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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:26.0pt">Blondie Announces U.S. Fall 2013 “No Principals Tour”
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">With Special Guest X<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Five Exclusive New Blondie Songs Will Be Included with Each Ticket Sold!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Tickets On Sale June 21<sup>st</sup> with Select Pre-Sale Options<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><img width="289" height="434" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image004.jpg@01CE6C18.33AC5530" alt="blondie_A_final©mark_weiss-lr"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">(Photo Credit: Mark Weiss)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>(New York, NY – June 18, 2013)</i> – Amidst the whirlwind of their current world tour,
<b>Blondie</b> has announced that they will return home this Fall for their <b>“No Principals Tour”</b> with special guest<b> X</b>. Set to kick off
<b>September 5<sup>th</sup></b>, the band will hit U.S cities including <b>Atlantic City, Washington, DC, Chicago, San Francisco, Anaheim, Austin, and Philadelphia</b> before wrapping
<b>October 4<sup>th</sup></b> in <b>New York City</b> at <b>Roseland Ballroom.</b> Every ticket purchased for the tour will include
<b>five exclusive new Blondie tracks</b> from the forthcoming album, due for release later this year. The song titles are<b>: “Make A Way,” “Drag You Around,” “Can't Stop Wanting,” “A Rose By Any Name,” and “I Screwed Up.”<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">All shows go <b>on sale Friday, June 21<sup>st</sup></b>, with the exception of Riot Fest in Chicago which is on sale now, the Dallas State Fair show which is free with the price of fair admission, and the Nashville, TN show which goes
on sale July 12<sup>th</sup>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>There will be pre-sales for select shows</b>: Hampton Beach, NH and Austin, TX pre-sale on June 20th only; Cincinnati, OH, Detroit, MI, Remond, CA, San Francisco, CA, Saratoga, CA, pre-sale on June 19 & June 20<sup>th</sup> only. New
York, NY pre-sale begins June 19<sup>th</sup>. Nashville, TN, pre-sale begins July 11<sup>th</sup>.
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<p class="MsoNormal">In 2011, <b>Debbie Harry, Clem Burke and Chris Stein</b> along with newer Blondie band members
<b>Leigh Foxx, Tommy Kessler and Matt Katz-Bohen </b>– released their 9<sup>th</sup> critically acclaimed studio album
<b><i>Panic of Girls</i></b><i>.</i> <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 worldwide</b> throughout their storied career. 2014 will mark the band’s 40<sup>th</sup> anniversary.
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">X</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"> features the original
line-up of <b>John Doe</b>, <b>Exene Cervenka</b>, <b>Billy Zoom</b>, and <b>D.J. Bonebrake.
</b> On September 3<sup>rd</sup> X will release a vinyl 12” four-L.P. Limited Edition Collectors Box Set with a booklet forward authored by the late, great Ray Manzarek. It will feature
<i>Los Angeles,</i> <i>Wild Gift</i>, <i>Under the Big Black Sun</i> and <i>More Fun in the New World</i>, two of which appear on Rolling Stone’s
<i>Top 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.</i></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><u>Praise for Blondie</u><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" 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><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" 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<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="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 guitar grime…” – <b><i>Spin</i></b><i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Blondie U.S. Fall 2013 Tour Dates:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>*with special guest X<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><o:p><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>September 5 Hampton Beach, NH @ Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>September 6 Niagara Falls, NY @ The Rapids Theatre<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>September 7 Atlantic City, NJ @ Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino – The Grand<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>September 9 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>September 11 Cincinnati, OH @ </b><b>PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music Center<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>September 12 Royal Oak, MI @</b><b>Royal Oak Music Theatre<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>September 14 Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest</b><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>September 17 Redmond, WA @ </b><b>King County's Marymoor Park<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>September 19 San Francisco, CA @ </b><b>Nob Hill Masonic Center<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>September 20 Saratoga, CA @ </b><b>Montalvo Arts Center<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>September 23 Santa Fe, NM @ </b><b>The Santa Fe Opera House<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>September 26 Austin, TX @ </b><b>Stubb's Waller Creek Amphitheater<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>September 27 Houston, TX @ </b><b>Warehouse Live - Ballroom<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>September 28 Dallas, TX @ </b><b>State Fair of TX - Silverado Main Stage<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>September 30 Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>October 1 Atlanta, GA @ Buckhead Theatre<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>October 3 Glenside, PA @ </b><b>The Keswick Theatre</b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>October 4 New York, NY @ Roseland Ballroom</b><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a href="http://www.blondie.net" target="_blank">www.blondie.net</a> /
<a href="http://www.xtheband.com">www.xtheband.com</a><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i> </i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>For more information on Blondie, please contact:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Press Here<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Linda Carbone//Sarah Usher//Carla Senft<o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="mailto:carla@pressherepublicity.com" target="_blank">carla@pressherepublicity.com</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">212.246.2640<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b>For more information on X, please contact MAD Ink, PR:<i> </i><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Melissa Dragich-Cordero / Michelle Gutenstein-Hinz<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="mailto:melissadragich@gmail.com" target="_blank">melissadragich@gmail.com</a> /
<a href="mailto:michelle.gutenstein@me.com" target="_blank">michelle.gutenstein@me.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing">310.547.1212 / 862.368.6576<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Cambria","serif";color:black">Carla Senft</span><span style="color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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