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Tribute toThe Pretenders

Just Pretending

A Tribute to The Pretenders

Whittier, California2000's and newer70's80's90'sAlternative Rock
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Tribute To

The Pretenders

Published

Mar 14, 2019

Updated

Oct 4, 2023

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About Us

Band story and booking context

JUST PRETENDING is a Southern California based band playing tribute to the legendary rock group The Pretenders. Life-long friends who have been playing music for over thirty-five years formed JUST PRETENDING to perform live the iconic hits recorded by The Pretenders over the decades.

Performing hits such as “The Wait,” “Tattooed Love Boys,” "Precious," “Don’t Get Me Wrong,” “Talk of the Town” and “Back on the Chain Gang” and “I’ll Stand By You,” “My City Was Gone,” to name only a few. The mission of JUST PRETENDING is to capture the spirit and attitude of the music created by Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders and bring it to audiences in an energetic performance. The band members have fun playing this music together and it shows! JUST PRETENDING has been praised for their authenticity, attention to detail and for capturing the nuance of the memorable music in their live performances. A common statement heard after every JUST PRETENDING show is, “I feel like I just saw The Pretenders!” JUST PRETENDING has received great response from audiences all over Southern California and they look forward to bringing The Pretenders experience to you!

Representative Setlist

Songs this act can bring to the stage

  1. 01Back on the Chain Gang
  2. 02Birds of Paradise
  3. 03Boots of Chinese Plastic
  4. 04Brass in Pocket
  5. 05Cuban Slide
  6. 06Day After Day
  7. 07Don’t Get Me Wrong
  8. 08I’ll Stand by You
  9. 09Kid
  10. 10Louie, Louie
  11. 11Message of Love
  12. 12Middle of the Road
  13. 13Money Talk
  14. 14My City Was Gone
  15. 15Mystery Achievement
  16. 16Night in My Veins
  17. 17Pack It Up
  18. 18Precious
  19. 19Show Me
  20. 20Stop Your Sobbing
  21. 21Talk of the Town
  22. 22Tattooed Love Boys
  23. 23The Adulteress
  24. 24The Wait
  25. 25Thumbelina
  26. 26Up the Neck

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