PRETENDERS Kick Off a "Plastic Boots" Video Contest
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MUSIC NEWS - Show off your music boots!!!! The Pretenders ,The People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), and YouTube have announced a video contest forfans to make their own video for the band's hit song "Boots Of Chinese Plastic " (off their latest album Break Up The Concrete) .
Fans and animal lovers are being requested to create videos via YouTube and lip synch the song "Boots Of Chinese Plastic ." Contestants are asked to show off their boots or shoes of plastic somewhere in the performance. One winner will be chosen by the band and later flown to LA to perform their version in the band's upcoming "official" video for the song. "This is a fun way to raise awareness for a very serious cause. We are looking forward to seeing our fans and animal loving friends perform
"Boots of Chinese Plastic via You Tube" said Chrissie Hynde. For more information please visit thepretenders.com/petacontest . The band's video, when completed, will debut on the PETA, You Tube and Pretenders websites in an effort to raise awareness for PETA. Pretenders founder Chrissie Hynde has been one of the most outspoken activist for animal rights and has been a member of PETA for many years.
The band begins a tour of the US in support of Break Up the Concrete album on January 29 in Albany, NY and finishes up on March 14 in Reno, NV (full itinerary listed below).
The PRETENDERS Winter 09 USA Tour -
| Thu 01/29/09 | Albany, NY | Palace Theatre | ||
| Fri 01/30/09 | New York, NY | Roseland Ballroom | ||
| Sat 01/31/09 | Atlantic City, NJ | Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa / Music Box | ||
| Mon 02/02/09 | Washington, DC | 9:30 Club | ||
| Wed 02/04/09 | Boston, MA | Orpheum Theatre | ||
| Thu 02/05/09 | Jim Thorpe, PA | Penn's Peak | ||
| Fri 02/06/09 | Philadelphia, PA | Electric Factory | ||
| Sat 02/07/09 | Mashantucket, CT | Fox Theatre | ||
| Mon 02/09/09 | Ann Arbor, MI | Michigan Theater | ||
| Tue 02/10/09 | Cleveland, OH | House Of Blues | ||
| Wed 02/11/09 | Indianapolis, IN | Murat Theatre | ||
| Fri 02/13/09 | Cincinnati, OH | Taft Theatre | ||
| Sat 02/14/09 | Akron, OH | Akron Civic Center | ||
| Sun 02/15/09 | Chicago, IL | Riviera Theatre | ||
| Tue 02/17&18/09 | Milwaukee, WI | Northern Lights Theater | ||
| Fri 02/20/09 | Minneapolis, MN | First Avenue | ||
| Sat 02/21/09 | Kansas City, MO | Ameristar Hotel & Casino | ||
| Sun 02/22/09 | Tulsa, OK | Brady Theater | ||
| Tue 02/24/09 | Denver, CO | Paramount Theatre | ||
| Wed 02/25/09 | Aspen, CO | Belly Up Aspen | ||
| Fri 02/27/09 | Dallas, TX | House Of Blues | ||
| Sat 02/28/09 | Houston, TX | House Of Blues | ||
| Sun 03/01/09 | Austin, TX | Stubb's Bar-B-Q / Waller Creek Amph | ||
| Wed 03/04/09 | Phoenix, AZ | Dodge Theatre | ||
| Thu 03/05/09 | San Diego, CA | House Of Blues | ||
| Fri 03/06/09 | Pala, CA | Pala Casino | ||
| Sat 03/07/09 | Las Vegas, NV | House Of Blues | ||
| Sun 03/08/09 | Anaheim, CA | Grove Of Anaheim | ||
| Tue 03/10/09 | Los Angeles, CA | The Wiltern | ||
| Fri 03/13/09 | San Francisco, CA | The Fillmore | ||
| Sat 03/14/09 | Reno, NV | Silver Legacy Resort Casino | ||
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