West's first televised live performance of "Touch the Sky" occurred at the premiere of season 31 of "Saturday Night Live", with West transitioning from a melody of "Gold Digger" into a performance of the song. On October 11, 2005, West performed it live as the opener to the kickoff show of the Touch the Sky Tour at the University of Miami's Convocation Center. During the performance, West wore a light-colored shirt and pants, a suit jacket and sunglasses with white frames. West requested the crowd to shout lyrics of the song and they followed through with his request. During the same tour, it was performed by West at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto on November 9, opening his concert again. A performance of the song was delivered at Abbey Road Studios by West for his 2006 live album "Late Orchestration". West performed a medley of "Touch the Sky", "Stronger" (2007), "Good Life" (2007) and other singles at the Be the Change Youth Ball for the first inauguration of Barack Obama as US president on January 20, 2009. While performing, Kanye told the crowd: "Let's make some noise for our new president, Obama. It feels so good to be standing here," while also noting that his mother Donda West would be proud to see him performing for the president. In February 2009, Kanye West delivered a rendition of the track for his 2010 live album "VH1 Storytellers". The performance began in a musically stripped down style, with only the bass and drums being present alongside West's vocals. When the track reached its climax, West revealed his "greatest pain in life." Towards the end of his performance, West showed self-awareness by admitting to having been "an asshole for so long."