No Exit Tour
1998–99 concert tour by Blondie
No Exit Tour Associated album No Exit Start date October 26, 1998 End date November 27, 1999 Legs 8 No. of shows
The No Exit Tour [ 1] was a 1998–1999 worldwide concert tour by American new wave band Blondie to promote their revival and reformation as a band and their latest album No Exit , which was released during the tour. The tour marked the band's first live performances in 16 years, save for small festival appearances in 1997.
Background
The tour was announced in 1998 and 1999, with tickets going on sale soon after the announcements. The second leg of the North American dates was announced through NBC 's Today Show in June 1999.[ 2]
The 13-month-long tour visited venues across Europe, with a UK and Ireland leg, Australia, before progressing to North America for the 1999 dates, with the USA leg beginning with a heavily promoted 'Blondie's Back' concert on the same day as the release of the album No Exit .
Several songs recorded during the tour were released as No Exit single 's B-sides and bonus tracks on several editions of the album itself. Elements of five individual shows were later collected together into the 1999 Live live album . Blondie's performance on February 23, 1999 at New York 's Town Hall was released on the Live video album .
Set list
1998 average setlist
Notes
"Hanging on the Telephone" and "Maria" also opened the show once or twice.
"Living in the Real World" and "Heart of Glass " also closed the show on occasion, along with "In the Flesh", "Denis ", "One Way or Another " and "The Tide Is High ".
Songs like "X Offender" and "Sometimes I" (Plasmatics cover) also appeared at various concerts.
1999 average setlist
Notes[ 3]
"Forgive and Forget", "Atomic", "Call Me" and "Rip Her to Shreds" also opened the show sometimes.
"Heart of Glass" and "One Way or Another" alternated closing the show, with "Atomic", "Call Me" and "The Tide is High" also closing the show once or twice.
"Shayla", "X Offender" and "Boom Boom in the Zoom Zoom Room" appeared in some concerts.
Sample setlist (February 23, 1999, New York)
Sample setlist (November 7, 1999, London)
June 25, 1999, Glastonbury Festival
Tour dates
Date
City
Country
Venue
Europe[ 4]
October 26, 1998
Stockholm
Sweden
Cirkus
October 28, 1998
Copenhagen
Denmark
Store Vega
November 1, 1998
Brussels
Belgium
Ancienne Belgique
November 2, 1998
Hamburg
Germany
Docks
November 4, 1998[ a]
Paris
France
Bataclan
November 5, 1998
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Melkweg
November 7, 1998
Berlin
Germany
Columbiahalle
November 9, 1998
Wolverhampton
England
Wolverhampton Civic Hall
November 10, 1998
Newcastle
Newcastle City Hall
November 12, 1998
Manchester
Manchester Apollo
November 13, 1998
Sheffield
Sheffield City Hall
November 15, 1998
Campione d'Italia
Italy
Salone delle Feste del Casinò Municipale
November 17, 1998
Dublin
Ireland
Olympia Theatre
November 18, 1998
November 19, 1998
Glasgow
Scotland
Barrowland Ballroom
November 21, 1998
London
England
Lyceum Theatre
November 22, 1998
November 23, 1998
Nottingham
Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
November 25, 1998
Newport
Wales
Newport Centre
November 26, 1998
Reading
England
Rivermead Leisure Complex
November 28, 1998
Poole
Poole Arts Centre
November 29, 1998
Plymouth
Plymouth Pavilions
Oceania[ 5]
December 31, 1998[ b]
Lorne
Australia
Lorne Falls Festival Site
January 2, 1999
Sydney
Capitol Theatre
North America[ 6]
February 23, 1999
New York City
United States
The Town Hall
March 10, 1999
Paradise
House of Blues
Europe
April 30, 1999
Leganés
Spain
La Cubierta
May 1, 1999
San Sebastián
Velódromo de Anoeta
May 2, 1999
Barcelona
Palau Sant Jordi
North America
May 14, 1999
Uncasville
United States
Wolf Den
May 15, 1999
Boston
Orpheum Theater
May 16, 1999
Toronto
Canada
Massey Hall
May 18, 1999
Upper Darby Township
United States
Tower Theater
May 19, 1999
Washington, D.C.
Nation
May 22, 1999[ c]
Tinley Park
New World Music Theatre
May 23, 1999
Detroit
Fox Theatre
May 25, 1999
Denver
Fillmore Auditorium
May 27, 1999
Paradise
The Joint
May 28, 1999
Los Angeles
Universal Amphitheatre
May 29, 1999
San Diego
SDSU Open Air Theatre
May 30, 1999
San Francisco
The Warfield
June 1, 1999
Seattle
Paramount Theatre
June 2, 1999
Portland
Portland Civic Auditorium
June 10, 1999
New York City
The Theater at Madison Square Garden
June 12, 1999[ d]
Los Angeles
Dodger Stadium
June 13, 1999[ e]
East Troy
Alpine Valley Music Theatre
Europe
June 16, 1999
Dublin
Ireland
Point Theatre
June 18, 1999
Manchester
England
Manchester Evening News Arena
June 19, 1999
Glasgow
Scotland
Clyde Auditorium
June 21, 1999
Birmingham
England
National Exhibition Centre
June 22, 1999
London
Wembley Arena
June 25, 1999[ f]
Pilton
Worthy Farm
June 26, 1999[ g]
St. Gallen
Switzerland
Sittertobel
June 27, 1999[ h]
The Hague
Netherlands
Zuiderpark
June 28, 1999
Odemira
Portugal
Sede da Juventude Boavista dos Pinheiros
June 29, 1999
Porto
Pavilhão Rosa Mota
June 30, 1999
Lisbon
Parque das Nações
July 2, 1999[ i]
Turku
Finland
Ruissalo
July 3, 1999[ j]
Hamburg
Germany
Hamburg Stadtpark
July 4, 1999[ k]
Roskilde
Denmark
Darupvej
London
England
Hyde Park
July 6, 1999[ l]
Dunkirk
France
Kursaal Dunkirk
July 8, 1999[ m]
Montreux
Switzerland
Auditorium Stravinski
July 9, 1999[ n]
Belfort
France
Presqu'île de Malsaucy
July 10, 1999[ o]
Lyon
Ancient Theatre of Fourvière
North America
August 6, 1999
Atlantic City
United States
Grand Cayman Ballroom
August 8, 1999
Wantagh
Jones Beach Amphitheater
August 10, 1999
Hampton Beach
Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
August 11, 1999
Boston
BankBoston Pavilion
August 12, 1999
Cleveland
State Theatre
August 14, 1999
Chicago
Riviera Theatre
August 15, 1999[ p]
West Allis
Wisconsin State Fair Park
August 16, 1999
Minneapolis
Guthrie Theater
August 18, 1999
West Valley City
E Center
August 20, 1999
Concord
Concord Pavilion
August 21, 1999
Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara Bowl
August 22, 1999
Los Angeles
Universal Amphitheatre
August 24, 1999
Phoenix
Celebrity Theatre
August 25, 1999
Santa Fe
Paolo Soleri Amphitheater
August 27, 1999
Dallas
Bronco Bowl
August 28, 1999
Houston
Aerial Theater
August 31, 1999
Miami Beach
Jackie Gleason Theater
September 1, 1999
Tampa
USF Sun Dome
September 3, 1999
Atlanta
Tabernacle
September 4, 1999
Myrtle Beach
House of Blues
September 17, 1999[ q]
Chicago
Excalibur
October 10, 1999[ r]
Foxborough
Foxboro Stadium
Europe
October 21, 1999
Vienna
Austria
Libro Music Hall
October 22, 1999
Zagreb
Croatia
Dom Sportova
October 23, 1999
Ljubljana
Slovenia
Tivoli Hall
October 26, 1999
Offenbach
Germany
Stadthalle Offenbach
October 27, 1996
Munich
Colosseum Munich
October 29, 1999
Madrid
Spain
Sala Universal
October 30, 1999
Brussels
Belgium
Forest National
October 31, 1999
Cologne
Germany
Palladium
November 2, 1999
Fürth
Stadthalle Fürth
November 3, 1999
Leipzig
Haus Avensee
November 4, 1999
Berlin
Columbiahalle
November 7, 1999
London
England
Wembley Arena
November 9, 1999
Cardiff
Wales
Cardiff International Arena
November 10, 1999
Bournemouth
England
Bournemouth International Centre
November 11, 1999
St Austell
Cornwall Coliseum
November 13, 1999
London
Dockland Arena
November 14, 1999
Brighton
Brighton Centre
November 16, 1999
Newcastle
Telewest Arena
November 17, 1999
Aberdeen
Scotland
Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre
November 19, 1999
Dublin
Ireland
Point Theatre
November 21, 1999
Belfast
Northern Ireland
King's Hall
November 22, 1999
Manchester
England
Manchester Apollo
November 23, 1999
Birmingham
National Exhibition Centre
November 25, 1999
Sheffield
Sheffield Arena
November 26, 1999
Glasgow
Scotland
Clyde Auditorium
November 27, 1999
Aberdeen
Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre
Notes
^ The November 4, 1998 concert in Paris was part of Festival Fnac Inrockuptibles.
^ The December 31, 1998 concert in Lorne was part of Falls Festival .
^ The May 22, 1999 concert in Tinley Park was part of Q101 Jamboree.
^ The June 12, 1999 concert in Los Angeles was part of Wango Tango .
^ The June 13, 1999 concert in East Troy was part of Tibetan Freedom Concert 1999.
^ The June 25, 1999 concert in Pilton was part of Glastonbury Festival .
^ The June 26, 1999 concert in St. Gallen was part of Open Air St. Gallen .
^ The June 27, 1999 concert in The Hague was part of Parkpop .
^ The July 2, 1999 concert in Turku was part of Ruisrock .
^ The July 3, 1999 concert in Hamburg was part of Stadtpark OpenAir.
^ The July 4, 1999 concert in Roskilde was part of Roskilde Festival . The concert in London was part of Party in the Park .
^ The July 6, 1999 concert in Dunkirk was part of Festival Côte d'Opale.
^ The July 8, 1999 concert in Montreux was part of Montreux Jazz Festival .
^ The July 9, 1999 concert in Belfort was part of Eurockéennes .
^ The July 9, 1999 concert in Belfort was part of Nuits de Fourvière .
^ The August 15, 1999 concert in West Allis was part of Wisconsin State Fair .
^ The September 17, 1998 concert in Chicago was part of 1999 Zazz Bash.
^ The October 10, 1999 concert in Foxborough was part of Mix 98.5 MIXFest 1999.
Personnel
Notes
References
Studio albums Compilations Live albums Remix albums Singles Videos Tours Related