American punk rock band Blondie rocked out to ’70s and ’80s hits on Friday at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California.
Fronted by rock icon Debbie Harry, the band kicked off with “One Way or Another”. Then it played hit after hit, and even performed a few newer songs during the set, including rocksteady song “The Tide is High” and “Long Time” from its 2017 album.
The band ended its performance with slower, funkier songs such as “Heart of Glass” and “Dreaming”, which seemed to calm the crowd after a period of rock music.
The 77-year-old Harry still sounded and looked like a true punk rocker after all these years. Her distinctive voice could still transition from soft and ethereal to angry and gritty. Also, that night, she wore futuristic-designed shades, a leather vest jacket, and acid-washed jeans.
Harry co-founded Blondie with lead guitarist Chris Stein in 1974. The band disbanded in 1982 but reformed in 1997. Its most recent studio album, “Pollinator,” was released in 2017.