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
Number 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

• The Stranglers

Set list

Sample setlist^[4] 

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" (Debbie Harry cover)
14. "Screaming Skin"
15. "Necessary Evil" (Debbie Harry cover)
16. "Maria"
17. "Rapture" / "Hey! Bo Diddley" / "No Exit"
18. "Call Me"

Encore

1. "Atomic"
2. "The Tide is High" / "I'll Take You There"
3. "Get Off of My Cloud" (The Rolling Stones cover)

Average setlist (data from 18 shows)^[5] 

1. "Hanging on the Telephone"
2. "One Way or Another"
3. "Picture This"
4. "Fade Away and Radiate"
5. "I Know But I Don't Know"
6. "11:59"
7. "Will Anything Happen?"
8. "Sunday Girl"
9. "Heart of Glass"
10. "I'm Gonna Love You Too"
11. "Screaming Skin"
12. "Necessary Evil" (Debbie Harry cover)
13. "Maria"
14. "Rapture" / "Hey! Bo Diddley" / "No Exit"
15. "Call Me"

Encore

1. "Atomic"
2. "The Tide is High" / "I'll Take You There"

• The songs of the set that were performed after the Parallel Lines album varied: Blondie's "Diamond Bridge" and "(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear" and Debbie Harry's "Fit Right In" were performed. "Whiteout" was sometimes removed, and "The Tide is High" was sometimes combined with "I'll Take You There", originally by The Staple Singers. "Get Off of My Cloud" was not always performed, and "Please Please Me" by The Beatles was sometimes played as the last song of the set. Blondie also occasionally covered Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On" and Television's "Venus De Milo".

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

• Debbie Harry - vocals
• Chris Stein - guitars
• Clem Burke - drums
• Matt Katz-Bohen - keyboards, piano, organ
• Leigh Foxx - bass
• Paul Carbonara - guitars

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.