Pretenders / Radio 2 In The Park : Leicester 2023 / 1DVDR

Pretenders / Radio 2 In The Park : Leicester 2023 / 1DVDR / Uxbridge

Victoria Park, Leicester, UK 17th September 2023

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THE PRETENDERS have shown their deep-rooted popularity with their new album “RELENTLESS” reaching number 25 in the UK for the first time since “LAST OF THE INDEPENDENTS”. The best video that allows you to enjoy the latest stage has arrived.
This work was filmed on “BBC Radio 2 in the Park” on September 16, 2023. This is the multi-camera pro shot. Speaking of THE PRETENDERS’ latest professional shots, “GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL 2023 (Uxbridge 1953)”, which was released the other day and received great acclaim, is also fresh in my memory. The tour schedule has been updated since then, so let’s take a look at the latest information.

●2022
・September 3: Taylor Hawkins Tribute appearance
●2023
・February 5th-10th: UK #1 (5 performances)
・May 12th – July 11th: Europe #1 (24 performances) ← *GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL 2023
・August 11th – September 7th: North America #1 (12 performances)
[“RELENTLESS” released on September 9th] ・September 17th-25th: Europe #2 (6 performances) ←★Here★
・October 1st-6th: North America #2 (4 performances)
・October 19th-27th: UK #2 (5 performances)

This is THE PRETENDERS for 2022/2023 that has been announced so far. “GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL 2023” was held before the release of “RELENTLESS”, but this work will be held after its release. It was the stage for the first day of “Europe #2”.
This work, which conveys such a show, is of the highest quality and completely official quality. From this festival, various bands/artists’ distributed professional shots have appeared and are attracting attention, and the TEARS FOR FEARS edition “Uxbridge 2015” has been very popular at our store. If you’ve experienced that masterpiece, you’ll probably understand, but after all, this “BBC Radio 2 in the Park” is a festival sponsored by the prestigious BBC, which has evolved alongside the development of popular music, and bears its name. Since it is the latest distribution that stakes its prestige, its visual beauty and mix are the highest in the latest distribution.
What is depicted in such super high quality is the latest stage whose set has changed in response to the release of “RELENTLESS”. Let’s organize the set while comparing it with “GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL 2023”.

●Recent works (4 songs)
・HATE FOR SALE：Turf Accountant Daddy
・RELENTLESS：Losing My Sense Of Taste／A Love（★）／Let The Sun Come In
●Classics (9 songs)
・PRETENDERS: Kid/Stop Your Sobbing (★)/Brass In Pocket (★)
・LEARNING TO CRAWL: Time The Avenger／Back On The Chain Gang／Middle Of The Road
・Others: Message Of Love (★) / Don’t Get Me Wrong / I’ll Stand By You
*Note: “★” marks are songs that could not be seen in the masterpiece pro shot “GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL 2023”.

…and it looks like this. Although the duration was shorter than Glastonbury, they also performed their new song “A Love”. On the other hand, the killer “Brass In Pocket” and “Message Of Love” are also introduced, making it an entertainment show that is typical of a festival where a wide range of men and women of all ages gather.

The latest show alone is enough to fill your heart, but this work also includes additional delicious bonus footage. It is a studio live recorded on “October 3, 2016 London”. This is a multi-camera professional shot that was broadcast on the famous BBC program “6 Music Live”. It may seem like the video has nothing to do with the main story, but that’s actually not the case. The latest master was rebroadcast by the original BBC two weeks before “Radio 2 in the Park” was held, not by Astor at the time. In other words, it was also a special rebroadcast to promote THE PRETENDERS, who are scheduled to appear at the main festival.
Of course, this is also completely official. The performance itself was just before the release of “ALONE”, and new songs at the time were played in large numbers, and Chrissie Hynde’s solo “Down The Wrong Way” was also performed. The only song that overlaps with the main festival is the classic “Brass In Pocket”, and in that sense it is a delicious bonus video.
A special rebroadcast of the latest festival that will forever represent the “RELENTLESS” era, and the 2016 live that was also its promotion. This is a definitive board that combines both of them with the highest quality. This is one of the “official replacements” that you should put next to “RELENTLESS” in your collection. Please enjoy it to your heart’s content.

★Multi-camera professional shot of “September 16, 2023 BBC Radio 2 in the Park”. This is the latest video that is completely official and carries the prestige of the prestigious BBC. In addition, a bonus pro shot of “October 3, 2016 London”, which was rebroadcast as an advertisement two weeks before the festival, is also included. You can also enjoy the “ALONE” number that is not played at the main festival.

新作『RELENTLESS』を『LAST OF THE INDEPENDENTS』以来となる全英25位に送り込み、根強い人気を見せつけているTHE PRETENDERS。その最新ステージを楽しめる極上映像が到着です。
そんな本作が撮影されたのは「2023年９月16日“BBC Radio 2 in the Park”」。そのマルチカメラ・プロショットです。THE PRETENDERSの最新プロショットと言えば、先日リリースされて大好評を博した『GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL 2023（Uxbridge 1953）』も記憶に新しいところ。あれからツアー・スケジュールも更新されていますし、まずは最新情報で近況を俯瞰してみましょう。

●2022年
・９月３日：Taylor Hawkins Tribute出演
●2023年
・２月５日ー10日：英国#1（５公演）
・５月12日ー７月11日：欧州#1（24公演）←※GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL 2023
・８月11日ー９月７日：北米#1（12公演）
《９月９日『RELENTLESS』発売》
・９月17日ー25日：欧州#2（６公演）←★ココ★
・10月１日ー６日：北米#2（４公演）
・10月19日ー27日：英国#2（５公演）

これが現在までに公表されている2022年／2023年のTHE PRETENDERS。『GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL 2023』は『RELENTLESS』の発売前でしたが、本作はリリース後。「欧州#2」の初日にあたるステージでした。
そんなショウを伝える本作は、超極上の完全オフィシャル級。このフェスからは様々なバンド／アーティストの配信プロショットが登場しては話題を集めており、当店でもTEARS FOR FEARS篇『Uxbridge 2015』が大好評。あの名作を体験された化ならピンとくると思いますが、何しろ、この“BBC Radio 2 in the Park”はポピュラー・ミュージックの発展と共に歩んできた名門BBCが主催し、その名を冠に掲げるフェス。その威信を賭けた最新配信なのですから、その映像美もミックスも最新配信でも最高峰に立つものなのです。
そんな超極上クオリティで描かれるのは、『RELENTLESS』リリースを受けてセットも変化した最新ステージ。ここで『GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL 2023』と比較しながらセットを整理しておきましょう。

●近年作（４曲）
・HATE FOR SALE：Turf Accountant Daddy
・RELENTLESS：Losing My Sense Of Taste／A Love（★）／Let The Sun Come In
●クラシックス（９曲）
・PRETENDERS：Kid／Stop Your Sobbing（★）／Brass In Pocket（★）
・LEARNING TO CRAWL：Time The Avenger／Back On The Chain Gang／Middle Of The Road
・その他：Message Of Love（★）／Don’t Get Me Wrong／I’ll Stand By You
※注：「★」印は名作プロショット『GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL 2023』で観られなかった曲。

……と、このようになっています。グラストンベリーより持ち時間が短めではありますが、そんな中でも新曲「A Love」も披露。その一方で必殺の「Brass In Pocket」「Message Of Love」もしっかり導入するなど、老若男女が幅広く集うフェスらしいエンターテインメント・ショウにもなっています。

そんな最新ショウだけでも胸いっぱいですが、本作はさらに美味しいボーナス映像も追加収録しています。それは「2016年10月３日ロンドン」で収録されたスタジオ・ライヴ。BBCの名物番組“6 Music Live”で放送されたマルチカメラ・プロショットです。本編とまったく関係ない映像のようにも思えますが、実はそうでもない。当時の放送アスターではなく、“Radio 2 in the Park”の開催２週間前に本家BBCが再放送した最新マスター。つまり、本編フェスに出演予定のTHE PRETENDERSをプロモーションするための特別再放送でもあったわけです。
もちろん、こちらも完全オフィシャル級。パフォーマンス自体は『ALONE』リリース直前でもあり、当時の新曲が大盤振る舞いされ、さらにクリッシー・ハインドのソロ「Down The Wrong Way」も披露されている。本編フェスと被っているのは大定番「Brass In Pocket」１曲だけであり、その意味でも美味しいボーナス映像なのです。
未来永劫『RELENTLESS』時代を代表していくことになるであろう最新フェスと、その番宣でもあった2016年ライヴの特別再放送。その双方を極上クオリティでカップリングした決定盤です。それこそ『RELENTLESS』の隣に差してコレクションして頂きたい「オフィシャル代わり」の１枚。どうぞ、存分にお楽しみください。

★「2023年９月16日BBC Radio 2 in the Park」のマルチカメラ・プロショット。名門BBCの威信をかけたような完全オフィシャル級の最新映像です。さらにフェスの２週間前に宣伝として再放送された「2016年10月３日ロンドン」のプロショットもボーナス収録。本編フェスでは演奏しない『ALONE』ナンバーもたっぷり楽しめます。

(76:20)
Victoria Park, Leicester, UK 17th September 2023
1. Losing My Sense Of Taste
2. A Love
3. Message Of Love
4. Let The Sun Come In
5. Turf Accountant Daddy
6. Time The Avenger
7. Kid
8. Stop Your Sobbing
9. Don’t Get Me Wrong
10. Back On The Chain Gang
11. I’ll Stand by You
12. Middle Of The Road
13. Brass In Pocket

Bonus Track

6 Music Live
Maida Vale Studios, London, UK 3rd October 2016
Rebroadcast on BBC4 on 2nd September 2023

14. Intro
15. Alone
16. Gotta Wait
17. Down The Wrong Way
18. Let’s Get Lost
19. Private Life
20. Holy Commotion
21. Brass In Pocket

Chrissie Hynde – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Martin Chambers – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Nick Wilkinson – bass, backing vocals
James Walbourne – lead guitar, backing vocals

PRO-SHOT COLOUR NTSC Approx.76min.