"Torn and Frayed" was first performed by the Stones on the opening night of the 1972 tour of America in Vancouver, Canada, but was subsequently dropped from the setlist and not played again until the fall 2002 leg of the Licks Tour at several theater shows. In 2009, it was covered by The Black Crowes on "Warpaint Live". The song was also covered by Phish during their live cover of the entire "Exile on Main St." album on 31 October 2009. The song later appeared in another of their live shows in Cincinnati on 21 November 2009, as well as during their Superball IX festival in 2011, Pittsburgh on 23 June 2012, Saratoga Performing Arts Center on 7 July 2012, and Moon Palace, Mexico 20 February 2020. The latest performance was 27 August 2021 at The Gorge Amphitheater, as tribute to Charlie Watts.