Dresden Dolls Pop Into Beantown

The Dresden Dolls are helping a club in their hometown celebrate 40 years of operation with a three-night stand this fall.

Chris McKay / WireImage.com – Brian Vilione of The Dresden Dolls
The Buckhead Theatre, Atlanta, Ga.

Paradise Rock Club is turning 40 this year and the Boston rockers have been tapped to ring in the anniversary. The 933-capacity venue will be hosting the Dolls Nov. 3-4 and 6. Tickets go on sale Aug. 18.

The group has played the venue several times over the years, and the 2005 performance was captured in a DVD special. The upcoming shows are being billed as “intimate” affairs to honor the venue.

The Dresden Dolls had been on a four-year hiatus before reuniting last year when they played a handful of shows with PWR BTTM opening. Those shows did good business, as our records show two of them moved around 70-80 percent of the tickets in medium-sized amphitheatres, grossing around $130,000 each night.

In addition to the three nights in Beantown, there is also a Halloween show planned at 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. That show will feature This Way to the Egress as support. You can buy tickets to that show on Aug. 17.

Both Brian Viglione and Amanda Palmer have been involved in various projects outside of The Dresden Dolls over the years, but neither of them seems to have any other shows booked at this time.

Viglione’s last endeavor we could find was the group 9:30 Club, fronted by his wife. That band released an EP in 2016.

If you want to know the nitty-gritty details of The Dresden Dolls’ touring business, check out the Pollstar artist page.