THE PRETENDERS Return to Tour No America, Bringing CAT POWER & JULIETTE LEWIS

     MUSIC NEWS - The Pretenders have just announce their return to North American with a headlining tour starting August 4 at the Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario with Cat Power and Juliette Lewis supporting on certain dates of the tour (see full itinerary below),

THE PRETENDERS touring line up of Chrissie Hynde, Martin Chambers, James Walbourne, Eric Heywood, and Nick Wilkinson, will make their 2nd tour through North America in support of their ninth album, the critically acclaimed Break Up the Concrete (out via Shangri-La Music). The album, which Rolling Stone said was, "The best Pretenders album in years," and Spin described as, "stripped bare and dangerous," was recorded in 12 days in Los Angeles and offers an especially gritty and immediate sound that recalls the band's earlier days. The album spawned two hit singles,  the sizzling "Boots Of Chinese Plastic"  and "Love's A Mystery."

Cat Power is the nom de rock of Chan Marshall and after 15 years and eight albums, she's established herself as one of the most beloved and influential singer/songwriters of recent years. Her latest album, Jukebox, is her second album of cover songs, and a tribute to the great vocalists that have inspired her over the years. Following this tour, she'll be starting work on her next album of original material, tentatively due on Matador Records in early 2010.   Juliette Lewis is ready to unveil

her new album, Terra Incognita (via The End Records) on September 1, 2009, produced by Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, ( Mars Volta fame). Lewis wrote most of the 11 tracks with long time friend and musician Chris Watson over the past year and at home on piano using a tape recorder. The record was mixed by the legendary Rich Costey (NIN, Muse, Foo Fighters).

UPDATE 6/10/09 -  The MInneapolis, MN 8/19 concert will be moved to another venue in the city (likely the Orpheum Th)  after Chrissie Hynde decided against performing at the Minnesota Zoo, due to her objections to the petting zoo there.  See story in the StarTribune

UPDATE 8/14/09 - The Minneapolis show has moved again, this time to First Avenue club with special seating arrangements to accomodate ticket holders.  see StarTribune update

All dates are with Pretenders, Cat Power and Juliette Lewis unless noted:

* -- Pretenders only  + -- Pretenders with Juliette Lewis   x - Pretenders with Cat Power

More dates to be added to itinerary.

*8/4            Rama, ON                                           Casino Rama

*8/5            Rama, ON                                           Casino Rama          

+8/7            Wallingford, CT                                  Chevrolet Theatre    
     
8/8            Hampton Beach, NH                          Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
                     
8/9            Asbury Park, NJ                                   Stone Pony Summerstage 
                    
8/10            New York, NY                                     Central Park Summerstage
         
8/12            Boston, MA                                    Bank of America Pavillion   
                              
8 /13           Upper Darby, PA                                 Tower Theatre        
                         
8/14            Washington, DC                                 Warner Theatre                                  

+8/15            Harrisburg, PA                                  The Forum                                              

8/16            Columbus, OH                                    LC Pavillion Outdoor                      

8/18            Chicago, IL                                        Aragon Ballroom           

8/19            Minneapolis, MN                                  (venue tbd, possibly Orpheum Th.)

8/20            Council Bluffs, IA                              Harrah's Council Bluffs- Stir Cove                    

8/22            Littleton, CO                                        Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield          

8/23            Salt Lake City, UT                                Red Butte Garden Ampitheatre          

8/25            Troutdale, OR                                       Edgefield Ampitheatre                      

8/26            Vancouver, BC                                     Malkin Bowl                                              

8/27            Redmond, WA                                    Marymoor Ampitheatre                                  

x8/29          Saratoga, CA                                     The Mountain Winery                      

9/1          Pala, CA                                                 Pala Casino- Starlight Theater          

9/3          Los Angeles, CA                                 The Greek Theatre                                          

*9/4        Rancho Mirage, CA                                 Agua Caliente Casino