Prelude (live)

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.

Drones era

2016

#	Date	Venue	Location	Link
41	2016-04-18	SSE Hydro	Glasgow, Scotland
40	2016-04-17	SSE Hydro	Glasgow, Scotland
39	2016-04-15	O2 Arena	London, England
38	2016-04-14	O2 Arena	London, England
37	2016-04-12	O2 Arena	London, England
36	2016-04-11	O2 Arena	London, England
35	2016-04-09	Manchester Arena	Manchester, England
34	2016-04-08	Manchester Arena	Manchester, England
33	2016-04-06	The SSE Arena	Belfast, Northern Ireland
32	2016-04-05	3Arena	Dublin, Ireland
31	2016-04-03	O2 Arena	London, England
30	2016-04-02	Barclayard Arena	Birmingham, England
29	2016-03-31	Olympiahalle	Munich, Germany
28	2016-03-16	Palais 12	Brussels, Belgium	Watch here
27	2016-03-15	Palais 12	Brussels, Belgium	Watch here
26	2016-03-13	Palais 12	Brussels, Belgium	Watch here
25	2016-03-12	Palais 12	Brussels, Belgium	Watch here
24	2016-03-10	Ziggo Dome	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Watch here
23	2016-03-09	Ziggo Dome	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Watch here
22	2016-03-07	Ziggo Dome	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Watch here
21	2016-03-06	Lanxess Arena	Cologne, Germany	Watch here
20	2016-03-04	Bercy Arena	Paris, France	Watch here
19	2016-03-03	Bercy Arena	Paris, France	Watch here
18	2016-03-01	Bercy Arena	Paris, France	Watch here
17	2016-02-29	Bercy Arena	Paris, France	Watch here
16	2016-02-27	Bercy Arena	Paris, France	Watch here
15	2016-02-26	Bercy Arena	Paris, France	Watch here
14	2016-02-01	Verizon Center	Washington, DC, USA	Watch here
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	Watch here
8	2016-01-21	Centre Bell	Montréal, QC, Canada	Watch here
7	2016-01-20	Centre Bell	Montréal, QC, Canada	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	Link
14	2015-12-19	Staples Center	Los Angeles, CA, USA	Watch here
13	2015-12-18	Staples Center	Los Angeles, CA, USA	Watch here
12	2015-12-15	Oracle Arena	Oakland, CA, USA	Watch here
11	2015-12-13	Moda Center	Portland, OR, USA	Watch here
10	2015-12-12	KeyArena	Seattle, WA, USA	Watch here
9	2015-12-10	Rogers Arena	Vancouver, BC, Canada	Watch here
8	2015-12-05	Gila River Arena	Dallas, TX, USA	Watch here
7	2015-12-02	American Airlines Center	Phoenix, AZ, USA	Watch here
6	2015-12-01	Toyota Center	Houston, TX, USA
5	2015-11-21	Corona Capital Festival	Mexico City, Mexico	Watch here
4	2015-11-20	Palacio de los Deportes - 20th	Mexico City, Mexico	Watch here
3	2015-11-18	Palacio de los Deportes - 18th	Mexico City, Mexico	Watch here
2	2015-11-17	Palacio de los Deportes - 17th	Mexico City, Mexico	Watch here
1	2015-10-27	Parque Deportivo 222	Bogotá, Colombia	Watch here

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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