Drones (live)

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

Analysis and Explanation

Drones was performed heavily during the Drones 360 World Tour, played twice at every gig of the tour with three exceptions (Dallas, Bercy 1st Night and Chicago). As a result, it has a very high performance count, despite the fact that the band don't actually play the song. Drones is simply a tape being played back at the beginning of the concert and the ending of the encore. It is likely they will not use the song after the tour ends.

It has taken over Drill Sergeant's position in the setlist; Drill Sergeant has been performed less than ten times since Drones' debut in November 2015.

Drones era

2016

#	Date	Venue	Location	Link
79/80	2016-04-18	SSE Hydro	Glasgow, Scotland
77/78	2016-04-17	SSE Hydro	Glasgow, Scotland
75/76	2016-04-15	O2 Arena	London, England
73/74	2016-04-14	O2 Arena	London, England
71/72	2016-04-12	O2 Arena	London, England
69/70	2016-04-11	O2 Arena	London, England
67/68	2016-04-09	Manchester Arena	Manchester, England
65/66	2016-04-08	Manchester Arena	Manchester, England
63/64	2016-04-06	The SSE Arena	Belfast, Northern Ireland
61/62	2016-04-05	3Arena	Dublin, Ireland
59/60	2016-04-03	O2 Arena	London, England
57/58	2016-04-02	Barclayard Arena	Birmingham, England
55/56	2016-03-31	Olympiahalle	Munich, Germany
53/54	2016-03-16	Palais 12	Brussels, Belgium	Watch here
51/52	2016-03-15	Palais 12	Brussels, Belgium	Watch here
49/50	2016-03-13	Palais 12	Brussels, Belgium	Watch here
47/48	2016-03-12	Palais 12	Brussels, Belgium	Watch here
45/46	2016-03-10	Ziggo Dome	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Watch here
43/44	2016-03-09	Ziggo Dome	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Watch here
41/42	2016-03-07	Ziggo Dome	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Watch here
39/40	2016-03-06	Lanxess Arena	Cologne, Germany	Watch here
37/38	2016-03-04	Bercy Arena	Paris, France	Watch here
35/36	2016-03-03	Bercy Arena	Paris, France	Watch here
33/34	2016-03-01	Bercy Arena	Paris, France	Watch here
31/32	2016-02-29	Bercy Arena	Paris, France	Watch here
29/30	2016-02-27	Bercy Arena	Paris, France	Watch here
28	2016-02-26	Bercy Arena	Paris, France
26/27	2016-02-01	Verizon Center	Washington, DC, USA	Watch here
24/25	2016-01-31	Wells Fargo Center	Philadelphia, PA, USA	Watch here
22/23	2016-01-29	Prudential Center	Newark, NJ, USA	Watch here
20/21	2016-01-27	Barclays Center	Brooklyn, NY, USA	Watch here
18/19	2016-01-25	TD Garden	Boston, MA, USA	Watch here
16/17	2016-01-23	Centre Vidéotron	Quebec City, QC, Canada	Watch here
14/15	2016-01-21	Centre Bell	Montréal, QC, Canada	Watch here
12/13	2016-01-20	Centre Bell	Montréal, QC, Canada	Watch here
10/11	2016-01-18	Centre Vidéotron	Quebec City, QC, Canada	Watch here
8/9	2016-01-16	Air Canada Centre	Toronto, ON, Canada	Watch here
6/7	2016-01-14	Joe Louis Arena	Detroit, MI, USA	Watch here
5	2016-01-13	United Center	Chicago, IL, USA	Watch here
3/4	2016-01-09	Mandalay Bay	Las Vegas, NV, USA	Watch here
1/2	2016-01-07	Valley View Casino Center	San Diego, CA, USA	Watch here

2015

#	Date	Venue	Location	Link
24/25	2015-12-19	Staples Center	Los Angeles, CA, USA	Watch here
22/23	2015-12-18	Staples Center	Los Angeles, CA, USA	Watch here
20/21	2015-12-15	Oracle Arena	Oakland, CA, USA	Watch here
18/19	2015-12-13	Moda Center	Portland, OR, USA	Watch here
16/17	2015-12-12	KeyArena	Seattle, WA, USA	Watch here
14/15	2015-12-10	Rogers Arena	Vancouver, BC, Canada	Watch here
12/13	2015-12-05	Gila River Arena	Phoenix, AZ, USA	Watch here
11	2015-12-02	American Airlines Center	Dallas, TX, USA	Watch here
9/10	2015-12-01	Toyota Center	Houston, TX, USA	Watch here
7/8	2015-11-20	Palacio de los Deportes - 20th	Mexico City, Mexico	Watch here
5/6	2015-11-18	Palacio de los Deportes - 18th	Mexico City, Mexico	Watch here
3/4	2015-11-17	Palacio de los Deportes - 17th	Mexico City, Mexico	Watch here
1/2	2015-11-11	Sports Arena (Dress Rehearsal show)	Los Angeles, CA, USA	No recording

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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