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Be quick! Bootleg Blondie tribute night is standing room only

A Blondie tribute show coming to Newbury later this April is so popular that tickets have nearly sold out, so anyone wanting to enjoy the music shouldn’t be Hanging On The Telephone but making a beeline to the box office.

Bootleg Blondie recreates the sounds of one of the popular band which had a string of hits including the aforementioned telephone song, as well as One Way Or Another, Heart of Glass, Maria, Hanging On The Telephone, Call Me.

The group are headed up by vocalist Debbie Harris.

She has the looks, the voice and the attitude of the original Blondie bombshell and like her heroine is typically outrageous on stage, wearing dustbin liners, thigh length boots and T-shirts with more holes than you’re used to seeing on a T-shirt.

Debbie says her pride and joy is her guitar which she plays at every show: it has been signed by all the Blondie band members.

A star in her own right, she has featured in You, The Mail On Sunday’s magazine and performed on two TV shows for BBC One, after being picked out of 15,000 applicants to represent Debbie Harry on Even Better Than The Real Thing hosted by Paddy McGuinness which attracted an audience of 10 million viewers.

The poster for the Bootleg Blondie show. It features the band's logo at the top, Debbie Harris kneeling while she sings and some text promoting the show
Bootleg Blondie is coming to the Arlington Arts Centre on Friday, April 25

When is the Bootleg Blondie show and how can I get tickets?

The Bootleg Blondie gig takes place at the Arlington Arts Centre from 8pm on Friday, April 25.

All the auditorium’s seats have sold out, but there some standing tickets left.

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These cost £21 including a booking fee.

For more details, or to book, call the box office between 10am and 4.30pm on weekdays – 01635 244246, or email: boxoffice@arlingtonarts.co.uk

Alternatively, log on to: https://arlingtonarts.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/873646455

The venue box office and bar accept both card and cash payments. Please note that there is no cash machine on site.

For carer tickets and accessible seating, call 01635 244246 or email boxoffice@arlingtonarts.co.uk

Arlington Arts Centre is in the Mary Hare centre at Snelsmore Common, Newbury RG14 3BQ.

For more on the band, log on to www.bootlegblondie.com

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