American rock band, Blondie self-confirmed that they’ll perform at the Glastonbury Festival 2023. Clem Burke, drummer of Blondie himself clarified the confirmation. The festival will take place from 21-25 June as part of their live dates in the UK and Ireland.
This marks the first time in nearly 9 years that Blondie last performed at Glastonbury, the first time ever was back in 1999. The band discussed with Foxy Radio their plans on the side of the road, as reported by Metro. They said, “We’re also doing Isle Of Wight Festival and some other festivals… I guess the full list of artists to be playing Glastonbury hasn’t really been announced yet… but we are going to be playing Glastonbury, so maybe you’ve got an exclusive there.”
Blondie are also due to perform at The London Palladium for the Lytham Festival 2023 including a special guest slot at Crystal Palace Park, alongside Iggy Pop on Saturday 1 July. As well as Blondie’s appearance at Glastonbury 2023, other legendary US bands are also scheduled to perform as well. Guns N’ Roses bassist, Duff McKagan, accidentally revealed on Sirius XM that the band are headed towards the festival this year. He said, “Glastonbury is going to be iconic for us. We’re going to be announcing some shows, you guys, at some point, we’ll be announcing a bunch of stuff.” An interview about McKagan talking about Guns N’ Roses’ collaboration with Iggy Pop was shared in an audio waveform on Reddit, in which McKagan says “maybe some of those Iggy shows we’re going to do.”
— Emily Eavis (@emilyeavis) December 2, 2022
Sir Elton John has confirmed that he will be the final act to perform on the last night of the festival. He expresses his gratitude by saying that he “couldn’t be more excited“ to be playing the set, after 52 years on the road, which will mark the last gig of his farewell tour. Emily Eavis, the organiser of the world-famous event with her father Michael has promised that it will be “the mother of all send-offs.”
Blondie UK and Ireland Tour Dates:
06/15/2023 – Isle Of Wight Festival – Newport, Great Britain (from June 15-18)
06/16 – Cardiff Castle – Cardiff, Great Britain
06/16 – Cardiff Castle – Cardiff, Great Britain (Official Ticket and Hotel Packages)
06/18 – Isle Of Wight Festival – Newport, Great Britain (Sunday Ticket)
06/22 – Scarborough Open Air Theatre – Scarborough, Great Britain
06/22 – Scarborough Open Air Theatre – Scarborough, Great Britain (Official Ticket and Hotel Packages)
06/28 – 07/01 – Lytham Green – Lancashire, Great Britain (4-day Pass)
06/28 – 07/02 – Lytham Green – Lancashire, Great Britain (5-day Pass)
Ireland Tour dates:
o6/28/2023 – Malahide Castle And Gardens – Dublin, Ireland (Alongside Sting)
You can purchase your ticket for both UK and Ireland tours here.
