Parallel Lines 30th Anniversary 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.^[1] Concerts were held in North America and Europe with a single stop in Israel.

Parallel Lines 30th Anniversary Tour

World tour by Blondie
Associated album	Parallel Lines
Start date	June 5, 2008
End date	August 4, 2008
Legs	2
No. of shows	38

Background

The tour was announced in April 2008^[2] with the band also releasing a tour promo video.^[3][4]

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.^[5]

Opening acts

• The Stranglers^[6]

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.

1. "Hanging on the Telephone"
2. "One Way or Another"
3. "Picture This"
4. "Fade Away and Radiate"
5. "Pretty Baby"
6. "I Know but I Don't Know"
7. "11:59"
8. "Will Anything Happen"
9. "Sunday Girl"
10. "Heart of Glass"
11. "I'm Gonna Love You Too"
12. "Just Go Away"
13. "Whiteout"
14. "Screaming Skin"
15. "Necessary Evil"
16. "(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear"
17. "Rapture"/"Hey! Bo Diddley"/"No Exit"
18. "Call Me"

    Encore

19. "The Tide Is High"/"I'll Take You There"
20. "My Heart Will Go On"
21. "Get Off of My Cloud"

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America
June 5, 2008	Baltimore	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	Orillia	Canada	Casino Rama
June 13, 2008
June 14, 2008	Niagara Falls	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[a]	Milwaukee		Henry Maier Festival Park
Middle East
July 3, 2008	Ra'anana	Israel	Ra'anana Amphitheatre
Europe
July 5, 2008[b]	Guildford	England	Stoke Park
July 6, 2008	Bristol		Carling Academy Bristol
July 8, 2008	Saint Petersburg	Russia	BKZ Oktyabrsky
July 9, 2008	Moscow		B1 Maximum Club
July 10, 2008	Helsinki	Finland	Kulttuuritalo
July 12, 2008[c]	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[d]	Barcelona	Spain	Parc del Fòrum
July 19, 2008[e]	Madrid		Boadilla del Monte
July 20, 2008[f]	Suffolk	England	Henham Park
July 22, 2008	Liverpool		Echo Arena Liverpool
July 24, 2008[g]	Galway	Ireland	Fisheries Field
July 25, 2008	Dublin		Vicar Street
July 26, 2008	Glasgow	Scotland	Carling Academy Glasgow
July 28, 2008[h]	London	England	ExCeL London
July 31, 2008[i]	Östersund	Sweden	Stortorget
August 1, 2008[j]	Storås	Norway	Heggøya
August 2, 2008	Oslo		Rockefeller Music Hall
August 4, 2008	Copenhagen	Denmark	Store Vega

Personnel

Band

• Debbie Harry – vocals
• Chris Stein – guitars
• Clem Burke – drums
• Matt Katz-Bohen – keyboards, piano, organ
• Leigh Foxx – bass
• Paul Carbonara – guitars

Crew

• Jim Roese – stage manager

Notes

1. The June 28, 2008, concert in Milwaukee was part of Summerfest.^[7]
2. The July 5, 2008, concert in Guildford was part of GuilFest.^[8]
3. The July 12, 2008, concert in Zottegem was part of Rock Zottegem.
4. The July 18, 2008, concert in Barcelona was part of Rock Summercase Barcelona.
5. The July 19, 2008, concert in Madrid was part of Rock Summercase Madrid.
6. The July 20, 2008, concert in Suffolk was part of Latitude Festival^[9].
7. The July 24, 2008, concert in Galway was part of Rock Galway Arts Festival.
8. The July 28, 2008, concert in London was part of the British International Motor Show Music Festival.
9. The July 31, 2008, concert in Östersund was part of Storsjöyran.
10. The August 1, 2008, concert in Storås was part of Storåsfestivalen.