a life update from the dodie tour (Patreon)

So I’m on tour and HECKITY HECK. it’s fun.

We are currently one week into dodie’s 6 week tour of Europe & the UK. I’m playing double sets (!!) each night as I’m lucky enough to be supporting as well as playing in dodie’s band. it’s been busy but just the funnest thing & the most rewarding/fulfilling few days I’ve had in so long.

Dodie crowds are not like other crowds - they seem to know my songs which as a support act is NUTS.. they sing, they dance, they jump, they pay attention. They just seem to be the least pretentious, most loving audiences ever & I feel so bloody grateful for a chance to play to them twice each night, in 2 different capacities. :)

The response to ‘why am I like this?’ in particular has been nuts live - hearing each word sung back at me in places like Hamburg & Paris is just the most crazy feeling.. so validating, so cool.

Last night we danced in a v dodgy Irish bar/club in the reeperbahn - we had horrible salty shots and jumped around for hours, then hopped on the bus for tea and then SLEPT as the bus went on the ferry. At 7am a man in sweden came into the bus and shone lights on our faces as he called out our names from our passports. weird times. then we had a service station breakfast & watched A Star Is Born in the bus lounge. dang it that film is important but DARK and I cannot for the life of me warm to Bradley Cooper’s character. hhmmmmmmm.

the travel has been pretty intense & it really does seem to affect me mentally now & then - the journey from Hamburg to Stockholm last night & today was 12+ hours long & prettttyyyyy gruelling.. but we have a rare night in a hotel tonight which means GOOD SLEEP (vs. a sleeperbus sleep) so I’m hoping to refuel & bring big energy again tomorrow night at our stockholm show.

It’s been so cool meeting some secret demo club members along the way - I don’t always have time to say hello at the end but if I know some of you are there I’ll try my best! such a comforting feeling seeing some familiar (and new) supportive faces in the crowd.

SENDING MY LOVE

also - I missed some of the jan rewards for my higher tier patrons - I.E our monthly video hangout & your podcast episode - just a quick note to say IM ON IT & haven’t forgotten, just trying to play catch up in a crazy time. Your demo for this month will be with you as normal, just have to backtrack with the other bits :)) bear with me!

HUGS

OG

xxxxx