A chronological archive of Tori Amos’s life, music, performances, and major milestones.
Tori Amos Timeline
The recent years: 2018 to 2023, spanning Resistance, Ocean to Ocean, postponed touring, and Tori’s return to the road across Europe and North America.
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2018
January 2018
Tori begins writing her second book, Resistance.
2019
May 22, 2019
Tori Amos delivers the commencement address in the Miriam A. Friedberg Concert Hall at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore. She also receives the George Peabody Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Music in America, described by Peabody as its highest honor.
“I am so honored to be receiving the Peabody Medal. When I look back to my time at Johns Hopkins and then to where I am now, and to be receiving this prestigious award, it is truly overwhelming. The 5-year-old inside of me is skipping with joy and gratitude.”
[The Peabody Post, March 26, 2019]
November 5, 2019
Tori Amos announces her second book, Resistance.
2020
April 2020
Tori Amos announces the Resistance book tour.
Because of COVID-19, Tori announces that the Resistance book tour is canceled.
May 5, 2020
Tori Amos releases her second book, Resistance: A Songwriter’s Story of Hope, Change, and Courage.
“When you write songs, you’re dealing with story and with emotion. But you’re also dealing with power. Stories can change the way people see the world. They can reveal systems that people might not notice otherwise. With Resistance I wanted to look at the ways those systems work, and how artists, writers, and thinkers can push back when those systems begin to silence voices or distort the truth.”
[Publishers Weekly, April 2020]
“What I’ve learned over the years is that resistance is not just about opposing something. It’s about protecting what matters. It’s about standing up for people who cannot stand up for themselves, and about making sure that the stories that need to be told are not silenced. Artists have always played a role in that. Our job is to listen, to translate what we hear, and to try to illuminate what is happening beneath the surface.”
[Associated Press, May 2020]
“This book is about how we can transform our anger into something that can actually help create change. Anger is not the enemy. But anger that is not guided by wisdom can become destructive. We have to learn how to harness it, how to direct it so that it becomes a force for transformation rather than something that tears us apart.”
[NPR, May 4, 2020]
“Resistance is also very personal. It’s about the moments when you have to decide whether you’re going to remain silent or whether you’re going to speak up. Sometimes speaking up comes with consequences. But if you stay silent, you can lose something inside yourself. Over time you realize that your voice matters, and that using it is part of your responsibility as a human being.”
[The Guardian, May 2020]
Buy Resistance on Amazon: hardcover, paperback, and Kindle e-book.
You can also get the Resistance audiobook, read by Tori Amos herself:
2021
October 29, 2021
Tori’s sixteenth album, Ocean to Ocean, is released by Decca Records / Mercury Classics. Written and recorded at Martian Engineering in Cornwall, England, the album is produced by Tori Amos with Mark Hawley and Marcel van Limbeek. Much of the record is written during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns and reflects Amos’s attempt to process grief following the death of her mother in 2019. The album debuts at number 6 on a href="https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/tori-amos-top-album-sales-chart-9656765/">Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart, making it her tenth album to debut in the Top 10. It sells 9,000 copies in the United States during its first week.
“Ocean to Ocean is about your losses and how you deal with them. It’s about the moment when you’re knocked down and you’re asking yourself whether you can get back up again.”
[Associated Press, October 2021]
“I was in Cornwall and watching what was happening in the world. The songs came from observing what people were going through and also from my own experience of grief. Music has always been the place where I try to make sense of things.”
[NPR, October 2021]
2022
January 28, 2022
The European leg of Tori’s Ocean to Ocean Tour, which was scheduled to start on February 16, 2022 in Berlin, is postponed until 2023.
- February 16, 2022 Postponed to April 10, 2023
Berlin, Germany – Tempodrom - February 17, 2022 Postponed to April 28, 2023
Katowice, Poland – Spodek - February 18, 2022 Postponed to April 29, 2023
St. Polten, Austria – Festspielhaus - February 20, 2022 Postponed to April 19, 2023
Frankfurt, Germany – Alte Oper - February 22, 2022 Postponed to April 16, 2023
Munich, Germany – Gasteig Philharmonie - February 23, 2022 Postponed to April 30, 2023
Zurich, Switzerland – Volkshaus - February 24, 2022 Postponed to April 13, 2023
Milan, Italy – Teatro degli Arcimboldi - February 26, 2022 Postponed to April 14, 2023
Lyon, France – Radiant - February 28, 2022 Postponed to April 20, 2023
Paris, France – Olympia - March 2, 2022 Postponed to April 18, 2023
Hamburg, Germany – Laeiszhalle - March 3, 2022 Postponed to April 6, 2023
Amsterdam, Netherlands – Carre - March 4, 2022 Postponed to April 7, 2023
Amsterdam, Netherlands – Carre - March 6, 2022 Postponed to April 24, 2023
Copenhagen, Denmark – The Royal Danish Theatre - March 7, 2022 Postponed to April 25, 2023
Oslo, Norway – Konserthus - March 9, 2022 Postponed to April 5, 2023
Brussels, Belgium – Cirque Royal
March 11, 2022
The first leg of Tori’s Ocean to Ocean Tour kicks off in London and ends on June 17, 2022 in Los Angeles. She is joined by Jon Evans on bass and Ash Soan on percussion and drums.
2023
March 25, 2023
The second leg of Tori’s Ocean to Ocean Tour kicks off in Edinburgh, Scotland, and ends on July 28, 2023 in Woodinville, Washington.