Parallel Lines 30th Anniversary Tour

Parallel Lines 30th Anniversary Tour
World tour by Blondie
Associated album Parallel Lines 30th Anniversary Edition
Start date June 5, 2008
End date August 4, 2008
Legs 3
No. of shows 16 in North America
1 in Asia
20 in Europe
37 played
Blondie concert chronology

The Parallel Lines 30th Anniversary Tour was a 2008 worldwide concert tour by Blondie both to promote the 30th anniversary re-release of their ground-breaking 1978 album Parallel Lines, and to celebrate the longevity and success of the album.[1] Concerts were held in North America and Europe with a single stop in Israel.

Background

The tour was announced in April 2008[2] with the band also releasing a tour promo video.[3]

The entirety of the Parallel Lines album was performed during the tour which opened each concert with other Blondie's songs following, however songs "Just Go Away", "11:59", "Will Anything Happen?" and "Pretty Baby" from Parallel Lines were removed from certain concerts. It was actually rare to find a concert of the tour featuring all twelve songs from the original album. The band also performed songs from Debbie Harry's solo album Necessary Evil, which was released the previous year, along with non-album single "Fit Right In".

The tour marked Blondie's first performances in Israel and Russia.

Opening acts

Set list

Tour dates[6]

Date City Country Venue
North America
June 5, 2008 Baltimore United States Ramshead Live!
June 6, 2008 Englewood Bergen Performing Arts Center
June 8, 2008 Jackson Township Six Flags
June 10, 2008 Kingston Broadway Theatre
June 12, 2008 Orillia Canada Casino Rama
June 13, 2008
June 14, 2008 Niagara Falls United States Seneca Events Center
June 17, 2008 Red Bank Count Basie Theater
June 18, 2008 Farmingville Brookhaven
June 20, 2008 Hyannis Cape Cod Melody
June 21, 2008 Cohasset South Shore Music Circus
June 22, 2008 New York City Nokia Theatre Times Square
June 24, 2008 Louisville Kentucky Center
June 26, 2008 Chester Mountaineer Racetrack
June 27, 2008 Chicago Lincoln Park Zoo
June 28, 2008 Milwaukee Summerfest
Asia
July 3, 2008 Ra'anana Israel Ra'anana Amphitheatre
Europe
July 5, 2008 Guildford United Kingdom Stoke Park
July 6, 2008 Bristol O2 Academy Bristol
July 8, 2008 Saint Petersburg Russia BKZ Oktyabrsky
July 9, 2008 Moscow B1 Maximum Club
July 10, 2008 Helsinki Finland Kulttuuritalo
July 12, 2008 Brussels Belgium Rock Zottegem
July 13, 2008 Zürich Switzerland X-Tra
July 15, 2008 Luxembourg Luxembourg Den Atelier
July 16, 2008 Amsterdam Netherlands Paradiso Festival
July 18, 2008 Barcelona Spain Summercase Festival
July 19, 2008 Madrid
July 20, 2008 Southwold United Kingdom Henham Park
July 22, 2008 Liverpool Echo Arena Liverpool
July 24, 2008 Galway Ireland Festival Big Top
July 25, 2008 Dublin Vicar Street
July 26, 2008 Glasgow United Kingdom Carling Academy
July 28, 2008 London ExCel Arena
July 31, 2008 Östersund Sweden Storsjoyran Festival
August 1, 2008 Storås Norway Storåsfestival
August 2, 2008 Oslo Norway Rockefeller Music Hall
August 4, 2008 Copenhagen Denmark Store Vega

Personnel

Band
Crew
  • Jim Roese - stage manager

References

  1. ↑ "Blondie To Fete 'Parallel Lines' 30th Anniversary With Tour, Reissue". billboard.com. May 7, 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Blondie to head out on 'Parallel Lines' tour". nme.com. April 8, 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "'Parallel Lines 30th Anniversary Tour' promo video". deborah-harry.com. April 27, 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Blondie Setlist at BKZ Oktyabrsky, Saint-Petersburg, Russia". setlist.fm. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Average setlist for year: 2008". setlist.fm. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  6. ↑ "CALENDAR & TOUR SCHEDULE 2008". deborah-harry.com. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
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