Tori Amos - boots archive

Tori Amos: boots

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Live concert recordings archive. Most were recorded from the audience, some were broadcast on radio. Many sound amazing, a few sound awful. But even the worst recordings are amazing, as Tori is always brilliant and every show is unique.

Although this is a historical archive of the concerts of Tori Amos, there are no officially released shows here. If you enjoy the shows here, you will definitely want to head over to Amazon to purchase all of the shows Tori has released herself (which obviously sound a million times better than anything in this archive), particularly the phenomenal Legs and Boots series from 2007 (27 complete concerts mastered by the Martian himself!), the 6-concert Original Bootlegs set from 2005, From Russia with Love from 2010 (exclusively available on toriamos.com) plus the DVDs Live in Montreux 1991/1992, Welcome to Sunny Florida and Live from the Artists Den. Support Tori by seeing her amazing concerts in person and let her know that you will buy any live recording she releases!

In 1991, Tori Amos began performing intimate solo shows in small UK venues to promote her debut solo album, Little Earthquakes. Later in the year she opened for Marc Cohn on his tour. In January 1992, Tori was headlining her own Little Earthquakes World Tour, which continued until the end of November. She opened a few shows with an unreleased a capella song (lyrics here) exclusive to this tour.

1991-12-12 Sunderland, England (radio broadcast) [flac]
1992-01-30 London, England [flac]
1992-02-21 Sheffield, England [flac]
1992-04-02 London, England [flac]
1992-04-05 Cambridge, England (4 songs, soundboard)
1992-04-05 Cambridge, England (whole show)
1992-04-07 Glasgow, Scotland [flac]
1992-04-10 Manchester, England [flac]
1992-04-20 New York, New York (early show)[flac]
1992-04-20 New York, New York (late show)[flac]
1992-04-25 Toronto, Canada [flac]
1992-04-28 Cambridge, MA [flac]
1992-05-06 Ballard, Washington [flac]
1992-05-07 Vancouver, BC [flac]
1992-05-11 Hollywood, CA [flac]
1992-06-07 Frankfurt, Germany [flac]
1992-06-08 Hamburg, Germany [flac]
1992-06-12 Edinburgh, Scotland (radio broadcast)
1992-07-31 Chicago, Illinois [flac]
1992-08-02 Northwest Airlines lounge; Minneapolis
1992-08-05 Cincinnati, Ohio
1992-08-07 Columbus, Ohio [flac]
1992-08-16 West Palm Beach, Florida [flac]
1992-08-24 Los Angeles, California [flac v1] [flac v2]
1992-08-28 Portland, Oregon [flac]
1992-08-29 Seattle, Washington [flac]
1992-08-30 Eugene, Oregon [flac]
1992-09-02 San Francisco (early show) [flac]
1992-09-02 San Francisco, California (late show) [flac]
1992-09-04 San Juan Capistrano, California [flac]
1992-09-13 Washington, DC [video]
1992-09-29 Boulder, Colorado [flac]
1992-10-01 Tempe, Arizona [flac]
1992-10-08 New York, New York [flac]
1992-10-09 New York, New York [flac]
1992-10-11 Red Bank, New Jersey [flac]
1992-10-20 Glenside, Pennsylvania [flac]
1992-10-21 Glenside, Pennsylvania [flac]
1992-10-25 Amherst, Massachusetts [flac]
1992-10-28 Toronto, Canada [flac]
1992-10-29 Montreal, Canada [flac]
1992-10-30 Detroit, Michigan [flac
1992-11-02 Cleveland, Ohio [flac]
1992-11-06 Purchase, New York [flac]
1992-11-08 Albany, New York [flac]
1992-11-09 New Haven, Connecticut [flac]
1992-11-12 Baltimore, Maryland (1 song)
1992-11-22 Melbourne, Australia [flac]
1992-11-23 Melbourne, Australia [flac]

In 1994, Tori Amos embarked upon her second world tour, promoting her second solo album, Under the Pink. She toured with a beautiful Bosendorfer piano for the first time, and also had a prepared upright piano that she played (standing) for one song, "Bells for Her." The opening act was Native American folk singer Bill Miller, and Tori's introductory music (what played when the lights went down and she walked onstage) was the theme from "Rawhide." Funtimes.

1994-02-24 Newcastle, England
1994-02-27 Glasgow, Scotland (1 song)
1994-02-28 Edinburgh, Scotland (1 song)
1994-03-04 Cambridge, England (highlights)
1994-03-06 London, England
1994-03-13 Tokyo, Japan (in-store performance)
1994-03-13 Tokyo, Japan (3 in-store performances) [flac]
1994-03-20 Seattle, Washington
1994-03-22 Los Angeles, California
1994-03-24 Chicago, Illinois
1994-03-26 Toronto, Canada
1994-03-27 Washington, DC
1994-03-30 New York, New York
1994-03-30 New York, New York (highlights)
1994-03-31 Boston, Massachusetts
1994-04-01 Atlanta, Georgia
1994-04-02 Montreal, Canada
1994-04-07 Amsterdam, the Netherlands
1994-04-09 Berlin, Germany (radio broadcast) [flac]
1994-04-10 Hamburg, Germany [flac]
1994-04-13 Dusseldorf, Germany
1994-04-14 Stuttgart, Germany
1994-04-18 Milan, Italy
1994-04-19 Rome, Italy
1994-04-21 Portsmouth, England
1994-04-23 Ipswich, England
1994-04-24 York, England [flac]
1994-04-26 Cardiff, Wales [flac]
1994-04-28 London, England
1994-04-29 London, England
1994-04-30 London, England
1994-05-02 Wolverhampton, England
1994-05-07 Maastricht, Holland
1994-06-13 New Haven, Connecticut
1994-06-15 New York, New York
1994-06-26 Burlington, Vermont
1994-07-01 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1 song)
1994-07-02 Detroit, Michigan
1994-07-04 Detroit, Michigan
1994-07-11 Madison, Wisconsin (1 song)
1994-07-14 Minneapolis, Minnesota (early show)
1994-07-14 Minneapolis, Minnesota (late show)
1994-07-29 Raleigh, North Carolina
1994-07-29 Raleigh, North Carolina (alternate source)
1994-08-03 Tampa, Florida (early show)
1994-08-03 Tampa, Florida (early show highlights)
1994-08-03 Tampa, Florida (late show)
1994-08-08 Nashville, Tennessee
1994-08-11 New Orleans, Louisiana
1994-08-12 Houston, Texas [flac]
1994-08-13 Austin, Texas
1994-08-14 Dallas, Texas
1994-08-19 Phoenix, Arizona
1994-08-20 Las Vegas, Nevada [flac]
1994-08-31 San Francisco, California
1994-09-01 San Francisco, California
1994-09-09 Sacramento, California
1994-09-10 Berkeley, California (1 song)
1994-09-12 Eugene, Oregon
1994-09-14 Seattle, Washington (1 song)
1994-09-15 Bellingham, Washington (2 songs)
1994-09-23 Lawrence, Kansas [flac]
1994-10-01 Evanston, Illinois
1994-10-05 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1994-10-13 Toledo, Ohio
1994-10-15 Ann Arbor, Michigan
1994-10-16 East Lansing, Michigan
1994-10-21 Orono, Maine [flac]
1994-10-22 Storrs, Connecticut (1 song)
1994-10-23 University Park, Pennsylvania
1994-10-25 Elmira, New York
1994-10-26 New Haven, Connecticut
1994-11-01 Kitchener, Canada [flac]
1994-11-03 Ottawa, Canada (late show)
1994-11-05 Hamilton, Canada
1994-11-07 Quebec City, Canada
1994-11-09 Montreal, Canada (tv broadcast)
1994-11-09 Montreal, Canada (complete show) [flac]
1994-11-22 Tokyo, Japan
1994-12-08 Sydney, Australia
1994-12-10 Adelaide, Australia

In 1996, Tori Amos embarked on the Dew Drop Inn tour (this time bringing along a harpsichord, harmonium, and Steve Caton on guitar) to promote her third album, Boys for Pele. [Go here to read about the original Dew Drop Inn]. She was coming out of an almost 8 year relationship with the man she had thought was her soul-mate (Eric Rosse). She was learning to find true passion within herself rather than feeding off the energy of the men in her life, and even the piano itself. This time Tori Amos was performing for the healing of her soul, for her own mental health and spiritual evolution. She let her voice go wild, belting out the most dramatic and intense performances of her career -- hisses, moans, wails, wild improvisations and raw screams. This was a Tori Amos unlike anything you'd ever heard on record or in concert before, and it's something you'd never hear again after this tour. Tori has even admitted that she is somewhat embarrassed by these intense, wild performances. But her fans (or "Ears with Feet," as she says here, in a message to the web recorded on Sept 16, 1996) loved every moment of it, and dream of Tori returning to this kind of raw performance art. Enjoy these rare bootlegs... Maybe someday Tori herself will release official recordings from this classic and unforgettable tour. (* next to the best shows).

1996-03-05 Newcastle, UK
1996-03-08 London, England
1996-03-09 London, England
1996-03-11 Exeter, England
1996-03-13 Portsmouth, England
1996-03-16 Amsterdam, Holland (highlights)
1996-03-24 Frankfurt, Germany
1996-03-25 Berlin, Germany (soundboard) *
1996-03-29 Milan, Italy

1996-04-09 Tampa, Florida
1996-04-10 Gainesville, Florida
1996-04-11 Unplugged - New York City (taping)
1996-04-11 Unplugged - New York City (video)
1996-04-12 Ft Lauderdale, Florida
1996-04-12 Ft Lauderdale, Florida (highlights, alt. source)
1996-04-13 Orlando, Florida (highlights)
1996-04-14 Atlanta, Georgia (early show) [flac]
1996-04-14 Atlanta, Georgia (late show) [flac]
1996-04-21 Asheville, North Carolina (highlights)
1996-04-26 Washington, DC
1996-04-28 Washington, DC *
1996-05-01 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1996-05-02 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1996-05-03 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (early show)
1996-05-03 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (late show)
1996-05-06 Montreal, Canada (highlights) *
1996-05-07 Burlington, Vermont
1996-05-08 Durham, New Hampshire
1996-05-11 New Haven, Connecticut (early show) [video]
1996-05-11 New Haven, Connecticut (late show) [video]
1996-05-13 New York City (Virgin Megastore)
1996-05-13 New York City
1996-05-18 Syracuse, New York
1996-05-22 Boston, Massachusetts
1996-05-25 Buffalo, New York
1996-05-27 Toronto, Canada
1996-05-28 Toronto, Canada (early show) [flac]
1996-05-28 Toronto, Canada (late show) [flac]
1996-05-30 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1996-06-06 Chicago, Illinois
1996-06-08 Milwaukee, Wisconsin (early show) *
1996-06-08 Milwaukee, Wisconsin (late show) *
1996-06-10 Minneapolis, Minnesota
1996-06-11 Ames, Iowa *
1996-06-13 Kansas City, Kansas
1996-06-16 Austin, Texas
1996-06-17 Houston, Texas (early show) [flac]
1996-06-17 Houston, Texas (late show)
1996-06-28 Los Angeles, California
1996-06-29 Los Angeles, California (2 songs)
1996-06-30 Los Angeles, California *
1996-07-02 Phoenix, Arizona (highlights)
1996-07-11 Oakland, California *
1996-07-12 Oakland, California (early show)
1996-07-12 Oakland, California (late show)
1996-07-14 San Jose, California
1996-07-17 Seattle, Washington (early show highlights)
1996-07-17 Seattle, Washington (late show) *
1996-07-19 Vancouver, Canada (radio broadcast; highlights)
1996-07-20 Eugene, Oregon *
1996-07-21 Portland, Oregon (early show)
1996-07-21 Portland, Oregon (late show)
1996-07-26 Cedar Rapids, Iowa
1996-07-27 Springfield, Illinois
1996-07-29 Peoria, Illinois
1996-07-31 Toledo, Ohio
1996-08-03 Dayton, Ohio
1996-08-15 Raleigh, North Carolina [flac]
1996-08-16 Vienna, Virginia
1996-08-21 Charlotte, North Carolina [flac]
1996-08-22 Greensboro, North Carolina [flac]
1996-08-28 Buffalo, New York
1996-09-09 Boston, Massachusetts (soundcheck)
1996-09-09 Boston, Massachusetts
1996-09-10 Poughkeepsie, New York (highlights)
1996-09-12 Erie, Pennsylvania *
1996-09-13 University Park, Pennsylvania (highlights)
1996-09-16 Akron, Ohio (incomplete)
1996-09-18 Muncie, Indiana [flac]
1996-09-19 Bloomington, Indiana
1996-09-20 Rockford, Illinois
1996-09-22 Green Bay, Wisconsin *
1996-09-23 Madison, Wisconsin
1996-09-24 Normal, Illinois *
1996-09-28 Chicago, Illinois
1996-09-30 Baltimore, Maryland *
1996-10-01 Baltimore, Maryland
1996-10-02 New Brunswick, New Jersey (highlights)
1996-10-06 Binghamton, New York
1996-10-11 Roanoke, Virginia (4 songs)
1996-10-13 Little Rock, Arkansas
1996-10-16 New Orleans, Louisiana
1996-10-18 Melbourne, Florida
1996-10-19 Clearwater, Florida
1996-10-20 Ft Myers, Florida
1996-10-22 Miami, Florida *
1996-10-23 Miami, Florida *
1996-10-24 West Palm Beach, Florida (highlights)
1996-10-27 San Antonio, Texas
1996-10-28 College Station, Texas *
1996-10-29 Austin, Texas *
1996-10-30 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma *
1996-11-02 Tulsa, Oklahoma *
1996-11-03 Lawrence, Kansas
1996-11-07 Omaha, Nebraska
1996-11-09 Albuquerque, New Mexico
1996-11-10 Boulder, Colorado *
1996-11-11 Boulder, Colorado *
1996-12-13 Los Angeles (KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas)
1997-01-23 New York City (soundboard)
1997-01-23 New York City (video)

Tori Amos toured with a band for the first time in 1998 (promoting her album, From the Choirgirl Hotel), and it was the first time I saw people literally pass out from being so overwhelmed at a Tori show! Yes, the music was that intense and powerful. So, I think you'll enjoy this collection of recordings from the tour. I really like hearing how the songs evolve as the tour progresses, and I put a * next to my favorite shows.

Sneak Preview Club Tour

1998-04-18 Ft Lauderdale, Florida
1998-04-20 Atlanta, Georgia
1998-04-22 Washington, DC
1998-04-23 New York, New York
1998-04-25 Boston, Massachusetts
1998-04-26 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1998-04-28 Toronto, Canada
1998-04-29 Detroit, Michigan
1998-04-30 Chicago, Illinois
1998-04-30 Chicago Radio Special (radio broadcast)
1998-05-03 Seattle, Washington [flac]
1998-05-05 San Francisco, California

European Tour

1998-05-22 Jools Holland (tv broadcast)
1998-05-22 Jools Holland (video)
1998-05-25 Wolverhampton, England
1998-05-28 Portsmouth, England
1998-06-01 Pinkpop Festival (tv broadcast)
1998-06-01 Pinkpop Festival (video)
1998-06-02 London, England
1998-06-03 London, England
1998-06-05 Paris, France
1998-06-08 Berlin, Germany (radio broadcast)
1998-06-10 Den Haag, The Netherlands
1998-06-11 Hamburg, Germany (radio broadcast) *
1998-06-13 Bonn, Germany
1998-06-15 Vienna, Austria
1998-06-18 Munich, Germany
1998-06-23 Frankfurt, Germany (radio broadcast) *
1998-06-27 Glastonbury Festival (tv broadcast)
1998-07-05 Werchter, Belgium (tv broadcast)

North American Tour

1998-07-15 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1998-07-17 Minneapolis, Minnesota *
1998-07-18 Ames, Iowa
1998-07-19 Chicago, Illinois
1998-07-21 Cincinnati, Ohio
1998-07-22 Cleveland, Ohio
1998-07-23 Detroit, Michigan
1998-07-25 Toronto, Canada
1998-07-29 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1998-08-01 Boston, Massachusetts
1998-08-02 Springfield, Massachusetts [video]
1998-08-04 Wallingford, Connecticut
1998-08-05 Albany, New York [video]
1998-08-08 Washington, DC
1998-08-11 Richmond, Virginia
1998-08-12 Charlotte, North Carolina
1998-08-14 Birmingham, Alabama
1998-08-15 Knoxville, Tennessee *
1998-08-17 Atlanta, Georgia
1998-08-18 Atlanta, Georgia
1998-08-19 Orlando, Florida
1998-08-21 Ft Lauderdale, Florida
1998-08-22 Ft Lauderdale, Florida
1998-08-25 Nashville, Tennessee
1998-08-26 St Louis, Missouri
1998-08-28 Kansas City, Missouri [flac]
1998-08-29 Norman, Oklahoma
1998-08-30 Omaha, Nebraska
1998-09-01 Denver, Colorado
1998-09-09 Vancouver, Canada
1998-09-11 Seattle End Sessions (solo radio)
1998-09-11 Seattle, Washington
1998-09-12 Portland, Oregon *
1998-09-13 Eugene, Oregon *
1998-09-15 KLLC, San Francisco (solo radio)
1998-09-15 Oakland, California
1998-09-16 Sacramento, California [flac]
1998-09-18 Anaheim, California
1998-09-19 San Jose, California
1998-09-20 Santa Barbara, California
1998-09-23 Los Angeles, California
1998-09-24 Las Vegas, Nevada
1998-09-26 San Diego, California
1998-09-27 Phoenix, Arizona
1998-10-02 Austin, Texas [flac]
1998-10-03 Houston, Texas
1998-10-04 Dallas, Texas
1998-10-06 Tulsa, Oklahoma [flac]
1998-10-07 Memphis, Tennessee
1998-10-09 Little Rock, Arkansas
1998-10-10 New Orleans, Louisiana
1998-10-13 Jacksonville, Florida (excerpts)
1998-10-14 Spartanburg, South Carolina [flac]
1998-10-15 Blacksburg, Virginia
1998-10-17 Baltimore, Maryland *
1998-10-18 Raleigh, North Carolina
1998-10-20 Columbia, South Carolina *
1998-10-21 Nashville, Tennessee
1998-10-23 Norfolk, Virginia
1998-10-24 Storytellers (tv broadcast)
1998-10-24 Storytellers (video)
1998-10-25 Providence, Rhode Island
1998-10-28 Louisville, Kentucky *
1998-10-29 Evanston, Illinois (+ soundcheck)
1998-10-31 West Lafayette, Indiana
1998-11-03 Eau Claire, Wisconsin [flac]
1998-11-04 Madison, Wisconsin [flac]
1998-11-06 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1998-11-07 Indiana, Pennsylvania
1998-11-08 Ithaca, New York
1998-11-10 Binghamton, New York
1998-11-12 Rochester, New York [flac]
1998-11-13 Poughkeepsie, New York
1998-11-14 New York, New York (tv broadcast)
1998-11-14 New York, New York (video)
1998-11-15 Amherst, Massachusetts
1998-11-16 Burlington, Vermont *
1998-11-17 Lowell, Massachusetts *
1998-11-19 Durham, New Hampshire
1998-11-21 State College, Pennsylvania
1998-11-23 Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
1998-11-24 Newark, Delaware
1998-11-25 Newark, New Jersey
1998-11-28 Akron, Ohio *
1998-11-29 Columbus, Ohio *
1998-11-30 Indianapolis, Indiana
1998-12-02 Grand Rapids, Michigan [flac]
1998-12-03 East Lansing, Michigan *

Perhaps one of the best Tori Amos concert tours was in 1999 to promote the To Venus and Back album. Accompanied by Jon Evans (on bass), Matt Chamberlain (on drums) and Steve Caton (on guitar, for the last time), Tori Amos played some of her most dramatic rock shows ever. The tour began with Tori and her band co-headlining 27 shows with Alanis Morissette. Since there were two main acts performing, Tori's set ended after about an hour and 10 minutes. After the double-headlining tour, Tori and her band went on and performed 8 full-length shows (about two hours). To finish the year off, Tori played a few solo mini-concerts, beginning with a memorable full-length show in London. There are great recordings of 99% of this stuff, so enjoy!

August 16, 1999 - Unreleased and Unrehearsed webcast
August 18, 1999 - Fort Lauderdale, Florida
August 20, 1999 - Tampa, Florida
August 21, 1999 - Atlanta, Georgia
August 22, 1999 - Nashville, Tennessee
August 24, 1999 - Charlotte, North Carolina
August 25, 1999 - Columbia, Maryland
August 27, 1999 - Camden, New Jersey
August 28, 1999 - Holmdel, New Jersey
August 29, 1999 - Saratoga Springs, New York
August 31, 1999 - Mansfield, Massachusetts
September 1, 1999 - Wantagh, New York
September 3, 1999 - Buffalo, New York
September 4, 1999 - Columbus, Ohio
September 5, 1999 - Indianapolis, Indiana
September 7, 1999 - Toronto, Canada
September 8, 1999 - Cleveland (Cuyahoga Falls), Ohio
September 10, 1999 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
September 11, 1999 - Chicago, Illinois
September 12, 1999 - Detroit (Clarkston), Michigan
September 14, 1999 - Cincinnati, Ohio
September 15, 1999 - Chicago, Illinois (soundboard)
September 15, 1999 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
September 16, 1999 - Minneapolis, Minnesota (2 songs)
September 19, 1999 - Concord, California
September 20, 1999 - Bakersfield, California
September 22, 1999 - Phoenix, Arizona
September 24, 1999 - Las Vegas, Nevada (tv broadcast)
September 25, 1999 - Irvine, California
September 26, 1999 - Irvine, California
September 29, 1999 - Dallas, Texas
September 30, 1999 - Houston, Texas
October 2, 1999 - Austin, Texas
October 6, 1999 - Portland, Oregon
October 7, 1999 - Seattle, Washington
October 9, 1999 - Boise, Idaho
October 10, 1999 - Salt Lake City, Utah
October 11, 1999 - Denver, Colorado (part 1)
October 11, 1999 - Denver, Colorado (part 2)
October 15, 1999 - New York City (radio broadcast)
October 29, 1999 - London, England
November 28, 1999 - Orange, California (radio broadcast)
November 30, 1999 - Providence, Rhode Island
December 2, 1999 - Wallingford, Connecticut
December 3, 1999 - Boston, Massachusetts (radio broadcast)
December 6, 1999 - Washington, D.C. (radio broadcast)
December 11, 1999 - Anaheim, California (radio broadcast)

The 2001 Strange Little Tour (in support of her album of covers, Strange Little Girls) was Tori Amos' first solo tour after becoming a mother. She was full of energy and performed on a new level, with a unique set-list every night. Good stuff, indeed. Stealthy fans managed to record almost every show.

August 30, 2001 - London, England
September 28, 2001 - West Palm Beach, Florida
September 29, 2001 - Clearwater, Florida
September 30, 2001 - Kissimmee, Florida
October 2, 2001 - Atlanta, Georgia
October 3, 2001 - Nashville, Tennessee
October 4, 2001 - Charlotte, North Carolina
October 6, 2001 - Washington, D.C.
October 7, 2001 - Washington, D.C.
October 9, 2001 - New York City
October 10, 2001 - New York City
October 11, 2001 - New York City
October 12, 2001 - Strange Little Webcast (video)
October 13, 2001 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
October 13, 2001 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (video)
October 14, 2001 - Wallingford, Connecticut
October 15, 2001 - Boston, Massachusetts
October 17, 2001 - Grand Rapids, Michigan
October 18, 2001 - Detroit, Michigan
October 19, 2001 - Toronto, Canada
October 21, 2001 - Minneapolis, Minnesota
October 23, 2001 - Chicago, Illinois
October 24, 2001 - Cleveland, Ohio
October 25, 2001 - Indianapolis, Indiana
October 27, 2001 - St. Louis, Missouri
October 30, 2001 - New Orleans, Louisiana
October 31, 2001 - Houston, Texas
November 2, 2001 - Austin, Texas
November 3, 2001 - Dallas, Texas
November 5, 2001 - Denver, Colorado
November 6, 2001 - Salt Lake City, Utah
November 8, 2001 - Vancouver, Canada
November 9, 2001 - Seattle, Washington
November 11, 2001 - Oakland, California
November 12, 2001 - Oakland, California
November 15, 2001 - Los Angeles, California
November 16, 2001 - Los Angeles, California
November 17, 2001 - Los Angeles, California
November 19, 2001 - Phoenix, Arizona
November 20, 2001 (early show) - San Diego, California
November 20, 2001 (late show) - San Diego, California

November 27, 2001 - Paris, France
November 28, 2001 - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
December 1, 2001 - Brussels, Belgium
December 2, 2001 - Mannheim, Germany
December 3, 2001 - Oberhausen, Germany
December 5, 2001 - Glasgow, UK
December 6, 2001 - Manchester, UK
December 7, 2001 - London, UK
December 9, 2001 - Berlin, Germany
December 10, 2001 - Frankfurt, Germany
December 11, 2001 - Munich, Germany
December 13, 2001 - Basel, Switzerland
December 14, 2001 - Vienna, Austria
December 16, 2001 - Poland (Radio 3 mini-concert)
December 17, 2001 - Milan, Italy

In 2002, Tori Amos released what she has said is "the cornerstone" of her work -- Scarlet's Walk. In October 2002, she performed a series of solo mini-concerts for radio and TV (and a few private shows for record industry people). She even had a new custom mini-B sendorfer piano built just for this sort of thing. After the solo album promotion, Tori was joined by Jon Evans on bass and Matt Chamberlain on drums for one of her most epic tours ever: On Scarlet's Walk. The shows were about 30 minutes longer than her previous concerts, with lots of variety from night to night, and new arrangements for many of the older songs. After the tour, Tori took a short break, then returned for the Lottapianos tour in the Summer of 2003. If you have any shows missing from this archive, please share and I will update the list.

If you are not familiar with Scarlet's Walk, listen to Scarlet Stories - Commentary by Tori Amos, and get the full story of the album from Tori herself. Good stuff.

On Scarlet's Walk

2002-11-07 Tampa, Florida
2002-11-09 Melbourne, Florida
2002-11-10 Atlanta, Georgia
2002-11-12 Fairfax, Virginia
2002-11-13 New York, New York
2002-11-15 Camden, New Jersey
2002-11-16 Wallingford, Connecticut
2002-11-17 Providence, Rhode Island
2002-11-19 Lowell, Massachusetts
2002-11-20 Montreal, Canada
2002-11-22 Toronto, Canada
2002-11-23 Columbus, Ohio
2002-11-24 Auburn Hills, Michigan
2002-11-26 Cleveland, Ohio
2002-11-27 Chicago, Illinois
2002-11-29 Chicago, Illinois
2002-11-30 Minneapolis, Minnesota
2002-12-01 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2002-12-03 St. Louis, Missouri
2002-12-05 Denver, Colorado
2002-12-07 Salt Lake City, Utah
2002-12-09 Vancouver, Canada
2002-12-10 Seattle, Washington
2002-12-13 San Diego, California
2002-12-14 Las Vegas, Nevada
2002-12-16 Tempe, Arizona
2002-12-17 Los Angeles, California
2002-12-18 Los Angeles, California
2002-12-20 San Francisco, California
2002-12-21 San Francisco, California

2003-01-12 Glasgow, Scotland
2003-01-13 Manchester, England
2003-01-14 Wolverhampton, England
2003-01-16 London, England
2003-01-17 London, England
2003-01-19 Brussels, Belgium
2003-01-20 Rotterdam, The Netherlands
2003-01-21 Oberhausen, Germany
2003-01-23 Hamburg, Germany
2003-01-24 Poznan, Poland
2003-01-25 Munich, Germany
2003-01-27 Florence, Italy
2003-01-28 Milan, Italy
2003-01-30 Vienna, Austria
2003-02-01 Berlin, Germany
2003-02-03 Geneva, Switzerland
2003-02-05 Frankfurt, Germany

2003-02-20 Boca Raton, Florida
2003-02-21 Jacksonville, Florida
2003-02-22 Birmingham, Alabama
2003-02-23 Nashville, Tennessee
2003-02-25 Charlotte, North Carolina
2003-02-28 Albany, New York
2003-03-01 Syracuse, New York
2003-03-04 Durham, New Hampshire
2003-03-05 Custom Concert - New York City (video)
2003-03-06 New York, New York
2003-03-07 New York, New York
2003-03-08 New York, New York
2003-03-11 Toledo, Ohio
2003-03-13 Buffalo, New York
2003-03-15 Louisville, Kentucky
2003-03-16 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2003-03-18 Indianapolis, Indiana
2003-03-19 Erie, Pennsylvania
2003-03-20 Cincinnati, Ohio
2003-03-22 Kansas City, Missouri
2003-03-23 Tulsa, Oklahoma
2003-03-24 Omaha, Nebraska
2003-03-26 Green Bay, Wisconsin
2003-03-28 Madison, Wisconsin
2003-03-30 Duluth, Minnesota
2003-04-02 Rapid City, South Dakota
2003-04-06 Boise, Idaho
2003-04-11 San Jose, California
2003-04-12 San Jose, California
2003-04-13 Sacramento, California
2003-04-15 San Luis Obispo, California
2003-04-18 Santa Barbara, California
2003-04-19 Anaheim, California
2003-04-21 Albuquerque, New Mexico
2003-04-23 Dallas, Texas
2003-04-25 San Antonio, Texas
2003-04-26 Austin, Texas
2003-04-27 Houston, Texas
2003-04-29 New Orleans, Louisiana
2003-05-02 Chicago, Illinois (tv broadcast)

Lottapianos tour

2003-07-26 Redmond, Washington
2003-07-27 Eugene, Oregon
2003-07-29 Concord, California
2003-07-31 Las Vegas, Nevada
2003-08-01 Los Angeles, California
2003-08-02 San Diego, California
2003-08-04 Phoenix, Arizona
2003-08-05 Tucson, Arizona
2003-08-09 Minneapolis, Minnesota
2003-08-10 Chicago, Illinois
2003-08-11 Chicago, Illinois
2003-08-13 Toronto, Canada
2003-08-16 Cleveland, Ohio
2003-08-17 Rochester, New York
2003-08-20 Columbus, Ohio
2003-08-22 Holmdel, New Jersey
2003-08-23 Wantagh, New York [video]
2003-08-24 Boston, Massachusetts
2003-08-30 Raleigh, North Carolina
2003-08-31 Charleston, South Carolina
2003-09-01 Atlanta, Georgia
2003-09-04 West Palm Beach, Florida
2003-10-03 Boston, Massachusetts (MixFest X) (solo)
2003-11-18 London, England (solo)

In 2005, Tori Amos toured solo (this time seated between the piano and a B3 Hammond organ) to promote her album, The Beekeeper. Each night, Tori opened the show with the song "Original Sinsuality," which was the name of the tour's first leg (U.S., Australia and Europe). After touring Europe, Tori took a short break, then returned to the U.S. for the "Summer of Sin" tour. She also took requests (online and at meet and greets) for covers (other people's songs) in each city for a two-song section of the show called "Tori's Piano Bar," so audiences heard Tori perform songs she had never played before, and many she would never play again.

Tori Amos officially released 6 complete concerts from this tour, available individually or in a box set called The Original Bootlegs. The recordings sound incredible, and are much more enjoyable than listening to audience recordings. You can purchase The Original Bootlegs on Amazon.com. However, for those scholars and collectors who are interested in hearing more live Tori Amos performances, we have this collection of audience recordings (and one radio broadcast).

Original Sinsuality tour

2005-04-01 Clearwater
2005-04-03 Orlando
2005-04-04 Atlanta
2005-04-06 Washington, DC (1 song)
2005-04-08 New York City
2005-04-10 Hartford
2005-04-11 Philadelphia
2005-04-12 Boston
2005-04-14 Detroit
2005-04-17 Dallas
2005-04-22 Seattle
2005-04-24 San Francisco

2005-05-07 Sydney
2005-05-12 Melbourne
2005-05-15 Perth
2005-05-18 Melbourne

2005-05-31 Dublin (11 songs)
2005-06-02 Wolverhampton
2005-06-03 London
2005-06-07 Glasgow (4 songs)
2005-06-08 Newcastle
2005-06-09 Nottingham (5 songs)
2005-06-12 Brussels
2005-06-13 Paris
2005-06-16 Oslo (2 songs)
2005-06-18 London (4 songs)
2005-06-19 Copenhagen
2005-06-21 Berlin
2005-06-23 Bonn (with soundcheck)
2005-06-24 Munich
2005-06-28 Frankfurt (radio broadcast)
2005-06-29 Zurich (4 songs)
2005-07-02 Genova
2005-07-03 Modena
2005-07-05 Milan
2005-07-06 Florence
2005-07-07 Rome
2005-07-08 Naples

Summer of Sin tour

2005-08-08 Atlanta
2005-08-10 West Palm Beach
2005-08-11 Tampa
2005-08-13 Cary
2005-08-17 Wantagh (3 songs)
2005-08-19 Holmdel
2005-08-20 Camden
2005-08-23 Saratoga Springs (6 songs)
2005-08-26 Montreal
2005-08-27 Toronto
2005-08-28 Rochester Hills
2005-08-30 Cleveland
2005-08-31 Chicago
2005-09-02 Austin
2005-09-03 Houston
2005-09-05 Denver
2005-09-08 Woodinville (1 song)
2005-09-08 Woodinville
2005-09-09 Ridgefield
2005-09-10 Portland (mini-concert)
2005-09-11 Concord
2005-09-13 Santa Barbara [flac]
2005-09-14 San Diego
2005-09-16 Phoenix
2005-09-17 Los Angeles

In 2007, Tori Amos toured to support American Doll Posse. For the album, Tori created four personas, each based on a different archetypal image of woman. She named them "Clyde," "Isabel," "Santa" and "Pip". And of course there was a fifth character from the beginning, named "Tori". This brought the concept of "Tori" as separate persona full-circle back to 1988's Y Kant Tori Read, her first commercial album. For these new live shows, she performed the first 30 minutes dressed in full costume (including wigs) as one of the four "dolls," then left the stage for a costume change and returned to play as "Tori" for the remaining 90 minutes (approximately). She was joined onstage by Matt Chamberlain on drums, Jon Evans on bass, and Dan Phelps on guitars.

Tori Amos released 28 complete recordings from this tour, calling the collection "Legs and Boots" (now available on Amazon.com). Fans were thrilled to hear professional recordings of so many complete shows from one tour, and most were available to download through Tori's official website within a day or two after the actual concert (mastered by Mark Hawley, up all night). However, this wasn't even half the tour, so here are some audience recordings (and 2 soundboard broadcasts) of shows not included in that set.

2007-04-10 Radio Eins, Berlin (solo radio show)
2007-04-27 Star Lounge 98.7 (solo radio show)
2007-04-30 Monte Carlo Nights (solo radio show)
2007-05-01 Sirius Satellite Radio (solo radio show)
2007-05-28 [Santa] Rome, Italy
2007-05-30 [Isabel] Florence, Italy
2007-05-31 [Pip] Milan, Italy
2007-06-02 [Clyde] Paris, France
2007-06-03 [Pip] Amsterdam, Netherlands
2007-06-04 [Santa] Hamburg, Germany
2007-06-06 [Pip] Dusseldorf, Germany
2007-06-07 [Clyde] Munich, Germany
2007-06-08 [Santa] Vienna, Austria
2007-06-10 Stuttgart, Germany [flac]
2007-06-11 [Santa] Nuremberg, Germany
2007-06-13 [Isabel] Copenhagen, Denmark
2007-06-15 [Pip] Seinajoki, Finland (soundboard)
2007-06-19 [Santa] Warsaw, Poland
2007-06-21 [Pip] Prague, Czech Republic
2007-06-22 [Clyde] Bratislava, Slovakia
2007-06-27 [Pip] Graz, Austria
2007-06-30 [Isabel] Frankfurt, Germany
2007-07-01 Werchter, Belgium (soundboard highlights)
2007-07-03 [Santa] London, England (soundboard)
2007-07-04 [Isabel] London, England
2007-07-05 [Clyde] Manchester, England
2007-07-08 Kinross, Scotland (5 songs)

2007-09-10 [Santa] Melbourne, Australia
2007-09-11 [Clyde] Melbourne, Australia
2007-09-16 [Clyde] Canberra, Australia
2007-09-20 [Pip] Adelaide, Australia (highlights)
2007-09-22 [Santa] Brisbane, Australia
2007-09-24 [Clyde] Sydney, Australia
2007-09-27 [Pip] Perth, Australia
2007-09-28 [Isabel] Perth, Australia

2007-10-09 [Isabel] Albany, USA
2007-10-11 [Pip] New York City, USA
2007-10-12 [Santa] New York City, USA
2007-11-07 [Isabel] Minneapolis, USA (incomplete) [flac]
2007-11-28 [Santa] Denver, USA [flac]
2007-12-05 [Pip] Seattle, USA
2007-12-07 [Santa] Oakland, USA
2007-12-08 [Pip] Oakland, USA
2007-12-09 [Clyde] Oakland, USA
2007-12-13 [Clyde] Santa Barbara, USA
2007-12-15 [Pip & Santa] Anaheim USA
2007-12-16 [Isabel & Pip] Los Angeles, USA

In 2009, Tori Amos toured in support of her album Abnormally Attracted to Sin, this time with Jon Evans playing bass and guitar, Matt Chamberlain on drums, and Tori herself playing the piano and three other keyboards. Tori performed "Icicle" and "China" with the band for the first time on this tour, and the sound overall was just amazing. My favorites are marked with *.

2008-08-01 Dranouter Festival, Belgium
2013-03-10 Caprices Festival, Switzerland
2015-05-30 Primavera Sound Festival, Spain

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