#Stevie nicks and the pretenders setlist skin#
#Stevie nicks and the pretenders setlist full#

#Stevie nicks and the pretenders setlist full#

Unlike most ‘support’ band slots, this was to be a full set from Hynde and the gang which meant that fans were treated to an extremely well rounded set list – Hynde informing one and all that it had been changed slightly for the people that had come both nights (and there were more than a few of them!).įollowing a haunting acoustic version of ‘Hymn to Her’ the fans were treated to the delicious rhythmical drive of ‘Chain Gang’ (Hynde pointing out that she made a couple of mistakes during the song and then telling the audience – tongue firmly in cheek – to “fuck off” when she asked if they could tell) and of course the singalong classics ‘I’ll Stand By You’ and ‘Don’t Get Me Wrong’. Grabbing the mic she then went on to deliver a beautiful rendition of ‘Let’s Get Lost’, her voice having lost nothing over the years. “You like that?” Hynde asked the audience following a rendition of ‘Down The Wrong Way’, “cause I like you” she confessed before throwing a handful of picks into the first few rows. Making her way through the set Hynde would often stand on the edge of the stage and purvey the audience, while it had been well advertised that no cell phones were to be used during the set a few punters still took a chance, one – after being spotted by the eagle eyed Hynde – being admonished by her for the fact. Making up the rest of The Pretenders tonight was fellow co-founder and drummer extraordinaire Martin Chambers, a man who by her own admission she has been working with for the past almost forty years and a rather talented Welsh keyboardist who not only charmed the crowd – after some encouragement from Hynde – by speaking in his native tongue but who also provided one of these best maraca solo’s to date and wasn’t adverse to slinging a guitar either! Flanked by two rockabilly styled gentleman on guitar and bass – James Walbourne of Son Volt fame and Nick Wilkinson respectively – Hynde looked every inch the rock goddess that she is with guitar strapped over her shoulder and a slight sneer on her face. Straight into the opening track ‘Alone’ from their latest album of the same name and the lyrics were the absolute personification of all that Hynde is an independent, rock n roller who will not be told “can’t” or “shan’t” by anybody. It’s hard to believe that Hynde is now sixty-six years old, her swagger giving away absolutely nothing.

#Stevie nicks and the pretenders setlist skin#

If one needed evidence of this then all they had to do was attend one of the biggest shows of the year that of Stevie Nicks with none other than Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders.Ī gorgeous backdrop curtain and well laid out stage awaited Hynde and crew as they arrived, Hynde striding out in skin tight jeans and sequined jacket.

Women are powerful creatures and none more so than a woman in music. Stevie Nicks & The Pretenders 21st November 2017