Animals (live)

97%	MuseWiki ULD has 87/90 performances of this song. This is a list of missing performances.

Live information
Name	Animals
Tours	Drones (10) The 2nd Law (80)
First performance	20th September 2012
Latest performance	19th September 2015
Pro-shots	2014: Indio (04/19/2014) Indio (04/12/2014) 2013: Rome (07/06/2013) London (02/18/2013) 2012: London (10/31/2012) London (09/30/2012)
Audience footage	2015: Beijing (09/19/2015) Roeser (07/05/2015) St. Petersburg (06/21/2015) Vienna (06/05/2015) Gelsenkirchen (05/30/2015) Munich (05/29/2015) Los Angeles (05/15/2015) New York (05/08/2015) Glasgow (03/16/2015) Belfast (03/15/2015) 2013: Brisbane (12/10/2013) Melbourne (12/06/2013) Perth (11/30/2013) Mexico City (10/22/2013) Mexico City (10/19/2013) Denver (09/17/2013) Philadelphia (09/09/2013) Helsinki (07/27/2013) Oslo (07/24/2013) Berlin (07/14/2013) Loreley (07/12/2013) Turin (06/29/2013) Turin (06/28/2013) Nice (06/26/2013) Paris (06/22/2013) Paris (06/21/2013) Werchter (06/18/2013) Bern (06/15/2013) Porto (06/10/2013) Barcelona (06/07/2013) Amsterdam (06/04/2013) Manchester (06/01/2013) London (05/26/2013) London (05/25/2013) Coventry (05/22/2013) Quebec City (04/26/2013) Montville (04/13/2013) Toronto (04/10/2013) Tulsa (03/10/2013) Minneapolis (03/07/2013) Chicago (03/04/2013) Cleveland (02/28/2013) Orlando (02/25/2013) Tampa Bay (02/23/2013) Ft Lauderdale (02/22/2013) Vancouver (02/06/2013) Calgary (02/04/2013) Edmonton (02/03/2013) Seattle (02/01/2013) Oakland (01/28/2013) Los Angeles (01/23/2013) San Diego (01/21/2013) Saitama (01/12/2013) Saitama (01/11/2013) 2012: Strasbourg (12/19/2012) Antwerp (12/18/2012) Amsterdam (12/17/2012) Hamburg (12/15/2012) Riga (12/13/2012) Tallinn (12/11/2012) Helsinki (12/10/2012) Lodz (11/23/2012) Prague (11/22/2012) Budapest (11/20/2012) Vienna (11/19/2012) Pesaro (11/17/2012) Bologna (11/16/2012) Munchenstein (11/14/2012) 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) Paris (10/02/2012) Cologne (09/20/2012)
Audio recordings	None
# of performances	90
Uno Live Database	97% (missing 3/90 performances)

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

Analysis and Explanation

Animals is a song performed somewhat often by the band since its introduction on The 2nd Law Tour. Animals was one of the most performed songs during 2012, appearing at most gigs throughout the year. It was routinely performed until March 2013 when Animals was usually performed at every other night. The Unsustainable Tour brought Animals back into a permanent setlist position, though this would not last long as it was only played eight times following the end of The Unsustainable Tour. For this tour, a banker actor would come onto the stage towards the end of the songs holding large amounts of "Musos" (the band's fictional currency used on the tour), who would suffer some sort of trauma and collapse dead on the stage during the outro. Animals was one of the very few songs from The 2nd Law to be performed in 2014.

For the Drones Tour, Animals reappeared for ten performances throughout 2015 before being dropped for the rest of the tour. Its setlist position was taken over by Supremacy in the summer of 2015 which only shortened Animals' lifespan on the Drones Tour. By unfortunate coincidence, Animals was skipped at most concerts where pro-shots were released and at the one pro-shot gig where Animals was played at (Los Angeles), it was cut from the broadcast. As a result, no pro-shots exist from the Drones era. Though not one of the most played songs from The 2nd Law by a large margin, Animals is still appreciated very much by the fans, often being declared one of the album's best songs. It is likely that Animals will make rare appearances from time to time in future tours.

Drones era

2015

#	Date	Venue	Location	Link
10	2015-09-19	MasterCard Center	Beijing, China	Watch here (Incomplete)
9	2015-07-05	Rock-A-Field	Roeser, Luxembourg	Watch here
8	2015-06-21	Tuborg Greenfest Russia	St. Petersburg, Russia	Watch here
7	2015-06-05	Rock in Vienna Festival	Vienna, Austria	Watch here
6	2015-05-30	Rock im Revier Festival	Gelsenkirchen, Germany	Watch here
5	2015-05-29	Rockavaria Festival	Munich, Germany	Watch here (Incomplete)
4	2015-05-15	The Mayan	Los Angeles, CA, USA	Watch here
3	2015-05-08	Webster Hall	New York City, NY, USA	Watch here
2	2015-03-16	Barrowlands	Glasgow, Scotland	Watch here
1	2015-03-15	Ulster Hall	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Watch here

The 2nd Law era

2014

#	Date	Venue	Location	Link
2	2014-04-19	Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (Weekend 2)	Indio, CA, USA	Watch here [B]
1	2014-04-12	Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (Weekend 1)	Indio, CA, USA	Watch here [B]

2013

#	Date	Venue	Location	Link
49	2013-12-10	Brisbane Entertainment Centre	Brisbane, QL, Australia	Watch here [B]
48	2013-12-06	Rod Laver Arena	Melbourne, VI, Australia	Watch here [B]
47	2013-11-30	Perth Arena	Perth, WA, Australia	Watch here [B]
46	2013-10-22	Palacio de los Deportes	Mexico City, Mexico	Watch here [B]
45	2013-10-19	Palacio de los Deportes	Mexico City, Mexico	Watch here [B]
44	2013-09-17	Pepsi Center	Denver, CO, USA	Watch here [B]
42/43	2013-09-09	Wells Fargo Center	Philadelphia, PA, USA	Watch here* [B]
41	2013-07-27	Olympiastadion	Helsinki, Finland	Watch here [B]
40	2013-07-24	Telenor Arena	Oslo, Norway	Watch here [B]
39	2013-07-19	Brann Stadion	Bergen, Norway
38	2013-07-14	Waldbühne Berlin	Berlin, BE, Germany	Watch here [B] (Incomplete)
37	2013-07-12	Freilichtbühne Loreley	Sankt Goarshausen, RP, Germany	Watch here [B]
36	2013-07-06	Stadio Olimpico	Rome, RM, Italy	Watch here [B]
35	2013-06-29	Stadio Olimpico	Turin, TO, Italy	Watch here [B]
34	2013-06-28	Stadio Olimpico	Turin, TO, Italy	Watch here [B]
33	2013-06-26	Stade Charles-Ehrmann	Nice, France	Watch here [B]
32	2013-06-22	Stade de France	Paris, France	Watch here [B]
31	2013-06-21	Stade de France	Paris, France	Watch here [B]
30	2013-06-18	Werchter Festival Site	Werchter, Belgium	Watch here [B]
29	2013-06-15	Stade de Suisse	Bern, BE, Switzerland	Watch here [B]
28	2013-06-10	Estádio do Dragão	Porto, Portugal	Watch here [B]
27	2013-06-07	Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys	Barcelona, Spain	Watch here [B]
26	2013-06-04	Amsterdam ArenA	Amsterdam, NH, Netherlands	Watch here [B]
25	2013-06-01	Etihad Stadium	Manchester, UK	Watch here [B]
24	2013-05-26	Emirates Stadium	London, UK	Watch here [B]
23	2013-05-25	Emirates Stadium	London, UK	Watch here [B]
22	2013-05-22	Ricoh Arena	Coventry, UK	Watch here [B]
21	2013-04-26	Colisée Pepsi	Ville de Québec, QC, Canada	Watch here [B]
20	2013-04-13	Mohegan Sun Arena	Montville, CT, USA	Watch here [B]
19	2013-04-10	Air Canada Centre	Toronto, ON, Canada	Watch here [B]
18	2013-03-10	Bank of Oklahoma Center	Tulsa, OK, USA	Watch here [B]
17	2013-03-07	Target Center	Minneapolis, MN, USA	Watch here [B]
16	2013-03-04	United Center	Chicago, IL, USA	Watch here [B]
15	2013-02-28	Quicken Loans Arena	Cleveland, OH, USA	Watch here [B]
14	2013-02-25	Amway Center	Orlando, FL, USA	Watch here [B]
13	2013-02-23	Tampa Bay Times Forum	Tampa, FL, USA	Watch here [B]
12	2013-02-22	BB&T Center	Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA	Watch here [B]
11	2013-02-18	Shepherds Bush Empire (War Child Brits Show)	London, UK	Watch here [B]
10	2013-02-08	GRAMMY Museum (KROQ's Private GRAMMY Pre-Party)	Los Angeles, CA, USA
9	2013-02-06	Rogers Arena	Vancouver, BC, Canada	Watch here [B]
8	2013-02-04	Scotiabank Saddledome	Calgary, AB, Canada	Watch here [B]
7	2013-02-03	Rexall Place	Edmonton, AB, Canada	Watch here [B]
6	2013-02-01	KeyArena	Seattle, WA, USA	Watch here [B]
5	2013-01-28	Oracle Arena	Oakland, CA, USA	Watch here [B]
4	2013-01-23	Staples Center	Los Angeles, CA, USA	Watch here [B]
3	2013-01-21	Valley View Casino Center	San Diego, CA, USA	Watch here [B]
2	2013-01-12	Saitama Super Arena	Saitama, Japan	Watch here [B]
1	2013-01-11	Saitama Super Arena	Saitama, Japan	Watch here [B]

NOTE: Animals was also played at the Philadelphia soundcheck private concert, though no footage has surfaced.

2012

#	Date	Venue	Location	Link
29	2012-12-19	Zénith de Strasbourg	Strasbourg, France	Watch here [B]
28	2012-12-18	Sportpaleis Antwerp	Antwerp, Belgium	Watch here [B]
27	2012-12-17	Ziggo Dome	Amsterdam, NH, Netherlands	Watch here [B]
26	2012-12-15	O2 World	Hamburg, HH, Germany	Watch here [B]
25	2012-12-13	Arēna Rīga	Rīga, Latvia	Watch here [B]
24	2012-12-11	Saku Suurhall Arena	Tallinn, Estonia	Watch here [B]
23	2012-12-10	Hartwall Areena	Helsinki, ES, Finland	Watch here [B]
22	2012-11-23	Atlas Arena	Łódź, Poland	Watch here [B]
21	2012-11-22	O2 Arena	Prague, Czech Republic	Watch here [B]
20	2012-11-20	Papp László Budapest Sportaréna	Budapest, BU, Hungary	Watch here [B]
19	2012-11-19	Wiener Stadthalle	Vienna, Austria	Watch here [B]
18	2012-11-17	ADRIATIC Arena	Pesaro, PU, Italy	Watch here [B]
17	2012-11-16	Unipol Arena	Casalecchio di Reno, BO, Italy	Watch here [B]
16	2012-11-14	St. Jakobshalle	Münchenstein, BS, Switzerland	Watch here [B]
15	2012-11-12	Olympiahalle	Munich, BY, Germany	Watch here [B]
14	2012-11-03	The O2	Dublin, Ireland	Watch here [B]
13	2012-11-01	Manchester Arena	Manchester, UK	Watch here [B]
12	2012-10-31	BBC Radio Theatre (Radio 2 in Concert)	London, UK	Watch here [B]
11	2012-10-30	LG Arena	Birmingham, UK	Watch here [B]
10	2012-10-27	O2 Arena	London, UK	Watch here [B]
9	2012-10-26	O2 Arena	London, UK	Watch here [B]
8	2012-10-24	Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre	Glasgow, UK	Watch here [B]
7	2012-10-22	Zénith Nantes Métropole	Nantes, France	Watch here [B]
6	2012-10-20	Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid	Madrid, Spain	Watch here [B]
5	2012-10-18	Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy	Paris, France	Watch here [B]
4	2012-10-16	Park&Suites Arena	Montpellier, France	Watch here [B]
3	2012-10-02	Olympia	Paris, France	Watch here [B]
2	2012-09-30	The Roundhouse (iTunes Festival)	London, UK	Watch here [B]
1	2012-09-20	E-Werk	Cologne, NW, Germany	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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