Amanda Palmer Confirms Appearance At The Academy In June

Amanda Palmer will appear at a special event in The Academy in June. The singer and author with host A Night With Amanda Palmer on June 13th, following the recent success of her first book The Art Of Asking.

The former Dresden Dolls star has become noted for pioneering the crowd-sourcing movement, selling 25,000 copies of her last album Theatre Is Evil through site Kickstarter, along with a variety of unique merchandise items including hand-painted turntables, coffee table art books and numerous Amanda Palmer experiences.

Theatre Is Evil showcased Amanda’s powerful vocals and is heavily influenced by the music Palmer grew up listening to, most notably 80s synth rock and Brit Pop.

Tickets are priced at €28 and go on sale this Friday at 9am.