Iggy Pop & Blondie Announce Huge One Off Show At Crystal Palace Park

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Iggy Pop has announced a special one-off show next year at Crystal Palace Park, which has been dubbed by Iggy as ‘Dog Day Afternoon’. The godfather of punk – who knows how to throw a party – will be joined at the show by the iconic Blondie, punk rock supergroup Generation Sex, and more.

The show is set to take place on the 1st July 2023 at the renowned Crystal Palace Park – which has previously been host to acts such as Pink Floyd, The Beach Boys, Eric Clapton and more. Tickets go on general sale 10AM this Friday (18th November) and will be available from Ticketmaster here (Affiliate Link)!!

Iggy Pop recently exploded back onto the scene with the aptly titled single ‘Frenzy’, alongside news of his new album ‘EVERY LOSER’ which is set to come out early next year. ‘EVERY LOSER’ will be Iggy’s 19th solo album and his first to be released via the recently announced partnership between Atlantic Records and Gold Tooth Records.

Iggy – who’s widely acknowledged as one of the most influential artists and dynamic live performers of all time – has been unrelenting and uniformly intense with is artistic output, from the unforgettable Stooges staples ‘Fun House’ and ‘Raw Power’, to his solo classics including the brilliant 1977 double shot of his solo debut ‘The Idiot’ and the timeless ‘Lust For Life’, ‘New Values’, ‘Blah-Blah-Blah’, ‘Brick by Brick’, ‘Skull Ring’, ‘Post Pop Depression’ and most recently 2019’s ‘Free’.

The veritable legend will also be joined by undeniably one of the most trailblazing and influential bands of our time, Blondie. Among their hits are the ground-breaking rock-disco hybrid ‘Heart of Glass’, the equally influential hip-hop fantasia ‘Rapture’, and the stalker-love song ‘One Way Or Another’. From an irreverent Lower East Side punk outfit to bona fide international ambassadors of New York cool, Blondie will forever be synonymous with that punk spirit that lives somewhere in all of us. Their chart-topping success fearless spirit and rare longevity led to an induction into the Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall of Fame in 2006 and more than 40 million albums sold worldwide to date.

Talking about the upcoming show, Blondie’s lead vocalist Debbie Harry said “Blondie and Iggy Pop… We are excited to reunite with our friend, the one and only Prince of Punk, Iggy, for this special show in Crystal Palace Park next summer. Once more, with feeling!”

Also on the bill will be Generation Sex, a supergroup consisting of members of two of the defining names of first-wave British Punk, Generation X and the Sex Pistols. The band – who features Billy Idol and Tony James of Generation X, and Steve Jones and Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols – will be making their first ever UK appearance on the incredible summer evening next year at Crystal Palace Park, playing a set of punk classics from both band’s extensive catalogues.

Talking about playing the show, Steve Jones said “Just every now and then we find time to get together with old pals from back in the day – purely just for the crack and to have fun. If it ain’t fun then we ain’t interested, life’s too short. And it’s a great bill with Iggy Pop and Blondie.”

With more acts set to be announced at a later date, this special one-off outdoor show is shaping up to be one you don’t want to miss. Tickets go on general sale 10AM this Friday (18th November) and will be available from Ticketmaster here (Affiliate Link)!!