News Archives: 2022

Additional US Tour Dates Just Announced!

1 March 2022

Additional US tour dates have just been announced for Blondie’s Against The Odds Tour THIS August with special guests The Damned! Presale begins tomorrow, March 2 at 10am local time with presale code: AGAINSTTHEODDS
General onsale begins Friday, March 4 at 10am local time. 

8/12 – Mashantucket, CT – Foxwoods Resort Casino (Grand Theater)*

8/14 – Boston, MA – Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion*

8/17 – New York, NY – The Rooftop at Pier 17*

8/18 – New York, NY – The Rooftop at Pier 17*

8/20 – Bensalem, PA – Xcite Center at Parx Casino*

8/21 – Washington, DC – The Anthem*

8/23 – Cincinnati, OH – The Andrew J Brady Music Center*

8/24 – Nashville, TN – Grand Ole Opry House*

8/26 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre (Detroit)*

8/27 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre*

Plus, the band is about to embark on their first UK tour in 5 years, including 10 dates throughout the UK from April-May 2022 with special guest Johnny Marr. Previously announced US & UK tour dates below! Grab tickets HERE.

4/14 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount

4/22 – Glasgow, UK – The SSE Hydro**

4/24 – Cardiff, UK – Motorpoint Arena**

4/26 – London, UK – The O2 Arena**

4/28 – Brighton, UK – Brighton Centre**

4/29 – Hull, UK – Bonus Arena**

5/1 – Manchester, UK – AO Arena**

5/2 – Liverpool, UK – M&S Bank Arena**

5/4 – Leeds, UK – First Direct Arena**

5/5 – Nottingham, UK – Motorpoint Arena**

5/7 – Birmingham, UK – Utilita Arena**

5/14 – Pasadena, CA – Cruel World Festival 2022

5/15 – Pasadena, CA – Cruel World Festival 2022

5/17 – San Francisco, CA – The Masonic*

5/18 – San Diego, CA – Humphreys* 

5/21 – Guadalajara, Mexico – Corona Capital Guadalajara


Special Guests:

*The Damned

**Johnny Marr

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Blondie ‘Sunday Girl’, Limited
Edition Release
for Record Store Day

18 February 2022

Exclusively for Record Store Day (April 23, 2022), Blondie, one of the most influential bands to emerge from New York’s punk scene, will release a limited edition EP featuring one of their most famous, endearing, and successful singles – “Sunday Girl.” 

Taken from the band’s multi-million-selling album Parallel Lines, “Sunday Girl” was originally released in 1979 and was the follow-up single to the band’s number one hit single, “Heart of Glass,” and was a UK number one and a top 10 hit around Europe.

“Exactly why the song became Sunday Girl, I am not sure, other than Chris and I had a silly kitty named Sunday Man. Also, I was born on a Sunday…,” reminisces Debbie Harry about the song. 

The bespoke Record Store Day release will include a deluxe two-disc, four-track 7″ set on red and yellow vinyl, set inside a stunning gatefold sleeve featuring rare photos from the period. Disc one (red) features the original single plus the French version. Disc two (yellow) features two previously unreleased tracks – a demo from 1978 and a live version recorded at the Paramount Theatre, Portland, in January 1979.

Clem Burke explains: “By the time we got into the studio to record ‘Sunday Girl,’ it had evolved from the original demo into our somewhat minimalist take on the girl group sound of the sixties. My drums at the top of the song being inspired by Hal Blaine’s playing on The Ronettes Be My Baby. It is pure ‘power-pop!'”

The success of these two singles pushed the Parallel Lines album to number one in the UK, several months after its initial release, and helped Blondie become the first New-Wave act to reach platinum status. The album went on to become their commercial breakthrough in the US, making the Billboard Top 10 for the first time and becoming one of Billboard Magazine’s Top 10 albums of 1979. It was also the UK’s biggest selling album of the year. Since its initial release, it continues to be universally celebrated as one of the greatest albums of all time. It has been included in Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, NME’s 100 Best Albums of All Time, and 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, Blender’s 100 Greatest American Albums of All Time, Channel 4’s list of the 100 greatest albums of all time and Pitchfork’s list of the best albums from the 1970s to name but a few.

Tracklisting for the Sunday Girl Record Store Day Release: 

Disc 1

Sunday Girl (original single)

Sunday Girl (French version)

Disc 2

Sunday Girl (demo) Previously unreleased

Sunday Girl (live) Previously unreleased

Find a participating indie record shop near you HERE.   

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Blondie Announces Three New Shows!

31 January 2022

Blondie announces three new shows this April and May!

APRIL 14, 2022 · HUNTINGTON, NY
THE PARAMOUNT

MAY 17, 2022 · SAN FRANCISCO, CA
THE MASONIC

MAY 18, 2022 – SAN DIEGO, CA
HUMPHREYS

Head to the Blondie.net Tour Page now for information regarding pre-sale dates and ticket links for these shows and more!

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