Blondie cancels Marquee gig at last minute

MULTI-million album selling rock band Blondie have left thousands of Irish fans hanging by the telephone after scrapping plans for a live gig in Cork just hours before tickets went on sale.

In a statement, Aitken Promotions confirmed that due to a change of dates in the group’s other European gigs the Debbie Harry- fronted group has been forced to cancel its appearance in Ireland.

Tickets for the highlyanticipated event were initially due to go on sale on February 25, before being delayed until yesterday due to ongoing discussions with the group. However, just hours before fans were due to flood ticket phonelines, organisers Aitken Promotions confirmed the band has been cancelled.