Punk/ dark cabaret duo The Dresden Dolls (Amanda Palmer and Brian Viglione) have announced a special 10th anniversary performance on Halloween night 2010 at Irving Plaza in NYC. Think it’s just a cruel joke? Watch The Dresden Dolls announce it themselves after the jump.In addition to the Halloween performance in NYC, the duo also announced a set of dates in November, beginning with a Nov. 12 performance in New Orleans that will benefit BTNEP, an organization that is working to preserve, protect, and restore the Barataria and Terrebonne estuaries of Louisiana. Dates are listed below.

Dresden Dolls 10th Anniversary Tour:

11/12 – New Orleans, La. – Tipitina’s (Relief-benefit for BTNEP)
11/13 – Atlanta, Ga. – The Buckhead Theatre
11/14 – Lexington, Ky. – Buster’s Billards & Backroom
11/16 – St. Louis, Mo. – The Pageant
11/17 – Chicago, Ill. – The Vic Theatre
11/19 – Dallas, Texas – Granada Theatre
11/20 – Houston, Texas – Fitzgerald’s
11/21 – Austin, Texas – La Zona Rosa

Now, the promised announcement video.