Chrissie Hynde: ‘Clubs And Theatres Are Better For The Audience And The Band’
Chrissie Hynde has taken to the Pretenders Instagram to thank fans and talk about her love of playing smaller venues.
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Hynde was posting after a Pretenders show in Milwaukee, part of their current North American tour.
“Wow! What a fun audience we had last night in Milwaukee!,” she wrote.
“Over these past years, people often ask why we aren’t playing in bigger venues i e. arenas? The simple answer is: Clubs and theatres are better venues for the audience and for the band.
“Personally, I have never stayed for a three hour show, and I like to see the band on stage rather than on screens if I’m in the audience. And if I’m on stage, I like to see every audience member right up to the back of the balcony.
“So yes, we could be playing bigger places, making more money, and in some people’s eyes, garnering more prestige…… but we really don’t give a shit about that stuff.
“We have loved supporting Stevie Nicks, Phil Collins, Guns N’ Roses, and now the Foo Fighters in huge venues, but for our own shows we like to keep it reined in.
“Thanks again to everyone who came to see us last night in Milwaukee.. you made it really fun for us!”
The Pretenders tour dates 2024:
August:
1 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
3 – Denver, CO – Empower Field at Mile High †
6 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
7 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at The Moody Theater
10 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
11 – Los Angeles, CA – BMO Stadium † (SOLD OUT)
13 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic
14 – Sacramento, CA – Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sacramento at Fire Mountain
16 – Portland, OR – Providence Park † (SOLD OUT)
18 – Seattle, WA – T-Mobile Park †
† w/ Foo Fighters
October
11 – BIRMINGHAM Symphony Hall
12 – BRISTOL Beacon
13 – OXFORD New Theatre
16 – EDINBURGH Usher Hall
17 – GATESHEAD Glasshouse
19 – HULL Connexin Live
20 – NOTTINGHAM Royal Concert Hall
22 – LONDON Palladium
23 – LONDON Palladium
24 – LONDON Palladium
26 – IPSWICH Regent Theatre
27 – BIRMINGHAM Symphony Hall
28 – MANCHESTER Bridgewater Hall
30 – LIVERPOOL Philharmonic
31 – YORK Barbican
November
1 – SHEFFIELD, City Hall