MELISSA ETHERIDGE & BLONDIE - Cincinnati Event

Grammy winner Melissa Etheridge and punk rock pioneers Blondie will co-headline a night full of hits this summer at Rose Music Center on July 1. Melissa Etheridge counts two Grammy Awards and 17 nominations, an Academy Award and a star on the Hollywood Boulevard Walk of Fame, among her many other accolades. Her self-titled debut album became an underground hit after its 1988 release, peaking at 22 on the Billboard 200 charts with its lead single "Bring Me Some Water" garnering Etheridge her first Grammy nomination. Etheridge's most recent album, "This is M.E." features her signature mixture of confessional lyrics, pop-based folk-rock, and raspy smoky vocals.

For the last four decades, Blondie has become and still remains a true national treasure - a punk band from New York City whose influence both shaped and continues to form the worlds of music, fashion and art. Since founding the band in 1974, Blondie front-woman Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein have released several hit singles including "Call Me," "Atomic" and "Heart of Glass." With the addition of Clem Burke (drums), Leigh Foxx (bass), Matt Katz-Bohen (keyboards, piano) and Tommy Kessler (guitar), the group has toured and performed throughout the world. Blondie was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006 and has sold over 50 million records worldwide, including recently released two-disc album "Blondie 4(0) Ever," featuring a greatest hits album and the brand new "Ghosts Of Download" to celebrate the band's 40^th anniversary.