Blondie & Devo: ‘Whip It To Shreds’ Tour

By Team JamBase Jun 11, 2012 9:11 am PDT

BLONDIE AND DEVO ANNOUNCE CO-HEADLINING TOUR

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Blondie and Devo are thrilled to announce the “Whip It To Shreds” tour, a U.S. co-headlining run of dates kicking off September 7 and hitting 13 select cities before wrapping September 26. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 15. The full list of tour dates is below.

Debbie Harry, Clem Burke and Chris Stein, along with newer Blondie band members Leigh Foxx, Tommy Kessler and Matt Katz-Bohen, will be playing the acclaimed songs from their most recent album Panic of Girls, as well as the biggest hits from their storied four-decade career. Devo, who released their first studio album in two decades with 2010’s highly praised Something for Everybody and have been touring since, will mix up their set with their newer material and the classics. Original members Mark and Bob Mothersbaugh and Gerald and Bob Casale will take the stage with tour drummer Jeff Friedl rounding out the line-up.

“We can”t wait to get out on the road with Devo. It’s going to be an incredible show and we’re excited to share it with our fans,” says Debbie Harry.

Devo’s Mark Mothersbaugh says, “We are looking forward to performing alongside Blondie and swapping costumes backstage.”

Blondie and Devo U.S. Tour Dates:

  • September 7 Woodinville, WA @ Chateau Ste. Michelle
  • September 8 Ridgefield, WA @ Sleep Country Amphitheater
  • September 10 San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theatre
  • September 11 Saratoga, CA @ The Mountain Winery
  • September 12 Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre
  • September 14 Citrus Heights, CA @ Sunrise Marketplace Outdoor Pavilion
  • September 15 Newport Beach, CA @ Taste of Newport
  • September 18 Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater
  • September 19 Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center
  • September 21 Tampa, FL @ Stadium Green Iguana
  • September 22 St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheatre
  • September 25 Carmel, IN @ The Center for the Performing Arts – The Palladium
  • September 26 Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre

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