Tori Amos has shared ‘Shush’, the second song to be taken from forthcoming album ‘In Times of Dragons’ (out on 1 May via Universal/Fontana). Each song on the album follows the life of one of 10 interconnected characters and in ‘Shush’ we get to meet a battle-hardened ‘lizard demon’ billionaire, who embodies the end result of unchecked power and concentrated wealth. These traits have extended into the upper reaches of politics…

This dangerous man also happened to meet – and marry – the fictionalised version of Tori presented in the song decades earlier, with the singer-songwriter saying: ‘He represents what we’re dealing with right now. He sees congressmen, senators, and even probably presidents, as people who answer to him and other billionaires, who don’t think you and I should vote. He’s trying to develop the kind of feudal system we had hundreds of years ago. But it doesn’t look like it once did. We don’t look like we’re in the trenches, in the muck. We have all the cool, digital devices now. So it looks different. But it has the same philosophy.’

Clocking in at over 6 minutes with a raw intensity in both Tori’s vocals and the piano playing, there’s a number of statements that offer a reflection of current affairs: ‘I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible’…

TOUR 2026 – TICKETS

UK Q&As

4/10: hmv Birmingham @ Vault (12pm)
4/15: hmv Glasgow @ Argyle Street (12pm)
4/22: hmv London @ 363 Oxford Street (5pm)

UK & EU 

4/8: Sheffield, UK @ City Hall 

4/10: Birmingham, UK @ Symphony Hall 

4/11: Bristol, UK @ Beacon 

4/13: Manchester, UK @ Apollo 

4/15: Glasgow, UK @ Royal Concert Hall 

4/16: Newcastle, UK @ City Hall 

4/18: Belfast, UK @ Waterfront Hall 

4/19: Dublin, IR @ Bord Gais 

4/21: London, UK @ Royal Albert Hall 

4/24: Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Carre Theatre 

4/25: Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Carre Theatre 

4/27: Brussels, Belgium @ Cirque Royale

4/28: Paris, FR @ Olympia 

4/30: Düsseldorf, Germany @ Mitsubishi Electric Hall 

5/1: Frankfurt, Germany @ Jahrhunderthalle 

5/3: Budapest, Hungary @ Erkel Theatre 

5/5: Milan, Italy @ Teatro Arcimboldi 

5/6: Zurich, Switzerland @ Theater 11 

5/8: Freiburg, Germany @ Konserthaus 

5/10: Munich, Germany @ Circus Krone 

5/12: Warsaw, Germany @ Torwar 

5/14: Berlin, Germany @ Tempodrom 

5/16: Hamburg, Germany @ Laeiszhalle 

5/17: Bremen, Germany @ Metropol 

5/19: Copenhagen, Denmark @ Falkoner 

5/21: Stockholm, Sweden @ Cirkus 

5/23: Oslo, Norway @ Concert House 

5/25: Helsinki, Finland @ Finlandia Hall 

5/27: Tallinn, Estonia @ Alexela Concert 

5/28: Riga, Latvia @ Xiaomi Arena 

5/20: Vilnius, Lithuania @ Compensa Hall 

US

7/7: West Palm Beach, FL @ Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts

7/9: Orlando, FL @ Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts – Walt Disney Theatre

7/10: Clearwater, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Hall

7/12: New Orleans, LA @ Saenger Theatre

7/14: Austin, TX @ ACL Live at The Moody Theater

7/15: Dallas, TX @ AT&T Performing Arts Center – Winspear Opera House

7/17: Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium

7/18: Atlanta, GA @ The Woodruff Arts Center – Atlanta Symphony Hall

7/20: Durham, NC @ DPAC

7/22: Vienna, VA @ Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts – Filene Center

7/24: New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre

7/25: New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre

7/27: Hershey, PA @ Hershey Theatre

7/29: Portland, ME @ Merrill Auditorium

7/31: Boston, MA @ Leader Bank Pavilion

8/1: Philadelphia, PA @ The Met Philadelphia

8/3: Syracuse, NY @ Landmark Theatre

8/4: Lewiston, NY @ Artpark Mainstage Theater

8/7: Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre

8/8: Cincinnati, OH @ Taft Theatre

8/10: Louisville, KY @ The Louisville Palace Theater

8/11: Indianapolis, IN @ Murat Theatre

8/14: Chicago, IL @ Roosevelt University – Auditorium Theatre

8/15: Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theater

8/17: Saint Louis, MO @ Stifel Theatre

8/18: Omaha, NE @ Orpheum Theater

8/20: Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre

8/22: Albuquerque, NM @ University of New Mexico – Popejoy Hall

8/23: Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre

8/25: Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre

8/26: San Diego, CA @ San Diego Civic Theatre

8/28: Paso Robles, CA @ Vina Robles Amphitheatre

8/29: Berkeley, CA @ The Greek Theatre

8/31: Sacramento, CA @ Sacramento Convention Center Complex – SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center

9/2: Woodinville, WA @ Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery