Blast Off Tour


The Blast Off Tour 2013 was a 2013 Europe-only single-leg tour by Blondie to promote their upcoming album Ghosts of Download. It visited venues across the UK and Ireland, as well as a single stop in Moscow and appearances at four festivals in France, Belgium, the Netherlands and the Isle of Man. Several of the shows were marketed under the 'Forest Live' brand, as Blondie performed their Blast Off Tour at forests across the UK as part of an arrangement with the Forestry Commission.

Background

The tour was announced in Summer-Autumn 2012, with tickets going on sale in January 2013. The Forest Live shows were the first to be announced. The tour was to promote the group's upcoming album Ghosts of Download and so seven songs from the album were featured in the setlist, including Blondie's version of Frankie Goes to Hollywood hit "Relax". Rehearsals for the tour were held from June 2–11, 2013 in New Jersey at an undisclosed location.

Opening acts

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
June 11, 2013MoscowRussiaArena Moscow Club
June 14, 2013EdwinstoweUnited KingdomSherwood Pines
June 15, 2013BrandonUnited KingdomThetford Forest
June 16, 2013NewportUnited KingdomIsle of Wight Festival
June 18, 2013LiverpoolUnited KingdomO2 Academy
June 19, 2013DouglasIsle of ManVilla Marina
June 21, 2013TetburyUnited KingdomWestonbirt Arboretum
June 22, 2013Royal Tunbridge WellsUnited KingdomBedgebury Pinetum
June 23, 2013CarlisleUnited KingdomSands Centre
June 25, 2013DublinIrelandOlympia Theatre
June 26, 2013BelfastUnited KingdomWaterfront
June 28, 2013PickeringUnited KingdomDalby Forest
June 29, 2013RugeleyUnited KingdomCannock Chase Forest
July 1, 2013GlasgowUnited KingdomClyde Auditorium
July 2, 2013EdinburghUnited KingdomUsher Hall
July 4, 2013Newcastle upon TyneUnited KingdomNewcastle Academy
July 6, 2013DelamereUnited KingdomDelamere Forest
July 7, 2013LondonUnited KingdomRoundhouse
July 9, 2013LondonUnited KingdomKew Gardens
July 10, 2013AmsterdamNetherlandsParadiso Festival
July 12, 2013Aix-Les-BainsFranceMusilac Festival
July 13, 2013WerchterBelgiumTW Classic Festival

Personnel

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