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Images: Amanda Palmer & Jason Webley's Wellington Ninja Gig
Amanda F. Palmer's Ninja Gig In Wellington's Civic Square
Images and words Alastair Thompson
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Later day troubadours Amanda F. Palmer and Jason Webley scheduled a ninja gig for 7pm today in Wellington's Civic Square as a prelude to their gig to close Webstock 2011.
Tomorrow night (Saturday 19th Feb) the duo is playing a gig at Bar Bodega, and on Sunday Jason is performing at San Francisco Bath House.
News of the ninja gig spread rapidly via Twitter and blog by 7pm a crowd of around 300 had gathered in the square. Amanda was a little late but eventually appeared at the top of the steps behind her waiting fans.
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The crowd assembled on the steps of the City to Sea Bridge and the ninja gig began, with vocals and ukulele.
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An audience member googled up the lyrics to "New Zealand" a song written on Amanda's last visit to the capital….
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…she then moved to the side of the square and and the crowd followed.
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… and was eventually joined by Jason Webley who did a number by himself.
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And then a duet with Amanda.
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The crowd was re-organised to form a mosh pit and a punk song was played in the ukulele…
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… featuring some crowd surfing.
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As a finale Amanda performed Radiohead's "Creep" with the audience singing along.
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ENDS
Alastair Thompson
Scoop Publisher
Alastair Thompson is the co-founder of Scoop. He is of Scottish and Irish extraction and from Wellington, New Zealand. Alastair has 24 years experience in the media, at the Dominion, National Business Review, North & South magazine, Straight Furrow newspaper and online since 1997. He is the winner of several journalism awards for business and investigative work.
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