begin a North American tour with Stevie Nicks on October 25 at Phoenix, AZ's Talking Stick Arena, ending December 18 at The Forum in Inglewood, CA. They have also just announced their own headlining shows in Austin, TX, Durham, NC, Red Bank, NJ, Akron, OH and Portland, OR. The complete tour dates are below. Tickets for the headline shows go on sale starting Friday, September 30 via http://thepretenders.com/.
Alone will be available on CD/LP/Digital and can be pre-ordered now. THE PRETENDERS ALONE OCTOBER 21, 20161. Alone Song2. Roadie Man3. Gotta Wait4. Never Be Together5. Let's Get Lost6. Chord Lord7. Blue Eyed Sky8. Be The Man That You Are9. One More Day10. I Hate Myself11. Death Is Not Enough12. Holy Commotion
# # # THE PRETENDERS NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
OCTOBER25 - Phoenix AZ - Talking Stick Arena27 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center29 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center30 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center31 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits - HEADLINING NOVEMBER2 - Tampa, FL - Amalie Arena4 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - BB&T Center6 - Atlanta, GA - Phillips Arena7 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena10 - Charlotte, NC - Time Warner Cable Arena12 - Columbia, SC - Colonial Life Arena13 - Durham, NC - Durham Performing Arts Center - HEADLINING14 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center15 - Boston, MA - TD Garden17 - Red Bank, NJ - Count Basie Theater - HEADLINING19 - Bethlehem, PA - Sands Bethlehem Event Center20 - Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center23 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena25 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena26 - Akron, OH - EJ Thomas Hall - HEADLINING27 - Detroit, MI - The Palace of Auburn Hills29 - Toronto, ONT - Air Canada Centre DECEMBER1 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden3 - Chicago, IL - United Center5 - Lincoln, NE - Pinnacle Bank Arena6 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center9 - Vancouver, BC - Pepsi Live at Rogers Center11 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena12 - Portland, OR - Roseland - HEADLINING13 - Sacramento, CA - Golden 1 Center14 - San Jose, CA - SAP Center17 - Las Vegas, NV - Park Theatre18 - Inglewood, CA - The Forum
All dates with Stevie Nicks except where noted as headlining.
ANNOUNCE HEADLINING SHOWS;TICKETS ON SALE BEGINNING FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 NEW ALBUM, ALONE, OUT OCTOBER 21
The Pretenders have revealed a brand new video for "Holy Commotion," the first track to be taken from their new album, Alone, out October 21st through BMG. The part-animated video was shot in Nashville at producer Dan Auerbach's studio, and includes footage of Chrissie Hynde and Auerbach, edited by Director / Animator Luca Monterosso Whittmann. WATCH THE "HOLY COMMOTION" VIDEO HERE Alone is the first Pretenders album for eight years and was recorded in Nashville, TN. Originally intended as a solo follow-up to 2014's Stockholm, it too soon dawned that those driving guitars, ragged-but-righteous arrangements, tough-yet tender lyrics delivered by the most beautifully distinctive voice of a generation, sounded fantastically familiar. The Pretenders were back. Thirty six years after their remarkable first album, Alone could be the older, wiser, badder sister to that exhilarating debut. Hynde recorded the album with Auerbach, from The Black Keys, who stood as captain, producer and multi-instrumentalist on the record, an album which sees Hynde at her searingly honest, most incisive best. The full band joining Hynde and Auerbach on the album features Johnny Cash's former bass player Dave Roe and country rocker Kenny Vaughan on guitar plus sundry members of Dan Auerbach's side project The Arcs: Richard Swift, drums, Leon Michels, keyboards and Russ Pahl providing sly curlicues of pedal steel. The album was mixed by Tchad Blake (Arctic Monkeys, Peter Gabriel, Elvis Costello). Duane Eddy also features on the punchy "Never Be Together." Of the new album Hynde said: "This record is what I love the most -- real people playing real music."
The Pretenders begin a North American tour with Stevie Nicks on October 25 at Phoenix, AZ's Talking Stick Arena, ending December 18 at The Forum in Inglewood, CA. They have also just announced their own headlining shows in Austin, TX, Durham, NC, Red Bank, NJ, Akron, OH and Portland, OR. The complete tour dates are below. Tickets for the headline shows go on sale starting Friday, September 30 via http://thepretenders.com/.
Alone will be available on CD/LP/Digital and can be pre-ordered now. THE PRETENDERS ALONE OCTOBER 21, 20161. Alone Song2. Roadie Man3. Gotta Wait4. Never Be Together5. Let's Get Lost6. Chord Lord7. Blue Eyed Sky8. Be The Man That You Are9. One More Day10. I Hate Myself11. Death Is Not Enough12. Holy Commotion
# # # THE PRETENDERS NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
OCTOBER25 - Phoenix AZ - Talking Stick Arena27 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center29 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center30 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center31 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits - HEADLINING NOVEMBER2 - Tampa, FL - Amalie Arena4 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - BB&T Center6 - Atlanta, GA - Phillips Arena7 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena10 - Charlotte, NC - Time Warner Cable Arena12 - Columbia, SC - Colonial Life Arena13 - Durham, NC - Durham Performing Arts Center - HEADLINING14 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center15 - Boston, MA - TD Garden17 - Red Bank, NJ - Count Basie Theater - HEADLINING19 - Bethlehem, PA - Sands Bethlehem Event Center20 - Philadelphia, PA - Wells Fargo Center23 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena25 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena26 - Akron, OH - EJ Thomas Hall - HEADLINING27 - Detroit, MI - The Palace of Auburn Hills29 - Toronto, ONT - Air Canada Centre DECEMBER1 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden3 - Chicago, IL - United Center5 - Lincoln, NE - Pinnacle Bank Arena6 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center9 - Vancouver, BC - Pepsi Live at Rogers Center11 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena12 - Portland, OR - Roseland - HEADLINING13 - Sacramento, CA - Golden 1 Center14 - San Jose, CA - SAP Center17 - Las Vegas, NV - Park Theatre18 - Inglewood, CA - The Forum
All dates with Stevie Nicks except where noted as headlining.
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