I liked Upcoming and generally am a fan of Andy's work, but doesn't kickstarter frown on these types of projects? Are they making an exception because of Andy's contribution to the site as a prominent leader in the community?

From the Kickstarter guide:

"Kickstarter cannot be used to fund websites or apps focused on e-commerce, business, and social networking." [1]

From the project:

"Most importantly, it surfaced what your friends were interested in attending. Upcoming was among the first generation of web apps to use the social network for anything beyond Friendster-like connections, helping to define Web 2.0." [2]

[1] https://www.kickstarter.com/help/guidelines

[2] https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/waxpancake/the-return-o...