the vote. and info for the stream (and charity donations) tonight. (Patreon)

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dear ones ...

i just woke up in london and saw the news. i saw the news today. oh boy. the united kingdom has marched towards the right in droves. 

i don't know what to say except....i am so, so sorry, UK. we tried.

i texted brian eno and told him it was basically my fault, i didn't do a good enough job on the kazoo in our "everything's on the up with tories" song. we agreed that we should remix it with everything - all kazoos included - panned hard right with nothing in the left channel but the sound of distant burning bushfires....and, brian's suggestion: "nothing in the centre of the mix but an empty vacuum".

but seriously. it is so hard to have hope when so many people seem to believe that the needy should be ignored. that nobody but the rich and privileged deserve healthcare, and that building walls and borders and keeping immigrants out is the only way to go.

i dunno know, y'all. it's feeling lonely.

At least TONIGHT WILL NOT BE LONELY.

I cannot tell you how happy I am to be playing tonight in london. at least we can make some light in the dark. maybe. and we are streaming to the whole community. please - join in if you can to send love to london. and also we are going to add a charity component to the show tonight given how bad the political news is. this was alex the merch queen's idea and i’m glad he had it.

ok

SOME INFORMATION ABOUT TONIGHT'S WEBCAST:

we'll be putting the stream on at 6:15pm GMT london time (find your timezone here), the concert itself will start promptly at 6:30pm and we'll broadcast until about 10:30pm.

you can read this patreon post for some more details (it's patron only) including the link to tonight's webcast to get in early and RSVP on crowdcast, the site we'll be streaming on.

in the 15 minutes before the concert starts, we'll have a special GUEST STREAM HOST in front of the camera interviewing patrons and hosting the evening for you. meet cal, our hype queen and hostess. cal and i collided in edinburgh a few months ago and became fast friends; she's a scientist, musician and trans-activist and an all-round amazing person. (here’s a link to cal’s music). she'll also be interviewing patrons during the 20 minute intermission so there will be continuous footage for your viewing pleasure, even when i'm off stage.

AND because we can do our part to make our communities and our world a little brighter, we decided moments ago, let's do some good while we can.....

i will be donating 50% of net proceeds from the merch sales to:

The Margins Project. Union Chapel's charitable organisation.

if you would like to make a financial donation of your own, or find out more about The Margins Project head to:

https://www.unionchapel.org.uk/get-involved/donate/the-margins-project/

if you’re attending the show and would like to bring financial donations or donate goods tonight and tomorrow night, they will be accepting them at the box office. please note that fresh food is not accepted.

Margins is focusing on donations of:

- Backpacks

- Toiletries

- Socks

- Underwear

- Scarves

- Gloves

- Coats

- Robust boots

- Tinned food

i'll be posting here on patreon right before we go live with the broadcast tonight, but if you're planning to tune in, you can make sure your account is ready to go by making sure that you're logged into patreon and you've connected your crowdcast account to your patreon account by clicking the RSVP link for tonight's broadcast: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/afp-20191213

see you out there loves.

x

a

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UPCOMING SHOWS:

Fri Dec 13th - UK - London - Union Chapel (SOLD OUT) 

Sat Dec 14th - UK - London - Union Chapel (SOLD OUT)

THEN DOWN UNDER:

Mon. Dec 30 — Wed.. Jan 1 - WOODFORD, QLD - Woodford Folk Festival

Thurs. Jan 16 — Sat. Jan 18 - LAUNCESTON, TAS - Mona Foma Confessional

Mon. Jan 20 - LAUNCESTON, TAS - Princess Theatre, Mona Foma

Wed. Jan 22 - MELBOURNE, VIC - Hamer Hall

Fri. Jan 31 - BRISBANE, QLD - Brisbane Powerhouse

Sat. Feb 1 - BRISBANE, QLD - Brisbane Powerhouse

Fri. Feb 7 - CANBERRA, ACT - Canberra Theatre

Sat. Feb 8 - SPRINGWOOD, NSW - Blue Mountains Theatre

Fri. Feb 14 — Sat. Feb 15 - ADELAIDE, SA - Bonython Hall, Adelaide Fringe 

Thurs. Feb 20 - SYDNEY, NSW - Enmore Theatre

Sat. Feb 22 - PERTH, WA - Perth Concert Hall, Perth Festival 

Sat. Feb 29 - DARWIN, NT - Darwin Entertainment Centre

Thurs. Mar 12 — Fri. Mar 13 - AUCKLAND, NZ - Auckland Arts Festival: Hollywood Avondale

Sat. March 14th - CHRISTCHURCH, NZ - The Piano

Mon. March 16th - WELLINGTON, NZ - St Peters Church, Wellington Fringe

ALL TICKETS: https://nointermission.amandapalmer.net