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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Blondie Announces East Coast Tour Dates This Fall<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt">“Whip It To Shreds” Co-Headlining Tour with Devo Kicks off September 7<sup>th</sup>
<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><img width="237" height="316" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CD7AE8.D8DA29F0" alt="Blondie-1-F. Scott Schafer-web.JPG"></span></b><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">(Photo Credit: F. Scott Schafer)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">August 14, 2012 – <i>New York, NY</i> -<b> Blondie </b>has announced a run of select East Coast live shows this Fall, which will immediately follow the band’s
<b>“Whip It To Shreds” co-headlining tour with Devo</b> kicking off<b> September 7<sup>th</sup>.
</b>The newly added “<b>An Evening with Blondie”</b> dates run from <b>September 28<sup>th</sup> to October 7<sup>th</sup></b> with a special bill of
<b>Blondie and Cheap Trick </b>on <b>September 30<sup>th</sup></b>. Tickets for all dates are on sale now, with the exception of the October 7<sup>th</sup> show which goes on sale Friday August 17<sup>th</sup>. The full list of tour dates is below.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="color:black">Debbie Harry, Clem Burke and Chris Stein,
</span></b><span style="color:black">along with newer Blondie band members <b>Leigh Foxx</b>,
<b>Tommy Kessler</b> and </span><b>Matt Katz-Bohen</b>, will be playing the incredible songs from their
<span style="color:black">9<sup>th</sup> </span>critically acclaimed <span style="color:black">
album<b><i> </i></b></span><b><i>Panic of Girls,</i></b> as well as the biggest hits from their storied four-decade career. Earlier this year,
<span style="color:black">Blondie received rave reviews during their sold-out North American tour and made two very special national TV performances on the
<b><i><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiADxzCgHgs">TODAY Show</a> </i></b>and
<b><i>The Tonight Show with Jay Leno</i></b> to perform single <b>“Mother. ” <i>Panic of Girls</i></b> is colored with inspirations from New York City's roiling melting pot and street-level pop culture, featuring new wave dance gems, songs sung in French and
Spanish and a reggae cover are threaded together with a timeless pop sheen. <b>
Blondie</b> was inducted into the <b>Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame</b> in 2006 and has sold more than<b> 40 million albums</b> worldwide.</span><strong><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></u></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><strong><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></span></u></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">WATCH the “Mother” video
</span></strong><span style="color:black"><a href="http://www.blondie.net/video/">here</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Praise for Blondie<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">“…the most quintessential New York band of all time…” –
<b><i>Wall Street Journal</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">“Harry, Stein and others tapped into a rich alchemical vein during those years in the Bowery lab. They located pop’s sacred ground, the eternal now, and have remained
there against all ravages of time. Maybe this is Blondie’s genius.” – <b><i>New York Magazine</i></b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:12.0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">“…the latest reunion of this great New York band still holds many charms…synths buzzing like neon, reggae barely winking at dancehall, and Debbie
Harry intoning lyrics in French and Spanish… irresponsible momentum and </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">guitar grime…” –
<b><i>Spin</i></b></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u>Blondie and Devo Co-Headlining “Whip It To Shreds” Tour Dates:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">September 7 Woodinville, WA @ Chateau Ste. Michelle<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">September 8 Ridgefield, WA @ Sleep Country Amphitheater<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">September 10 San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theatre<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">September 11 Saratoga, CA @ The Mountain Winery<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">September 12 Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">September 14 Citrus Heights, CA @ Sunrise Marketplace Outdoor Pavilion<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">September 15 Newport Beach, CA @ Taste of Newport<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">September 18 Austin, TX @ Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">September 19 Houston, TX @ Arena Theatre<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">September 20 Oklahoma City, OK @ Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheatre<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">September 22 St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheatre<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">September 23 Tampa, FL @ Pinellas Park<b><u><o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">September 25 Carmel, IN @ The Center for the Performing Arts - The Palladium<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">September 26 Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u>Newly Announced Blondie Tour Dates:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b>*An Evening with Blondie<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b># Blondie and Cheap Trick<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b>September 28 Grand Rapids, MI @ </b><b>Forest Hills Fine Arts Center *<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b>September 30 Solomons, MD @ </b><b>PNC Waterside Pavilion #<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b>October 1 Falls Church, VA @ State Theatre *<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b>October 2 New Brunswick, NJ @ State Theatre</b><b> *<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b>October 4 Staten Island, NY @ St. George Theatre</b><b> *<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b>October 5 Greensburg, PA @ Palace Theatre</b><b> *<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b>October 7 Port Chester, NY @ Capitol Theatre</b><b>*<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.blondie.net">www.blondie.net</a> //
<a href="http://www.clubdevo.com">www.clubdevo.com</a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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