Sick Amanda Palmer Seeks Fans to Sing at Concert
Amanda Palmer and the Grand Theft Orchestra are about to take the stage in Paris at La Maroquinerie but due to Palmer’s illness which has made her unable to sing, the prolific tweeter went to Twitter to ask her followers to step up and sing at the show tonight. The karaoke style show will have a crowdsourced fan singing each song. Palmer tweeted explaining that those who want to sing had best know the lyrics, but that if cue cards or smartphones are needed she’ll let it slide. The gig is supposed to start any minute know, so keep an eye on her Twitter account (@AmandaPalmer) to see how this turns out.
Palmer stirred controversy earlier on her tour when she crowdsourced musicians at each show, initially offering only hugs and beer as compensation. After a considerable amount of backlash, Palmer – whose Kickstarter album project raised over $1 million – agreed to pay the volunteering musicians. In a series of tweets she also addressed why the band couldn’t afford (literally) to cancel the concert.
I love her hairy armpits