Live at the Roundhouse
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Live at the Roundhouse is a live concert DVD
DVD
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 by American dark cabaret
Dark Cabaret
Dark cabaret may be a simple description of the theme and mood of a cabaret performance, but more recently has come to define a particular musical genre which draws on the aesthetics of the decadent, risqué German Weimar-era cabarets, burlesque and vaudeville shows with the stylings of post-1970s...

 duo The Dresden Dolls
The Dresden Dolls
The Dresden Dolls are an American musical duo from Boston, Massachusetts. Formed in 2000, the group consists of Amanda Palmer and Brian Viglione...

.

On November 3 and 4, 2006, The Dresden Dolls performed at London
London
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's recently restored Roundhouse venue. The shows (and resulting DVD) featured a large number of artistic performers, circus acts, gymnasts, and cabaret dancers, both as support acts and participating alongside the band during their set. The set draws from both of their studio albums, previously unreleased songs and covers.

Track listing

Bonus material

Performances
  • "Missed Me" (with Edward Ka-Spel
    Edward Ka-Spel
    Edward Ka-Spel is an expatriate English singer, songwriter and musician residing in the Netherlands.-Biography:...

    ) – 5:24
  • "Delilah
    Delilah (The Dresden Dolls song)
    "Delilah" is a song by the punk cabaret duo The Dresden Dolls, released on their second studio album Yes, Virginia....The song is speculated to have many meanings, ranging from Delilah being a woman who continues to come back to a man who doesn't treat her right, to Delilah being a prostitute who...

    " (with Lene Lovich
    Lene Lovich
    Lene Lovich is an American singer based in England, who first gained attention as part of the New Wave music scene of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Her most popular hit single was "Lucky Number", first released in 1979.-Early years:...

    ) – 7:34


Documentary
  • Documentary footage and interviews about the shows – 26:08

Personnel

  • Amanda Palmer
    Amanda Palmer
    Amanda MacKinnon Gaiman Palmer , sometimes known as Amanda Fucking Palmer, is an American performer who first rose to prominence as the lead singer, pianist, and lyricist/composer of the duo The Dresden Dolls...

     – vocals, piano
  • Brian Viglione
    Brian Viglione
    Brian Viglione is the drummer for The Dresden Dolls. Additionally, he was a prominent member of New York City's cabaret punk orchestra, The WORLD/INFERNO Friendship Society...

     – drums, vocals, guitar, bass
  • Margaret Cho
    Margaret Cho
    Margaret Cho is an American comedian, fashion designer, actress, author, and recording artist. Cho is best known for her stand-up routines, through which she critiques social and political problems, especially those pertaining to race and sexuality. She has also directed and appeared in music...

     – Master of Ceremonies
  • Terry Shand – executive producer
  • Geoff Kempin – executive producer
  • Alan Ravenscroft – producer
  • Tina Korhonen
    Tina Korhonen
    Tina Korhonen is a Finnish born music photographer based in the United Kingdom . She is well known for her portraits of musicians, usually in the rock, punk and heavy rock genres including Europe Ronnie James Dio Steve Hacket...

    – still photography
  • Peter Aspden – still photography
  • PixieVisionProductions – still photography
  • James Robinson – still photography
  • Nikki McGowan – still photography
  • Mark Bennett – still photography
  • Nikkie Amouyal – packaging
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