Blondie Covers Lil Nas X’s ‘Old Town Road’ at Tour Opener
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - MAY 16: Debbie Harry of Blondie performs onstage during the 36th annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on May 16, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
By now, most of us have been introduced to the Lil Nas X song “Old Town Road,” which just tied a Billboard Hot 100 record by topping the chart for 16 consecutive weeks, and apparently, among the song’s many fans is Blondie.
Blondie kicked off their tour with Elvis Costello & The Imposters on July 20 and included a cover of the mega-hit on their setlist. The crowd in attendance at the Bethel, New York popped big when Debbie Harry started singing the track’s hooky chorus.
Blondie and Costello’s next tour stop is tonight (July 23) in Boston. A complete list of tour dates can be found at Blondie.net.
blondie covering old town road pic.twitter.com/fWh3PtNn5s
— amelie (@amelierodd) July 22, 2019
Erica Banas is a news blogger who's been covering the rock/classic rock world since 2014. The coolest event she's ever covered in person was the 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Sir Paul McCartney inducting Foo Fighters? C'mon now!) She's also well-versed in etiquette and extraordinarily nice. #TransRightsAreHumanRights
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