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! christchurch & wellington - i’m a little torn, let’s talk (Patreon)

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2020-03-14 01:39:59
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hey loves - 

*update, 4:40pm*

hey christchurch. i just met with the venue and the crew here at the venue. we’ve sold about 250 tickets - this place is small and attendees are local. there have been no confirmed cases of coronavirus here on the south island so people here at the venue and locals are feeling like this is an ok show to do...and i think we are ok to go ahead. 

please stay home if you want to, and definitely stay home if you’re feeling sick. the venue is not offering refunds but i will personally reimburse you if you had a ticket and can’t / don’t want to come. please comment below or send an email to management@amandapalmer.net and we will sort you out. 

no hugging after the show, but patrons should all stick around for a photo. it’s gonna be a weird one. i’ve pre-signed a bunch of merch. the venue has grabbed tons of hand sanitizer. please use it. i love you. see you tonight. doors at 6pm, show at 7pm. the piano, christchurch. there are still tickets at door. maybe we will head outside !! it’s nice out .... 

wellington, stay tuned. 

.........

quick poll 

*update* here’s the poll from twitter as of 3pm

(i’m not surprised. twitter is more casual folks than you hardcore peoples)

oooof

first earthquakes, now this. WHAT IS IT WITH ME AND THIS COUNTRY, YOU GUYS.

this is a poll for WELLINGTON/CHRISTCHURCH TICKETHOLDERS/community  ONLY. if you are not here and have strong feelings i DO want to hear about them - but in the comments. 

please don’t vote if you’re not here. 

i just landed here in christchurch. 

things are starting to grind to a small group halt here in old aotearoa - the news just hit that the mosque shooting memorial is cancelled. this was a big deal.

i am wondering if we should follow suit. 

even if there’s a small chance that we can be part of the solution and not the problem, i feel we should talk about it.

wellington is on monday and sold out. 

so vote and please talk to me. the show was scheduled for tonight at the piano, 6 pm doors, 7 pm show. 

i know it may seem a little conservative but i am getting the feeling that conservative is the way to go nowadays. 

and yes - if i cancel the gig, we will figure out a way to make it up to you. right now: safety first. 

vote please.  i’ll check in in about 30 min and update this post with plans. 

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Anonymous

Have a wonderful night everyone. I think this is the right decision for ChCh. I'm hopeful for Wellington but understand what ever you decide. The memorial was cancelled because it was unticketed and attendees couldn't be contacted afterwards. A much smaller ticketed event in a church isn't a sweaty, dancey mosh pit and I think we can be sensible and respectful and still have a good time. What I do love about our country is that we are calmly doing what we need to keep safe and not buying into unproductive hysteria

Anonymous

Whoops hit enter too soon! Make a call on the day with the information you have and we will support it. We will always be here xx

Anonymous

Me and two friends are coming to the Wellington gig. We’ve had no confirmed COVID-19 cases here yet, so I’m for going ahead. If it gets canned, come

Barbara Vreede

I’m not a ticket holder, but I am trained as a scientist, have seen exponential growth close up, and I am so alarmed by how this is developing. I would like to urge you to cancel. Here is the thing: it’s not just about the ticket holders. It’s about those that are vulnerable in the community. This virus is not dangerous for most, but it is dangerous for some. Amplifying the spread with large gatherings like this one, even if you don’t hug, can cause a spike in cases (because odds are someone in your audience or crew will have already been infected, even if you don’t know yet, because symptoms don’t show for weeks), which then increase the rate at which the virus spreads through the community. The best chance for everyone is to slow this down now, as much as possible, so that the health care system can deal as well as possible with the cases they have, and those vulnerable can adequately protect themselves. Again: this is not about your attendees being sick for a little while. This is about their grandmas who they would visit afterwards, or their immunocompromized neighbors. These people are all our responsibility and this is the time to take that responsibility and take the only measure we really can take as citizens: slow. it. down. This will be hard for a while. But it will be disastrous if we don’t act now.

Lofty

I won't be coming to any of your gigs as I have a super bad cold right now, can't risk the possibility it is more than a normal cold. I am stoked for everyone able to go and would be so sad if everyone missed out because of this virus. It is hard to balance the great joy worth spreading vs the horror we don't want spread. Hopefully anyone that thinks they have been in contact with it or might be sick makes the right choices and everyone else gets to have a well deserved night out with Amanda.

Nicole Ives

Hey Wow, this is going to be one hell of a memorable tour!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Katie Ní Mhaoláin

Hi Amanda, I'm nowhere near you but I want to give a perspective. I'm from Ireland. We had our first confirmed case on February 29th, so two weeks ago. Twelve days later the government shut down schools, recommended everyone work from home where possible, and cancelled events of more than 100 people. As of today, two weeks after the first case, we have 90 cases and one death. The first few cases were related to travel but it's now being transmitted within the community at an exponential rate. The country is in absolute panic. People are stealing hand sanitizer and masks from hospitals. Supermarket shelves are being stocked in the morning and are empty by lunch time. There may not be cases on the South Island yet, but the reality is there will be soon. The only way to mitigate this is with early action. It's hugely disappointing having to cancel and I know it's financially a blow for you too...but it's our civic responsibility to take any steps we can to slow the spread in any way that's within our power. Concerts can be rescheduled. Lives can not.

Anonymous

Dear Amanda, please note that it's just been confirmed if you are infected, but not yet showing symptoms, you are still infecting people! So unfortunately, just because one is not feeling sick, does not mean that one is not infected :(

Caitlin Caldeira

Taiwan put social distancing measures into place immediately and have very low rates of the illness. No confirmed cases does not mean it is not there. It is a very ableist response to continue continue to hold events due to one’s feelings, no matter how much work has gone into preparing for it. Concerts can be rescheduled, and it will show the utmost respect not just for your fans but the whole community as well. https://medium.com/@ariadnelabs/social-distancing-this-is-not-a-snow-day-ac21d7fa78b4 https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/03/13/815502262/flattening-a-pandemics-curve-why-staying-home-now-can-save-lives?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_term=nprnews&utm_campaign=npr

Michela M.

If you can't / won't cancel, everyone please stay safe, keep your distance, don't touch your face, wash your hands. Think of all the people you are going to meet whose health problems you know nothing about. 💖

Barbara Vreede
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This: "No confirmed cases does not mean it is not there. It is a very ableist response to continue continue to hold events due to one’s feelings, no matter how much work has gone into preparing for it." I want to emphasize this so bad.