Parallel Lines 30th Anniversary Tour

{{Infobox concert

| concert_tour_name = Parallel Lines 30th Anniversary Tour

| artist = Blondie

| type = World

| album = Parallel Lines

| start_date = June 5, 2008

| end_date = August 4, 2008

| number_of_legs = 2

| number_of_shows = 38

| last_tour =

| this_tour = Parallel Lines 30th Anniversary Tour
(2008)

| next_tour =

}}

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.{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045481/blondie-to-fete-parallel-lines-30th-anniversary-with-tour-reissue|title=Blondie To Fete 'Parallel Lines' 30th Anniversary With Tour, Reissue|publisher=billboard.com|date=May 7, 2008|accessdate=January 31, 2014}} Concerts were held in North America and Europe with a single stop in Israel.

Background

The tour was announced in April 2008{{cite news|url=https://www.nme.com/news/blondie/35796|title=Blondie to head out on 'Parallel Lines' tour|publisher=nme.com|date=April 8, 2008|accessdate=January 31, 2014}} with the band also releasing a tour promo video.{{cite news|url=http://www.deborah-harry.com/?p=668|title='Parallel Lines 30th Anniversary Tour' promo video|publisher=deborah-harry.com|date=April 27, 2008|accessdate=January 31, 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140131211339/http://www.deborah-harry.com/?p=668|archive-date=January 31, 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcGfymQI_gc&pp=ygUbYmxvbmRpZSBwYXJhbGxlbCBsaW5lcyB0b3Vy|title=Blondie Parallel Lines 30th Anniversary Tour Video|publisher=10th Street Entertainment|date=2008|accessdate=April 26, 2023}}

A live performance of all or most of the Parallel Lines album, in its original order, opened each concert. Songs including "Just Go Away", "11:59", "Will Anything Happen?", and "Pretty Baby" from Parallel Lines were omitted from certain concerts, making it uncommon to find a concert featuring all twelve songs from the original album. These tracks were followed by a selection of songs from Blondie's back catalog, Deborah Harry's solo album Necessary Evil which was released the previous year, the 2008 non-album single "Fit Right In", and covers.

The tour marked Blondie's first performances in Israel and Russia, and the arrival of band member Matt Katz-Bohen on keyboards.{{cite web |title=Blondie band bio - Matt Katz-Bohen|url=https://www.blondie.net/the-band/matt-katz-bohen/|website=Blondie.net |accessdate=April 26, 2023}}

Opening acts

The Stranglers{{cite web |title=Blondie Gig List|url=http://archive.blondie.net/gig_list.php|website=Blondie.net |accessdate=April 26, 2023}}

Set list

This set list is representative of the performance on July 22, 2008, in New York City. It does not represent the set list at all concerts for the duration of the tour.

"Hanging on the Telephone"
"One Way or Another"
"Picture This"
"Fade Away and Radiate"
"Pretty Baby"
"I Know but I Don't Know"
"11:59"
"Will Anything Happen"
"Sunday Girl"
"Heart of Glass"
"I'm Gonna Love You Too"
"Just Go Away"
"Whiteout"
"Screaming Skin"
"Necessary Evil"
"(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear"
"Rapture"/"Hey! Bo Diddley"/"No Exit"
"Call Me"
;Encore
"The Tide Is High"/"I'll Take You There"
"My Heart Will Go On"
"Get Off of My Cloud"

Tour dates

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !width="175"\|Date !width="175"\|City !width="175"\|Country !width="275"\|Venue
colspan="4"\|North America
June 5, 2008 \|Baltimore \|rowspan="4"\|United States \|Rams Head Live!
June 6, 2008 \|Englewood \|Bergen Performing Arts Center
June 8, 2008 \|Jackson \|Northern Star Arena
June 10, 2008 \|Kingston \|Ulster Performing Arts Center
June 12, 2008 \|rowspan="2"\|Orillia \|rowspan="2"\|Canada \|rowspan="2"\|Casino Rama
June 13, 2008
June 14, 2008 \|Niagara Falls \|rowspan="10"\|United States \|Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino
June 17, 2008 \|Red Bank \|Count Basie Theatre
June 18, 2008 \|Farmingville \|Brookhaven Amphitheater
June 20, 2008 \|Hyannis \|Cape Cod Melody Tent
June 21, 2008 \|Cohasset \|South Shore Music Circus
June 22, 2008 \|New York City \|Nokia Theatre Times Square
June 24, 2008 \|Louisville \|Brown Theatre
June 26, 2008 \|New Cumberland \|Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort
June 27, 2008 \|Chicago \|Lincoln Park Zoo
June 28, 2008{{efn\|The June 28, 2008, concert in Milwaukee was part of Summerfest.{{cite news \|title=Blondie tour to mark anniversary \|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7340480.stm \|website=BBC News \|date=April 10, 2008 \|publisher=BBC \|accessdate=July 8, 2020}}}} \|Milwaukee \|Henry Maier Festival Park
colspan="4"\|Middle East
July 3, 2008 \|Ra'anana \|Israel \|Ra'anana Amphitheatre
colspan="4"\|Europe
July 5, 2008{{efn\|The July 5, 2008, concert in Guildford was part of GuilFest.{{cite web \|title=Blondie return for GuilFest 2008 \|url=https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/whats-on/music/blondie-return-for-guilfest-2008-4827868 \|website=SurreyLive \|date=July 5, 2008 \|publisher=Surrey Live \|accessdate=July 8, 2020}}}} \|Guildford \|rowspan="2"\|England \|Stoke Park
July 6, 2008 \|Bristol \|Carling Academy Bristol
July 8, 2008 \|Saint Petersburg \|rowspan="2"\|Russia \|BKZ Oktyabrsky
July 9, 2008 \|Moscow \|B1 Maximum Club
July 10, 2008 \|Helsinki \|Finland \|Kulttuuritalo
July 12, 2008{{efn\|The July 12, 2008, concert in Zottegem was part of Rock Zottegem.}} \|Zottegem \|Belgium \|Zwembad Bevegemse Vijvers
July 13, 2008 \|Zürich \|Switzerland \|X-Tra
July 15, 2008 \|Luxembourg City \|Luxembourg \|Den Atelier
July 16, 2008 \|Amsterdam \|Netherlands \|Paradiso
July 18, 2008{{efn\|The July 18, 2008, concert in Barcelona was part of Rock Summercase Barcelona.}} \|Barcelona \|rowspan="2"\|Spain \|Parc del Fòrum
July 19, 2008{{efn\|The July 19, 2008, concert in Madrid was part of Rock Summercase Madrid.}} \|Madrid \|Boadilla del Monte
July 20, 2008{{efn\|The July 20, 2008, concert in Suffolk was part of Latitude Festival{{cite web \|title=Blondie confirmed for Latitude line-up \|url=https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/blondie-confirmed-for-latitude-line-up-1-200074 \|website=EADT \|publisher=East Anglian Daily Times \|accessdate=July 8, 2020}}.}} \|Suffolk \|rowspan="2"\|England \|Henham Park
July 22, 2008 \|Liverpool \|Echo Arena Liverpool
July 24, 2008{{efn\|The July 24, 2008, concert in Galway was part of Rock Galway Arts Festival.}} \|Galway \|rowspan="2"\|Ireland \|Fisheries Field
July 25, 2008 \|Dublin \|Vicar Street
July 26, 2008 \|Glasgow \|Scotland \|Carling Academy Glasgow
July 28, 2008{{efn\|The July 28, 2008, concert in London was part of the British International Motor Show Music Festival.}} \|London \|England \|ExCeL London
July 31, 2008{{efn\|The July 31, 2008, concert in Östersund was part of Storsjöyran.}} \|Östersund \|Sweden \|Stortorget
August 1, 2008{{efn\|The August 1, 2008, concert in Storås was part of Storåsfestivalen.}} \|Storås \|rowspan="2"\|Norway \|Heggøya
August 2, 2008 \|Oslo \|Rockefeller Music Hall
August 4, 2008 \|Copenhagen \|Denmark \|Store Vega

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

!width="175"|Date

!width="175"|City

!width="175"|Country

!width="275"|Venue

colspan="4"|North America

June 5, 2008

|Baltimore

|rowspan="4"|United States

|Rams Head Live!

June 6, 2008

|Englewood

|Bergen Performing Arts Center

June 8, 2008

|Jackson

|Northern Star Arena

June 10, 2008

|Kingston

|Ulster Performing Arts Center

June 12, 2008

|rowspan="2"|Orillia

|rowspan="2"|Canada

|rowspan="2"|Casino Rama

June 13, 2008

June 14, 2008

|Niagara Falls

|rowspan="10"|United States

|Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino

June 17, 2008

|Red Bank

|Count Basie Theatre

June 18, 2008

|Farmingville

|Brookhaven Amphitheater

June 20, 2008

|Hyannis

|Cape Cod Melody Tent

June 21, 2008

|Cohasset

|South Shore Music Circus

June 22, 2008

|New York City

|Nokia Theatre Times Square

June 24, 2008

|Louisville

|Brown Theatre

June 26, 2008

|New Cumberland

|Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort

June 27, 2008

|Chicago

|Lincoln Park Zoo

June 28, 2008{{efn|The June 28, 2008, concert in Milwaukee was part of Summerfest.{{cite news |title=Blondie tour to mark anniversary |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7340480.stm |website=BBC News |date=April 10, 2008 |publisher=BBC |accessdate=July 8, 2020}}}}

|Milwaukee

|Henry Maier Festival Park

colspan="4"|Middle East

July 3, 2008

|Ra'anana

|Israel

|Ra'anana Amphitheatre

colspan="4"|Europe

July 5, 2008{{efn|The July 5, 2008, concert in Guildford was part of GuilFest.{{cite web |title=Blondie return for GuilFest 2008 |url=https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/whats-on/music/blondie-return-for-guilfest-2008-4827868 |website=SurreyLive |date=July 5, 2008 |publisher=Surrey Live |accessdate=July 8, 2020}}}}

|Guildford

|rowspan="2"|England

|Stoke Park

July 6, 2008

|Bristol

|Carling Academy Bristol

July 8, 2008

|Saint Petersburg

|rowspan="2"|Russia

|BKZ Oktyabrsky

July 9, 2008

|Moscow

|B1 Maximum Club

July 10, 2008

|Helsinki

|Finland

|Kulttuuritalo

July 12, 2008{{efn|The July 12, 2008, concert in Zottegem was part of Rock Zottegem.}}

|Zottegem

|Belgium

|Zwembad Bevegemse Vijvers

July 13, 2008

|Zürich

|Switzerland

|X-Tra

July 15, 2008

July 16, 2008

July 18, 2008{{efn|The July 18, 2008, concert in Barcelona was part of Rock Summercase Barcelona.}}

|Barcelona

|rowspan="2"|Spain

|Parc del Fòrum

July 19, 2008{{efn|The July 19, 2008, concert in Madrid was part of Rock Summercase Madrid.}}

|Madrid

|Boadilla del Monte

July 20, 2008{{efn|The July 20, 2008, concert in Suffolk was part of Latitude Festival{{cite web |title=Blondie confirmed for Latitude line-up |url=https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/blondie-confirmed-for-latitude-line-up-1-200074 |website=EADT |publisher=East Anglian Daily Times |accessdate=July 8, 2020}}.}}

|Suffolk

|rowspan="2"|England

|Henham Park

July 22, 2008

|Liverpool

|Echo Arena Liverpool

July 24, 2008{{efn|The July 24, 2008, concert in Galway was part of Rock Galway Arts Festival.}}

|Galway

|rowspan="2"|Ireland

|Fisheries Field

July 25, 2008

|Dublin