Blondie Chaplin is set for a new mini tour of Norway in August.
Preliminary dates of
The Mountains and Fjords tour:

C A N C E L L E D
August 8th: Åndalsnes - RAUMAROCK, Rauma Hotel: start: 01:00 AM cancelled
August 15th: Jessheim - Hydranten. cancelled
Unfortunately this tour's had to be cancelled due to other obligations.




Blondie Chaplin worked for two weeks in a NY studio before Easter. He's finising work on the album in Paris, Texas this first part of July.
Blondie is planning an album release later this fall. There's also serious talks going on about the release of his "Fragile Thread" album, recorded several years ago, with some of his Stones pals, like Keith and Ronnie, Bernard and Bobby. I've listened to it - and believe me: It's worth waiting for!

For those who are familiar with his album "Between Us", both "new" albums are more ROCK. There's plenty of good songs, really good songs, there and it really is a shame it's not been released before.

TOUR ENDED
Concert dates: "Zander & Lightning Tour" (named after Blondie's favourite fish dish)
NEW GIG: May 25th -Berlin - Tilsiterlichtspiele: A combination of talkshow and concert. Footage of Blondie performng with the Stones and the Beach Boys. Blondie's story. Interview and q & a.
May 26th - Berlin - CLUB: Maria an Ostbahnhof - Confirmed. On this occation Blondie will be backed by Little Wing.
June 2nd - Regensburg - CLUB: Orphée's Bodega - Confirmed Blondie performs with with The Rock House Monster Band
June 3rd - Regensburg - CLUB: Orphée's Bodega - Confirmed.


June 5th - Onkel Blaa, Bekkestua, Norway. Confirmed.
June 12th - Oslo, Grorud Idrettsplass. Confirmed.
June 13th - Oslo - Norwegian Wood - Frognerparken, Oslo. Confirmed! BLONDIE CHAPLIN AND FRIENDS. Line-up: Blondie Chaplin, vocals and guitar. Pieter Kentrop, backing vocals and guitar. Alexander Lindbäck (Seven Doors Hotel and Mark Ohlson band - Jayhawks connection) on drums. Kjell Pop of Onkel Tuka on mandolin, Hallvard T. Björgum on hardingfiddle. And perhaps a surprise guest.

Blondie's on the bill with Neil Young, Keane, Big Bang, The Pretenders, Todd Rundgren etc.
WEB TV LINK: [nrk.no]
Watch the concert LIVE! From 14.00 hours CET. (That's 8 AM in NYC)
From Saturday morning, you can click on Blondie's photo, and watch the concert.

June 14th - Oslo, Hard Rock Cafe, releaseparty re-mastered SG, ER, TY and Undercover. Concert, Stones-quiz, and you can buy the first copies of the re-mastered albums. Confirmed!

This is a show where iorr'ians are GUESTS OF HONOUR. There will be a reserved section close to the stage for people from the board. Password: SOME GIRLS!
You can buy signed copies of Blondie's album, see if you can answer BV's tricky questions and win prizes, hang out and discuss the health, marriages, different problems of "you know who" and find out who's going on the next tour....

June 17th: Private gig.

June 19th: Lilleström, Byfest. Outdoor stage in front of the Kulturhuset. Confirmed
June 20th: Halden, Dickens. CANCELLED: They went bankrupt June 9th!
We'll find another place.

Thread updated June 25th.
More details about the Mountains and Fjords tour will follow.




Here are a few shots of Blondie performing at a club in Oslo, with Pieter Kentrop and The Blackbirds.

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Fantastic news!! Been waiting for a follow up to Between Us for a long time now! Can't wait! Thanks Addicted

No problem!
There are some interresting guests on the album, too.
I'm looking forward to hearing all of it.

Thanks for the info.

Good news Addicted, thanks

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"Between Us" is getting worn out in my CD player...I've been looking forward to the new CD..It should be great

I am so underwhelmed!

Blondie is severely underappreciated!! Super talented. Wish he toured more.

Wow! Thank you for the news. I love the way in which "Between Us" is mastered. It's got a lot of dynamics. Hopefully, the follow-up album will sound just as good as this one.

Yes - definitely underapreciated! It was amazing to see him spellbind people on his mini tour in Norway before Christmas.
I'm putting together some gigs for him these days. Start early June. Before that he's got a couple of dates in Germany. So, there'll be a few opportunities to see Blondie in Scandinavia and Germany (at lesast) this summer.
We'll publish dates and details about tickets here on iorr. Later!



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We need a few more dates in the US - how did he fair here? Was the turn out pretty good??

Someone else has to take care of the US gigs... I'm concentrating on club- and festival jobs for him in Norway and perhaps a date in Sweden.

Info and photos added in first post.
Gigs will be added as soon as they're confirmed.

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We need a few more dates in the US - how did he fair here? Was the turn out pretty good??

Yes, the turnout was good. First show - full house - in a club just outside Oslo.
The show he did with Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys (a tribute band) was sold out a week in advance. It took place in Hönefoss, 45 minutes outside Oslo.
But the great thing is - the people who booked him are very keen to have him back.
Here's a photo to illustrate how serious the coverband LBB&tBB are about their Stones passion. Drum kit - made by Charlies drum maker. "Costs half a liver and an entire marriage, and your wages".

With Pieter Kentrop from Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys. Notice Blondie's famous Les Paul gold top...



And here's a few shots from that show.





With Pieter Kentrop of Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys.



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Who is that singing with Blondie? Also, I didn't fail to notice that Blondie also pays homage to the Plexi!!!

It's Pieter Kentrop of Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys, a Dutchman from Amsterdam.
And it's the band who uses the plexiglass to write the set lists, not Blondie.

...wonder where they got the idea from...

Oh, that's a question for beginners...
The tribute band uses the Stones as a pattern all the way. From guitar picks and instruments to stage clothes.
If you look at the photo of the drum kit, you'll see it's an exact copy of Charlie's kit. Made by Charlie's drum maker. And Pieter got a new guitar just so he could play "Don't Stop" on the same guitar as Mick used in 2003. Amps, instruments - the lot - those guys spend a fortune on "being" the Stones two nights a year. (And the rehearsal room looks like a Stones shrine.)



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Yes, the drum kit.........I woulda sworn it was Charlie's!!

I take it thats what keith was doing in manhattan recently then...

OLDKR

Oh, there was a Keith in the studio, yes.
Even his producer's called Keith...



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Does Blondie still perform some Beach Boys songs like "Sail On Sailor"? What a thrill it would be to hear him doing "We Got Love".

I believe he did that - Sail On Sailor - for the Dutch TV-programme about The Beach Boys' Holland album... HERE the Dutch people on the board need to be consulted. The Amsterdam clan should know!
I've not heard him doing it live. (Only seen him solo about 10 times, though)

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I'm concentrating on club- and festival jobs for him in Norway and perhaps a date in Sweden.

Great! Are there any plans yet for where in Sweden he would play?

Hoping Gothenburg will say yes, because we have a (probably) gig in Halden... Any particular place you'd want him to play? Come on! Don't be shy.

Stockholm!

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Stockholm!

Noooo, way to far from Oslo!
Strømstad?
Owe you a beer Erik!

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Oslo

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Stockholm!

Noooo, way to far from Oslo!
Strømstad?
Owe you a beer Erik!

TE
Oslo

There'll be a show or two in the Oslo region...

Stockholm's my favourite Scandinavian city, but kind of "off Broadway" on the way from Oslo, Halden to Germany... You know what I mean.Gothenburg and Perhaps Malmö or Copenhagen is a possibility, though.

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Stockholm!

Noooo, way to far from Oslo!
Strømstad?
Owe you a beer Erik!

TE
Oslo

There'll be a show or two in the Oslo region...

Stockholm's my favourite Scandinavian city, but kind of "off Broadway" on the way from Oslo, Halden to Germany... You know what I mean.Gothenburg and Perhaps Malmö or Copenhagen is a possibility, though.

Know what you meant. Just want to try a Blondie show in Sweden as well.

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Stockholm's my favourite Scandinavian city, but kind of "off Broadway" on the way from Oslo, Halden to Germany... You know what I mean.Gothenburg and Perhaps Malmö or Copenhagen is a possibility, though.

Fair enough