Blondie

American rock band

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April 6 2025 Drummer Clem Burke died of cancer.
2024 Blondie scheduled to tour with Alice Cooper on the Pandemonium 2024 Tour.
November 6 2024 Posted images on social media showing Harry in the recording studio, indicating a new album for the next year.
November 6 2024 Posted images on social media showing Debbie Harry in recording studio, captioned 'Whatever. Blondie album next year'.
June 2024 Harry and Stein confirmed upcoming Blondie album to be released in Spring 2025 in BBC Radio 6 Music interview.
2023 Nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Historical Album for 'Against the Odds: 1974–1982'.
2023 Nominated for the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
April 2023 Performed at the 22nd Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
2022 Won the BBC Longshots Audience Award for 'Blondie: Vivir en la Habana'.
2022 Blondie conducted the Against the Odds Tour.
August 26 2022 Capitol and Universal released the 'Against the Odds 1974–1982' box set, which includes the band's first six studio albums, B-sides, outtakes, and demos. The box set was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Historical Album.
April 2022 Chris Stein announced unable to tour due to heart issues, replaced by Andee Blacksugar. Glen Matlock filled in for bassist Foxx.
2021 Andee Blacksugar joins as touring guitarist and backing vocalist.
October 8 2021 Blondie released the vinyl and digital download EP 'Yuletide Throwdown' through Capitol Records
July 16 2021 Blondie released the vinyl and digital download EP 'Vivir en la Habana' through BMG label
October 20 2020 Announced a ten-date UK arena tour with Garbage, later postponed to April 2022 due to COVID-19.
2019 Blondie co-headlined a tour with Elvis Costello & The Imposters.
2019 Chris Stein stops touring with the band, though remaining a member.
December 21 2019 Announced EP and mini-documentary 'Vivir en La Habana'.
March 2019 Band's residency in Havana, Cuba.
September 21 2018 The 'Essential' compilation was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).
2017 Blondie launched the Pollinator Tour, which continued until 2019, and co-headlined the Rage and Rapture Tour with Garbage.
2017 Toured Australia and New Zealand co-headlining with Cyndi Lauper.
March 2017 Announced their eleventh studio album 'Pollinator' in Mojo magazine, to be released on May 5.
January 2017 Announced support for Phil Collins at Dublin's Aviva Stadium on June 25.
2016 Won the Q Music Award for Q Inspiration Award.
2016 Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame for the song 'Heart of Glass'.
2016 Recorded a concert for PBS's Soundstage, including two new tracks 'My Monster' and 'Gravity'.
2016 Universal released the Original Era box set, featuring the first six studio albums on 6 LPs with reproduced original album artworks, packaged in a Parallel Lines-themed slipcase.
2015 Band announced they would work on a new album produced by John Congleton.
2014 Won the NME Award for NME Godlike Genius Award.
December 9 2014 Blondie released the digital download EP 'iTunes Festival: London 2014' through Noble ID label
May 2014 Released album 'Ghosts of Download' as part of two-disc package 'Blondie 4(0) Ever' to mark the band's 40th anniversary.
February 2014 Blondie began their official worldwide 40th anniversary tour.
December 2013 Second single 'Sugar on the Side' released digitally in US.
September 2013 Blondie conducted the US 'No Principals Tour'.
June 2013 Blondie held a 'Blast Off Tour' of Europe.
June 24 2013 First single 'A Rose by Any Name' released digitally in Europe.
March 20 2013 Debbie Harry and Chris Stein were interviewed on WNYC Soundcheck, confirming they were working on a new Blondie album and previewing a new song called 'Make a Way'.
2012 Blondie toured with Devo on the Whip It To Shreds Tour.
November 2012 Band released 'Practice Makes Perfect' as a free download.
October 10 2012 Band released several tracks for free download via Amazon and their website, including 'Bride of Infinity', 'Dead Air', and 'Rock On', timed to coincide with their YouTube Presents performance.
2011 Blondie embarked on the Panic of Girls Tour.
2011 Band recorded sessions for the 'Panic of Girls' album, with an outtake later posted on Deborah Harry's website as a free download.
October 31 2011 The compilation was reissued again as a single disc under the title 'Essential', maintaining the identical track listing of the previous versions.
2010 Blondie conducted the Endangered Species Tour, co-headlining with The Pretenders and Cheap Trick.
2010 Tommy Kessler joins as guitarist, continuing the band's evolution.

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