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== Analysis and Explanation ==
== Analysis and Explanation ==
The band spent months trying to get MK Ultra to sound right when played live. In the end it was decided to perform the song half a step down, and add studio vocals after the line "and they're breaking through". This is why it made its live debut quite late into 2009. MK Ultra often had additional riffs after the song. Though performed commonly after its debut until the beginning of the 2010 tour, MK Ultra was seen sporadically at best throughout 2010.
The band spent months trying to get MK Ultra to sound right when played live. In the end it was decided to perform the song half a step down, and add studio vocals after the line "and they're breaking through". This is why it made its live debut quite late into 2009. MK Ultra often had additional riffs after the song. Though performed commonly after its debut until the beginning of the 2010 tour, MK Ultra was seen sporadically at best throughout 2010. At Austin City Limits 2010, Matt dedicated this song to Alex Jones.


MK Ultra made no appearances on The 2nd Law or the Drones tours. It was more than likely the difficulty of performing MK Ultra that led to it being removed from setlists. Fans still hope to see it performed again, being one of the least-played songs on the album. In a poll of 500 fans conducted in November 2015, out of a total thirty songs that had not been played since The Resistance era, fans voted MK Ultra as the fourth most requested song to make a return to setlists.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20151126224641/http://strawpoll.me/6086378/r]</ref>
MK Ultra made no appearances on The 2nd Law or the Drones tours. It was more than likely the difficulty of performing MK Ultra that led to it being removed from setlists. Fans still hope to see it performed again, being one of the least-played songs on the album. In a poll of 500 fans conducted in November 2015, out of a total thirty songs that had not been played since The Resistance era, fans voted MK Ultra as the fourth most requested song to make a return to setlists.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20151126224641/http://strawpoll.me/6086378/r]</ref>
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| 29 || 2010-12-06 || [[Brisbane Entertainment Centre 2010 - 6th (gig) | Brisbane Entertainment Centre]] || Brisbane, QL, Australia
| 29 || 2010-12-06 || [[Brisbane Entertainment Centre 2010 - 6th (gig) | Brisbane Entertainment Centre]] || Brisbane, QL, Australia || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMwQHy1gDwU Watch here]
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| 28 || 2010-10-29 || [[New Orleans City Park 2010 (gig) | City Park]] (Voodoo Experience) || New Orleans, LA, USA
| 28 || 2010-10-29 || [[New Orleans City Park 2010 (gig) | City Park]] (Voodoo Experience) || New Orleans, LA, USA || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYwPvuWS2cg Watch here]
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| 27 || 2010-10-09 || [[Austin Zilker Metropolitan Park 2010 (gig)| Zilker Metropolitan Park]] (Austin City Limits Music Festival) || Austin, TX, USA
| 27 || 2010-10-09 || [[Austin Zilker Metropolitan Park 2010 (gig)| Zilker Metropolitan Park]] (Austin City Limits Music Festival) || Austin, TX, USA || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5K9NLW1GNg Watch here]
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| 26 || 2010-09-25 || [[Los Angeles Staples Center 2010 - 25th (gig) | Staples Center]] || Los Angeles, CA, USA
| 26 || 2010-09-25 || [[Los Angeles Staples Center 2010 - 25th (gig) | Staples Center]] || Los Angeles, CA, USA || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lid43NxJ8as Watch here]
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| 25 || 2010-09-11 || [[London Wembley Stadium 2010 - 11th (gig) | Wembley Stadium]] || London, UK
| 25 || 2010-09-11 || [[London Wembley Stadium 2010 - 11th (gig) | Wembley Stadium]] || London, UK || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-oEaS-EumY Watch here]
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| 24 || 2010-08-19 || [[Sankt Pölten Greenpark 2010 (gig) | Greenpark]] (Frequency Festival) || Sankt Pölten, Austria
| 24 || 2010-08-19 || [[Sankt Pölten Greenpark 2010 (gig) | Greenpark]] (Frequency Festival) || Sankt Pölten, Austria || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yKjZ7JgyaQ Watch here]
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| 23 || 2010-07-15 || [[Carhaix-Plouguer Vieilles Charrues 2010 (gig) | Vieilles Charrues]] (Festival des Vieilles Charrues) || Carhaix-Plouguer, France
| 23 || 2010-07-15 || [[Carhaix-Plouguer Vieilles Charrues 2010 (gig) | Vieilles Charrues]] (Festival des Vieilles Charrues) || Carhaix-Plouguer, France || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKtBsZ3Ja94 Watch here] (Incomplete)
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| 22 || 2010-07-05 || [[Hradec Králové Festival Park 2010 (gig) | Festival Park]] (Rock for People) || Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
| 22 || 2010-07-05 || [[Hradec Králové Festival Park 2010 (gig) | Festival Park]] (Rock for People) || Hradec Králové, Czech Republic || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzU1qgcW8mo Watch here] (Poor audio)
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| 21 || 2010-06-29 || [[Arendal Tromøy 2010 (gig) | Tromøy]] (Hove Festival) || Arendal, Norway
| 21 || 2010-06-29 || [[Arendal Tromøy 2010 (gig) | Tromøy]] (Hove Festival) || Arendal, Norway || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnofcaTSNoA Watch here] (Incomplete)
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| 20 || 2010-06-19 || [[Nijmegen Goffertpark 2010 (gig) | Goffertpark]] || Nijmegen, GE, Netherlands
| 20 || 2010-06-19 || [[Nijmegen Goffertpark 2010 (gig) | Goffertpark]] || Nijmegen, GE, Netherlands || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MSfGHti-CY Watch here]
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| 19 || 2010-06-11 || [[Paris Stade de France 2010 - 11th (gig) | Stade de France]] || Paris, France
| 19 || 2010-06-11 || [[Paris Stade de France 2010 - 11th (gig) | Stade de France]] || Paris, France || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avENGJ4fTb4 Watch here]
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| 18 || 2010-06-06 || [[Nuremberg Zeppelinfeld 2010 (gig) | Zeppelinfeld]] (Rock im Park) || Nuremberg, BY, Germany
| 18 || 2010-06-06 || [[Nuremberg Zeppelinfeld 2010 (gig) | Zeppelinfeld]] (Rock im Park) || Nuremberg, BY, Germany || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYT3Q20Ld88 Watch here]
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| 17 || 2010-06-05 || [[Nürburg Nürburgring 2010 (gig) | Nürburgring]] (Rock am Ring) || Nürburg, RP, Germany
| 17 || 2010-06-05 || [[Nürburg Nürburgring 2010 (gig) | Nürburgring]] (Rock am Ring) || Nürburg, RP, Germany || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci_kCpgpljE Watch here]
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| 16 || 2010-05-27 || [[Lisbon Bela Vista Park 2010 (gig) | Bela Vista Park]] (Rock in Rio) || Lisbon, Portugal
| 16 || 2010-05-27 || [[Lisbon Bela Vista Park 2010 (gig) | Bela Vista Park]] (Rock in Rio) || Lisbon, Portugal || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JK6GfyAa9Q Watch here]
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| 15 || 2010-05-25 || [[Paris Casino 2010 (gig) | Casino de Paris]] || Paris, France
| 15 || 2010-05-25 || [[Paris Casino 2010 (gig) | Casino de Paris]] || Paris, France || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFYfxj7ghpE Watch here]
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| 14 || 2010-04-20 || [[Mexico City Foro Sol 2010 (gig) | Foro Sol]] || Mexico City, Mexico || [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x55n11m Watch here]
| 14 || 2010-04-20 || [[Mexico City Foro Sol 2010 (gig) | Foro Sol]] || Mexico City, Mexico || [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x55n11m Watch here]
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| 13 || 2010-04-14 || [[Oakland Oracle Arena 2010 (gig) | Oracle Arena]] || Oakland, CA, USA || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qw3-qXX31fE Watch here]
| 13 || 2010-04-14 || [[Oakland Oracle Arena 2010 (gig) | Oracle Arena]] || Oakland, CA, USA || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBUFWeUKDTI Watch here]
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| 12 || 2010-03-30 || [[Calgary Pengrowth Saddledome 2010 (gig) | Pengrowth Saddledome]] || Calgary, AB, Canada || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_PGNpwdwLw Watch here]
| 12 || 2010-03-30 || [[Calgary Pengrowth Saddledome 2010 (gig) | Pengrowth Saddledome]] || Calgary, AB, Canada || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_PGNpwdwLw Watch here]
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| 6 || 2010-02-27 || [[Atlanta Gwinnett Arena 2010 (gig) | Gwinnett Arena]] || Atlanta, GA, USA || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsdIRLYuNDQ Watch here]
| 6 || 2010-02-27 || [[Atlanta Gwinnett Arena 2010 (gig) | Gwinnett Arena]] || Atlanta, GA, USA || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsdIRLYuNDQ Watch here]
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| 5 || 2010-02-03 || [[Singapore Indoor Stadium 2010 (gig) | Singapore Indoor Stadium]] (Big Night Out) || Singapore || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USa70tN-p1k Watch here]
| 5 || 2010-02-03 || [[Singapore Indoor Stadium 2010 (gig) | Singapore Indoor Stadium]] (Big Night Out) || Singapore || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txMavjyXbKc Watch here]
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| 4 || 2010-01-26 || [[Melbourne Flemington Racecourse 2010 (gig) | Flemington Racecourse]] (Big Day Out) || Melbourne, VI, Australia || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvBO3SiyjfM Watch here]
| 4 || 2010-01-26 || [[Melbourne Flemington Racecourse 2010 (gig) | Flemington Racecourse]] (Big Day Out) || Melbourne, VI, Australia || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvBO3SiyjfM Watch here]
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| 3 || 2010-01-23 || [[Sydney Showground 2010 - 23rd (gig) | Sydney Showground]] (Big Day Out) || Sydney, NS, Australia || Small clips
| 3 || 2010-01-23 || [[Sydney Showground 2010 - 23rd (gig) | Sydney Showground]] (Big Day Out) || Sydney, NS, Australia || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5l_svnp3iU Watch here]
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| 2 || 2010-01-11 || [[Nagoya Aichi Taiiku-Kan 2010 (gig) | Aichi Taiiku-Kan]] || Nagoya, Japan || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM-KYpZ-vdA Watch] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8hbAw4uiJw here]
| 2 || 2010-01-11 || [[Nagoya Aichi Taiiku-Kan 2010 (gig) | Aichi Taiiku-Kan]] || Nagoya, Japan || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM-KYpZ-vdA Watch] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8hbAw4uiJw here]
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| 15 || 2009-12-04 || [[Turin Palasport Olimpico 2009 (gig) | Torino Palasport Olimpico]] || Turin, TO, Italy || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJkdeT1jMKc Watch here]
| 15 || 2009-12-04 || [[Turin Palasport Olimpico 2009 (gig) | Torino Palasport Olimpico]] || Turin, TO, Italy || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJkdeT1jMKc Watch here]
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| 14 || 2009-12-01 || [[Limoges Zénith 2009 (gig) | Zénith]] || Limoges, France || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocWS1zK2UZs Watch here]
| 14 || 2009-12-01 || [[Limoges Zénith 2009 (gig) | Zénith]] || Limoges, France || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWblZangwhc Watch here]
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| 13 || 2009-11-29 || [[Lisbon Pavilhão Atlântico 2009 (gig) | Pavilhão Atlântico]] || Lisbon, Portugal || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvYozyTBxeY Watch here]
| 13 || 2009-11-29 || [[Lisbon Pavilhão Atlântico 2009 (gig) | Pavilhão Atlântico]] || Lisbon, Portugal || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaZkCGZXhVQ Watch here]
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| 12 || 2009-11-28 || [[Madrid Palacio de Deportes 2009 (gig) | Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid]] || Madrid, Spain || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvTyeysKv0U Listen here]
| 12 || 2009-11-28 || [[Madrid Palacio de Deportes 2009 (gig) | Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid]] || Madrid, Spain || [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvTyeysKv0U Listen here]

Revision as of 02:57, 20 December 2016

This page contains a list of all known performances of MK Ultra.

Analysis and Explanation

The band spent months trying to get MK Ultra to sound right when played live. In the end it was decided to perform the song half a step down, and add studio vocals after the line "and they're breaking through". This is why it made its live debut quite late into 2009. MK Ultra often had additional riffs after the song. Though performed commonly after its debut until the beginning of the 2010 tour, MK Ultra was seen sporadically at best throughout 2010. At Austin City Limits 2010, Matt dedicated this song to Alex Jones.

MK Ultra made no appearances on The 2nd Law or the Drones tours. It was more than likely the difficulty of performing MK Ultra that led to it being removed from setlists. Fans still hope to see it performed again, being one of the least-played songs on the album. In a poll of 500 fans conducted in November 2015, out of a total thirty songs that had not been played since The Resistance era, fans voted MK Ultra as the fourth most requested song to make a return to setlists.[1]

The Resistance era

2010

# Date Venue Location Link
29 2010-12-06 Brisbane Entertainment Centre Brisbane, QL, Australia Watch here
28 2010-10-29 City Park (Voodoo Experience) New Orleans, LA, USA Watch here
27 2010-10-09 Zilker Metropolitan Park (Austin City Limits Music Festival) Austin, TX, USA Watch here
26 2010-09-25 Staples Center Los Angeles, CA, USA Watch here
25 2010-09-11 Wembley Stadium London, UK Watch here
24 2010-08-19 Greenpark (Frequency Festival) Sankt Pölten, Austria Watch here
23 2010-07-15 Vieilles Charrues (Festival des Vieilles Charrues) Carhaix-Plouguer, France Watch here (Incomplete)
22 2010-07-05 Festival Park (Rock for People) Hradec Králové, Czech Republic Watch here (Poor audio)
21 2010-06-29 Tromøy (Hove Festival) Arendal, Norway Watch here (Incomplete)
20 2010-06-19 Goffertpark Nijmegen, GE, Netherlands Watch here
19 2010-06-11 Stade de France Paris, France Watch here
18 2010-06-06 Zeppelinfeld (Rock im Park) Nuremberg, BY, Germany Watch here
17 2010-06-05 Nürburgring (Rock am Ring) Nürburg, RP, Germany Watch here
16 2010-05-27 Bela Vista Park (Rock in Rio) Lisbon, Portugal Watch here
15 2010-05-25 Casino de Paris Paris, France Watch here
14 2010-04-20 Foro Sol Mexico City, Mexico Watch here
13 2010-04-14 Oracle Arena Oakland, CA, USA Watch here
12 2010-03-30 Pengrowth Saddledome Calgary, AB, Canada Watch here
11 2010-03-17 Fort Worth Convention Center Fort Worth, TX, USA Watch here
10 2010-03-15 Sommet Center Nashville, TN, USA Watch here
9 2010-03-13 The Palace of Auburn Hills Detroit, MI, USA Watch here
8 2010-03-05 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY, USA Watch here
7 2010-03-03 1st Mariner Arena Baltimore, MD, USA Watch here
6 2010-02-27 Gwinnett Arena Atlanta, GA, USA Watch here
5 2010-02-03 Singapore Indoor Stadium (Big Night Out) Singapore Watch here
4 2010-01-26 Flemington Racecourse (Big Day Out) Melbourne, VI, Australia Watch here
3 2010-01-23 Sydney Showground (Big Day Out) Sydney, NS, Australia Watch here
2 2010-01-11 Aichi Taiiku-Kan Nagoya, Japan Watch here
1 2010-01-07 The Seoul Olympic Park Seoul, South Korea Watch here

2009

# Date Venue Location Link
17 2009-12-15 WaMu Theater (Deck the Hall Ball) Seattle, WA, USA Watch here
16 2009-12-12 The Joint (Holiday Havoc) Las Vegas, NV, USA Watch here
15 2009-12-04 Torino Palasport Olimpico Turin, TO, Italy Watch here
14 2009-12-01 Zénith Limoges, France Watch here
13 2009-11-29 Pavilhão Atlântico Lisbon, Portugal Watch here
12 2009-11-28 Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid Madrid, Spain Listen here
11 2009-11-25 Zénith Toulouse, France Watch here
10 2009-11-24 Palau Sant Jordi Barcelona, Spain Watch here
9 2009-11-22 Halle Tony Garnier Lyon, France Watch here
8 2009-11-21 Futurshow Station Casalecchio di Reno, BO, Italy Watch here
7 2009-11-20 Olympiahalle Munich, BY, Germany Watch here
6 2009-11-18 Hallenstadion Zürich, ZH, Switzerland Watch here
5 2009-11-17 Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy Paris, France Watch here
4 2009-11-16 Lanxess Arena Cologne, NW, Germany Watch here
3 2009-11-14 Ahoy Rotterdam Rotterdam, ZH, Netherlands Watch here
2 2009-11-13 O2 Arena London, UK Watch here
1 2009-11-10 National Indoor Arena Birmingham, UK Watch here

See also

This is a table of The Resistance-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 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023 #
Uprising The Resistance 55 95 18 30 93 3 59 82 33 14 61 25 57 625
Resistance The Resistance 41 92 15 25 69 1 20 34 14 2 0 0 30 343
Undisclosed Desires The Resistance 45 95 10 26 72 0 13 22 5 2 5 0 27 323
United States of Eurasia The Resistance 45 94 13 1 27 0 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 194
Guiding Light The Resistance 24 34 5 0 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 95
Unnatural Selection The Resistance 43 63 0 0 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 123
MK ULTRA The Resistance 17 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46
I Belong to You The Resistance 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Exogenesis: Symphony Part I The Resistance 30 64 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 99
Exogenesis: Symphony Part II The Resistance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exogenesis: Symphony Part III The Resistance 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Neutron Star Collision Neutron Star Collision 0 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Popcorn Uprising 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Prague Resistance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ↑ [1]

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