I am kind of surprised that my first concert experience at The Ritz (which is now Webster Hall) in New York City was this Pretenders show with Chrissie Hynde and the original lineup before tragedy touched the band and two members unexpectedly passed. The Ritz was a great club that showcased many up and coming rock and roll acts before they hit the big time (I caught U2 there on Saint Patrick Day in 1982 to name one such act). The most memorable part of the show, and I should have asked him if my memory serves me right when I ran into him at a Winnipeg airport following a couple of Neil Young & Crazy Horse shows a couple of years ago, was Nils Lofgren joining the Pretenders onstage and playing with them that evening. I have seen the Pretenders many times through the years and they always rock hard, the last time at the 2018 Arroyo Seco Weekend festival in Pasadena, California.

Brass in Pocket

Rock on!

GQ