# Tracks Across America Tour '82

The Tracks Across America Tour '82 was a concert tour by the American band Blondie in 1982. The tour supported their latest album, The Hunter (the first tour since their European Tour in 1979–1980) and would be Blondie's last tour before disbanding in late 1982. The band would reconvene in the late 1990s.

## Background

Though the tour nominally supported the album The Hunter, songs from Autoamerican (1980) also saw their first live performances as the band had not toured in support of that album. The non-album hit single "Call Me" and Debbie Harry's solo track "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 conflicting relationship with other band members. The tour also featured a horn section performing with the band.
Originally, the tour was supposed to have two legs, the second being in Europe with 41 dates in total, but the second leg was cancelled after slow ticket sales. Only 19 of the concerts (all in North America) were performed.
The show at the Exhibition Stadium in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which took place an 18 August 1982, was recorded and filmed for the broadcast on HBO. Since then, it has been released several times as a semi-official live album and on video (both on VHS and DVD).
The tour turned out to be unsuccessful for Blondie with shows taking place at half-empty venues. Guitarist Chris Stein's health had been worsening during the tour. He was rapidly losing weight and shortly after the tour ended was diagnosed with pemphigus vulgaris, a rare autoimmune disease. Shortly afterwards, Blondie disbanded. They would not have any further live performances until a series of reunion concerts in 1997 and 1998.

## Opening acts

* Duran Duran (August 2–18; Duran Duran did not appear with Blondie at John F. Kennedy Stadium in Philadelphia on August 21. Blondie were third on the bill of an all-day stadium show. The line-up that day consisted of Robert Hazard and the Heroes, A Flock of Seagulls, Blondie, Elvis Costello and the Attractions, and Genesis.)

## Setlist

* "Rapture"
* "In the Sun"
* "Sunday Girl"
* "Little Caesar"
* "Union City Blue"
* "Chrome"
* "Island of Lost Souls"
* "Danceway"
* "The Tide is High"
* "Heart of Glass"
* "Hanging On The Telephone"
* "Dreaming"
* "One Way or Another"
* "War Child"
* "Start Me Up" (The Rolling Stones cover)
* "Call Me"

### Notes

* "Chrome" is a song from Debbie Harry's first solo studio album KooKoo.
* "Theme from A Summer Place" was performed on 7 August at the Parade Stadium in Minneapolis.
* Fab Five Freddy joined Blondie onstage on 14 August at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

## Tour dates

| Date | City | Country | Venue |
| North America ||||
| July 22, 1982 | Sunrise | United States | Sunrise Musical Theater |
| July 23, 1982 | Baton Rouge | United States | LSU Assembly Center |
| July 24, 1982 | Mobile | United States | Municipal Auditorium |
| July 25, 1982 | Atlanta | United States | Six Flags Over Georgia |
| July 26, 1982 | Lakeland | United States | Lakeland Civic Center |
| July 28, 1982 | Pembroke Pines | United States | Hollywood Sportatorium |
| July 30, 1982 | Memphis | United States | Mid-South Coliseum |
| August 2, 1982 | Kansas City | United States | Starlight Theatre |
| August 4, 1982 | Rockford | United States | Rockford MetroCentre |
| August 5, 1982 | Cedar Rapids | United States | Five Seasons Center |
| August 7, 1982 | Minneapolis | United States | Parade Stadium |
| August 8, 1982 | Hoffman Estates | United States | Poplar Creek Music Theater |
| August 9, 1982 | Clarkston | United States | Pine Knob Music Theatre |
| August 10, 1982 | Cleveland | United States | Agora Theatre and Ballroom |
| August 12, 1982 | Providence | United States | Providence Civic Center |
| August 13, 1982 | Boston | United States | Boston Garden |
| August 14, 1982 | East Rutherford | United States | Brendan Byrne Arena |
| August 16, 1982 | Columbia | United States | Merriweather Post Pavilion |
| August 18, 1982 | Toronto | Canada | Exhibition Stadium |
| August 21, 1982 | Philadelphia | United States | John F. Kennedy Stadium |

## Cancelled shows

| Date | City | Country | Venue | Reason |
| Europe |||||
| August 25, 1982 | Bayonne | France | Arena de Bayonne | Slow ticket sales |
| August 27, 1982 | Frejus | France | Arena de Frejus | Slow ticket sales |
| August 29, 1982 | Marbella | Spain | Marbella Music Festival | Slow ticket sales |
| September 1, 1982 | Glasgow | Scotland | The Apollo | Slow ticket sales |
| September 2, 1982 | Glasgow | Scotland | The Apollo | Slow ticket sales |
| September 4, 1982 | Edinburgh | Scotland | Edinburgh Playhouse | Slow ticket sales |
| September 5, 1982 | Edinburgh | Scotland | Edinburgh Playhouse | Slow ticket sales |
| September 7, 1982 | Newcastle | England | Newcastle City Hall | Slow ticket sales |
| September 8, 1982 | Newcastle | England | Newcastle City Hall | Slow ticket sales |
| September 11, 1982 | Birmingham | England | NEC Arena | Slow ticket sales |
| September 12, 1982 | Birmingham | England | NEC Arena | Slow ticket sales |
| September 16, 1982 | London | England | Wembley Arena | Slow ticket sales |
| September 17, 1982 | London | England | Wembley Arena | Slow ticket sales |
| September 18, 1982 | London | England | Wembley Arena | Slow ticket sales |
| September 19, 1982 | London | England | Wembley Arena | Slow ticket sales |
| September 23, 1982 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Grondbyhallen | Slow ticket sales |
| September 25, 1982 | Stockholm | Sweden | Ice Stadium Stockholm | Slow ticket sales |
| September 26, 1982 | Gothenburg | Sweden | Scandinavium | Slow ticket sales |
| September 29, 1982 | Paris | France | Casino de Paris | Slow ticket sales |

## Personnel
### Blondie

* Debbie Harry – vocals
* Chris Stein – guitar
* Clem Burke – drums
* Jimmy Destri – keyboards
* Nigel Harrison – bass

### Additional musicians

* Eddie Martinez – guitar
* Abel Domingues – keyboards
* Douglas Harris – horns
* Joseph Kohanski – horns
* Arthur Pugh – horns