The Pretenders

Pretenders
Background information
Origin	Hereford, England
Genres	Rock, new wave, pop rock, alternative rock, punk rock
Years active	1978–Present
Labels	Rhino Sire WEA
Website	http://thepretenders.com
Members	Chrissie Hynde Martin Chambers Adam Seymour Nick Wilkinson
Past members	James Honeyman-Scott Pete Farndon Robbie McIntosh Malcolm Foster T. M. Stevens Blair Cunningham Bernie Worrell Johnny Marr Andy Rourke Andy Hobson

The Pretenders are an English rock and punk rock band. They formed in Hereford in 1978.

Discography

• Pretenders (1980)
• Pretenders II (1981)
• Learning to Crawl (1984)
• Get Close (1986)
• Packed! (1990)
• Last of the Independents (1994)
• ¡Viva El Amor! (1999)
• Loose Screw (2002)
• Break Up the Concrete (2008)
• Alone (2016)
• Hate for Sale (2020)
• Relentless (2023)

The Pretenders Media

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  The Pretenders in a 1979 publicity photo

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  The Pretenders (original line-up), Dominion Theatre, London, December 1981

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  The Pretenders in a 1984 publicity photo: An alternate photo from the same shoot would be used as the cover for Learning to Crawl.