“I can’t believe those tickets went SO FAST. 20 minutes or something? Unreal. You guys are amazing, and I’m really excited. We originally wanted to announce the show a day or 2 before, but that really freaked the venue/promoter/booking agency out. These days they have a hard time packing out a place out even with months of promotion (not all fans are like you!). Thanks for being awesome. -Amy”
As usual, thanks to EvThreads & EvanescenceVille!

“We want to play a little warm up show for friends before playing for 40,000 people in Brazil. Tickets will be available for pre-sale through EvClub starting today (10/21) at noon EDT, until 9 pm on Thursday. They will… be available to everyone starting Friday at noon.” Thanks to Evanescence Official Facebook Page & EvanescenceVille!

Secret Show
Manhattan Center Grand Ballroom New York
311 West 34th Street, New York, NY 10001
Wed Nov 4, 2009 07:00 PM
Tickets available on TicketMaster.com
Tickets Prices
US $26.50
Onsale to General Public
Start: Fri, 10/23/09 12:00 PM EDT

Internet Presale
Start: Wed, 10/21/09 12:00 PM EDT
End: Thu, 10/22/09 09:00 PM EDT
Date 21 Oct 2009

I’ve been sitting here reading through so many of these questions and comments in the “Ask me” thread… trying to find one I haven’t answered and want to… I guess I just want to say thanks for making me feel good. Ha. Its really nice to know so many of you miss the music and want to know when you’ll hear it again. I’ve gotten to the point where I’m working on it almost every day (night I should say). I’m in love with it. Enough to fight for it. Enough to reopen the door to a world of chaos even though it scares me. I don’t want to give away too much about what it will sound like, because so much will change before the end, but its… not what you would expect. Its definitely not happy married music, but its not like I’m dying the whole time either. Its dark, sarcastic, fun, strange, familiar and very different at the same time. It makes me feel alive and I wish I could show you right now. If you were here, at my house, I would pour you a drink and we would turn it up really loud and rock out to it, and I know you would love it. Thank you everyone who has said their lives were touched by the music. It touches my life too, and so do you, in many ways.
Somebody asked how it made me feel when someone tells me the music changed their life. It makes me feel like I’m not crazy. It feels wonderful.
Also somebody asked why I talk about blood so much, complete with quite a few lyric quotes. It made me laugh. I promise to offer slightly less blood on the next album. Slightly.
Last but not least, I often get asked about band members, the whole “is it a band, is it solo, etc” (understandably! There have been quite a few). Everyone who has ever been a part of Evanescence is a part of its story, a part of its soul. From day 1 it has been a collaborative effort and different people have contributed over the years. But it is more than just people. It’s something that has taken on its own life, it has grown, changed and become more interesting, more soulful, more honest than a perfect image will allow. The passion is what makes it live on, the obsessive focus on straight up, head first, love for the music. That is my band. And against all obstacles I’m sticking to it. See you guys soon!
love, Amy
As always, thanks to EvanescenceVille for the head-up!

“OK, here comes the surprise. It’s gonna take a few tweets to tell you the whole thing.
Remember the Nightmare Before Christmas covers CD last year? They are making another one, this time its Muppet songs..
When they asked me if I wanted to do a song, I thought it was a really cool idea but I didn’t think there would be anything that fit me…
but right before saying no, I went online and listened to all the songs just in case anything sparked, and I found something…
so Will Hunt (guy I did Sally’s Song with) and I went completely crazy with it and it is really different and, I think, REALLY cool…
I thought it was going to come out this year but I’ve just been told its been pushed to spring, April I think…
so well have to wait a little bit for it, but I think its worth it. ;)
I’m really excited about it! I have one more surprise and its not so far away… :D
Stay tuned! Amy”

“Hey guys!
I can’t believe I’m saying this but…..
I’ve decided to try out the twitter thing. I think it might be a fun way to stay in touch better and I know I need to announce myself on here because there are so many other ‘me’s.’ My name on twitter is AmyLeeEv. I can’t guarantee I’ll have anything interesting to say but if you’re really bored and need a distraction, why not follow me? Actually, I think I haven an idea for my first tweet. How about I spill the first little surprise I’ve been holding onto? See you there!
love, Amy”

“And hey, just so you guys know, the album is the priority. Its all I’ve been doing this year and I am dying to put it out. The plan is to get it out next year, but it definitely wont be out by April, so this Muppets thing is just an appetizer till then. I know that telling you something is coming out in 6 months seems kinda lame because its far away but Im just really excited (and when I first said there was a surprise I thought it would be out within a month). I know it sounds crazy but the song is killer. That’s my opinion anyway, I had a great time making it. Alright. Going back to work…..
love Amy”
Thanks to EvanescenceVille for the head-up!