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Pretenders Announce First North American Headlining Tour Since 2003; Tour In Support Of Widely Acclaimed Album Breakup The Concrete

The Pretenders announced a tour through North American starting January 29 at the Palace Theatre in Albany, NY with the final show taking place on March 14 in Reno, Nevada. The tour is the band’s first extensive headlining tour since 2003.

The Pretenders touring line up of Chrissie Hynde Martin Chambers, James Walbourne, Eric Heywood, and Nick Wilkinson is touring in support of the band’s ninth album, Break Up The Concrete which was released through Shangri-La Music in October of 2008. The album, which Rolling Stone lauded as, “The best Pretenders album in years,” was recorded in 12 days in Los Angeles and offers an especially gritty and immediate and recalls the band’s earlier days. The album has spawned the single “Boots Of Chinese Plastic” which reached #1 on the AAA radio chart.

Below is the Pretenders 2009 North American tour dates more dates to follow:

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