The Pretenders schedule concert at Goodyear Theater in Akron
Akron native Chrissie Hynde is coming home.
The Pretenders have scheduled a concert for 8:30 p.m. July 23 at Goodyear Theater.
Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at Ticketmaster. Reserved seats cost $55 to $145.
The band also will perform in stadiums this summer as the opening act for Foo Fighters. The Akron concert will be a more intimate show at the 1,458-seat theater at 1201 E. Market St.
Formed in London in 1978, the Hynde-led group was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2005. The Pretenders’ most recent studio album, “Relentless,” was released in 2023.
For more information, go to goodyeartheater.com or thepretenders.com.
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This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: The Pretenders to play Goodyear Theatre in Akron this summer