Parallel Lines 30th Anniversary Tour explained

Concert Tour Name:Parallel Lines 30th Anniversary Tour
Artist:Blondie
Type:World
Album:Parallel Lines
Start Date:June 5, 2008
End Date:August 4, 2008
Number Of Legs:2
Number Of Shows:38
This Tour:Parallel Lines 30th Anniversary Tour
(2008)

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] [4]

A live performance of all or most of the Parallel Lines album, in its original order, opened each concert. Songs including "Just Go Away", "11:59", "Will Anything Happen?", and "Pretty Baby" from Parallel Lines were omitted from certain concerts, making it uncommon to find a concert featuring all twelve songs from the original album. These tracks were followed by a selection of songs from Blondie's back catalog, Deborah Harry's solo album Necessary Evil which was released the previous year, the 2008 non-album single "Fit Right In", and covers.

The tour marked Blondie's first performances in Israel and Russia, and the arrival of band member Matt Katz-Bohen on keyboards.[5]

Opening acts

Set list

This set list is representative of the performance on July 22, 2008, in New York City. It does not represent the set list at all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Hanging on the Telephone"
  2. "One Way or Another"
  3. "Picture This"
  4. "Fade Away and Radiate"
  5. "Pretty Baby"
  6. "I Know but I Don't Know"
  7. "11:59"
  8. "Will Anything Happen"
  9. "Sunday Girl"
  10. "Heart of Glass"
  11. "I'm Gonna Love You Too"
  12. "Just Go Away"
  13. "Whiteout"
  14. "Screaming Skin"
  15. "Necessary Evil"
  16. "(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear"
  17. "Rapture"/"Hey! Bo Diddley"/"No Exit"
  18. "Call Me"
Encore
  1. "The Tide Is High"/"I'll Take You There"
  2. "My Heart Will Go On"
  3. "Get Off of My Cloud"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
North America
June 5, 2008BaltimoreUnited StatesRams Head Live!
June 6, 2008EnglewoodBergen Performing Arts Center
June 8, 2008JacksonNorthern Star Arena
June 10, 2008KingstonUlster Performing Arts Center
June 12, 2008OrilliaCanadaCasino Rama
June 13, 2008
June 14, 2008Niagara FallsUnited StatesSeneca Niagara Resort & Casino
June 17, 2008Red BankCount Basie Theatre
June 18, 2008FarmingvilleBrookhaven Amphitheater
June 20, 2008HyannisCape Cod Melody Tent
June 21, 2008CohassetSouth Shore Music Circus
June 22, 2008New York CityNokia Theatre Times Square
June 24, 2008LouisvilleBrown Theatre
June 26, 2008New CumberlandMountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort
June 27, 2008ChicagoLincoln Park Zoo
June 28, 2008MilwaukeeHenry Maier Festival Park
Middle East
July 3, 2008Ra'ananaIsraelRa'anana Amphitheatre
Europe
July 5, 2008GuildfordEnglandStoke Park
July 6, 2008BristolCarling Academy Bristol
July 8, 2008Saint PetersburgRussiaBKZ Oktyabrsky
July 9, 2008MoscowB1 Maximum Club
July 10, 2008HelsinkiFinlandKulttuuritalo
July 12, 2008ZottegemBelgiumZwembad Bevegemse Vijvers
July 13, 2008ZürichSwitzerlandX-Tra
July 15, 2008Luxembourg CityLuxembourgDen Atelier
July 16, 2008AmsterdamNetherlandsParadiso
July 18, 2008BarcelonaSpainParc del Fòrum
July 19, 2008MadridBoadilla del Monte
July 20, 2008SuffolkEnglandHenham Park
July 22, 2008LiverpoolEcho Arena Liverpool
July 24, 2008GalwayIrelandFisheries Field
July 25, 2008DublinVicar Street
July 26, 2008GlasgowScotlandCarling Academy Glasgow
July 28, 2008LondonEnglandExCeL London
July 31, 2008ÖstersundSwedenStortorget
August 1, 2008StoråsNorwayHeggøya
August 2, 2008OsloRockefeller Music Hall
August 4, 2008CopenhagenDenmarkStore Vega

Personnel

Band
Crew

Notes and References

  1. News: Blondie To Fete 'Parallel Lines' 30th Anniversary With Tour, Reissue. billboard.com. May 7, 2008. January 31, 2014.
  2. News: Blondie to head out on 'Parallel Lines' tour. nme.com. April 8, 2008. January 31, 2014.
  3. News: 'Parallel Lines 30th Anniversary Tour' promo video. deborah-harry.com. April 27, 2008. January 31, 2014. https://archive.today/20140131211339/http://www.deborah-harry.com/?p=668. January 31, 2014. dead.
  4. Web site: Blondie Parallel Lines 30th Anniversary Tour Video. 10th Street Entertainment. 2008. April 26, 2023.
  5. Web site: Blondie band bio - Matt Katz-Bohen. Blondie.net . April 26, 2023.
  6. Web site: Blondie Gig List. Blondie.net . April 26, 2023.

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