{"url":"https://www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/26027758.review-tori-amos-glasgow-royal-concert-hall-glasgow-2026/","title":"Tori Amos thrills Glasgow with joyful resistance set","domain":"heraldscotland.com","imageUrl":"https://images.pexels.com/photos/7081160/pexels-photo-7081160.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&h=650&w=940","pexelsSearchTerm":"Tori Amos concert","category":"Entertainment","language":"en","slug":"18a6fc6a","id":"18a6fc6a-7b95-4186-83c4-d1e4550f7179","description":"Tori Amos delivered a thrilling set at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall after four years away.","summary":"## TL;DR\n- Tori Amos delivered a thrilling set at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall after four years away.\n- New album *In Times of Dragons* features tracks like doomy *Shush* and hopeful *Stronger Together*.\n- Performance mixed back catalogue hits with resistance-themed joy, backed by skilled musicians and singers.\n\n## The story at a glance\nTori Amos, the American singer-songwriter now based in Cornwall, played Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Wednesday night, her first show there in four years. The review by Teddy Jamieson gives it four stars for a quietly thrilling set drawing from her new album *In Times of Dragons* and classics like *Little Earthquakes*. It's being reported now ahead of the album's release, which tackles autocratic times through Tori's fantastical lens. Most fans treated it as a special event, toggling between hushed devotion and excitement.\n\n## Key points\n- Gig opened under a gigantic circle of lights resembling a portal to \"Toriworld,\" with audience already immersed.\n- Amos performed *Shush* from new album, imagining her as a dragon queen fighting a billionaire demon lizard and the patriarchy.\n- Backed by drummer **Earl Harvin**, bassist/MD **Jon Evans**, and \"angel witches\" **Liv Gibson**, **Deni Hlavinka**, **Hadley Kennary** on vocals.\n- Ranged through catalogue including *Crazy* and *Honey* from *Scarlet’s Walk* and *Under the Pink*, with songs stretched into tidal, surging shapes.\n- *Stronger Together* highlights female solidarity amid \"menacing times/stripped of rights.\"\n- *Crucify* (1992 hit) got a bouncy, light take, with Amos beaming.\n- New album concerns repressive politics via gay witches and Celtic deity Lugh.\n\n## Details and context\nThe set felt like joyful resistance, snuffling for \"buried treasure\" in her catalogue back to 1992's *Little Earthquakes*. Backing singers cushioned vocals like \"God’s own scaffolders,\" dropping out sharply on *Honey* as Amos snarled \"tight\" with contempt. Music had a tidal push-pull, settling then surging, powered by supple drumming and artful bass. Amos switched between keyboards and Bosendorfer piano, sometimes playing both eyes closed. This contrasts her four-year gap from Glasgow, making the night an \"event\" for devoted fans.\n\n## Key quotes\n- “It’s been a while, hasn’t it?” – Tori Amos, acknowledging the four-year absence.\n\n## Why it matters\nAmos's show channels personal and political resistance through music, resonating in autocratic times via fantasy elements like demon lizards and dragon queens. Fans get a rare, immersive live taste of her evolving catalogue and upcoming album, blending hope with edge. Watch for *In Times of Dragons* release and potential UK tour dates.","hashtags":["#music","#concert","#tori-amos","#glasgow","#live-review","#entertainment"],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/26027758.review-tori-amos-glasgow-royal-concert-hall-glasgow-2026/","title":"Original article"}],"viewCount":2,"publishedAt":"2026-04-16T16:10:30.403Z","createdAt":"2026-04-16T16:10:30.403Z","articlePublishedAt":"2026-04-16T14:52:33.000Z"}