Chrissie Hynde and the Pretenders will be rocking into Swindon’s Lydiard Park alongside Simple Minds and K T Tunstall as part of their Grandslam 2018 tour. Chrissie originally worked in London with Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood in their fashion store before forming The Pretenders in 1978. The gritty, punk rock singer songwriter, guitarist was born in Ohio, she is a vegetarian and animal rights activist. She is the constant member of The Pretenders but she has also collaborated with Frank Sinatra, Cher and UB40. Chrissie and former husband Jim Kerr from Simple Minds have not performed together since Live Aid. Both bands will sing songs from their new albums as well as the hits on Friday, August 31. Gates open at 6pm. For tickets visit https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/simple-minds-lydiard-park-swindon/venueartist/256287/736120