Pitchfork: Lily Allen Auctions Date With Self

Lily Allen Auctions Date With Self
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Okay, all-stars. Time to go the distance-- the distance between having £2,000 and £0 in your savings account, that is. Shouldn't be a problem for a true-blue Lily Allen fan, who, if all goes according to plan, can buy a charity date with the sassy songstress.

In celebration of National Dating Day (?!), DatingDirect.com recruited fourteen celebrities, including Chris Tarrant, Liz McClaron, Jodie Kidd (all beating Allen in funds raised, even though we have no idea who they are), Misses England, Great Britain, Northern Ireland, and Scotland, radio personalities Jamie Theakston, Harriet Scott, Lucio, and Welsh, (all getting their butts kicked by Allen), and more, to be auctioned off for dates over the course of ten days (it started September 21).

When the fundraiser comes to an end on October 1, the famed volunteers will hand their earnings over to a variety of charities (each participant chose his/her own upfront). Allen, who's already made her way up to £2,100, chose Strummerville, a Joe Strummer-honoring foundation for the production of new music.

She even put together a dating profile for potential bidders to check out. So before laying down the bucks, make sure you're into "designing trainers, writing music, collecting records, sassy dresses and Sunday roasts."

As previously reported, the Londoner will kick off a short tour of North America in early October. Domino and DJs Aaron LaCrate and Mark Ronson have been added as her opening acts on those dates.

After knocking off that tour, Lily will return to Europe and perform there through early December.

Dates:

10-08 Toronto, Ontario - Mod Club Theatre *
10-10 New York, NY - Hiro Ballroom *
10-12 San Francisco, CA - Popscene *
10-14 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour *
10-16 Chicago, IL - Double Door *
10-21 Manchester, England - Academy
10-22 Newcastle, England - University
10-23 Glasgow, Scotland - ABC
10-25 Edinburgh, Scotland - Corn Exchange
10-26 Leeds, England - University
10-27 Liverpool, England - University
10-28 Sheffield, England - Leadmill
10-30 Norwich, England - UEA
10-31 Cambridge, England - Junction
11-01 Bristol, England - Academy
11-03 Portsmouth, England - Pyramids
11-04 Birmingham, England - Academy
11-06 London, England - Astoria
11-07 London, England - Astoria
11-09 Paris, France - Cigale
11-10 Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Paradiso
11-20 Milan, Italy - Alcatraz
11-21 Munich, Germany - Eiser Halle
11-22 Cologne, Germany - Gloria
11-24 London, England - Wembley Arena $
11-25 London, England - Wembley Arena $
11-30 Hamburg, Germany - Gruenspan
12-01 Copenhagen, Denmark - Small Vega/Vega
12-02 Stockholm, Sweden - Berns