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| Name = Drones
| Tours = ''Black Holes and Revelations'' <small>(14)</small></br>''Drones'' <small>(98)</small></br>''Will of the People'' <small>(24)</small>
| First = [[Chicago Grant Park 2007 (gig) | 4th August 2007]]<small> (Early version)</small></br>[[Rockavaria Festival 2015 (gig) | 29th May 2015]] <small>(Album version)</small>
| Latest = [[Chula Vista Coors Amphitheatre 2007 (gig) | 22nd September 2007]]<small> (Early version)</small></br> ''current'' <small>(Album version)</small>
| GigNumber = 136
| UnoLiveDatabase = -
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This page contains a list of all known performances of [[JFK (song) | JFK]].
This page contains a list of all known performances of [[JFK (song) | JFK]].


== Analysis and Explanation ==
== Analysis and Explanation ==
It is played as an intro before songs. Technically the oldest song on the album, the band played JFK live on the 2007 tour as an intro to the concert/encore, usually before Knights of Cydonia or Take a Bow. Fans hated JFK on the 2007 tour as it was much longer than the later album version, often lasting well over a minute before Muse would take/return to the stage.
Played from tape as an intro before songs, JFK is technically the oldest song on Drones. The band played JFK live during most gigs during August and September 2007 as an intro to the concert or the encore, usually before Knights of Cydonia or Take a Bow. This version contained no orchestra or other backing instrumentation and was significantly longer than the Drones version.


Some variation occasionally took place. For example, at Rock A Field 2015, two extra notes were hit before the Defector synths came on. The summer 2015 performances differ from later performances, being more synth-oriented. The most radically different version was performed at Lollapalooza, which featured a combo of the synth version and the album version. After AB Brussels the album-esque version was performed live, except for some dates where just the speech was read with no backing instrumentation, such as the second Mexico City 2015 gig. The Portland Moda Center version is especially interesting as it was literally just the album track, the only date so far to do this.
The version from Drones made it's debut in June 2015 at the start of the Drones Festival Tour and was used as an intro at almost every gig during 2015 and 2016. While on the album the track is played before Defector, live the song was used as an intro for many different songs. At most of the concerts during the [[Drones Festivals Tour]] during summer 2015 it was played at the start of the encore before Uprising. The song was played at every [[The Drones World Tour 2015/16|Drones World Tour]] show from November 2015 to June 2016, played around two-thirds into the set. It was used as an intro to various different songs. These included; Revolt, Reapers, Stockholm Syndrome, Interlude + Hysteria, Assassin (once) and, much later into the tour, Defector as on the album. The song was dropped from setlists in June 2016. 
The song is mainly played from tape live and thus sounded similar to the album version, though some variation took place. The Drones Festival Tour performances in 2015 differ from the album version, featuring synth like guitar accompaniment from Matt, instead of the distorted guitar notes on the album. During the Drones World Tour however, the album version with the orchestra backing was played live instead; however at some dates it was played with no backing instrumentation at all, similar to 2007.  


Due to the fact that the song is mostly a spacer between songs, there exists less footage of this song than most others off of Drones. Most of the concerts during the [[Drones Festivals Tour]], Uprising was played after JFK. It was then played before Defector's only performance yet on September 16th, 2015. It was skipped in certain areas such as Russia and the Asian/South American leg of the tour. After 2 months, JFK made its return for [[The Drones World Tour 2015/16]]. Up until the 2nd night in Los Angeles, Revolt was played after it. Reapers was played after, during the rest of the North American leg of the tour, except for the 2nd night in Montréal, where Revolt came back. Since the start of the European leg, Reapers and Revolt are played in rotation after JFK. Stockholm Syndrome and Interlude + Hysteria, both songs from Absolution, were added in that rotation in the 2nd night in Amsterdam and 3rd night in Brussels, in March 2016.
JFK made a surprise return in February 2023 for the start of the Will of the People World Tour. The speech was combined with [[Simulation Theory Theme (Matthew Bellamy song)|Simulation Theory Theme]], and was played at the start of the encore as an intro to Kill or Be Killed throughout every show that year.
 
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== Will of the People era ==
===2023===
{| class="gigtable sortable wikitable"
! # || Date || Venue || Location || Intro of || Link
|-
| 46 || 2023-10-02 || [[London O2 Arena 2023 - 2nd (gig)| The O2 Arena]] || London, UK || rowspan="2" |  [[Kill or Be Killed (song) | Kill or Be Killed]]
|-
| 45 || 2023-10-01 || [[London O2 Arena 2023 - 1st (gig)| The O2 Arena]] || London, UK
|-
| 44 || 2023-09-29 || [[Manchester AO Arena 2023 (gig)| AO Arena]] || Manchester, UK || [[Stockholm Syndrome (song)|Stockholm Syndrome]]
|-
| 43 || 2023-09-27 || [[Dublin 3Arena 2023 (gig)| 3Arena]] || Dublin, Ireland || rowspan="43" |  [[Kill or Be Killed (song) | Kill or Be Killed]]
|-
| 42 || 2023-07-29 || [[Kuala Lumpur Bukit Jalil National Stadium 2023 (gig)| Bukit Jalil National Stadium]] || Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
|-
| 41 || 2023-07-22 || [[Milan Stadio Giuseppe Meazza 2023 (gig) | Stadio Giuseppe Meazza]] || Milan, Italy
|-
| 40 || 2023-07-18 || [[Rome Stadio Olimpico 2023 (gig) | Stadio Olimpico]] || Rome, Italy
|-
| 39 || 2023-07-15 || [[Marseille Stade Orange Vélodrome 2023 (gig) | Stade Orange Vélodrome]] || Marseille, France
|-
| 38 || 2023-07-12 || [[Bern BernExpo 2023 (gig) | BernExpo Areal]] || Bern, Switzerland
|-
| 37 || 2023-07-08 || [[Paris Stade de France 2023 (gig) | Stade de France]] || Paris, France
|-
| 36 || 2023-07-06 || [[Nancy Zénith de Nancy 2023 (gig) | Zénith de Nancy]] (Nancy Open Air) || Nancy, France
|-
| 35 || 2023-07-04 || [[Santander Campos de Sport de El Sardinero 2023 (gig) | Campos de Sport de El Sardinero]] || Santander, Spain
|-
| 34 || 2023-07-01 || [[Werchter Festivalpark Werchter 2023 (gig) | Festivalpark Werchter]] (Rock Werchter) || Werchter, Belgium
|-
| 33 || 2023-06-29 || [[Bordeaux Matmut Atlantique 2023 (gig) | Matmut Atlantique]] || Bordeaux, France
|-
| 32 || 2023-06-25 || [[Milton Keynes The National Bowl 2023 (gig) | The National Bowl]] || Milton Keynes, UK
|-
| 31 || 2023-06-23 || [[Glasgow Bellahouston Park 2023 (gig) | Bellahouston Park]] || Glasgow, UK
|-
| 30 || 2023-06-20 || [[Huddersfield John Smith's Stadium 2023 (gig) | John Smith's Stadium]] || Huddersfield, UK
|-
| 29 || 2023-06-15 || [[Lyon Groupama Stadium 2023 (gig) | Groupama Stadium]] || Lyon, France
|-
| 28 || 2023-06-09 || [[Cologne RheinEnergieStadion 2023 (gig) | RheinEnergieStadion]] || Cologne, Germany
|-
| 27 || 2023-06-07 || [[The Hague Malieveld 2023 (gig) | Malieveld]] || The Hague, Netherlands
|-
| 26 || 2023-06-03 || [[Wiener Neustadt Stadion Wiener Neustadt 2023 (gig) | Stadion Wiener Neustadt]] || Wiener Neustadt, Austria
|-
| 25 || 2023-05-27 || [[Plymouth Home Park 2023 (gig) | Home Park]] || Plymouth, UK
|-
| 24 || 2023-04-20 || [[Salt Lake City Vivint Arena 2023 (gig) | Vivint Arena]] || Salt Lake City, UT, USA
|-
| 23 || 2023-04-18 || [[Seattle Climate Pledge Arena 2023 (gig) | Climate Pledge Arena]] || Seattle, WA, USA
|-
| 22 || 2023-04-16 || [[Portland Moda Center 2023 (gig) | Moda Center]] || Portland, OR, USA
|-
| 21 ||  2023-04-14 || [[Oakland Oakland Arena 2023 (gig) | Oakland Arena]] || Oakland, CA, USA
|-
| 20 || 2023-04-12 || [[Anaheim Honda Center 2023 (gig) | Honda Center]] || Anaheim, CA, USA
|-
| 19 || 2023-04-10 || [[San Diego Pechanga Arena 2023 (gig) | Pechanga Arena]] || San Diego, CA, USA
|-
| 18 || 2023-04-08 || [[Las Vegas T-Mobile Arena 2023 (gig) | T-Mobile Arena]] || Las Vegas, NV, USA
|-
| 17 || 2023-04-06 || [[Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 2023 (gig) | Crypto.com Arena]] || Los Angeles, CA, USA
|-
| 16 || 2023-04-04 || [[Denver Ball Arena 2023 (gig) | Ball Arena]] || Denver, CO, USA
|-
| 15 || 2023-04-02 || [[Phoenix Desert Diamond Arena 2023 (gig) | Desert Diamond Arena]] || Phoenix, AZ, USA
|-
| 14 || 2023-03-19 || [[Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center 2023 (gig) | Wells Fargo Center]] || Philadelphia, PA, USA
|-
| 13 || 2023-03-17 || [[New York City Madison Square Garden 2023 (gig) | Madison Square Garden]] || New York City, NY, USA
|-
| 12 || 2023-03-15 || [[Montréal Centre Bell 2023 - 15th (gig) | Centre Bell]] || Montreal, QC, Canada
|-
| 11 || 2023-03-14 || [[Montréal Centre Bell 2023 - 14th (gig) | Centre Bell]] || Montreal, QC, Canada
|-
| 10 || 2023-03-12 || [[Quebec City Centre Vidéotron 2023 - 12th (gig) | Centre Vidéotron]] || Québec City, QC, Canada
|-
| 9 || 2023-03-11 || [[Quebec City Centre Vidéotron 2023 - 11th (gig) | Centre Vidéotron]] || Québec City, QC, Canada
|-
| 8 || 2023-03-09 || [[Toronto Scotiabank Arena 2023 (gig) | Scotiabank Arena]] || Toronto, ON, Canada
|-
| 7 || 2023-03-07 || [[Columbus Nationwide Arena 2023 (gig) | Nationwide Arena]] || Columbus, OH, USA
|-
| 6 || 2023-03-05 || [[St. Louis Chaifetz Arena 2023 (gig) | Chaifetz Arena]] || St. Louis, MO, USA
|-
| 5 || 2023-03-03 || [[Fort Worth Dickies Arena 2023 (gig) | Dickies Arena]] || Fort Worth, TX, USA ||
|-
| 4 || 2023-03-02 || [[Houston Toyota Center 2023 (gig) | Toyota Center]] || Houston, TX, USA || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k73TJMHqSTg Watch here]
|-
| 3 || 2023-02-28 || [[Austin Moody Center 2023 (gig) | Moody Center]] || Austin, TX, USA || [https://youtu.be/MPEgab6eRUQ Watch here]
|-
| 2 || 2023-02-26 || [[Minneapolis Target Center 2023 (gig) | Target Center]] || Minneapolis, MN, USA ||
|-
| 1 || 2023-02-25 || [[Chicago United Center 2023 (gig) | United Center]] || Chicago, IL, USA || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVokYvGlJLg Watch here]
|}


== Drones era ==
== Drones era ==
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{| class="gigtable sortable wikitable"
{| class="gigtable sortable wikitable"
! # || Date || Venue || Location || Intro of || Link
! # || Date || Venue || Location || Intro of || Link
|-
| 67 || 2016-06-24 || [[Pilton Worthy Farm 2016 (gig) | Worthy Farm]] (Glastonbury Festival) || Pilton, UK ||  [[Interlude (song) | Interlude]] + [[Hysteria (song) | Hysteria]] ||
|-
| 66 ||2016-06-21 || [[Moscow Olimpiski 2016 (gig) | Olimpiski]] || Moscow, Russia || [[Stockholm Syndrome (song) | Stockholm Syndrome]] || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJRoelzQuas&feature=youtu.be&t=1h4m10s Watch here]
|-
| 65 || 2016-06-17 || [[Kaunas Žalgirio Arena 2016 (gig) | Žalgirio Arena]] || Kaunas, Lithuania || rowspan="3" | [[Interlude (song) | Interlude]] + [[Hysteria (song) | Hysteria]] ||
|-
| 64 || 2016-06-16 || [[Riga Riga Arena 2016 (gig) | Riga Arena]] || Riga, Latvia ||
|-
| 63 || 2016-06-14 || [[Helsinki Hartwall Arena 2016 (gig) | Hartwall Arena]] || Helsinki, Finland ||
|-
| 62 || 2016-06-12 || [[Oslo Telenor Arena 2016 (gig) | Telenor Arena]] || Oslo, Norway || rowspan="3" | [[Defector (song) | Defector]] ||
|-
| 61 || 2016-06-11 || [[Stockholm Ericsson Dome 2016 (gig) | Ericsson Dome]] || Stockholm, Sweden ||
|-
| 60 || 2016-06-09 || [[Copenhagen Forum 2016 - 9th (gig) | Forum]] || Copenhagen, Denmark ||
|-
| 59 || 2016-06-08 || [[Copenhagen Forum 2016 - 8th (gig) | Forum]] || Copenhagen, Denmark || [[Stockholm Syndrome (song) | Stockholm Syndrome]] ||
|-
| 58 || 2016-06-06 || [[Hamburg Barclaycard Arena 2016 (gig) | Barclaycard Arena]] || Hamburg, Germany || [[Interlude (song) | Interlude]] + [[Hysteria (song) | Hysteria]] ||
|-
| 57 || 2016-06-04 || [[Prague O2 Arena 2016 (gig) | O2 Arena]] || Prague, Czech Republic || [[Revolt (song) | Revolt]] ||
|-
| 56 || 2016-06-03 || [[Berlin Mercedes Benz Arena 2016 (gig) | Mercedes Benz Arena]] || Berlin, Germany || rowspan="2" | [[Defector (song) | Defector]] ||
|-
| 55 || 2016-05-21 || [[Milan Mediolanum Forum 2016 - 21st (gig) | Mediolanum Forum]] || Milan, Italy ||
|-
| 54 || 2016-05-20 || [[Milan Mediolanum Forum 2016 - 20th (gig) | Mediolanum Forum]] || Milan, Italy || [[Interlude (song) | Interlude]] + [[Hysteria (song) | Hysteria]] ||
|-
| 53 || 2016-05-18 || [[Milan Mediolanum Forum 2016 - 18th (gig) | Mediolanum Forum]] || Milan, Italy || [[Revolt (song) | Revolt]] ||
|-
| 52 || 2016-05-17 || [[Milan Mediolanum Forum 2016 - 17th (gig) | Mediolanum Forum]] || Milan, Italy || [[Defector (song) | Defector]] ||
|-
| 51 || 2016-05-15 || [[Milan Mediolanum Forum 2016 - 15th (gig) | Mediolanum Forum]] || Milan, Italy || [[Stockholm Syndrome (song) | Stockholm Syndrome]] ||
|-
| 50 || 2016-05-14 || [[Milan Mediolanum Forum 2016 - 14th (gig) | Mediolanum Forum]] || Milan, Italy || rowspan="2" | [[Defector (song) | Defector]] ||
|-
| 49 || 2016-05-12 || [[Zürich Hallenstadion 2016 - 12th (gig) | Hallenstadion]] || Zurich, Switzerland ||  [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUt-VDSR8oo Watch here]
|-
| 48 || 2016-05-11 || [[Zürich Hallenstadion 2016 - 11th (gig) | Hallenstadion]] || Zurich, Switzerland || [[Revolt (song) | Revolt]] ||
|-
| 47 || 2016-05-09 || [[Vienna Wiener Stadthalle 2016 (gig) | Wiener Stadthalle]] || Vienna, Austria || [[Interlude (song) | Interlude]] + [[Hysteria (song) | Hysteria]] ||
|-
| 46 || 2016-05-06 || [[Madrid Barclaycard Center 2016 - 6th (gig) | Barclaycard Center]] || Madrid, Spain || [[Stockholm Syndrome (song) | Stockholm Syndrome]] ||
|-
| 45 || 2016-05-05 || [[Madrid Barclaycard Center 2016 - 5th (gig) | Barclaycard Center]] || Madrid, Spain || [[Interlude (song) | Interlude]] + [[Hysteria (song) | Hysteria]] ||
|-
| 44 || 2016-05-03 || [[Lisbon MEO Arena 2016 (gig) | MEO Arena]] || Lisbon, Portugal || [[Stockholm Syndrome (song) | Stockholm Syndrome]] ||
|-
| 43 || 2016-05-02 || [[Lisbon MEO Arena 2016 (gig) | MEO Arena]] || Lisbon, Portugal || [[Interlude (song) | Interlude]] + [[Hysteria (song) | Hysteria]] ||
|-
|-
| 42 || 2016-04-30 || [[Ischgl Ski Resort 2016 (gig) | Ischgl Ski Resort]] (Top Of The Mountain) || Ischgl, Austria || [[Uprising (song) | Uprising]] ||  
| 42 || 2016-04-30 || [[Ischgl Ski Resort 2016 (gig) | Ischgl Ski Resort]] (Top Of The Mountain) || Ischgl, Austria || [[Uprising (song) | Uprising]] ||  
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== Summary ==
== Summary ==
Summary of JFK as an intro for each song.
Summary of JFK as an intro for each song. Songs highlighted in blue have strings played during JFK and songs/concerts highlighted in purple have the [[Simulation Theory Theme (Matthew Bellamy song)|Simulation Theory Theme]]  played during the speech.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
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| [[New York City Madison Square Garden 2007 (gig) | August 6th, 2007]] - [[Boston Agganis Arena 2007 (gig) |August 11th, 2007]]
| [[New York City Madison Square Garden 2007 (gig) | August 6th, 2007]] - [[Boston Agganis Arena 2007 (gig) |August 11th, 2007]]
|-
|-
| '''[[Uprising (song)|Uprising]]'''
| style="background: #16F4F8;" | '''[[Uprising (song)|Uprising]]'''
| 18
| 18
| [[Rockavaria Festival 2015 (gig) | May 29th, 2015]] - [[Berlin Flughafen Tempelhof 2015 (gig) |September 13th, 2015]], [[Ischgl Ski Resort 2016 (gig) | April 30th, 2016]]
| [[Rockavaria Festival 2015 (gig) | May 29th, 2015]] - [[Berlin Flughafen Tempelhof 2015 (gig) |September 13th, 2015]], [[Ischgl Ski Resort 2016 (gig) | April 30th, 2016]]
|-
|-
| '''[[Defector (song)| Defector]]'''
| style="background: #16F4F8;" | '''[[Defector (song)| Defector]]'''
| 1
| 9
| [[Brussels Ancienne Belgique 2015 (gig) |September 16th, 2015]]
| [[Brussels Ancienne Belgique 2015 (gig) | September 16th, 2015]], [[Zürich Hallenstadion 2016 - 12th (gig) | May 12th, 2016]] - [[Oslo Telenor Arena 2016 (gig) | June 12th, 2016]]
|-
|-
| '''[[Revolt (song)| Revolt]]'''
| '''[[Revolt (song)| Revolt]]'''
| 18
| 21
| [[Mexico City Palacio de los Deportes 2015 - 17th (gig) | November 17th, 2015]] - [[Los Angeles Staples Center 2015 - 18th (gig) |December 18th, 2015]], [[Montréal Centre Bell 2016 - 21st (gig) | January 21st, 2016]], [[Paris Bercy Arena - February - 27th 2016 (gig) | February 27th, 2016]] - current<ref name="RotationEurope">Revolt, Reapers, Stockholm Syndrome, Interlude + Hysteria and Assassin in rotation.</ref>
| [[Mexico City Palacio de los Deportes 2015 - 17th (gig) | November 17th, 2015]] - [[Los Angeles Staples Center 2015 - 18th (gig) |December 18th, 2015]], [[Montréal Centre Bell 2016 - 21st (gig) | January 21st, 2016]], [[Paris Bercy Arena - February - 27th 2016 (gig) | February 27th, 2016]] - [[Prague O2 Arena 2016 (gig) | June 4th, 2016]]
|-
|-
| '''[[Reapers (song)| Reapers]]'''
| style="background: #16F4F8;" | '''[[Reapers (song)| Reapers]]'''
| 20
| 20
| [[Los Angeles Staples Center 2015 - 19th (gig) | December 19th, 2015]] - current<ref name="RotationEurope">Revolt, Reapers, Stockholm Syndrome, Interlude + Hysteria and Assassin in rotation.</ref>
| [[Los Angeles Staples Center 2015 - 19th (gig) | December 19th, 2015]] - [[Brussels Palais 12 2016 - 13th (gig) | March 13th, 2016]]
|-
|-
| '''[[Stockholm Syndrome (song)| Stockholm Syndrome]]'''
| style="background: #16F4F8;" | '''[[Stockholm Syndrome (song)| Stockholm Syndrome]]'''
| 6
| 12
| [[Amsterdam Ziggo Dome 2016 - 9th (gig) | March 9th, 2016]] - current<ref name="RotationEurope">Revolt, Reapers, Stockholm Syndrome, Interlude + Hysteria and Assassin in rotation.</ref>
| [[Amsterdam Ziggo Dome 2016 - 9th (gig) | March 9th, 2016]] - [[Moscow Olimpiski 2016 (gig) | June 21st, 2016]], <span style="background-color:#CF9FFF">[[Manchester AO Arena 2023 (gig)|September 29th, 2023]]</span>
|-
|-
| '''[[Interlude (song)| Interlude]]''' + '''[[Hysteria (song)| Hysteria]]'''
| '''[[Interlude (song)| Interlude]]''' + '''[[Hysteria (song)| Hysteria]]'''
| 8
| 17
| [[Brussels Palais 12 2016 - 15th (gig) | March 15th, 2016]] - current<ref name="RotationEurope">Revolt, Reapers, Stockholm Syndrome, Interlude + Hysteria and Assassin in rotation.</ref>
| [[Brussels Palais 12 2016 - 15th (gig) | March 15th, 2016]] - [[Pilton Worthy Farm 2016 (gig) | June 24th, 2016]]
|-
|-
| '''[[Assassin (song)| Assassin]]'''
| '''[[Assassin (song)| Assassin]]'''
| 1
| 1
| [[London O2 Arena - 14th 2016 (gig) | April 14th, 2016]] - current<ref name="RotationEurope"> Revolt, Reapers, Stockholm Syndrome, Interlude + Hysteria and Assassin in rotation.</ref>
| [[London O2 Arena - 14th 2016 (gig) | April 14th, 2016]]
|-
| style="background: #CF9FFF;" | '''[[Kill or Be Killed (song)| Kill or Be Killed]]'''
| 46
| [[Chicago United Center 2023 (gig) | February 25th, 2023]] - present
|}
|}
Last updated: April 30, 2016
 
'''Last update:''' October 4th, 2023
 
'''Note:''' ''Revolt'', ''Reapers'', ''Stockholm Syndrome'', ''Interlude'' + ''Hysteria'', ''Assassin'' and ''Defector'' were in rotation during the European leg of the Drones World Tour. Reapers left the rotation when it became a permanent song in the setlist starting March 15th, 2016, on the 3rd night in Brussels.


== See also ==
== See also ==

Latest revision as of 13:42, 5 October 2023

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performances of this song.
Live information
Name Drones
Tours Black Holes and Revelations (14)
Drones (98)
Will of the People (24)
First performance 4th August 2007 (Early version)
29th May 2015 (Album version)
Latest performance 22nd September 2007 (Early version)
current (Album version)
Pro-shots None
Audience footage None
Audio recordings None
# of performances 136
Uno Live Database -



This page contains a list of all known performances of JFK.

Analysis and Explanation

Played from tape as an intro before songs, JFK is technically the oldest song on Drones. The band played JFK live during most gigs during August and September 2007 as an intro to the concert or the encore, usually before Knights of Cydonia or Take a Bow. This version contained no orchestra or other backing instrumentation and was significantly longer than the Drones version.

The version from Drones made it's debut in June 2015 at the start of the Drones Festival Tour and was used as an intro at almost every gig during 2015 and 2016. While on the album the track is played before Defector, live the song was used as an intro for many different songs. At most of the concerts during the Drones Festivals Tour during summer 2015 it was played at the start of the encore before Uprising. The song was played at every Drones World Tour show from November 2015 to June 2016, played around two-thirds into the set. It was used as an intro to various different songs. These included; Revolt, Reapers, Stockholm Syndrome, Interlude + Hysteria, Assassin (once) and, much later into the tour, Defector as on the album. The song was dropped from setlists in June 2016.

The song is mainly played from tape live and thus sounded similar to the album version, though some variation took place. The Drones Festival Tour performances in 2015 differ from the album version, featuring synth like guitar accompaniment from Matt, instead of the distorted guitar notes on the album. During the Drones World Tour however, the album version with the orchestra backing was played live instead; however at some dates it was played with no backing instrumentation at all, similar to 2007.

JFK made a surprise return in February 2023 for the start of the Will of the People World Tour. The speech was combined with Simulation Theory Theme, and was played at the start of the encore as an intro to Kill or Be Killed throughout every show that year.

Please submit dead links/issues here.

Will of the People era

2023

# Date Venue Location Intro of Link
46 2023-10-02 The O2 Arena London, UK Kill or Be Killed
45 2023-10-01 The O2 Arena London, UK
44 2023-09-29 AO Arena Manchester, UK Stockholm Syndrome
43 2023-09-27 3Arena Dublin, Ireland Kill or Be Killed
42 2023-07-29 Bukit Jalil National Stadium Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
41 2023-07-22 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Milan, Italy
40 2023-07-18 Stadio Olimpico Rome, Italy
39 2023-07-15 Stade Orange Vélodrome Marseille, France
38 2023-07-12 BernExpo Areal Bern, Switzerland
37 2023-07-08 Stade de France Paris, France
36 2023-07-06 Zénith de Nancy (Nancy Open Air) Nancy, France
35 2023-07-04 Campos de Sport de El Sardinero Santander, Spain
34 2023-07-01 Festivalpark Werchter (Rock Werchter) Werchter, Belgium
33 2023-06-29 Matmut Atlantique Bordeaux, France
32 2023-06-25 The National Bowl Milton Keynes, UK
31 2023-06-23 Bellahouston Park Glasgow, UK
30 2023-06-20 John Smith's Stadium Huddersfield, UK
29 2023-06-15 Groupama Stadium Lyon, France
28 2023-06-09 RheinEnergieStadion Cologne, Germany
27 2023-06-07 Malieveld The Hague, Netherlands
26 2023-06-03 Stadion Wiener Neustadt Wiener Neustadt, Austria
25 2023-05-27 Home Park Plymouth, UK
24 2023-04-20 Vivint Arena Salt Lake City, UT, USA
23 2023-04-18 Climate Pledge Arena Seattle, WA, USA
22 2023-04-16 Moda Center Portland, OR, USA
21 2023-04-14 Oakland Arena Oakland, CA, USA
20 2023-04-12 Honda Center Anaheim, CA, USA
19 2023-04-10 Pechanga Arena San Diego, CA, USA
18 2023-04-08 T-Mobile Arena Las Vegas, NV, USA
17 2023-04-06 Crypto.com Arena Los Angeles, CA, USA
16 2023-04-04 Ball Arena Denver, CO, USA
15 2023-04-02 Desert Diamond Arena Phoenix, AZ, USA
14 2023-03-19 Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA, USA
13 2023-03-17 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY, USA
12 2023-03-15 Centre Bell Montreal, QC, Canada
11 2023-03-14 Centre Bell Montreal, QC, Canada
10 2023-03-12 Centre Vidéotron Québec City, QC, Canada
9 2023-03-11 Centre Vidéotron Québec City, QC, Canada
8 2023-03-09 Scotiabank Arena Toronto, ON, Canada
7 2023-03-07 Nationwide Arena Columbus, OH, USA
6 2023-03-05 Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO, USA
5 2023-03-03 Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX, USA
4 2023-03-02 Toyota Center Houston, TX, USA Watch here
3 2023-02-28 Moody Center Austin, TX, USA Watch here
2 2023-02-26 Target Center Minneapolis, MN, USA
1 2023-02-25 United Center Chicago, IL, USA Watch here

Drones era

2016

# Date Venue Location Intro of Link
67 2016-06-24 Worthy Farm (Glastonbury Festival) Pilton, UK Interlude + Hysteria
66 2016-06-21 Olimpiski Moscow, Russia Stockholm Syndrome Watch here
65 2016-06-17 Žalgirio Arena Kaunas, Lithuania Interlude + Hysteria
64 2016-06-16 Riga Arena Riga, Latvia
63 2016-06-14 Hartwall Arena Helsinki, Finland
62 2016-06-12 Telenor Arena Oslo, Norway Defector
61 2016-06-11 Ericsson Dome Stockholm, Sweden
60 2016-06-09 Forum Copenhagen, Denmark
59 2016-06-08 Forum Copenhagen, Denmark Stockholm Syndrome
58 2016-06-06 Barclaycard Arena Hamburg, Germany Interlude + Hysteria
57 2016-06-04 O2 Arena Prague, Czech Republic Revolt
56 2016-06-03 Mercedes Benz Arena Berlin, Germany Defector
55 2016-05-21 Mediolanum Forum Milan, Italy
54 2016-05-20 Mediolanum Forum Milan, Italy Interlude + Hysteria
53 2016-05-18 Mediolanum Forum Milan, Italy Revolt
52 2016-05-17 Mediolanum Forum Milan, Italy Defector
51 2016-05-15 Mediolanum Forum Milan, Italy Stockholm Syndrome
50 2016-05-14 Mediolanum Forum Milan, Italy Defector
49 2016-05-12 Hallenstadion Zurich, Switzerland Watch here
48 2016-05-11 Hallenstadion Zurich, Switzerland Revolt
47 2016-05-09 Wiener Stadthalle Vienna, Austria Interlude + Hysteria
46 2016-05-06 Barclaycard Center Madrid, Spain Stockholm Syndrome
45 2016-05-05 Barclaycard Center Madrid, Spain Interlude + Hysteria
44 2016-05-03 MEO Arena Lisbon, Portugal Stockholm Syndrome
43 2016-05-02 MEO Arena Lisbon, Portugal Interlude + Hysteria
42 2016-04-30 Ischgl Ski Resort (Top Of The Mountain) Ischgl, Austria Uprising
41 2016-04-18 SSE Hydro Glasgow, Scotland Interlude + Hysteria
40 2016-04-17 SSE Hydro Glasgow, Scotland Stockholm Syndrome
39 2016-04-15 O2 Arena London, England
38 2016-04-14 O2 Arena London, England Assassin
37 2016-04-12 O2 Arena London, England Interlude + Hysteria
36 2016-04-11 O2 Arena London, England
35 2016-04-09 Manchester Arena Manchester, England Revolt
34 2016-04-08 Manchester Arena Manchester, England Interlude + Hysteria
33 2016-04-06 The SSE Arena Belfast, Northern Ireland Stockholm Syndrome
32 2016-04-05 3Arena Dublin, Ireland Interlude + Hysteria
31 2016-04-03 O2 Arena London, England
30 2016-04-02 Barclayard Arena Birmingham, England Stockholm Syndrome
29 2016-03-31 Olympiahalle Munich, Germany
28 2016-03-16 Palais 12 Brussels, Belgium Interlude + Hysteria Watch here
27 2016-03-15 Palais 12 Brussels, Belgium Watch here
26 2016-03-13 Palais 12 Brussels, Belgium Reapers Watch here
25 2016-03-12 Palais 12 Brussels, Belgium Revolt Watch here
24 2016-03-10 Ziggo Dome Amsterdam, Netherlands Reapers Watch here
23 2016-03-09 Ziggo Dome Amsterdam, Netherlands Stockholm Syndrome Watch here
22 2016-03-07 Ziggo Dome Amsterdam, Netherlands Revolt Watch here
21 2016-03-06 Lanxess Arena Cologne, Germany Reapers Watch here
20 2016-03-04 Bercy Arena Paris, France Watch here
19 2016-03-03 Bercy Arena Paris, France Revolt Watch here
18 2016-03-01 Bercy Arena Paris, France Reapers Watch here
17 2016-02-29 Bercy Arena Paris, France Watch here
16 2016-02-27 Bercy Arena Paris, France Revolt Watch here
15 2016-02-26 Bercy Arena Paris, France Reapers Watch here
14 2016-02-01 Verizon Center Washington, DC, USA
13 2016-01-31 Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA, USA Watch here
12 2016-01-29 Prudential Center Newark, NJ, USA Watch here
11 2016-01-27 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY, USA Watch here
10 2016-01-25 TD Garden Boston, MA, USA Watch here
9 2016-01-23 Centre Vidéotron Quebec City, QC, Canada
8 2016-01-21 Centre Bell Montréal, QC, Canada Revolt
7 2016-01-20 Centre Bell Montréal, QC, Canada Reapers Watch here
6 2016-01-18 Centre Vidéotron Québec City, QC, Canada Watch here
5 2016-01-16 Air Canada Centre Toronto, ON, Canada Watch here
4 2016-01-14 Joe Louis Arena Detroit, MI, USA Watch here
3 2016-01-13 United Center Chicago, IL, USA Watch here
2 2016-01-09 Mandalay Bay Las Vegas, NV, USA Watch here
1 2016-01-07 Valley View Casino Center San Diego, CA, USA Watch here

2015

# Date Venue Location Intro of Link
31 2015-12-19 Staples Center Los Angeles, CA, USA Reapers Watch here
30 2015-12-18 Staples Center Los Angeles, CA, USA Revolt Watch here
29 2015-12-15 Oracle Arena Oakland, CA, USA Watch here
28 2015-12-13 Moda Center Portland, OR, USA Listen here
27 2015-12-12 KeyArena Seattle, WA, USA Watch here
26 2015-12-10 Rogers Arena Vancouver, BC, Canada
25 2015-12-05 Gila River Arena Phoenix, AZ, USA Watch here
24 2015-12-02 American Airlines Center Dallas, TX, USA Watch here
23 2015-12-01 Toyota Center Houston, TX, USA Watch here
22 2015-11-21 Corona Capital Festival Mexico City, Mexico
21 2015-11-20 Palacio de los Deportes Mexico City, Mexico Watch here
20 2015-11-18 Palacio de los Deportes Mexico City, Mexico Watch here
19 2015-11-17 Palacio de los Deportes Mexico City, Mexico Watch here
18 2015-09-16 Ancienne Belgique Brussels, Belgium Defector Watch here
17 2015-09-13 Lollapalooza Berlin Berlin, Germany Uprising Watch here
16 2015-07-13 Musilac Music Festival Aix-les-Bains, France Watch here
15 2015-07-11 Bilbao BBK Live Bilbao, Spain Watch here
14 2015-07-09 NOS Alive! Festival Lisbon, Portugal Watch here
13 2015-07-05 Rock-A-Field Roeser, Luxembourg Watch here
12 2015-07-04 Main Square Festival Arras, France Watch here
11 2015-07-02 Roskilde Festival Roskilde, Denmark Watch here
10 2015-06-28 Rock Werchter Festival Werchter, Belgium Watch here
9 2015-06-26 Bravalla Festival Norrköping, Sweden
8 2015-06-24 Provinssirock Festival Seinäjoki, Finland
7 2015-06-14 Orange Festival Warsaw, Poland Watch here
6 2015-06-13 Download Festival Derby, England Watch here
5 2015-06-12 Pinkpop Festival Landgraaf, Netherlands Watch here
4 2015-06-06 Sonisphere Biel, Switzerland Watch here
3 2015-06-05 Rock in Vienna Festival Vienna, Austria Watch here
2 2015-05-30 Rock im Revier Festival Gelsenkirchen, Germany Watch here
1 2015-05-29 Rockavaria Festival Munich, Germany Watch here

Black Holes and Revelations era

2007

# Date Venue Location Intro of Link
14 2007-09-22 Coors Amphitheatre (Street Scene) Chula Vista, CA, USA Take a Bow
13 2007-09-21 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Irvine, CA, USA Watch here
12 2007-09-20 Mesa Amphitheatre Mesa, AZ, USA Watch here
11 2007-09-18 Red Rocks Amphitheatre Denver, CO, USA
10 2007-09-16 Nokia Theater Grand Prairie, TX, USA Watch here
9 2007-09-15 Zilker Metropolitan Park (City Limits) Austin, TX, USA Watch here
8 2007-09-12 McKay Events Center Orem, UT, USA
7 2007-09-10 Rose Garden Portland, OR, USA Watch here
6 2007-09-09 KeyArena Seattle, WA, USA Watch here
5 2007-08-11 Agganis Arena Boston, MA, USA Knights of Cydonia Watch here
4 2007-08-10 Festival Pier Philadelphia, PA, USA Watch here
3 2007-08-09 The Patriot Center Fairfax, VA, USA Watch here
2 2007-08-06 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY, USA Watch here
1 2007-08-04 Chicago Grant Park (Lollapalooza) Chicago, IL, USA Take a Bow Watch here

Summary

Summary of JFK as an intro for each song. Songs highlighted in blue have strings played during JFK and songs/concerts highlighted in purple have the Simulation Theory Theme played during the speech.

Song Title Plays Appearance
Take a Bow 10 August 4th, 2007, September 9th, 2007 - September 22nd, 2007
Knights of Cydonia 4 August 6th, 2007 - August 11th, 2007
Uprising 18 May 29th, 2015 - September 13th, 2015, April 30th, 2016
Defector 9 September 16th, 2015, May 12th, 2016 - June 12th, 2016
Revolt 21 November 17th, 2015 - December 18th, 2015, January 21st, 2016, February 27th, 2016 - June 4th, 2016
Reapers 20 December 19th, 2015 - March 13th, 2016
Stockholm Syndrome 12 March 9th, 2016 - June 21st, 2016, September 29th, 2023
Interlude + Hysteria 17 March 15th, 2016 - June 24th, 2016
Assassin 1 April 14th, 2016
Kill or Be Killed 46 February 25th, 2023 - present

Last update: October 4th, 2023

Note: Revolt, Reapers, Stockholm Syndrome, Interlude + Hysteria, Assassin and Defector were in rotation during the European leg of the Drones World Tour. Reapers left the rotation when it became a permanent song in the setlist starting March 15th, 2016, on the 3rd night in Brussels.

See also

This is a table of Drones-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: April 15, 2022.

Song Title Release 2007 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023 #
Dead Inside Drones 0 58 81 23 0 0 0 0 162
Drill Sergeant Drones 0 43 23 34 12 61 28 56 257
Psycho Drones 0 66 82 34 14 61 28 56 341
Mercy Drones 0 57 82 33 8 59 0 0 239
Reapers Drones 0 60 60 0 2 57 0 0 179
The Handler Drones 0 41 79 11 5 57 0 0 192
JFK * Drones 14 31 67 0 0 0 0 52 164
Defector Drones 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 9
Revolt Drones 0 12 10 0 0 0 0 0 22
Aftermath Drones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
The Globalist Drones 0 13 80 17 0 0 0 0 110
Drones ** Drones 0 25 143 17 0 0 0 0 185

* JFK was played at a small amount of gigs in 2007 as intro music.

** Drones was played twice at every performance from its debut with three exceptions as of the last update. The actual total of gigs is highly inflated in comparison with other songs as a result. It has not been performed twice at festival dates, however, since the end of the 360 Tour in 2016.

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