Amanda Palmer brought ‘Theatre Is Evil’ and more to Stubb’s (pics, setlist, more dates)
photos by @griffinshot - Tim Griffin
Amanda Palmer @ Stubb's - 9/19/2012
It's been a great and interesting year for Amanda Palmer, of course not without its share of recent controversy, real or perceived based on differing viewpoints.
Everything seems to be resolved now, which is good news. Outcome: all previously-volunteer musicians are now getting paid and Amanda's new album just debuted at 10 on Billboard.
Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra, Jherek Bischoff, The Simple Pleasure, Ronald Regan, and presumably a group of local, paid (see above), volunteer musicians, came to Stubb's on Wednesday night (9/19), and played to a welcoming audience. I had to leave about 30 minutes in to go see Adam Ant at Emo's, and the Austinist's review show's me I missed a lot:
There were several highlights of this particular performance, including the new song "Bottomfeeder", where Palmer donned a jacket with a parachute train and jumped into the audience. As she was passed singing all the while towards the back of the venue, so was the muti-colored fabric, fanning out to almost completely cover the audience. It was orchestrated so well that she returned to the stage not a beat too soon, completely enveloping the crowd and tying them all to the song both physically and emotionally.
More pictures of Amanda and GTO, as well as the printed setlist and a list of upcoming tour dates, below....
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From the printed setlist: Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra @ Stubb's - 9/19/2012
Intro
Smile (Pictures Or It Didn't Happen)
The Killing Type
Missed Me (Dresden Dolls)
Want It Back
Astronaut
Grown Man Cry
The Box
Trout Heart Replica
Bottomfeeder
The Bed Song
In My Room (Yaz cover)
Berlin
Careless Whisper (Wham! cover)
Girl Anachronism (Dresden Dolls)
Olly Olly Oxen Free
Leeds United
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Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra Fall Tour dates (Through November):
PHOENIX, AZ (CRESCENT BALLROOM)
SAT. SEPTEMBER 22
SAN DIEGO, CA (HOUSE OF BLUES)
MON. SEPTEMBER 24
LOS ANGELES, CA (THE MUSIC BOX / THE FONDA THEATRE)
TUE. SEPTEMBER 25
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (THE FILLMORE)
WED. SEPTEMBER 26
PORTLAND, OR (WONDER BALLROOM)
FRI. SEPTEMBER 28
VANCOUVER, BC (COMMODORE BALLROOM)
SAT. SEPTEMBER 29
SEATTLE, WA (NEPTUNE BALLROOM)
SUN. SEPTEMBER 30
MINNEAPOLIS, MN (FIRST AVENUE)
WED. OCTOBER 3
LONDON, UK (KOKO)
TUE. OCTOBER 23
MANCHESTER, UK (CATHEDRAL)
WED. OCTOBER 24
GLASGOW, UK (ÒRAN MÓR)
THU. OCTOBER 25
AMSTERDAM, NL (MELKWEG)
SAT. OCTOBER 27
BERLIN, DE (COLUMBIA CLUB)
SUN. OCTOBER 28
PRAGUE, CZ (PALÁC AKROPOLIS)
MON. OCTOBER 29
ZURICH, CH (ABART)
TUE. OCTOBER 30
ANTWERP, BE (TRIX CLUB)
THU. NOVEMBER 1
PARIS, FR (LA MAROQUINERIE)
FRI. NOVEMBER 2
COLOGNE, DE (LUXOR)
SAT. NOVEMBER 3
VIENNA, AT (ARENA)
MON. NOVEMBER 5
TORONTO, ON (PHOENIX THEATRE)
FRI. NOVEMBER 9
CHICAGO, IL (METRO)
SAT. NOVEMBER 10
MILWAUKEE, WI (TURNER HALL)
SUN. NOVEMBER 11
DETROIT, MI (SAINT ANDREW'S HALL)
TUE. NOVEMBER 13
BOSTON, MA (PARADISE ROCK CLUB)
THU. NOVEMBER 15
BOSTON, MA (PARADISE ROCK CLUB)
FRI. NOVEMBER 16
BOSTON, MA (PARADISE ROCK CLUB)
SAT. NOVEMBER 17