 Following an audition, she began working with Bryan Ferry, performing on the harp and percussion instruments on his "As Time Goes By" tour, which comprised a collection of 1930s standards such as the title track.In 2001 she was asked to join the Roxy Music reunion tour – a tour that would involve 50 days of percussion-playing only, and despite her love for the harp, Thornton took this opportunity.The tour involved visits to Australia and Japan, and playing in some of the world's biggest stadia such as Wembley.