BLONDIE fans in west Dorset are in for a treat.

Bootleg Blondie, Europe’s No.1 Blondie tribute band and the only Blondie tribute band to play at CBGBs in New York City before its closure in 2006, will play Bridport Electric Palace on Friday December 15.

Debbie Harris and the boys have met members of Bootleg Blondie and have been officially endorsed by the band. Deborah Harry got in touch when she heard Bootleg Blondie were playing CBGBs and wished them good luck.

Debbie Harris, lead vocalist of Bootleg Blondie, has the looks,the voice and the attitude of the original Blondie Bombshell, and like her heroine is typically outrageous on stage. She has been known to wear dustbin liners, thigh length boots and t.shirts with more holes than t.shirt!

Debbie has appeared as a Deborah Harry look-a-like on TV and has also been featured in the The Sunday Observer newspaper, photographed by the famous rock photographer Kevin Cummins, who co-incidentally has worked with the real Deborah Harry and Blondie!

Clem Burke, Blondie’s charismatic drummer, found out that that Bootleg Blondie were making a replica of his Premier drum kit and arranged for the band to meet him to sign the drum kit which they use at all their shows. During the 2010 Blondie tour of the UK Bootleg Blondie took Clem out for a trip around London in their tour bus and he signed that too.

In 2014 Clem invited Debbie and Andy to a recording session at the Foo Fighters’ famous 606 Studio in Los Angeles, where they saw Clem and the awesome Neve mixing desk in action!

Debbie Harris and Bootleg Blondie have played the Isle Of Wight Festival, the 100 Club, the Hammersmith Palais and the Electric Ballroom in London, Eric’s in Liverpool and have opened up for amongst others The Undertones, Slade, Bad Manners, The Beat, Heaven 17, Toyah, Hazel O’Connor, Visage, Bananarama, Altered Images, Howard Jones, Chas and Dave, Tony Hadley and can be seen at all the major venues and festivals around the UK and Europe.

*Contact the box office for tickets and more information.