The plaintiffs announce a major US tour

The Pretenders have unveiled special tour dates for 2023 promising to bring a rare, intimate show to smaller venues across America.

Before their short journey begins, the band will kick off business in August with a few dates opening for Guns N’ Roses on their 2023 world tour. Their special journey kicks off on August 16 at the Bowery Ballroom in New York. From there, both rounds run a little bit simultaneously. The Pretenders would play a few opening gigs, return to their headline slots, and then head back to the opening shows. Their final date with Guns N’ Roses will be September 9th in St. Louis, Missouri. Then, they’ll head to Europe for a short round of previously announced gigs before wrapping up their US tour on October 6th in San Francisco. Check out their full tour schedule below.

Tickets for The Pretenders headline shows will go on sale Friday, July 21 at 10:00am local time via Ticketmaster. Find tickets to all of their upcoming shows at StubHub, orders are 100% guaranteed through StubHub’s FanProtect Program. StubHub is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be above or below face value, depending on demand.

The announcement comes after the group’s comeback last May with the news of their twelfth studio album, Relentless. Since then, they have released two singles: “Let the Sun Come Up” and “I Think of You Daily”, the latter featuring Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood. The full album is set to be released on September 1 via Rhino.

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In early October, The Pretenders were also set to fill a headlining slot at Eddie Vedder’s OHANA Festival, the same night the Foo Fighters also had top billing. Last month, David Grohl joined the band on stage at Glastonbury with Johnny Marr.

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The Pretenders 2023 Tour Dates:
11/08 – Hershey, PA @ Hersheypark Stadium*
08/15 – East Rutherford, NJ Stadium @ MetLife *
08/16 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
08/18 – Pittsburgh, PA @ PNC Park at North Shore*
08/21 – Boston, MA @ Fenway Park*
08/24 – Chicago, IL @ Wrigley Field*
08/26 – Nashville, TN @ The Blue Room
08/29 – Asbury Park, NJ @ The Stone Pony
08/31 – Washington, DC @ The Atlantis
09/03 – Toronto, ON @ Rogers Center*
05/09 – Detroit, MI @ Shelter
07/09 – Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Avenue entry
09/09 – St. Louis, MO @ Busch Stadium*
09/17 – Leicester, UK @ BBC Radio 2 in the Park
09/19 – Paris, FR @ Leather Goods
09/20 – Paris, FR @ Leather Goods
09/21 – Utrecht, NL @ Tivoli Vredenburg Ronda
09/23 – Hamburg Festival, DE @ Reeperbahn
09/25 – Berlin, DE @ Columbia Theatre
01/10 – Dana Point, CA @ OHANA Festival
02/10 – Los Angeles, CA @ Regent Theatre
04/10 – Pioneertown, CA @ Pappy + Harriet’s
06/10 – San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo’s 365 Club

* = w/ Guns N’ Roses