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Blondie to head out on 'Parallel Lines' tour

Jaunt will celebrate 30th anniversary of album

Blondie have announced a string of dates in June to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the release of 'Parallel Lines'.

The classic album spawned the singles 'Hanging On The Telephone', 'One Way Or Another' and 'Heart Of Glass', and catapulted the New York act to stardom, reaching Number One in the UK and Number Six in the US.

Dates have been announced from June 5–28, with more expected to be added shortly. Stay tuned to NME.COM for more details.

The tour calls at:

Baltimore, MD Ram's Head Live (June 5)
Englewood, NJ Bergen Performing Arts Center (6)
Jackson, New JJ Six Flags (8)
Kingston, NY Broadway Theater (10)
Orilla, ON Casino Rama (12, 13)
Niagra Falls, NY Seneca Events Center (14)
Red Bank, NJ Count Basie Theater (16)
Farmingville, NY Brookhaven Ampitheater (18)
Hyannis, MA Cape Cod Melody Tent (20)
Cohasset, MA South Shore Music Circus (21)
New York, NY Nokia Theater (22)
Louisville, KY Kentucky Theater (24)
Chester, WV Mountaineer Racetrack and Lodge (26)
Chicago, IL Lincoln Park Zoo (27)
Milwaukee, WI Summerfest (28)


--By our New York staff.
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