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Pretenders for Irish tour

Pretenders for Irish tour

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The English-American rock band Pretenders, lead by Chrissie Hynde have announced some Irish shows for this year in Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Belfast, along with a show at Brighton’s Great Escape Festival.

The band will be playing the following:

May 19th – Dolans, Limerick
May 20th – Cypress Avenue, Cork
May 21st- 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin
May 23rd – Limelight 1, Belfast

Tickets for Dublin are €56.15 plus fees with all shows on sale Wednesday 23rd March at 10AM. Cork tickets are €45 and other venues will list prices in due course.

About Pretenders

“As yet unreleased songs and absolutely no hits whatsoever. Well, maybe a few.”

Ohio born singer, songwriter, and guitarist, Chrissie Hynde formed The Pretenders in London in 1978, with Hereford natives, James Honeyman-Scott on guitar, Pete Farndon on bass, and drummer Martin Chambers.

  Their debut album, released in January 1980, was the first UK number one album of the decade and garnered critical acclaim in Europe, The US, Australia and beyond. The group’s personnel and dynamic has changed over the years, initially with the drug related deaths of Honeyman-Scott and Farndon in 1983. Hynde has remained a constant force as the band’s focal point, maintaining the original Pretenders unique guitar-based sound in the style of Honeyman-Scott. 

  She’s recorded 17 studio albums, primarily as Pretenders, and has guested with numerous other artists, including Frank Sinatra and Moreno Veloso.  The Pretenders latest album Hate for Sale, released July 2020, has ensured they continue to enjoy international airplay. They regularly tour the world to sold out venues.

Connect with Pretenders

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