Prelude (live)

99%	MuseWiki ULD has 81/82 performances of this song. This is a list of missing performances.

Live information
Name	Prelude
Tours	Drones (82)
First performance	27th October 2015
Latest performance	27th August 2017
Pro-shots	2017: Reading (08/27/2017)
Audience footage	2017: Leeds (08/25/2017) Belfast (08/23/2017) 2016: Moscow (06/21/2016) Kaunas (06/17/2016) Riga (06/16/2016) Helsinki (06/14/2016) Oslo (06/12/2016) Stockholm (06/11/2016) Prague (06/04/2016) Berlin (06/03/2016) Milan (05/21/2016) Milan (05/20/2016) Milan (05/18/2016) Milan (05/17/2016) Milan (05/15/2016) Milan (05/14/2016) Zurich (05/12/2016) Zurich (05/11/2016) Vienna (05/09/2016) Madrid (05/06/2016) Madrid (05/05/2016) Lisbon (05/03/2016) Lisbon (05/02/2016) Glasgow (04/18/2016) Glasgow (04/17/2016) London (04/15/2016) London (04/14/2016) London (04/12/2016) London (04/11/2016) Manchester (04/09/2016) Manchester (04/08/2016) Belfast (04/06/2016) Dublin (04/05/2016) London (04/03/2016) Birmingham (04/02/2016) Munich (03/31/2016) Brussels (03/16/2016) Brussels (03/15/2016) Brussels (03/13/2016) Brussels (03/12/2016) Amsterdam (03/10/2016) Amsterdam (03/09/2016) Amsterdam (03/07/2016) Cologne (03/06/2016) Paris (03/04/2016) Paris (03/03/2016) Paris (03/01/2016) Paris (02/29/2016) Paris (02/27/2016) Paris (02/26/2016) Washington (02/01/2016) Philadelphia (01/31/2016) Newark (01/29/2016) Brooklyn (01/27/2016) Boston (01/25/2016) Quebec City (01/23/2016) Montreal (01/21/2016) Montreal (01/20/2016) Quebec City (01/18/2016) Toronto (01/16/2016) Detroit (01/14/2016) Chicago (01/13/2016) Las Vegas (01/09/2016) San Diego (01/07/2016) 2015: Los Angeles (12/19/2015) Los Angeles (12/18/2015) Oakland (12/15/2015) Portland (12/13/2015) Seattle (12/12/2015) Vancouver (12/10/2015) Phoenix (12/05/2015) Dallas (12/02/2015) Houston (12/01/2015) Mexico City (11/21/2015) Mexico City (11/20/2015) Mexico City (11/18/2015) Mexico City (11/17/2015) Bogota (10/27/2015)
Audio recordings	2016: Copenhagen (06/09/2016) Copenhagen (06/08/2016)
# of performances	82
Uno Live Database	99% (missing 1/82 performances)

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

Analysis and Explanation

It is played as an intro before songs. On the album it precedes Survival, however it precedes Starlight when played live. It was skipped during The 2nd Law tour before making a surprise debut on the last date of the Drones World Tour South American leg.

It has been played live at every gig since the first date of the Drones World Tour North American tour started. It is unknown why it was not attempted during The 2nd Law tour, making its return to setlists even more strange. Dom plays the drums and cymbals during this song, unlike other tapes such as Drones and JFK, in which the band do not/rarely play any instruments during. When the 360 Tour was over, Prelude was dropped from setlists instead of being performed at the remaining festival dates. In 2017, it made a return for the 3 UK festivals, however it wasn't played outside of those 3 shows.

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Simulation Theory era

2019

#	Date	Venue	Location	Link
11	2019-03-24	BB&T Center	Sunrise, FL, USA
10	2019-03-23	Austin 360Amphitheater	Austin, TX, USA
9	2019-03-11	The Forum	Los Angeles, CA, USA	Watch here
8	2019-03-09	Oracle Arena	Oakland, CA, USA	Watch here
7	2019-03-07	Golden 1 Center	Sacramento, CA, USA	Watch here
6	2019-03-05	Pechanga Arena	San Diego, CA, USA	Watch here
5	2019-03-02	Mandalay Bay Events Center	Las Vegas, NV, USA	Watch here
4	2019-02-28	Vivint Smart Home Arena	Salt Lake City, UT, USA	Watch here
3	2019-02-26	Talking Stick Resort Arena	Phoenix, AZ, USA	Watch here
2	2019-02-24	American Airlines Center	Dallas, TX, USA	Watch here
1	2019-02-22	Toyota Center	Houston, TX, USA	Watch here

Drones era

2017

#	Date	Venue	Location	Link
3	2017-08-27	Reading Festival	Reading, UK	Watch here [B]
2	2017-08-25	Bramham Park	Leeds, England	Watch here [B]
1	2017-08-23	Belfast Vital Festival	Belfast, North Ireland	Watch here [B]

2016

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

2015

#	Date	Venue	Location	Link
14	2015-12-19	Staples Center	Los Angeles, CA, USA	Watch here [B]
13	2015-12-18	Staples Center	Los Angeles, CA, USA	Watch here [B]
12	2015-12-15	Oracle Arena	Oakland, CA, USA	Watch here [B]
11	2015-12-13	Moda Center	Portland, OR, USA	Watch here [B]
10	2015-12-12	KeyArena	Seattle, WA, USA	Watch here [B]
9	2015-12-10	Rogers Arena	Vancouver, BC, Canada	Watch here [B]
8	2015-12-05	Gila River Arena	Phoenix, AZ, USA	Watch here [B]
7	2015-12-02	American Airlines Center	Dallas, TX, USA	Watch here [B]
6	2015-12-01	Toyota Center	Houston, TX, USA	Watch here [B]
5	2015-11-21	Corona Capital Festival	Mexico City, Mexico	Watch here [B]
4	2015-11-20	Palacio de los Deportes - 20th	Mexico City, Mexico	Watch here [B]
3	2015-11-18	Palacio de los Deportes - 18th	Mexico City, Mexico	Watch here [B]
2	2015-11-17	Palacio de los Deportes - 17th	Mexico City, Mexico	Watch here [B]
1	2015-10-27	Parque Deportivo 222	Bogotá, Colombia	Watch here [B]

See also

This is a table of The 2nd Law-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	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2022	2023	#
Supremacy	The 2nd Law	30	90	0	10	3	0	0	0	0	0	133
Madness	The 2nd Law	38	93	3	41	80	32	11	61	18	56	433
Panic Station	The 2nd Law	32	91	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	125
Prelude	The 2nd Law	0	0	0	14	65	3	0	58	31	56	228
Survival	The 2nd Law	29	88	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	118
Follow Me	The 2nd Law	33	91	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	124
Animals	The 2nd Law	29	49	2	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	90
Explorers	The 2nd Law	26	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	59
Big Freeze	The 2nd Law	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Save Me	The 2nd Law	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10
Liquid State	The 2nd Law	20	80	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	101
Unsustainable	The 2nd Law	25	85	3	12	0	0	10	60	0	0	195
Isolated System	The 2nd Law	25	87	3	13	79	33	9	0	0	52	301

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