LAist Ticket Giveaway

LAist.com is giving away three pairs of tickets to the December 16th show at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. To enter their contest, all you have to do is leave a comment on that blog post telling them what your favorite Tori Amos song is by the end of Monday, December 10th. The three winners will be chosen at random. Good luck!

Thanks to Jason for the tip!

Oakland I: Santa Bay-by

The first night of a three-night stand at Oakland’s Paramount Theatre was opened by Santa who played her usual selections of songs and poured the band drinks while the band jammed before “Hoochie Woman”. Tori’s set featured “Sugar”, “Hotel”, “Caught A Lite Sneeze” and, during T & Bö, “Winter” and a very strong “Cooling”. The full setlist has been posted in the Tour section — swing on by to check it out as well as some early reviews from people who were at the show last night. If you would like to add your review to the cacophony, please use the comment form at the bottom of that page.

While this concert was briefly on the list a couple days ago, it is does not appear to be slated for release via Legs & Boots, presumably because the DVD filming. It’s probably safe to assume that tonight’s show was removed for the same reason. However, we do not know why the third show, which initially remained after the first two were removed, has since disappeared from the list.

Also, as reported by several people, Smitty informed those waiting outside the Paramount before the show yesterday that there would be no meet and greets either before or after any of the Oakland shows due to the tight schedule with the filming and other promotional activities.

Seattle Times Concert Review (December 6, 2007)

The Seattle Times’ Joanna Horowitz also attended and reviewed the Seattle concert. As you might expect, this is a wee bit more journalistic than the Seattle Weekly review, but still paints an accurate picture of the evening. The review appeared in the December 6th edition of the paper.

Tori Amos channels her warrior woman

By Joanna Horowitz
Special to The Seattle Times

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Seattle Weekly Concert Review (December 6, 2007)

Travis Ritter reviewed the December 5th concert at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle for Seattle Weekly’s music blog Reverb. While he initially casts a skeptical eye, he did seem to have a good time. We’re not sure if this piece eventually showed (or shows) up in the print edition of the publication — if anyone in the Seattle area happens to notice, please let us know.

Also, you can find a nice slideshow of photographs from the show on their site as well.

Thanks again to Kimberly for the link!

Last Night: Tori Amos at The Paramount

Posted Dec. 6 at 2:28 am by Travis Ritter

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Seattle: I'm A Believer In Pip, Bitch!

Pip opened the show at Seattle’s Paramount Theatre last night. As this concert was not slated for release as an official bootleg, it was a covers-fest, so “Heart of Gold” was featured during her set. Tori, meanwhile, pulled out three covers: The Monkees’ “I’m A Believer” during the first encore, “Smells Like Teen Spirit” in a nod to Seattle during T & Bö, and “Rattlesnakes” during the regular part of her set. T & Bö was completed with “Seaside”.

The full setlist, thanks to Brian Smith, has been posted, along with some early reviews. If you would like to share your thoughts about the evening, please do so using the comment form there!

Win A Pair Of Oakland Tickets

Kimberly tells us that InsideBayArea is giving away a pair of tickets to Tori’s December 9th show in Oakland.

All you have to do to be in the running is answer the question, “What famous rapper did Tori Amos cover on one of her albums?” Post your answer in the comment box on the site to enter the contest.

The winner will be announced on Friday morning at 11 a.m. You must respond immediately to the notification e-mail, or else another winner will be selected.

Isabel Puffs In Portland

Despite flooding rains, heavy winds and highway closures, the American Doll Posse tour steamed into Portland, with Isabel leading the way by the light of her smokin’ cigarette. Highlights of the evening include “Spring Haze”, “Hotel” (despite flubbing it again), and all of T & Bö: “Bruce Springsteen’s “I’m On Fire”, “Beulah Land” and “Carbon”. The complete setlist, thanks to Brian Smith, can be found in the Tour section.

If you were at the show and would like to share your thoughts about the performance, please feel free to do so using the comment form at the bottom of that page!

Unfortunately, this show is not on the docket for release via Legs & Boots.

Portland Is A Go!

In case anybody is worried about tonight’s show being canceled due to the interstate closure, we’ve gotten word that the crew and gear have made it and that the show is on for this evening. Hope everyone who is going makes it there safely!

Vancouver: Santa Comes To Canada

Santa warmed the hearts and toes of those at Vancouver’s Orpheum Theatre last night. Much to the joy of many, as this show is slated for release as an official bootleg, “Bug A Martini” returned to Santa’s set. Tori’s set included the debut of another of Scarlet’s Hidden Treasures: “Ruby Through The Looking Glass” which was the second song during T & Bö (the first was a heart-rending performance of “Winter”). The encore was short — only “Precious Things” was played before the lights came up. Perhaps the show was shortened to get a head-start on the haul to Portland? (That trip has no doubt been complicated by the closure of I-5 in Southwestern Washington — if we hear anything about this impacting tonight’s show, we’ll be sure to post about it.)

The full setlist has been posted in the Tour section. If you were there, please feel free to post your review of the show using the comment form at the bottom of that page!

Deseret Morning News Concert Review (November 30, 2007)

Scott Iwaski attended the show at The E Center and reviewed it for The Desert Morning News. Like his colleague at The Salt Lake Tribune, Iwaski was also quite pleased with the concert. His review appeared in the November 30th edition of the paper.

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