That very first Pretenders album is as good as it gets.

THAT'S how you play rock n roll, kids.

I’d like to thank my mum for taking me to this night ,front row at 14 years old

I was 16 years old at this show and was blown away. One of the best live bands ever.

The powerhouse drumming of Mr Martin Chambers.

So good. Sad this talented original line-up didn't get a few more years

'F..k Off ' has never sounded this cool before as at 2:39 seconds mark lol! Excellent band that had a real fire about them. RIP James and Pete Imagine what could've been?

Boy after 41 years this still rocks your socks off

RIP James Honeyman Scott and Pete Farndon.Seminal band, so under rated

Original band was brilliant. A perfect moment in time. So glad I got to see them.

This is one of the best live performances I have seen. Glad they got it on tape. Chrissie is a god damned beast

The Fabolous Capital Theatre Passaic,New Jersey.... A great venue to see legendary rock and roll bands... I live in Kentucky now, but I was born and raised in nearby Paterson,New Jersey and had seen Adam and the Ants, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts,Wall of Vodoo , and countless other acts there it was an excellent time to be alive and I really miss the theater, which has been since torn down.... Such memories indeed!!!!

Coo'kiin...in-your-face Rock & Roll...

Now this is real music, unlike what's played today......love you Chrissie!

One of the great rock and roll songs!!

Damn they were good. During their short peak, they're right up there on the short list of the all-time great rock bands

Wow! I never realized how hard Martin Chambers is workin' for these tunes and how pitch perfect Chrissie's live vocals are... if you haven't already, go read her bio. it's a barnburner!

Wow! Thanks for posting this. My first concert at 13! And I love this band still.

thanks for this footage, Martin banging away. Chrissie sassy as ever. Love it..!!!!!!!!!

FIRST album is the Masterpiece

Perfection! Best 2 note guitar solo ever at 1:59

was at this show. English Beat opened.

One of the great moments in R&R history...Ya'll should check this out because it screams past & present....

Check out the 1:53 mark where the drum stick flies right out of the drummers hand and goes skyward...now that`s rock n roll.

Wonderful to see the original lineup of the band on that first tour. Fantastic. I was 15 when this came out and when I bought this album and they and Chrissie had a huge impact on my life and outlook. Chrissie is a goddess to this day.

The Capitol theater was a XXX cinema buy day and band haven by night. There were no dressing rooms. They connected a trailer to the rear exit door for the band to get ready in. The stage was literally 10 feet in length.

OMG James Honeyman Scott was just 25 when he died of heart failure through Heroin. He achieved so much in his short life. Sad to think of what else he would undoubtedly have achieved, had he lived. People with talent like his are so blessed. Why do they need drugs?

krissy slays!

An awesome ride from this extraordinary band...everyone firing on all cylinders & just killin' it...thick, primal, head down R&R 'tude...wish I'd been there....Wow...

BEST FEMALE ROCK SINGER/PLAYER EVER!!!

step aside gollum... this is my precious

damn they are on fire here

My second favorite song from the first album (second to Brass in Pocket). Not only a kick-ass song, I love Chrissie's f-bomb near the end (and the s-bomb at the beginning). KMET in L. A. played Precious uncensored, unlike the wimps at KLOS

James Honeyman Scott was the man.

My husband, George and I saw Chrissie at the Moore Theater in Seattle this same tour. Small venue was like being in Rock and Roll heaven for a night with her. I love this lady and her band. ***

The two women who inspired me at 10 years old and even Virgo's? Chrissy and Joan I will always be and agree with

What a great place to see a concert. All these old tapes from the capital theatre. Great song.

Thank You Chrissy Hynde!! You have always been an inspiration and you lead from the front,!! You are a Pioneer! This vid is So Raw and So Punk. No auto tune ! Just skill!! Practice, Harvey Wallbangers , and Pink Peruvian!!

Fortunate to see them a couple of nights in SF on this tour, and the following year. Unmistakable and amazing, great band. And Chrissie has kept the light on for mah years since.

So glad I got to see that first tour

Literally nothing better. What a band 🔥🔥

One of the best live versions of precious i ever heard them do . James Honeyman-Scott lead guitar here and in the early years 79'-83' . Scott died in 1983 and bassist Pete Farndon died in 1982 . rip bros , hope to join you soon because this life is hell . anyone buy me a ticket to Switzerland ? there i will want to live because In Suisse they give you safe fixes in perpetuity . no street hassles, no worries = take less, got a life .

this song personifies Cleveland in the late 70s. excellent!! cheers Chrissy cheers luv!!!

Saw this very first US tour in the UC San Diego gymnasium! With my boss! And she supplied the coke and the Mercedes!!!

Never saw the original line up - did see them on Halloween Night - where Chrissie had a duet with a long hair fellow at the time (rumored to be her boyfriend) at the Last of the Independents Tour - she smashed her tambourine into pieces - went flying into the audience - I stuck my hand out like a hockey goalie I am - and caught it - to this day - sits in my room along with my ticket framed. Good times.

Classic. Very raw

moving through the cleveland heat

Saw them in 1981 in Philly, one of the best live acts ever, Chrissie had old faded leather pants that fit her like a glove,... :o

Always The Best ❤

This “makes me wanna...”!

I was at this concert in the front row. Good times. I do remember one song when Chrissie forgot the words and Pete had to prompt her. I think she was drunk.

Rock and Roll QUEEN! And Martin Chambers is the tits on drums! I still cannot believe we are in a world without Martin Chambers and James Honeyman Scott. Much Respect. LONG LIVE ROCK!!!!!!!!!

Omg.....you make me wanna listen to you MORE

Fantastic tune and performance.

HBD, Chrissie!

OH!! How I Definitely Remember the Hotel Sterling back in the Day as well as the Entire Cleveland scene! Prospect Avenue and Euclid!! From the Square to E. 18th on Prospect was the Drag Queen Hookers, then from E. 18th traveling East to 55th, Prostitute Lane that circled onto Euclid Avenue until E.40th. WOW!!

Martin Chambers is KILLER!!!

Makes me want to get a Telecaster......... just because!

Fantastic Pretenders

No word of a lie, he attempted to make a move on me at an Adam and the Ants after party (Pretenders were playing following night and we luckily had backstage passes, Bronco Bowl) my brother a guitar player said sis that’s Martin Chambers let’s go say hello. We walked over, intros made, I said we are really looking forward to your show tomorrow. “Oh dahling, will you be there?” Said “Wouldn’t miss it” put his arm around me and said “promise to take care of me, luv” at which point I died bc here was the drummer of a band my bro and I idolized and the dude is hitting on me in front of my bro...at which point, after awkward pause, my bro said, “Dude, this is my sister...” as in please not in front of me...it was hilarious!!! Fucking kick ass band to this day...

Holy GOD

The original band was it. I never got much into them after the two died

My hero

USA+GB= great rock'n roll!!

Wow!

Wow!!!!!!!!

I LIKE !

Kick ass

just ... bad ass

coz She's Precious

i don't know who the pretenders, main lead guitarist is, but he was incredible. on all of the pretenders songs, a master of the guitar. i don't think he got very much publicity, but his brilliant guitar playing was the best part of all of the pretenders songs, as far as i'm concerned. kind of like elliot easton, the lead guitarist for the Cars. he was fantastic, but didn't get the publicity that okasik, and orr got.

Because your so.. ❤️ Original line up. You know, before All the heroin casualties 🥺😓

ESSA PORRA É ROCK

Is this Capitol Theatre in Sydney? If so, I was at her feet. She sweat on me! I asked her for the pick she dropped at the end of the show, but she said she didn't have time! That show was insane. Then again, it may be another Capitol Theatre show.

capitol theater, Passaic N.J.

Capitol theatre Sydney.

Barney Miller: Me too! I guess we'll have to digitize the LP (EP!) somehow. ..

Johnny Moped Rules

it's a good satirical and critical song not just of Cleveland Ghettoization but all over america...."trapped in a world they never made" at the end

Anyone know where I can get a file of this song from the Central Park 1980 show? It was the b-side of the "Message Of Love" EP.

do it on the pavement

Ladies … if you want to rock, take careful note.

What Capitol theater was it. Cardiff?

...maybe I'm gonna have a baby.

Capitol Theater in Passaic?

JHS

#ROTFLMFAOATITS

Funny ... three hards don't like this ?

frickin heroin got pete and james... what a waste of talent!! RIP

I'd love to know if this is the capitol theater in passaic nj I saw them there if you know please tell me