The Dark Side (live)

100%	MuseWiki ULD has 67/67 performances of this song. This is a list of missing performances.

Live information
Name	The Dark Side
Tours	Simulation Theory (67)
First performance	21st September 2018 (Album Version) 25th February 2023 (Alternative Reality Instrumental Version)
Latest performance	15th October 2019 (Album Version)
Pro-shots	None
Audience footage	None
Audio recordings
# of performances	91
Uno Live Database	100%

This page contains a list of all known performances of The Dark Side.

Analysis and Explanation

The effect used in the solo was used during Plug in Baby on the By Request gig in Paris for the first time. Also during the Yokohama Arena gig soundcheck, an unidentified guitar lick was played after Madness, later identified as The Dark Side guitar solo. You can listen to it below.

It was played at the most of the public concerts of the Simulation Theory Promo Shows since it's debut on Reeperbahn Festival. It was also a live staple during the Simulation Theory World Tour in 2019, being played a every show with Pray being played as an intro.

The song was dropped at the end of the Simulation Theory Tour and has made no appearances since. However, the Alternative Reality instrumental version made it's live debut in February 2023 during the Will of the People World Tour and was played at every main show that year. Matt plays the song on slide guitar while sitting on Will the Hacker's shoulder

Please submit dead links/issues here.

Will of the People era

2023

#	Date	Venue	Location	Link	Version
5	2023-03-03	Dickies Arena	Fort Worth, TX, USA	Watch here	Alternative Reality instrumental
4	2023-03-02	Toyota Center	Houston, TX, USA	Watch here	Alternative Reality instrumental
3	2023-02-28	Moody Center	Austin, TX, USA	Watch here	Alternative Reality instrumental
2	2023-02-26	Target Center	Minneapolis, MN, USA	-	Alternative Reality instrumental
1	2023-02-25	United Center	Chicago, IL, USA	Watch here	Alternative Reality instrumental

Simulation Theory era

2019

#	Date	Venue	Location	Link
60	2019-10-15	Hipódromo de Monterrico	Lima, Peru	Watch here
59	2019-10-13	Pista Atlética Estadio Nacional	Santiago, Chile	Watch here
58	2019-10-11	Hipódromo de Palermo	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Watch here
57	2019-10-09	Ginásio do Ibirapuera	São Paulo, Brazil	Watch here
56	2019-10-06	Rock in Rio	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Watch here
55	2019-10-03	Foro Sol	Mexico City, Mexico	Watch here
54	2019-10-02	Foro Sol	Mexico City, Mexico	Watch here
53	2019-09-21	Marina Bay Street Circuit	Singapore, Singapore	Watch here
52	2019-09-17	Arena Birmingham	Birmingham, England	Watch here
51	2019-09-15	The O2	London, England	Watch here
50	2019-09-14	The O2	London, England	Watch here
49	2019-09-12	Ziggo Dome	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Watch here
48	2019-09-10	Mercedes-Benz Arena	Berlin, Germany	Watch here
47	2019-09-08	Royal Arena	Copenhagen, Denmark	Watch here
46	2019-09-07	Telenor Arena	Oslo, Norway	Watch here (Incomplete)
45	2019-07-26	Estadio Wanda Metropolitano	Madrid, Spain	Watch here
44	2019-07-24	Passeio Maritimo de Algés	Lisbon, Portugal	Watch here
43	2019-07-20	Stadio Olimpico	Rome, Italy	Watch here
42	2019-07-16	Stade Matmut Atlantique	Bordeaux, France	Watch here
41	2019-07-13	Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)	Milan, Italy	Watch here
40	2019-07-12	Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro)	Milan, Italy	Watch here
39	2019-07-09	Stade Orange Velodrom	Marseille, France	Watch here
38	2019-07-06	Stade de France	Paris, France	Watch here
37	2019-07-05	Stade de France	Paris, France	Watch here
36	2019-07-03	Hallenstadion	Zurich, Switzerland	Watch here
35	2019-06-30	Festivalpark (Rock Werchter Festival)	Werchter, Belgium	Watch here
34	2019-06-29	RheinEnergieStadion	Cologne, Germany	Watch here
33	2019-06-27	Goffertpark	Nijmegen, Netherlands	Watch here
32	2019-06-22	Tauron Arena	Krakow, Poland	Watch here
31	2019-06-18	Suvilahti Open Air	Helsinki, Finland	Watch here
30	2019-06-15	Luzhniki Stadium	Moscow, Russia	Watch here
29	2019-06-12	Arēna Rīga	Riga, Latvia	Watch here
28	2019-06-08	Etihad Stadium	Manchester, England	Watch here
27	2019-06-05	Ashton Gate Stadium	Bristol, England	Watch here
26	2019-06-01	London Stadium	London, England	Watch here
25	2019-05-29	Stadthalle Graz	Graz, Austria	Watch here
24	2019-05-28	Papp László Sports Arena	Budapest, Hungary	Watch here
23	2019-05-26	Letňany Airport	Prague, Czech Republic	Watch here
22	2019-04-12	United Center	Chicago, IL, USA	Watch here
21	2019-04-10	TD Garden	Boston, MA, USA	Watch here
20	2019-04-08	Madison Square Garden	New York, NY, USA	Watch here
19	2019-04-07	Wells Fargo Center	Philadelphia, PA, USA	Watch here
18	2019-04-04	Little Caesars Arena	Detroit, MI, USA	Watch here
17	2019-04-02	Capital One Arena	Washington, D.C., USA	Watch here
16	2019-03-31	Videotron Centre	Québec City, Canada	Watch here
15	2019-03-30	Bell Centre	Montreal, Canada	Watch here
14	2019-03-28	Scotiabank Arena	Toronto, Canada	Watch here
13	2019-03-26	State Farm Arena	Atlanta, GA, USA	Watch here
12	2019-03-24	BB&T Center	Sunrise, FL, USA	Watch here
11	2019-03-23	Austin 360Amphitheater	Austin, TX, USA	Watch here
10	2019-03-11	The Forum	Los Angeles, CA, USA	Watch here
9	2019-03-09	Oracle Arena	Oakland, CA, USA	Watch here
8	2019-03-07	Golden 1 Center	Sacramento, CA, USA	Watch here
7	2019-03-05	Pechanga Arena	San Diego, CA, USA	Watch here
6	2019-03-02	Mandalay Bay Events Center	Las Vegas, NV, USA	Watch here
5	2019-02-28	Vivint Smart Home Arena	Salt Lake City, UT, USA	Watch here
4	2019-02-26	Talking Stick Resort Arena	Phoenix, AZ, USA	Watch here
3	2019-02-24	American Airlines Center	Dallas, TX, USA	Watch here
2	2019-02-22	Toyota Center	Houston, TX, USA	Watch here
1	2019-02-09	Hollywood Palladium	Los Angeles, CA, USA	Watch here

2018

#	Date	Venue	Location	Link
7	2018-12-09	Aragon Ballroom	Chicago, IL, USA	Watch here
6	2018-12-03	Royal Albert Hall	London, UK	Watch here
5	2018-11-14	iHeartRadio Theater	New York City, NY, USA	Watch here
4	2018-11-03	Estadio San Mamés	Bilbao, Spain	Watch here (incomplete)
3	2018-10-02	Later... with Jools Holland	Maidstone, UK	Watch here
2	2018-09-24	Taratata	Paris, France	Watch here
1	2018-09-21	Reeperbahn Festival	Hamburg, Germany	Watch here

• Guitar solo played as intro into Plug in Baby on the Paris gig (2018-02-24) here

2017

• Extra: Guitar solo at the Yokohoma gig soundcheck (2017-11-13) here

See also

This is a table of Simulation Theory-era live performances.

Note: white indicates performed at 75-100% of known setlists.

Gainsboro indicates performed at 50-75% of known setlists.

Silver indicates performed at 25-50% of known setlists.

Dark gray indicates performed at 0-25% of known setlists.

Black indicates no known performance that year.

Aqua indicates a performance in the current tour and year for which the final amount of performances is unknown.

Last updated: June 21, 2022.

Song Title	Release	2017	2018	2019	2022	2023	#
Algorithm	Simulation Theory	0	3	115	0	0	118
The Dark Side	Simulation Theory	0	7	60	0	42	109
Pressure	Simulation Theory	0	11	62	23	2	97
Propaganda	Simulation Theory	0	0	59	0	0	59
Break It to Me	Simulation Theory	0	3	58	0	0	61
Something Human	Simulation Theory	0	3	0	0	0	3
Thought Contagion	Simulation Theory	0	14	61	18	55	148
Get Up and Fight	Simulation Theory	0	0	0	0	0	0
Blockades	Simulation Theory	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dig Down	Simulation Theory	35	9	57	0	0	101
The Void	Simulation Theory	0	0	3	0	0	3
Hungry Like the Wolf	Spotify Singles EP	0	1	1	0	0	2
Pray	For the Throne	0	0	59	0	0	59
Behold, The Glove	Cryosleep	0	0	0	21	57	78