Vespertine World Tour
| Tour by Björk | |
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Poster for the concerts at the Radio City Music Hall | |
| Associated album | Vespertine |
|---|---|
| Start date | August 18, 2001 |
| End date | December 21, 2001 |
| Number of shows |
23 in Europe 8 in North America 3 in Asia 34 Total |
| Björk concert chronology | |
The Vespertine World Tour was a tour by the singer Björk that focused on her fifth album, Vespertine. She also performed songs from Debut, Post, Homogenic and Selmasongs. She performed 35 shows on this tour and 31 different songs. The tour band consisted of harpist Zeena Parkins, electronic duo Matmos, a Greenlandic choir and a 70-piece orchestra (local to each venue). The tour was released on DVD as Live at Royal Opera House and the concert held at the Orchard Hall in Tokyo, Japan was broadcast on Japanese TV-station WOWOW. A separate release, Vespertine Live, contains a selection of Björk's favourite performances from throughout the Vespertine tour, while a tour documentary, Minuscule, was also released.
Opening acts
Songs Performed
| Song | Album |
|---|---|
| "Frosti" | Vespertine |
| "Overture" | Selmasongs |
| "All Is Full of Love" | Homogenic |
| "Aurora" | Vespertine |
| "Undo" | Vespertine |
| "Unravel" (Live tour debut) | Homogenic |
| "I've Seen It All" (Live tour debut) | Selmasongs |
| "An Echo, A Stain" | Vespertine |
| "Generous Palmstroke" | Vespertine (b-side) |
| "Hidden Place" | Vespertine |
| "Cocoon" | Vespertine |
| "Unison" | Vespertine |
| "Harm of Will" | Vespertine |
| "It's Not Up to You" | Vespertine |
| "Pagan Poetry" | Vespertine |
| "Possibly Maybe" | Post |
| "Isobel" | Post |
| "Hyperballad" | Post |
| "Human Behaviour" | Debut |
| "Jóga" | Homogenic |
| "It's In Our Hands" (Unreleased at the time) | Greatest Hits |
| "You've Been Flirting Again" | Post |
| "Army of Me" | Post |
| "Bachelorette" | Homogenic |
| "Play Dead" | Debut (b-side) |
| "Venus as a Boy" | Debut |
| "The Anchor Song" | Debut |
| "Who Is It" (Unreleased at the time) | Medúlla |
| "Pagan Poetry" (Music Box) | Vespertine (b-side) |
| "Aurora" (Music Box) | Vespertine (b-side) |
| "Gotham Lullaby" (Meredith Monk cover) | Meredith Monk cover |
Tour dates
| Date | City | Country | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | ||||
| August 18, 2001 | Paris | France | Le Grand Rex | |
| August 20, 2001 | ||||
| August 23, 2001 | Sainte-Chapelle | |||
| August 25, 2001 | ||||
| August 29, 2001 | London | England | St John's, Smith Square | |
| North America | ||||
| September 6, 2001 | New York City | United States | Riverside Church | |
| Europe | ||||
| September 11, 2001 | Stuttgart | Germany | Liederhalle Hegel-Saal | |
| September 13, 2001 | Lausanne | Switzerland | Salle Métropole | |
| September 15, 2001 | ||||
| September 18, 2001 | Frankfurt | Germany | Alte Oper | |
| September 21, 2001 | Roubaix | France | Colisée | |
| September 23, 2001 | London | England | The Coliseum | |
| September 26, 2001 | Brussels | Belgium | Le Botanique | |
| September 29, 2001 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Muziektheater | |
| North America | ||||
| October 4, 2001 | New York City | United States | Radio City Music Hall | |
| October 5, 2001 | ||||
| October 8, 2001 | Toronto | Canada | Hummingbird Centre | |
| October 12, 2001 | Boston | United States | Wang Center | |
| October 14, 2001 | Chicago | Civic Opera House | ||
| October 17, 2001 | Oakland | Paramount Theatre | ||
| October 22, 2001 | Los Angeles | Dorothy Chandler Pavilion | ||
| Europe | ||||
| November 1, 2001 | Paris | France | Théâtre des Champs-Élysées | |
| November 4, 2001 | Barcelona | Spain | Liceu | |
| November 8, 2001 | Parma | Italy | Teatro Regio | |
| November 10, 2001 | Rome | Teatro dell'Opera di Roma | ||
| November 13, 2001 | Cologne | Germany | Cologne Opera | |
| November 15, 2001 | Berlin | Deutsche Oper | ||
| November 18, 2001 | Lyon | France | Auditorium Maurice-Ravel | |
| Asia | ||||
| December 2, 2001 | Tokyo | Japan | Hitomi Kinen Kōdō | |
| December 5, 2001 | Bunkamura Orchard Hall | |||
| December 7, 2001 | Tokyo International Forum | |||
| Europe | ||||
| December 16, 2001 | London | England | Royal Opera House | |
| December 19, 2001 | Reykjavík | Iceland | Laugardalshöll | |
| December 21, 2001 | Háskólabíó | |||
Promotional performances
| Date | Show | Set |
|---|---|---|
| August 18, 2001 | Top of the Pops | "Hidden Place" |
| September 4, 2001 | Late Show with David Letterman | "Pagan Poetry" |
| October 19, 2001 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | "Cocoon" |
| January 14, 2002 | NEWS23 | "Pagan Poetry", "Generous Palmstroke" |
| February 26, 2002 | Johnny Vaughan Tonight | "Cocoon" |
| March 2, 2002 | Jonathan Ross Show | "Cocoon" |
| March 6, 2002 | Die Harald Schmidt Show | "Cocoon" |
| March 9, 2002 | Victoires de la Musique | "It's Not Up to You" |
| March 22, 2002 | Top of the Tops | "Cocoon" |
| May 28, 2002 | Music Planet 2Nite | "Unravel", "Pagan Poetry", "Cocoon", "All Is Full of Love" |
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