tour kicks off tomorrow in DETROIT! then toronto, then montreal. (Patreon)

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hello my loves

here's a ten-minute voice-ramble from, here's a plot twist, *yesterday*....i recorded it when i woke up and then the day....well, it did what days do lately. it ran away...and i didn't get a chance to post. 

i promise you, like a good, willing avocado, it has not gone bad after one day only. it has only softened and become more delicious.

i talk about self-care, how differently i feel leaving for this tour, and how our ideas of taking care of ourselves weirdly evolve over time.

i'm a little off kilter right now, mostly because neil is having a rough time for various reasons, and it's hard to leave for tour when the home fires are sputtering.

soundcloud/download link:

https://soundcloud.com/amandapalmer/voiceramble-march-18-2019

if you want to READ the voice ramble, lovingly transcribed by alex (and peruse the entire archive of transcribed voice rambles) click here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/19qKxjXn5tHSDBecgvuy_4a7BnvhA2iG0M_vRpWcPZy0/edit#heading=h.oslsiq7vuc8g 

and QUESTION, please answer:

if you've been listening to these: do you care if i continue to include the soundcloud link? do you prefer soundcloud link to embed, or vice versa. sound off in the comments please.

i will try to post something tomorrow before I LEAVE FOR TOUR....but there is so much to do in the run-up that i wonder if i'll have time. i'll try.

if not....

wish me luck, everybody.

i'm working on the show all day. it's so unromantic.

it looks like this:

also: HAVE YOUR ART BOOKS ARRIVED????????

i've seen a few posts. they should be arriving your mailboxes any minute now. PLEASE TELL ME WHEN YOU GET THEM!!!!!!!!

look!!!

remember all those THINGS YOU SENT ME?

there they are.

we are going to burn them come spring.

fuck all that shit.

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other weird news:

i just found out the record is in the TOP 40....in austria.

i think this is very funny given that they are the most death-obsessed country i'm pals with.

thanks, austria.

and in that dept, one of germany's biggest music-radio stations, radio eins, made THERE WILL BE NO INTERMISSION the album of the week.

and my old bitter-man-patriarchy enemies at the NME gave my album a legit, critically sound 4-star review. there are still some people out there boycotting and blacklisting the record and it gives me a special kind of fire to hold in front of me like a flaming sword as i march off into battle-tour.

it begins here. i leave my house at ass o'clock to head to albany airport to head to DETROIT and then i fly to toronto, then to montreal. from montreal i fly to boston to do this weird poetry gig (if you want free tickets, go see this tweet).

i'll see a lot of you there.

i'm so ready and not ready at the same time.

i'm not sure i'm going to be able to sign after these upcoming shows this weekend, but i'm gonna do my best. if you're at the show and there's no signing, make sure to check patreon...if i do anything under the radar at a nearby bar, etc, you'll be the ones to find out via patreon post (make sure you turn your email notifications on to get an email when i make a new post).

ALL THE TOUR DATES ARE BELOW!!!!

please spread the word, the halls are huge, the shows need help, ESPECIALLY ATLANTA AND NASHVILLE, which are GARGANTUAN 3k seat venues. they're selling okay, in the realm of 1k tickets, but i could use all the help i can get to get the word out down there.

the tour, in general, is selling REALLY WELL.

as i've said before, a lot of these venues were reaches for me, so that i could maximize my time on the road and with ash and not play multiple nights in smaller venues.

i've gone through the shows and given you a little roadmap to what needs help below, if you wanna help signal boost.

a secret: both london shows are selling VERY FAST even though they are so far away (dec 5 & 6). if they both sell out soon we may be able to add a few more london shows, but no guarantees.

portland show #2 is selling super fast as well. the venue only fits 900 people. get tickets ASAP, i won't add a third show there.

Thu Mar 21 – Detroit – Masonic Temple Theatre (NEEDS A BOOST)
Fri Mar 22 – Toronto – Queen Elizabeth Theater
Sat Mar 23 – Montreal – Monument National Theatre (NEEDS A BOOST)
Fri Apr 05 – Washington – National Theatre
Sat Apr 06 – Philadelphia – Temple Performing Arts Center - Lew Klein Hall
Fri Apr 12 – Chicago – The Chicago Theater (COULD USE HELP, it's HUGE)
Sat Apr 13 – St. Paul – O'Shaughnessy Auditorium
Fri Apr 19 – Boston – The Orpheum
Sat Apr 20 – New York  – Beacon Theater
Fri May 10 – San Francisco – The Warfield
Sat May 11 – Los Angeles – The Theatre at Ace Hotel
Fri May 17 – Atlanta  – Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre (NEEDS HELP!)
Sat May 18 – Nashville  – Ryman Auditorium (NEEDS HELP!)
Thu May 30 – St. Louis – The Pageant
Fri May 31 – Kansas City – Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland
Sat Jun 01 – Denver – Paramount Theatre
Thu Jun 06 – Vancouver – Chan Centre
Fri Jun 07 – Seattle – Paramount Theater
Sat Jun 08 – Portland – Crystal Ballroom (SOLD OUT!)
Sun Jun 09 – Portland – Crystal Ballroom (JUST ADDED, SELLING FAST)

Wed Sep 4 – Netherlands – Amsterdam – Meervaart
Fri Sep 6 – Germany – Berlin – Admiralspalast
Wed Sep 11 – Germany – Munich – Kongressaal
Fri Sep 13 – Germany – Offenbach – Capitol
Sat Sep 14 – Austria – Vienna – Konzerthaus (ALMOST SOLD OUT!)
Sun Sep 15 – Austria – Graz – Stefaniensaal
Wed Sep 18 – Germany – Stuttgart – Theaterhaus
Thu Sep 19 – Germany – Essen – Colosseum
Fri Sep 20 – Belgium – Antwerp – De Roma
Tue Sep 24 – Germany – Hamburg – Laeiszhalle
We Sep 25 – Germany – Leipzig – Haus Auensee
Thu Sep 26 – Czech Republic – Prague – Hybernia
Fri Sep 27 – Luxembourg  – Luxembourg – Conservatoire
Sat Sep 28 – France – Paris – Bataclan (NEEDS HELP!)
Fri Oct 11 – Denmark – Copenhagen – Bremen Teater
Sat Oct 12 – Sweden – Stockholm – Södra Teatern (ALMOST SOLD OUT!)
Wed Oct 16 – UK – Bexhill – De La Warr Pavilion
Sat Oct 19 – UK – Cardiff – St David's Hall
Sun Oct 20 – UK – Cambridge – Corn Exchange
Wed Oct 23 – Ireland – Cork – Opera House
Thu Oct 24 – Ireland – Dublin – National Concert Hall
Sat Oct 26 – Ireland – Belfast – Ulster Hall (NEEDS HELP!)
Sun Oct 27 – Ireland – Limerick – Univeristy Hall (NEEDS HELP!)
Frin Nov 1 – UK – Dunfermline – Carnegie Hall
Sat Nov 2 – UK – Glasgow – City Halls
Sun Nov 3 – UK – Manchester – Albert Hall (SELLING OUT FAST!)
Mon Nov 4 – UK – York – Opera House
Thu Nov 7 – UK – Newcastle – Tyne Theatre (NEEDS HELP!)
Sun Nov 24 – Portugal – Braga – Theatro Circo
Thu Dec 5 – UK – London – Union Chapel (SELLING OUT FAST)
Fri Dec 6 – UK – London – Union Chapel (SELLING OUT FAST)

USE THIS LINK TO SHARE ALL TOUR DATES:

http://amandapalmer.net/shows/

or use either of these admat images, depending where you live:

and if you use facebook, share the facebook events for each show and invite your friends to the show in their city. you can see the full list, here:

http://facebook.com/amandapalmer/events

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some other US/CANADA tour housekeeping things:

we're still looking for a few items to help us with the stage set up, mainly, we need lamps for the first few shows, area rugs and motorized disco balls for almost all shows on the north american run of shows.

more info on what's needed and how to get in touch is here, in this post:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/its-tour-time-so-24152837

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A NOTE ABOUT PHOTO POLICY ON THIS TOUR! 

if you know me, you know i usually have a 100% open media/photo policy. but because these shows on this tour are so seated and quiet at times, i’m doing things a little differently with photos this time. i’m allowing a select few photographers each night, and they’ll be allowed to photograph specific songs. cellphone camera photos are always okay, but professional cameras will need press credentials. if you want to photograph, reach out to: management@amandapalmer.net with your outlet credentials and portfolio and we will set you up with a photo pass if we can.

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see you soon my loves.

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