Dresden Dolls vocalist Amanda Palmer is days away from launching her solo world tour. The 23-date European leg begins September 27 in Dublin, IRE, and continues through the end of October before the punk-cabaret chanteuse returns to the States for an additional 22-show run.
The U.S. dates begin November 12 at Mercy Lounge in Nashville, TN, and continue through December 16 at the Henry Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles, CA. Along the way, Palmer will perform November 21 at Webster Hall in New York, NY, and November 24-25 at the Paradise Rock Club in her hometown of Boston, MA. A single Canadian engagement is booked for November 30 at Mod Club Theatre in Toronto, ON.
Australian-based performers The Danger Ensemble are accompanying Palmer throughout the tour.
Palmer is touring in support of her debut solo album, “Who Killed Amanda Palmer,” which was produced by her fellow pianist-rocker Ben Folds. The disc was released digitally on September 8 and physically on September 16, and has so far reached a peak position of No. 77 on the Billboard 200.
The singer-songwriter and pianist is best known as half of the theatrical “Brechtian punk cabaret” duo The Dresden Dolls. Under the Dolls moniker, Palmer and drummer Brian Viglione have released two studio albums — most recently 2006’s “Yes, Virginia…” which peaked at No. 42 on the charts. The band supported Nine Inch Nails on tour in 2005, and also joined Cyndi Lauper’s True Colors Tour in 2007.
Amanda Palmer itinerary:
(Dates subject to change.)
| September 27 | Dublin, IRE | Academy |
| September 28 | Belfast, UK | Auntie Annie’s Porterhouse |
| September 30 | Edinburgh, UK | Cabaret Voltaire |
| October 2 | Glasgow, UK | King Tuts Wah Wah Hut |
| October 3 | Birmingham, UK | The Custard Factory |
| October 4 | Brighton, UK | Concorde 2 |
| October 6 | Manchester, UK | Club Academy |
| October 7 | Bristol, UK | Thekla |
| October 8 | Sheffield, UK | Carling Academy |
| October 10 | London, UK | Koko |
| October 12 | Berlin, GER | Knaack Klub |
| October 13 | Dresden, GER | Star Club |
| October 14 | Heidelberg, GER | Karlstorbahnhof |
| October 16 | Zurich, SWI | Abart |
| October 17 | Milan, ITA | Music Drome (fka Transilvania) |
| October 18 | Wörgl, AUT | Komma |
| October 20 | Vienna, AUT | Szene Vienna |
| October 21 | Munich, GER | 59 to 1 |
| October 23 | Paris, FRA | La Boule Noire |
| October 24 | Ghent, BEL | Handelsbeurs |
| October 26 | Amsterdam, NET | Melkweg |
| October 27 | Utrecht, NET | Tivoli de Helling |
| October 29 | Tilburg, NET | Club 013 |
| November 12 | Nashville, TN | Mercy Lounge |
| November 14 | Asheville, NC | The Orange Peel |
| November 15 | Raleigh, NC | Lincoln Theatre |
| November 16 | Atlanta, GA | Variety Playhouse |
| November 18 | Washington, DC | 9:30 Club |
| November 19 | New Haven, CT | Toad’s Place |
| November 21 | New York, NY | Webster Hall |
| November 22 | Philadelphia, PA | Theatre of Living Arts |
| November 24 – 25 | Boston, MA | Paradise Rock Club |
| November 29 | Pittsburgh, PA | Mr. Small’s Theatre |
| November 30 | Toronto, ON | Mod Club Theatre |
| December 2 | Ferndale, MI | Magic Bag |
| December 3 | Chicago, IL | Cabaret Metro |
| December 5 | Minneapolis, MN | First Avenue Nightclub |
| December 6 | Denver, CO | Bluebird Theatre |
| December 8 | Murray, UT | Murray Theatre |
| December 11 | Seattle, WA | Showbox Theatre |
| December 12 | Portland, OR | Wonder Ballroom |
| December 13 | Sacramento, CA | Harlow’s |
| December 15 | San Francisco, CA | Bimbo’s 365 Club |
| December 16 | Los Angeles, CA | Henry Fonda Theatre |