Post by valerie davenport on Jul 21, 2007 6:27:14 GMT -5
The Pretenders are an Anglo-American rock band. The original band consisted of group founder, songwriter, vocalist, and rhythm guitarist Chrissie Hynde, lead and rhythm guitarist James Honeyman-Scott, bassist Pete Farndon, and drummer Martin Chambers. The band was fractured by drug-related deaths and numerous subsequent personnel changes have taken place over the years, with Hynde as the sole constant.
The Pretenders formed during the tail end of the original English punk movement, in 1978. Hynde's eventual band comprised a set of acquaintances from Hereford, near the Welsh border — young players with a pop aesthetic who had missed out on the punk explosion of 1976, but were eager to catch up.
In March of 2005, the Pretenders were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Only Hynde and Chambers were at the ceremony. In her acceptance speech, Hynde named and thanked all the replacement members of the group, then said:
"I know that the Pretenders have looked like a tribute band for the last 20 years. ... And we’re paying tribute to James Honeyman-Scott and Pete Farndon, without whom we wouldn’t be here. And on the other hand, without us, they might have been here, but that’s the way it works in rock 'n' roll."
The Pretenders have been touring across the world this year and last. They opened for rock legends The Who for their November 14th, 2006 concert at Denver's Pepsi Center. Chrissie Hynde thanked Who guitarist Pete Townshend and singer Roger Daltrey for inviting them. Summer 2007 will find the band opening for ZZ Top and Rod Stewart.
The Pretenders Tour dates July 21 - Baltimore, MD - 1st Mariner Arena (on sale)
July 22 - New York, NY - Jones Beach (on sale)
July 23 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata (on sale)
July 25 - Sterling Heights, MI - Freedom Hill (on sale)
July 26 - Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center (on sale)
July 28 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center (on sale)
July 29 - St. Louis, MO - ScottTrade Center (on sale)
August 1 - Nashville, TN - Nashville Arena (on sale)
August 3 - Oklahoma City, OK - Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheatre (on sale)
August 4 - Dallas, TX - Nokia Theater at Grand Prarie (on sale)
August 5 - Selma, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (on sale)
August 7 -Albuquerque, NM - Santa Ana Star Center (on sale)
August 8 - Glendale, AZ - Jobing.com arena (on sale)
August 10 - Santa Barbara, CA - County Bowl (on sale June 30)
August 11 - Las Vegas, NV - Orleans Arena (on sale)
August 13 - Denver, CO - Red Rocks (on sale)
August 15 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Ampitheater (on sale)
August 16 - Reno, NV - Grand Sierra Resort Theater (on sale June 30)
August 17 - Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center (on sale)
August 18 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (on sale info coming soon)
August 19 - Chula Vista, CA - Coors Ampitheater (on sale)
August 21 - Sacramento, CA - Arco Arena ( on sale)
August 23 - Vancouver, Canada - General Motors Place (on sale)
August 25 - Seattle, WA - Puyallup Fairgrounds (on sale)
August 26 - Ridgefield, WA - Clark County Ampitheater (on sale)
The Pretenders formed during the tail end of the original English punk movement, in 1978. Hynde's eventual band comprised a set of acquaintances from Hereford, near the Welsh border — young players with a pop aesthetic who had missed out on the punk explosion of 1976, but were eager to catch up.
In March of 2005, the Pretenders were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Only Hynde and Chambers were at the ceremony. In her acceptance speech, Hynde named and thanked all the replacement members of the group, then said:
"I know that the Pretenders have looked like a tribute band for the last 20 years. ... And we’re paying tribute to James Honeyman-Scott and Pete Farndon, without whom we wouldn’t be here. And on the other hand, without us, they might have been here, but that’s the way it works in rock 'n' roll."
The Pretenders have been touring across the world this year and last. They opened for rock legends The Who for their November 14th, 2006 concert at Denver's Pepsi Center. Chrissie Hynde thanked Who guitarist Pete Townshend and singer Roger Daltrey for inviting them. Summer 2007 will find the band opening for ZZ Top and Rod Stewart.
The Pretenders Tour dates July 21 - Baltimore, MD - 1st Mariner Arena (on sale)
July 22 - New York, NY - Jones Beach (on sale)
July 23 - Atlantic City, NJ - Borgata (on sale)
July 25 - Sterling Heights, MI - Freedom Hill (on sale)
July 26 - Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center (on sale)
July 28 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center (on sale)
July 29 - St. Louis, MO - ScottTrade Center (on sale)
August 1 - Nashville, TN - Nashville Arena (on sale)
August 3 - Oklahoma City, OK - Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheatre (on sale)
August 4 - Dallas, TX - Nokia Theater at Grand Prarie (on sale)
August 5 - Selma, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (on sale)
August 7 -Albuquerque, NM - Santa Ana Star Center (on sale)
August 8 - Glendale, AZ - Jobing.com arena (on sale)
August 10 - Santa Barbara, CA - County Bowl (on sale June 30)
August 11 - Las Vegas, NV - Orleans Arena (on sale)
August 13 - Denver, CO - Red Rocks (on sale)
August 15 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Ampitheater (on sale)
August 16 - Reno, NV - Grand Sierra Resort Theater (on sale June 30)
August 17 - Fresno, CA - Save Mart Center (on sale)
August 18 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater (on sale info coming soon)
August 19 - Chula Vista, CA - Coors Ampitheater (on sale)
August 21 - Sacramento, CA - Arco Arena ( on sale)
August 23 - Vancouver, Canada - General Motors Place (on sale)
August 25 - Seattle, WA - Puyallup Fairgrounds (on sale)
August 26 - Ridgefield, WA - Clark County Ampitheater (on sale)
