Tracks Across America Tour '82

Tracks Across America Tour 82'
Tour by Blondie
Associated album The Hunter
Start date July 23, 1982
End date August 21, 1982
Legs 1
No. of shows 19 in North America
Blondie concert chronology

The Tracks Across America Tour '82 is the last concert tour by American band Blondie during its original existence. The tour supported their latest album, The Hunter, and was the first tour since European Tour 1979-'80 which supported the 1979 album Eat to the Beat.

Background

Though the tour nominally supported the album The Hunter, songs from Autoamerican also saw the first live performances since there was no tour in support. Non-album hit single "Call Me" and Debbie Harry's solo "Chrome" were also performed live for the first time.

For the tour guitarist Frank Infante was replaced with a session musician Eddie Martinez due to Infante's difficult relationship with other band members.[1] The performances also featured a horn section playing with the band.

Originally, the tour was supposed to have two legs, the second being in Europe[2] with 41 concerts total, but it was cancelled after slow ticket sales.[3] Only 19 of the concerts (all in North America) were performed.

The show at the Exhibition Stadium in Toronto, Canada, which took place an 18 August 1982, was recorded and filmed for the broadcast on HBO. Since that is it has been released several times as a semi-official live album[4] and a video album, both on VHS and DVD.[5]

The tour turned out to be unsuccessful for Blondie with shows taking place at half-empty halls.[1] Chris Stein's health has been worsening during the tour. He was rapidly losing weight and shortly after the tour was diagnosed with pemphigus vulgaris, a rare autoimmune disease.[1] Shortly afterwards, Blondie disbanded. They would not have any further live performances until a series of reunion concerts in 1997 and 1998.

Opening acts

Personnel

Blondie
Additional musicians[6]

Setlist

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
North America
July 23, 1982 Baton Rouge United States LSU Assembly Center
July 24, 1982 Mobile Municipal Auditorium
July 25, 1982 Atlanta Six Flags Over Georgia
July 26, 1982 Lakeland Lakeland Civic Center
July 28, 1982 Pembroke Pines Hollywood Sportatorium
July 30, 1982 Memphis Mid-South Coliseum
August 2, 1982 Kansas City Starlight Theatre
August 4, 1982 Rockford Rockford MetroCentre
August 5, 1982 Cedar Rapids Five Seasons Center
August 7, 1982 Minneapolis Parade Stadium
August 8, 1982 Hoffman Estates Poplar Creek Music Theater
August 9, 1982 Clarkston Pine Knob Music Theatre
August 10, 1982 Cleveland Agora Theatre and Ballroom
August 12, 1982 Providence Providence Civic Center
August 13, 1982 Boston Boston Garden
August 14, 1982 East Rutherford Meadowlands Sports Complex
August 16, 1982 Columbia Merriweather Post Pavilion
August 18, 1982 Toronto Canada Exhibition Stadium
August 21, 1982 Philadelphia United States John F. Kennedy Stadium

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Once More (Into the Bleach): Blondie Returns For Its Fifteenth Round". Discoveries magazine. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  2. ↑ "Debs launches Blondiemania memorial tour". NME Magazine. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  3. ↑ "Tour off, rumours of split BLONDIE SHAMBLES". NME. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
  4. ↑ Live in Toronto at Allmusic
  5. ↑ Blondie.net store
  6. ↑ End credits of Blondie Live it Toronto video
  7. ↑ Parade Stadium setlist at setlist.fm
  8. ↑ Meadowlands Sports Complex at Blondie.net
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