Blondie Return In November with The Stranglers

Blondie have been announced to return in November for one Auckland show.  Iconic Debbie Harry and crew were last here in 2010 with The Pretenders and in keeping with this  tradition are returning with special guest - fellow 70s punkers The Stranglers from the UK.  Here are the show details and classic clips follow...

Blondie with The Stranglers

Thursday 29th November, Trust Stadium Arena, Auckland

Tickets on sale on October 5 at 9:00am from Ticketek.co.nz

Blondie - 'Atomic'

Blondie - 'Rapture'

The Stranglers - (Get A) Grip (On Yourself)

The Stranglers - Golden Brown

Press Release:

AN EVENING WITH BLONDIE

with special guests The Stranglers
The Trusts Stadium Arena November 29
Tickets on sale October 5 www.Ticketek.co.nz

McManus Entertainment is thrilled to announce the return to New Zealand of one of music’s most acclaimed bands Blondie.

Boasting one of the most compelling front women in music Deborah Harry, Blondie have enjoyed a stream of timeless top ten hits bursting with great hooks and brilliant iconic lyrics. Kiwi fans can expect a stellar performance from this renowned group. Tickets go on sale on October 5 at 9:00am with Ticketek.

Spend AN EVENING WITH BLONDIE -- and special guests, UK punk rockers The Stranglers – at Auckland’s Trusts Stadium on Thursday 29 November.

“I’m so excited to bring Blondie back to New Zealand. They enjoyed their first taste of success here back in the ‘70s and have a legion of fans awaiting their return, ” says promoter Andrew McManus. “Deborah Harry is like no other front-woman in the industry – fans can expect a first-class show.”

Blondie emerged from New York in the late ‘70s and quickly became music, style and pop culture icons selling over 40 million albums globally throughout their 37-year career. Scoring hits with reggae, rock/disco, hip-hop and pop songs alike, Blondie pioneered the early American new wave and punk scenes of the ‘70s.

The disco-infused track Heart of Glass was Blondie’s first US number one single which became a worldwide hit selling more than a million copies. Blondie repeatedly reached the top of the charts over the course of four decades with hits such as One Way Or Another, Rapture, The Tide Is High, Call Me, Picture This, Rip Her To Shreds, Hanging On The Telephone and Maria. The band landed a phenomenal five US and five UK number one singles cementing them as music royalty.

Deborah Harry is unquestionably one of the most important and influential women to have graced the stage and a living punk icon. Blondie has continued to be a powerhouse live act, attracting audiences around the world. 2006 saw Blondie inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the band’s plaque situated right below The Beatles.

Blondie’s special guests are English punk rockers The Stranglers who scored 23 UK top 40 singles and 17 UK top 40 albums over a career spanning five decades. The Stranglers are the longest surviving and most continuously successful band to come out of the ‘70s UK punk scene. Top hits include Golden Brown, No More Heroes, Peaches, Always the Sun and Skin Deep