Just as the Pretenders are set to head out on a fairly extensive North American tour with Stevie Nicks, the legendary band led by Chrissie Hynde have detailed their new album, Alone, and unveiled its first single, “Holy Commotion”.
Alone is out October 21 via BMG, and marks the Pretenders first new album in eight years. The part-animated video for “Holy Commotion”, the album’s first single, was shot in Nashville at collaborator and producer Dan Auerbach’s studio. The album was also recorded in Nashville with The Black Keys multi-instrumentalist, and features Johnny Cash’s former bass player Dave Roe and guitarist Kenny Vaughan, as well as members of Auerbach’s side project The Arcs: drummer Richard Swift, keyboardist Leon Michels, and Russ Pahl on pedal steel.
“This record is what I love the most,” says Hynde in press notes, “real people playing real music.”
The Pretenders’ run with Nicks kicks off October 25 in Phoenix, and hits Boston’s TD Garden on November 15. Throughout the two-month tour, there are several headlining Pretenders dates; check the full list of shows below.
THE PRETENDERS NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
October 25 – Phoenix AZ – Talking Stick Arena
October 27 – Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
October 29 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center
October 30 – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
October 31 – Austin, TX – Austin City Limits – HEADLINING
November 2 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
November 4 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – BB&T Center
November 6 – Atlanta, GA – Phillips Arena
November 7 – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
November 10 – Charlotte, NC – Time Warner Cable Arena
November 12 – Columbia, SC – Colonial Life Arena
November 13 – Durham, NC – Durham Performing Arts Center – HEADLINING
November 14 – Washington, DC – Verizon Center
November 15 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
November 17 – Red Bank, NJ – Count Basie Theater – HEADLINING
November 19 – Bethlehem, PA – Sands Bethlehem Event Center
November 20 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
November 23 – Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena
November 25 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
November 26 – Akron, OH – EJ Thomas Hall – HEADLINING
November 27 – Detroit, MI – The Palace of Auburn Hills
November 29 – Toronto, ONT – Air Canada Centre
December 1 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
December 3 – Chicago, IL – United Center
December 5 – Lincoln, NE – Pinnacle Bank Arena
December 6 – St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
December 9 – Vancouver, BC – Pepsi Live at Rogers Center
December 11 – Seattle, WA – Key Arena
December 12 – Portland, OR – Roseland – HEADLINING
December 13 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
December 14 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center
December 17 – Las Vegas, NV – Park Theatre
December 18 – Inglewood, CA – The Forum
All dates with Stevie Nicks except where noted as headlining.