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Icelandic singer-songwriter Björk has embarked on eleven concert tours and has performed live at various events and television shows. After leaving her band, The Sugarcubes, Björk promoted her first album Debut (1993) through performances at various shows and award ceremonies. While starting her Debut tour, Björk served as an opening act for U2 during their Zoo TV tour stop at the Wembley Stadium in London.[1] Björk performed a cover of The Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" with PJ Harvey at the 1994 Brit Awards.[2] She also performed her single "Big Time Sensuality" at the inaugural MTV Europe Music Awards in Munich, while accompanied by Fluke.[3] After the end of the tour, Björk curated her own MTV Unplugged special.[4] Björk premiered her single "Army of Me" with a performance alongside Skunk Anansie at Top of the Pops. To promote its parent album, Post (1995), Björk started the eponymous concert tour, which saw her performing in different festivals and arenas throughout Europe, North America, Oceania, Asia and South America.[5]
Björk live performances | |
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Concert tours | 11 |
One-off performances | 26 |
Broadcast performances | 77 |
In 1997, the release of Homogenic was accompanied by a short promotional stint in clubs with Mark Bell before starting a worldwide tour.[6] The tour was extended to 1998 after plans for a North American leg with Radiohead were canceled due to staging and production difficulties.[7] During the promotion of the album, she also performed "Bachelorette" at the 1997 MTV Europe Music Awards and during an appearance at Saturday Night Live.[8][9] After receiving a Best Original Song nomination for "I've Seen It All", Björk performed the song at the 73rd Academy Awards, while dressed in her swan dress.[10] To promote her fourth album Vespertine (2001), Björk embarked on a worldwide tour of opera houses and theaters, backed by a 54-piece orchestra.[11] The following year, Björk became the first female artist to headline the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.[12][13] In 2003, the singer performed at several European festivals and North American arenas with her Greatest Hits tour.[6] While there was no tour performances for the singer’s fifth studio album, Medúlla (2004), Björk performed "Oceania" at the 2004 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, for which the song was commissioned, while in 2005, the singer performed at the Live 8 concert in Chiba, Japan.[14][15]
Björk did not tour again until the Volta tour in 2007, supporting her sixth studio album.[16] The tour lasted two years, during which she returned to perform in Oceania and South America after more than 10 years. She once again was the headliner of major international music festivals, including Coachella, Glastonbury Festival, Big Day Out and Roskilde Festival.[17] The tour faced many controversies due to Björk's support of Tibetan independence movement, Kosovo declaration of independence and Faroese independence movement during several performances of "Declare Independence".[18][19] From 2011 until 2013, Björk embarked on her Biophilia tour, a multimedia project which featured her seventh studio album and a series of residencies and workshops that used the eponymous app to teach children about science and musicology.[20] The tour was documented by the 2013 documentary When Björk Met Attenborough and the 2014 concert film Björk: Biophilia Live, and featured her first performance in Africa, but was hindered by a series of vocal cords issues, for which the singer underwent surgery.[21][22][23] Similar problems caused the cancellation of the last shows of her following tour, the Vulnicura tour, which supported her 2015 eighth studio album.[24] Following the schedule of her Björk Digital exhibition, the tour resumed with acoustic shows and festival performances in 2016 and 2017.[25][26]
The singer supported the release of her 2017 album Utopia with a series of shows throughout Europe the following summer.[27] In 2019, Björk announced Cornucopia, said to be her "most elaborate stage concert yet".[28] It debuted as a residency show at the newly built The Shed cultural center in New York before traveling worldwide.[29][30][31] In 2021, Björk embarked on her eleventh concert tour, called Björk Orkestral, which setlist consisted of orchestral arrangements of songs from her career so far.[32][33]
Title | Dates | Associated album(s) | Continent(s) | Shows | Live release(s) | Ref. | |
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Debut tour | August 19, 1993 – July 31, 1994 | Debut | Europe North America Oceania Asia |
39 | Vessel Debut Live |
[34] [35] [36] | |
Songs performed during the Debut tour
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Post tour | July 6, 1995 – February 27, 1997 | Post | Europe North America Asia Oceania South America |
105 | Live at Shepherds Bush Empire Post Live |
[37] [38] | |
Songs performed during the Post tour
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Homogenic tour | August 31, 1997 – January 6, 1999 | Homogenic | Europe North America Asia South America |
57 | Live in Cambridge Homogenic Live |
[39] [40] | |
Songs performed during the Homogenic tour
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Vespertine world tour | August 18, 2001 – December 21, 2001 | Vespertine | Europe North America Asia |
34 | Live at Royal Opera House Minuscule Vespertine Live |
[41] [42] | |
Songs performed during the Vespertine tour
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Greatest Hits tour | May 24, 2003 – September 3, 2003 | Greatest Hits | Europe Asia North America |
28 | — | [43] [44] | |
Songs performed during the Greatest Hits tour
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Volta tour | April 9, 2007 – August 15, 2008 | Volta | Europe North America South America Oceania Asia |
74 | Voltaïc | [45] [16] | |
Songs performed during the Volta tour
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Biophilia tour | June 27, 2011 – September 7, 2013 | Biophilia | Europe North America South America Africa Asia |
70 | When Björk Met Attenborough Björk: Biophilia Live |
[46] [21] [22] | |
Songs performed during the Biophilia tour
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Vulnicura tour | March 7, 2015 – November 3, 2017 | Vulnicura | North America Europe Asia |
27 | Vulnicura Live | [47] [48] [49] | |
Songs performed during the Vulnicura tour
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Utopia tour | April 9, 2018 – July 30, 2018 | Utopia | Europe | 11 | — | [50] [51] [27] | |
Songs performed during the Utopia tour
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Cornucopia | May 6, 2019 – December 5, 2023 | Utopia Fossora |
North America Europe Oceania Asia |
45 | — | [52] [53] [54] [28] | |
Songs performed during Cornucopia
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Björk Orkestral | October 11, 2021 – April 23, 2023 | — | Europe North America South America Asia |
20 | — | [32] [55] [56] [57] | |
Songs performed during the Björk Orkestral tour
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Date | Event | Venue | Location | Performed song(s) | Ref. |
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July 15, 1997 | Homogenic album launch | Old Truman Brewery | London, United Kingdom | Unknown | [58] |
December 9, 1999 | Concerts with Brodsky Quartet | Union Chapel |
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[59] | |
December 11, 1999 |
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[60] [61] | |||
May 22, 2001 | Vespertine showcases | Riverside Church | New York City, United States |
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[62] [63] |
May 22, 2001 | |||||
August 26, 2008 | Volta acoustic showcase | Langholtskirkja | Reykjavík, Iceland |
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[64] |
Date | Event | Venue | Location | Performed song(s) | Ref. |
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August 4, 1996 | Verbier Festival | Salle des Combins | Verbier, Switzerland | The first part of Pierrot Lunaire by Arnold Schoenberg | [65] [66] |
April 27, 2002 | Coachella Festival | Empire Polo Club | Indio, United States |
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[67] [68] |
Date | Event | Venue | Location | Performed song(s) | Ref. |
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June 8, 1997 | Tibetan Freedom Concert | Downing Stadium | New York City, United States |
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[69] |
April 16, 1998 | Walden Woods Project benefit concert (Stormy Weather) | Wiltern Theatre | Los Angeles, United States |
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[70] |
July 2, 2005 | Live 8 | Makuhari Messe | Chiba, Japan |
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[15] |
January 7, 2006 | Hætta Festival | Laugardalshöll | Reykjavík, Iceland |
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[71] |
April 1, 2007 | Styrktartónleikar Forma | Club NASA |
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[72] | |
December 23, 2008 | Christmas Calendar project | Nordic House |
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[73] | |
May 8, 2009 | Benefit concert with Dirty Projectors | Housing Works Bookstore Café | New York City, United States |
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[74] |
July 19, 2010 | Björk's Press Conference | Nordic House | Reykjavík, Iceland |
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[75] |
March 18, 2014 | Stopp! - Gætum Garðsins | Harpa |
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[76] | |
Date | Event | Venue | Location | Performed song(s) | Ref. |
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December 31, 1999 | New Year's Party with Voices of Europe Choir | Perlan | Reykjavík, Iceland |
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[77] |
August 13, 2004 | 2004 Summer Olympics opening ceremony | Athens Olympic Sports Complex | Athens, Greece | "Oceania" | [14] [78] |
September 20, 2010 | Alexander McQueen Memorial Service | St Paul's Cathedral | London, United Kingdom | "Gloomy Sunday" | [79] |
June 28, 2016 | Making of Björk Digital | Miraikan | Tokyo, Japan | "Quicksand" | [80] [81] |
Date | Event | Venue | Location | Performed song(s) | Ref. |
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July 1, 1994 | Underworld concert (part of Roskilde Festival) | Festivalpladsen | Roskilde, Denmark | "Human Behaviour" (Underworld Mix) | [82] |
December 4, 1998 | Brodsky Quartet concert | St George's, Brandon Hill | Bristol, United Kingdom |
|
[83] |
November 6, 2005 | Meredith Monk tribute concert | Carnegie Hall | New York City, United States | "Gotham Lullaby" | [84] |
August 10, 2008 | Toumani Diabaté concert (part of Expo 2008) | Amphitheatre 43 | Zaragoza, Spain |
|
[85] |
September 27, 2019 | Arca performance (Mutant;Faith – Act 3: Ripples) | The Shed | New York City, United States | "Afterwards" | [86] |
Date | Event | Country | Performed song(s) | Ref. |
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December 5, 1993 | 1993 Smash Hits Poll Winners Party | United Kingdom | "Big Time Sensuality" | [87] |
February 14, 1994 | 1994 BRIT Awards | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (with PJ Harvey) | [2] | |
November 24, 1994 | 1994 MTV Europe Music Awards | Germany | "Big Time Sensuality" (with Fluke) | [3] |
December 3, 1995 | 1995 Smash Hits Poll Winners Party | United Kingdom | "It's Oh So Quiet" | [88] |
March 4, 1997 | 1997 Nordic Council Music Prize | Norway |
|
[89] |
November 6, 1997 | 1997 MTV Europe Music Awards | Netherlands | "Bachelorette" | [8] |
March 25, 2001 | 73rd Academy Awards | United States | "I've Seen It All" | [10] |
March 9, 2002 | 2002 Victoires de la Musique | France | "It's Not Up to You" | [90] |
Date | Show | Country | Performed song(s) | Ref. |
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July 2, 1993 | Later... with Jools Holland | United Kingdom | "Aeroplane" | [91] |
July 3, 1993 | Planet Alert | "Human Behaviour" | [92] | |
August 13, 1993 | The Beat |
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[93] | |
September 9, 1993 | Top of the Pops | "Venus as a Boy" | [94] | |
September 29, 1993 | NRK U | Norway |
|
[95] |
October 13, 1993 | Planeta Rock | Spain |
|
[96] |
October 28, 1993 | Top of the Pops | United Kingdom | "Play Dead" | [97] |
November 10, 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | United States | "Human Behaviour" | [98] |
November 15, 1993 | Dance Energy | United Kingdom | "Big Time Sensuality" | [99] |
November 21, 1993 | 120 Minutes | United States |
|
[100] |
November 22, 1993 | MTV's Most Wanted | United Kingdom |
|
[101] |
December 2, 1993 | Top of the Pops | "Big Time Sensuality" | [102] | |
February 16, 1994 | Nulle Part Ailleurs | France | "Violently Happy" | [103] |
March 8, 1994 | Le Cercle de Minuit |
|
[104] | |
March 17, 1994 | Top of the Pops | United Kingdom | "Violently Happy" | [105] |
April 15, 1994 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | United States | "Big Time Sensuality" | [106] |
June 7, 1994 | Festivalbar | Italy | [107] | |
June 17, 1994 | MTV's Most Wanted | United Kingdom |
|
[108] |
September 1, 1994 | MTV Unplugged |
|
[4] [5] | |
April 20, 1995 | Top of the Pops | "Army of Me" | [109] | |
April 22, 1995 | The White Room |
|
[110] | |
May 4, 1995 | Top of the Pops | "Army of Me" (with Skunk Anansie) | [111] | |
June 13, 1995 | Festivalbar | Italy | "Army of Me" | [112] |
June 17, 1995 | Later... with Jools Holland | United Kingdom |
|
[113] |
August 16, 1995 | Late Show with David Letterman | United States | "Hyperballad" | [114] |
August 17, 1995 | Top of the Pops | United Kingdom (Live from New York) |
"Isobel" | [115] |
August 24, 1995 | United Kingdom | [116] | ||
November 2, 1995 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | United States | "It's Oh So Quiet" | [117] |
November 23, 1995 | Top of the Pops | United Kingdom | [118] | |
December 14, 1995 | [119] | |||
January 11, 1996 | TFI Friday | "Possibly Maybe" | [120] | |
January 13, 1996 | Jack Dee's Saturday Night | "It's Oh So Quiet" | [121] | |
February 18, 1996 | Taratata | France | [122] | |
April 19, 1996 | TFI Friday | United Kingdom | "I Miss You" | [123] |
September 13, 1996 | Top of the Pops Weekend |
|
[124] | |
November 8, 1996 | Top of the Pops | "Possibly Maybe" | [125] | |
March 14, 1997 | Comic Relief | "Short Term Affair" (with Tony Ferrino) | [126] | |
September 19, 1997 | TFI Friday | "Jóga" | [127] | |
October 3, 1997 | Top of the Pops | [128] | ||
October 18, 1997 | Saturday Night Live | United States | "Bachelorette" | [9] |
November 29, 1997 | Later... with Jools Holland | United Kingdom |
|
[113] |
February 11, 1998 | Nulle Part Ailleurs | France |
|
[129] |
February 14, 1998 | MTV Live 'n' Loud | United Kingdom |
|
[4] |
May 22, 1998 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | United States | "Bachelorette" | [130] |
June 20, 1998 | Hit Machine | France |
|
[131] |
October 16, 1998 | Later... with Jools Holland | United Kingdom | "So Broken" | [126] |
December 5, 1998 | CD:UK | "Alarm Call" | [132] | |
December 31, 1999 | 2000Today | Iceland | "The Anchor Song" | [133] |
August 17, 2001 | Top of the Pops | United Kingdom | "Hidden Place" | [134] |
September 4, 2001 | Late Show with David Letterman | United States | "Pagan Poetry" | [42] |
October 19, 2001 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | "Cocoon" | [135] | |
January 14, 2002 | NEWS23 | Japan |
|
[136] |
February 26, 2002 | Johnny Vaughan Tonight | United Kingdom | "Cocoon" | [137] |
March 2, 2002 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | [138] | ||
March 6, 2002 | Die Harald Schmidt Show | Germany | [139] | |
March 22, 2002 | Top of the Pops | United Kingdom | [140] | |
May 28, 2002 | Music Planet 2Nite | Germany |
|
[141] |
October 15, 2003 | Fashion Rocks | United Kingdom | "Bachelorette" | [142] |
October 8, 2004 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | "Who Is It" | [143] | |
October 25, 2004 | Album de la Semaine | France |
|
[144] |
April 21, 2007 | Saturday Night Live | United States |
|
[145] |
June 8, 2007 | Later... with Jools Holland | United Kingdom |
|
[113] |
September 27, 2007 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | United States | "Wanderlust" | [146] |
February 27, 2011 | Átta Raddir | Iceland |
|
[147] |
November 25, 2011 | Later... with Jools Holland | United Kingdom |
|
[148] |
January 31, 2012 | The Colbert Report | United States | "Cosmogony" | [149] |
May 22, 2018 | Later... with Jools Holland | United Kingdom |
|
[150] |
Date | Show | Country | Performed song(s) | Ref. |
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June 11, 2003 | Gilles Peterson Show | United Kingdom (Live from Barcelona) |
|
[151] |
October 10, 2004 | United Kingdom |
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[152] | |
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