On June 24, Blondie will release an expanded 30th Anniversary Edition of their landmark album Parallel Lines, which has sold more than 20 million copies around the world since its 1978 debut. Woo hoo. The Band will mark the 30th birthday of their classic LP by hitting the road this summer for performances in the U.S. Europe, Russia and Israel. The U.S. leg includes dates at amusement parks and a zoo.
Pretty awesome. I can’t wait to jam out with some orangutans at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago while Debbie Harry busts out her classic rhymes from “Rapture.” Although seeing a lion eat a neon-wearing hipster would make my day as well. Here’s the full tour schedule…
Blondie - “Parallel Lines 30th Anniversary Tour” (confirmed dates)
June
Thursday 6/5/08 Baltimore, MD Ramshead
Friday 6/6/08 Englewood, NJ Bergen Performing Arts
Sunday 6/8/08 Jackson NJ Great Adventure
Tuesday 6/10/08 Kingston, NY Broadway Theatre
Thursday 6/12/08 Ontario, CAN Casino Rama
Friday 6/13/08 Ontario, CAN Casino Rama
Saturday 6/14/08 Niagara Falls, NY Seneca Events Center
Tuesday 6/17/08 Red Bank, NJ Count Basie Theatre
Wednesday 6/18/08 Farmingville, NY Brookhaven
Friday 6/20/08 Hyannis, MA Cape Cod Melody
Saturday 6/21/08 Cohasset, MA South Shore Music Circus
Sunday 6/22/08 New York, NY Nokia Theatre
Tuesday 6/24/08 Louisville, KY Kentucky Center
Thursday 6/26/08 Chester, WV Mountaineer Racetrack
Friday 6/27/08 Chicago, IL Lincoln Park Zoo
Saturday 6/28/08 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest
July
Thursday 7/3/08 Tel Aviv, Israel Raanana Amphitheatre
Saturday 7/5/08 Guilford, UK Guilfest
Sunday 7/6/08 Bristol, UK Academy
Tuesday 7/8/08 St. Petersburg, Russia Oktyabrski
Wednesday 7/9/08 Moscow, Russia B1
Thursday 7/10/08 Helsinki, Finland House Of Culture
Saturday 7/12/08 Belgium, Brussels Rock Zottegem
Sunday 7/13/08 Zurich, Switzerland Xtra Limmitshaus
Tuesday 7/15/08 Luxembourg Den Atelier
Wednesday 7/16/08 Amsterdam, Netherlands Paradiso
Friday 7/18/08 Barcelona, Spain Summercase Festival
Saturday 7/19/08 Madrid, Spain Summercase Festival
Sunday 7/20/08 Suffolk, UK Latitude Festival
Tuesday 7/22/08 Liverpool, UK Liverpool Pops
Thursday 7/24/08 Galway, Ireland Ireland Arts Festival
Friday 7/25/08 Dublin, Ireland Vicar Street
Saturday 7/26/08 Glasgow, Scotland Academy
Monday 7/28/08 London, UK Motorshow Music Festival
Thursday 7/31/08 Sweden Storsjoyran Festival
August
Friday 8/1/08 Norway Storas Festival
Saturday 8/2/08 Oslo, Norway Rockerfeller
