The Pretenders Announce New Album 'Hate for Sale'

They'll play Canada on tour with Journey later this year

BY Calum SlingerlandPublished Mar 17, 2020

Just shy of four years removed from the Dan Auerbach-produced Alone, the Pretenders have returned with news of a new album. Titled Hate for Sale, the band's latest arrives May 1 through BMG.

UPDATE (3/24, 4:30 p.m. ET): Hate for Sale will now arrive on July 17 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Right now, though, you can hear the album's title track below.

Ten tracks in length, Hate for Sale was produced by Stephen Street and was co-written by Chrissie Hynde and guitarist James Walbourne.

The album marks the first to feature the band's longtime touring lineup of Hynde, Walbourne, bassist Nick Wilkinson and founding drummer Martin Chambers.

Ahead of Hate for Sale's arrival, the Pretenders have shared album cut "The Buzz," which you can hear below.

"I think we all know that love affairs can take on the characteristics of drug addiction," Hynde said of the track. "'The Buzz' is about that. Not mine, of course — I'm never obsessive never obsessive never obsessive."

The Pretenders have also mapped out an extensive spring and summer tour alongside Journey, with Canadian stops set for Vancouver, Toronto and Quebec City. You can see their full schedule below the album's tracklist.

Hate for Sale:

1. Hate For Sale
2. The Buzz
3. Lightning Man
4. Turf Accountant Daddy
5. You Can't Hurt a Fool
6. I Didn't Know When To Stop
7. Maybe Love Is In NYC
8. Junkie Walk
9. Didn't Want To Be This Lonely
10. Crying in Public

Tour dates:

05/15 Ridgefield, WA – Sunlight Supply Amphitheater
05/16 George, WA – Gorge Amphitheatre
05/18 Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
05/20 Boise, ID – Taco Bell Arena
05/21 West Valley City, UT – USANA Amphitheatre
05/23 Inglewood, CA – The Forum
05/24 Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
05/26 Anaheim, CA – Honda Center
05/27 Concord, CA – Concord Pavilion
05/29 Wheatland, CA – Toyota Amphitheatre
05/30 Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
06/01 Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion
06/02 Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater
06/04 Denver, CO – Pepsi Center
06/06 East Troy, MI – Alpine Valley Music Theatre
06/07 St. Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
06/09 Sioux Falls, SD – Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
06/10 Des Moines, IA – Wells Fargo Arena
06/19 Oklahoma City, OK – Chesapeake Energy Arena
06/20 Durant, OK – Choctaw Grand Theater
06/22 Rogers, AR – Walmart AMP
06/24 Memphis, TN – FedExForum
06/26 Maryland Heights, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
06/27 Noblesville, IN – Ruoff Music Center
06/29 Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
06/30 Cuyahoga Falls OH – Blossom Music Center
07/02 Moline, IL – TaxSlayer® Center
07/03 Tinley Park, IL – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
07/05 Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
07/06 Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
07/08 Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena
07/10 Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena
07/11 Burgettstown, PA- KeyBank Pavilion
07/13 Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
07/14 Quebec City, QC – Videotron Center
07/17 Hartford, CT – XFINITY Theatre
07/18 Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
07/29 Mansfield, MA – Xfinity Center
07/30 Wantagh, NY – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
08/01 Saratoga Springs, NY – Saratoga Performing Arts Center
08/02 Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
08/04 Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
08/05 Camden, NJ – BB&T Pavilion
08/07 Virginia Beach, VA – Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
08/08 Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
08/10 Raleigh, NC – Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
08/12 Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
08/13 Atlanta, GA – Cellairis Amphitheatre at Lakewood
08/21 Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
08/22 West Palm Beach, FL – Coral Sky Amphitheatre
08/24 Jacksonville, FL – VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena
08/26 Orange Beach, AL – The Wharf
08/27 New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
08/29 Bossier City, LA – CenturyLink Center
08/30 Dallas, TX – Dos Equis Pavilion
09/02 San Antonio, TX – AT&T Center
09/03 Corpus Christi, TX – American Bank Center Arena
09/05 The Woodlands, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
09/06 The Woodlands, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
09/09 Lexington, KY – Rupp Arena
09/11 Hershey, PA – Hersheypark Stadium
09/12 Bethel, NY – Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
09/27 Dana Point, CA – OHANA Festival 2020 *

* Festival appearance (without Journey)



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