The Pretenders Extend 2024 UK Tour
Thursday, 31 October 2024
- Time
- 18:30 - 13:00
- Venue
- The Barbican, York, YO10 4NT
- Price
- £69
The Pretenders are excited to extend their sold-out tour across the UK, with a new date at York Barbican on Thursday 31st October 2024.
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The news follows five sold out club gigs performed through October 2023 - high energy performances at London’s Electric Ballroom, Manchester’s O2 Ritz and Glasgow’s Barrowlands were feverishly received, with the band’s live show described as "iconic" by the Evening Standard, "legendary" by the Sun On Sunday and "outrageously good" by Louder Than War.
The 2024 theatre tour arrives in the wake of The Pretenders’ new album, Relentless, their highest-charting record in 23 years, and 14th UK Top 40 release. The new songs have been met with high critical praise, described by MOJO as "persistently brilliant songwriting … surely how Chrissie Hynde always wanted The Pretenders to sound". The Observer heard “inspiring longevity”, Record Collector applauded “the best Pretenders album in 20 years” in a five star review, and Uncut Magazine labelled the album “the new prime of Chrissie Hynde”. Elsewhere The Times proclaimed, "this is the Pretenders at their rocking best" and the i Newspaper praised "a statement of intent", whilst The Telegraph confirmed "Relentless might just be one of the most thrilling things you’ll hear all year."
2023 has seen The Pretenders emphatically fulfil their non-stop touring schedule - the past year alone has seen the band perform over 60 gigs across the UK, US and Europe.
The raw power of The Pretenders’ current live show has gripped audiences since the band began debuting new music at gigs early this year. Performing at London’s 600 capacity Lafayette for ‘Independent Venue Week’ in February, The Guardian found The Pretenders "as sharp as ever, with new songs stealing the limelight from classic hits". The band launched the Relentless album headlining Brighton’s The Great Escape Festival, kicking off a UK club tour treating fans to unreleased new songs and scatterings of surprise hits, tipped as "on such brilliant form" by The Independent.
The Pretenders are currently on tour in the US, joining the Foo Fighters through July and August. New album Relentless is available now on baby pink vinyl, CD and digital download.
Tickets for the York Barbican date are on sale Friday 26th July at 10am from https://www.yorkbarbican.co.uk/whats-on/the-pretenders/
Venue
The Barbican
Paragon Street
York
YO10 4NT
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