Debbie Harry & Blondie to play at Bonus Arena
COMING TO HULL: Iconic New York rockers Blondie
Blondie, one of the most influential bands to emerge from New York’s punk scene, will play in Hull next year as part of their first UK tour in four years.
The date is part of a 10-date UK tour announced today, which will begin in November 2021.
The band will play at Hull’s Bonus Arena on November 11, 2021. Tickets for this standing and seated gig go on sale on Friday at 10am.
Iconic frontwoman and songwriter Debbie Harry, guitarist and conceptual mastermind Chris Stein, and powerhouse drummer Clem Burke, are eager to get back on the road, along with long standing band mates bassist Leigh Foxx, guitarist Tommy Kessler, and keyboardist Matt Katz-Bohen, the band said.
Joining Blondie for this run, and making this a double female-fronted band tour, are Garbage, led by Shirley Manson, who was invited to induct Blondie into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006.
Garbage have themselves sold more than 17 million albums, and many of their own singles are now considered alt-rock classics.
Debbie Harry said: “Next year's UK tour is more meaningful to me perhaps than the very first time Blondie played there in the mid '70s. The UK has always been a special place to us, and being able to come back to perform there after sitting out most of 2020 is very exciting.”
She added: “Blondie toured with Garbage during 2017 and we look forward to doing it again. We had a wild ride.
“All tours are rarely the same, however. I really hope the new Blondie/Garbage concert events are even better. I have always been a fan of Garbage, and of Shirley Manson dating back to her days in Goodbye Mr Makenzie.
“Along with Butch, Steve, Duke and Eric this band set the stage on fire. I can’t wait to play these shows with them.”
Clem Burke said: “We’re all looking forward to returning to perform in our favourite place in the world. Against the odds, hoping for a happy and healthy November 2021 Blondie UK Tour.“
Shirley Manson said: “We are thrilled to be joining Blondie on this tour of the UK. They have been an enormous influence and inspiration to all of us in Garbage and it is always an honour to share the stage with such trailblazers.”
Blondie are expected to perform classic hits including Heart Of Glass, Atomic, Tide Is High, Maria, Sunday Girl, Rapture, and Call Me, alongside material from their last studio album Pollinator.
Tickets for the Hull show will be available online via www.bonusarenahull.com or online at Ticketmaster. Telephone sales are unavailable at present. Accessible tickets can also be purchased online.