i. am. TOURING. new orleans, pacific northwest, south africa...plus NYC new years! (Patreon)

hallo my loves.

this is a photo of me looking very vamp-y after a long shoot yesterday with the amazing design/photography team kahn & selesnik. the shots were for the secret musical theater project i keep teasing you about and the visuals are going to possibly be better than the music goddammit. shhhh.

greetings from a coffee shop in upstate new york where i am catching up on admin and drowning a little more than usual because i'm on single-mom duty for the next month and to make things even cheerier my daycare just went away because my daycare provider's husband is going into hospice for fatal cancer. 

merry christmas, everybody. thanks, cancer.

life and death and birth still never stop happening what do you know. i'm learning to care less and less which cycle of up and down i'm in and just embrace the ride. oh look, here we are. up. oh look, here we are. down. sometimes we're in the middle. sometimes we stop and make a snack.

this time of year always feels more intense and people and things start looking a little more menacing and life-like and ugly and beautiful surreal. i suggest we all just remember to stop to make a snack. make a snack for a loved one. we are nicer when we aren't hungry.

and NOW!!! my big news. 

to cheer and distract you, in real time, i am going to take to Ye Olde Boards and play live music, sweet live music, to help you forget and remember about life, death, birth, pain and all that. 

i'm back in the saddle, darlings, and i've cherry-picked just a few shows this coming season. patrons will get access to tickets first and i hope to see a ton of you out there as we celebrate the is-ness of absurd existence together... (speaking of which, if you missed the entire webcast from london, you should go watch it now: this is a patron-only link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdCjn28n1Ao9ZFGniiI4VT9IgVunnwlJY). my bestest friend/soul-sister JASON WEBLEY is going to be joining me for ALL of the below dates, and if you've never had a chance to see jason...you should see jason. he's fucking incredible live, he only gets better and better, and he hasn't been touring as much lately due to illness in his family. these shows will be deep and healing for all.

i'm going to be playing it by ear, as usual....i'll have a grand piano at every gig, i'll probably whip out the ol' ukulele, and if these shows are anything like last years', i'll be playing an entirely different setlist every night depending on what's going on, who are you, where we are, and what's happening.

including new things. 

so here we GO.

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first off, this little weird gig almost doesn't count... but it's FREEEEEEEE and we'll also be screening our wesleyan students' video for the first time! so if you're anywhere near middletown, CT, COME!:

DECEMBER 9th - FREE SHOW - wesleyan university in middletown, ct

video screening, Q&A with michael pope + mini-performance.
first come, first serve seating. capacity is about 400 so get there early! i recommend lunch at o'rourke's diner, get the pesto omelet.
http://wesleyan.edu/cfa/events/2017/12-2017/12092017-amanda-palmer-michael-pope.html

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DECEMBER 31st - NEW YEARS EVE at BROOKYN BAZAAR, NYC!
with Jason Webley, This Way To The Egress, Coco Karol, Lacy Rose, Alaina Ferris, Kalan Sherra....and MORE!!!

these tickets are already on sale to the public and they're going fast!!:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/amanda-palmer-and-jason-webleys-new-years-eve-phantasmagoria-tickets-40083874949?aff= 

(by the by....if you want to shake your fist at the white house today, i suggest you let off some steam by watching the dresden dolls & This Way To The Egress play "Killing in the Name" by Rage Against the Machine in Washington DC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l48omjPDEXQ)

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***NEW DATES***

patron presales for all these new shows start TODAY (today!! wednesday!) right now.  

the patron presale password for ALL of these shows is:  itsjustaride

JANUARY 21st  - TIPITINAS / NEW ORLEANS, LA
with Jason Webley
ticket link: https://www.ticketweb.com/event/amanda-palmer-tipitinas-uptown-tickets/7905235?pl=tipitinas
public on sale is at 12pm CST on friday, december 8th

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APRIL 4th - KNITTING FACTORY / SPOKANE, WA
with Jason Webley
ticket link: http://www.ticketweb.com/event/an-evening-with-amanda-palmer-knitting-factory-concert-house-tickets/7921895?pl=featureswideoct2015
public on sale is at 10am PST on friday, december 8th

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APRIL 5th - HIFI MUSIC HALL / EUGENE, OR
with Jason Webley
ticket link: https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1607519?utm_medium=bks
public on sale is at 10am PST on friday, december 8th

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APRIL 7th - CRYSTAL BALLROOM / PORTLAND, OR
with Jason Webley
ticket link: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/5735121/mcmenamins-presentsamanda-palmerall-ages-portland-mcmenamins-crystal-ballroom-portlandor
public on sale is at 12pm PST on friday, december 8th

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APRIL 8th - THE SHOWBOX / SEATTLE, WA
with Jason Webley
ticket link: http://axs.com/events/347449/?skin=showboxpresents
public on sale is at 10am PST on friday, december 8th

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and, YES, it's BACK!!!!

APRIL 11 - VOGUE THEATER / VANCOUVER, CANADA
--THE SEMI-ANNAUL NINJA TED SHOW to benefit THE GREATER VANCOUVER FOOD BANK!!!!! with a gazillion special guests!!--

tickets will be on sale *within the next few weeks*, SAVE THE DATE and watch this space. this show is always amazing and unmissable.

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LAST BUT NOT LEAST....there are more shows coming down the pike in LOS ANGELES, SAN FRANCISCO, and CAPE TOWN & JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA!! (i promised! and i'm doing it!!) ...patrons will get early access to all these shows. stay tuned.

that's it, my loves. i hope to see all of you out there in the real world.

xxx
a

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