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Pretenders star Chrissie Hynde 'may never tour again'

By AAP Newswire

Apr 1, 2026

Chrissie Hynde may never tour again, she says.

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The Pretenders star has admitted she is considering retiring from the road and she blames the use of mobile phones at gigs for her decision, insisting she hates seeing so many devices being held in the air while she's on stage.

She told The Times newspaper: "Phones at concerts are one of the reasons why I may never tour again. I can't handle it. Something about the energy in the place is disrupted."

Hynde, 74, also revealed the use of phones ruined a recent visit to a Vincent van Gogh art exhibition in London.

She said: "The Starry Night by Van Gogh is my favourite painting. He's my hero. I went to see his recent exhibition at the National Gallery.

"But everyone had a phone out, and I couldn't see anything. Why have they not banned phones in galleries? I don't want to see an exhibition any more".

Hynde's admission about her future on the road comes after she confessed she's grown tired of seeing the same faces in the front row at her shows - insisting regular gig-goers should move aside and let others have a chance to stand by the stage.

The Brass in Pocket hitmaker caused a stir in October 2024 when she asked supporters to "give local fans a chance" to be on the front row at their concerts and she recently explained her stance by saying she started to feel like she had a "screw loose" seeing the same faces in the audience night after night, no matter where in the world she was performing.