Host (live)

94%	MuseWiki ULD has 17/18 performances of this song.

Live information
Name	Host
Tours	Simulation Theory (2) Drones (3) The 2nd Law (11) Pre-Showbiz (2)
First performance	15th August 1997 (different lyrics)
Latest performance	23rd August 2017 (vocals) 6th July 2019 (riff)
Pro-shots	None
Audience footage	2017: Belfast (08/23/2017) Cincinnati (06/04/2017) 2012: Munich (11/12/2012) Dublin (11/03/2012) Manchester (11/01/2012) Birmingham (10/30/2012) London (10/27/2012) London (10/26/2012) Glasgow (10/24/2012) Nantes (10/22/2012) Madrid (10/20/2012) Paris (10/18/2012) Montpellier (10/16/2012)
Audio recordings	Plymouth (08/18/1997)
# of performances	18
Uno Live Database	94%, missing 1/18 performances

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

Analysis and Explanation

Performed somewhat often between 1996 and 1997, Host was dropped from setlists before the Showbiz Tour. There are no confirmed appearances of this song during the Showbiz tour though part of the song was soundchecked at the 05/21/2000 concert in Berlin. However the song made no appearances live and was assumed by many to have been officially retired from live shows.

However, after an absence of almost 15 years, Host was given a surprise partial revival in 2012 as an intro to Time Is Running Out. Only the first verse of the song was performed (up until the "Sick of this space..." part) before leading straight into TIRO. The song was only played during the European leg, making no further appearances after November 2012 and none at all in 2013.

It did not reappear for the Drones Tour, though the band brought Host out once in 2017 at Bunbury Festival and one further time later that year as a brief 30-second instrumental intro to Time Is Running Out. Matt sang no during lyrics these appearances but did some improv vocal work so it's still counted as a live appearance.

Since then Host has been occasionally been played, but simply as a 20-second instrumental riff played by Matt, making one appearance in 2018 as well as a handful of dates on the Simulation Theory World Tour in 2019 - all times as an intro to Time is Running Out.

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Simulation Theory era

2019

#	Date	Venue	Location	Link	Info
2	2019-07-06	Stade de France	Paris, France	Watch here	Riff intro to Time is Running Out
1	2019-07-03	Hallenstadion	Zurich, Switzerland	Watch here	Riff intro to Time is Running Out

Drones era

2018

#	Date	Venue	Location	Link	Info
1	2018-04-20	Parque Fundidora	Monterrey, México	Watch here	Riff intro to Time is Running Out

2017

#	Date	Venue	Location	Link	Info
2	2017-08-23	Belfast Vital	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Watch here [B]	Riff intro to Time is Running Out with vocal improv
1	2017-06-04	Bunbury Festival	Cincinnati, OH, USA	Watch here [B]	Riff intro to Time is Running Out

The 2nd Law era

2012

#	Date	Venue	Location	Link
11	2012-11-12	Olympiahalle	Munich, BY, Germany	Watch here [B]
10	2012-11-03	The O2	Dublin, Ireland	Watch here [B]
9	2012-11-01	Manchester Arena	Manchester, UK	Watch here [B]
8	2012-10-30	LG Arena	Birmingham, UK	Watch here [B]
7	2012-10-27	O2 Arena	London, UK	Watch here [B]
6	2012-10-26	O2 Arena	London, UK	Watch here [B]
5	2012-10-24	Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre	Glasgow, UK	Watch here [B]
4	2012-10-22	Zénith Nantes Métropole	Nantes, France	Watch here [B]
3	2012-10-20	Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid	Madrid, Spain	Watch here [B]
2	2012-10-18	Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy	Paris, France	Watch here [B]
1	2012-10-16	Park&Suites Arena	Montpellier, France	Watch here [B]

Pre-Showbiz era

1997

#	Date	Venue	Location	Link
2	1997-12-15	Cavern Club	Exeter, UK
1	1997-08-15	Plymouth Hoe (Soundwaves Festival)	Plymouth, UK	Listen here [B]

See also

This is a table of Showbiz-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.

All years with unknown setlists (1997-2004) are indicated with small font.

Last updated: April 15, 2022.

Song_Title	Release	'95	'96	'97	'98	'99	'00	'01	'02	'03	'04	'05	'06	'07	'08	'09	'10	'11	'12	'13	'14	'15	'16	'17	'18	'19	'22	'23	#
Sunburn	Showbiz	0	0	0	0	44	102	100	31	40	96	11	26	52	4	1	5	0	13	29	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	556
Muscle Museum	Showbiz	1	0	2	4	71	104	98	33	42	96	5	17	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	479
Fillip	Showbiz	0	0	1	0	52	79	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	185
Falling Down	Showbiz	0	0	0	0	38	67	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	115
Cave	Showbiz	0	0	3	4	69	93	83	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	270
Showbiz	Showbiz	0	0	0	2	56	101	100	4	3	4	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	3	0	1	292
Unintended	Showbiz	0	0	0	1	20	70	58	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	6	4	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	191
Uno	Showbiz	0	0	0	1	67	74	52	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	210
Sober	Showbiz	0	0	4	1	24	55	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	86
Spiral Static	Showbiz	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Escape	Showbiz	0	0	3	1	16	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	37
Overdue	Showbiz	0	0	2	2	24	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	46
Hate This & I'll Love You	Showbiz	0	0	2	0	2	7	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	57
Agitated	Uno	0	5	2	0	16	71	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	2	7	2	0	1	0	1	0	132
Forced In	Uno	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	16	0	62	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	106
Twin	Cave	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Host	Cave	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	18
Coma	Cave	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Minimum	Muscle Museum	0	0	0	0	1	58	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	70
Do We Need This	Muscle Museum	0	0	1	0	19	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25
Pink Ego Box	Muscle Museum	0	0	2	0	11	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14
Yes Please	Sunburn	0	0	0	0	0	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	31
Ashamed	Sunburn	0	0	1	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10
Recess	Unintended	0	0	0	0	3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12
Nishe	Unintended	0	0	0	0	1	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	93	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	0	156

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