This marks the first time in nearly 9 years that Blondie last performed at Glastonbury, the first time ever was back in 1999. The band discussed with Foxy Radio their plans on the side of the road, as reported by Metro. They said, “We’re also doing Isle Of Wight Festival and some other festivals… I guess the full list of artists to be playing Glastonbury hasn’t really been announced yet… but we are going to be playing Glastonbury, so maybe you’ve got an exclusive there.” 

Blondie are also due to perform at The London Palladium for the Lytham Festival 2023 including a special guest slot at Crystal Palace Park, alongside Iggy Pop on Saturday 1 July. As well as Blondie’s appearance at Glastonbury 2023, other legendary US bands are also scheduled to perform as well. Guns N’ Roses bassist, Duff McKagan, accidentally revealed on Sirius XM that the band are headed towards the festival this year. He said, “Glastonbury is going to be iconic for us. We’re going to be announcing some shows, you guys, at some point, we’ll be announcing a bunch of stuff.” An interview about McKagan talking about Guns N’ Roses’ collaboration with Iggy Pop was shared in an audio waveform on Reddit, in which McKagan says “maybe some of those Iggy shows we’re going to do.”

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Sir Elton John has confirmed that he will be the final act to perform on the last night of the festival. He expresses his gratitude by saying that he “couldn’t be more excited“ to be playing the set, after 52 years on the road, which will mark the last gig of his farewell tour.  Emily Eavis, the organiser of the world-famous event with her father Michael has promised that it will be “the mother of all send-offs.”

Blondie UK and Ireland Tour Dates:

06/15/2023 –  Isle Of Wight Festival –  Newport, Great Britain (from June 15-18)

06/16 –  Cardiff Castle –  Cardiff, Great Britain

06/16 –  Cardiff Castle –  Cardiff, Great Britain (Official Ticket and Hotel Packages)

06/18 –  Isle Of Wight Festival –  Newport, Great Britain (Sunday Ticket)

06/22 – Scarborough Open Air Theatre –  Scarborough, Great Britain

06/22 –  Scarborough Open Air Theatre –  Scarborough, Great Britain (Official Ticket and Hotel Packages)

06/28 – 07/01 – Lytham Green –  Lancashire, Great Britain (4-day Pass)

06/28 – 07/02 – Lytham Green –  Lancashire, Great Britain (5-day Pass)

Ireland Tour dates:

o6/28/2023 – Malahide Castle And Gardens – Dublin, Ireland  (Alongside Sting)

You can purchase your ticket for both UK and Ireland tours here.

Pre-sale tickets will go on sale tomorrow, 21st October, at 10am GMT, with general sale beginning on Friday 23rd October at the same time. The full dates can be found at the end of this article, kicking off on 6th November 2021 in Liverpool.

Blondie’s Lead singer Debbie Harry wrote a personal note to fans on their social media accounts, which read: “Next year’s UK tour is more meaningful to us, 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. – Debbie”

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Next year’s UK tour is more meaningful to us, 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. – Debbie Set your alarms now, ticket pre-sale for the 2021 UK Against The Odds Tour begins 10am GMT on Oct. 21. Subscribe to our email list for first access. General on sale begins Friday, Oct. 23 at 10am GMT.

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The singer spoke to NME in an interview, in which she discussed the Covid-19 pandemic, the band’s upcoming album, and of course, the tour. Harry commented that she’s looking forward to performing with Garbage again, having toured with them in the past – “I adore them,” she said. She also revealed that Blondie’s new album is in the works, though in early stages, saying, “We’ve talked about it and there’s some stuff in demo form, but we haven’t nailed it down because we haven’t been able to go into the studio.”

06/11/2021 – M&S Bank Arena – Liverpool
08/11 – Utilita Arena – Birmingham
09/11 – AO Arena – Manchester
11/11 – Bonus Arena – Hull
12/11 – Motorpoint Arena – Nottingham
14/11 – The Brighton Centre – Brighton
16/11 – Motorpoint Arena – Cardiff
18/11 – The O2 Arena – London
20/11 – The SSE Hydro – Glasgow
21/11– First Direct Arena – Leeds

The drummer astutely commented, “obviously there’s no Blondie without Debbie Harry” and cited her age, which is a surprising 11 years senior to her other band mates and once long-term-lover Chris Stein (founding guitarist), as a factor. Despite the imminent new release, a spokesperson for Debbie Harry ominously declared “They are in a hiatus at the moment. They will do some tour dates next year (a string of shows in North America). Nothing is confirmed yet.”

This announcement does however follow a particularly fertile year for the group, who recently returned from an extensive UK tour, which included a set at the Isle of White Festival. The band has had an overtly successful career, releasing 3 original LP’s in the last 10 years and 7 albums previously.

In the age of relentlessly performing veterans, it seems appropriate that such a highly regarded symbol of youth and sexual energy should retire before the affair becomes slightly absurd (The Rolling Stones ahem). Nothing has been finalised, so we could yet see an indefinite continuation. After all, nobody would really mind.