Isolated System (live)

This page contains a list of all known performances of Isolated System.

Analysis and Explanation

Isolated System is performed on a tape, (except for some drum fills played by Dom and not actually by the band), despite featuring piano parts. As such, the band often used it during The 2nd Law Tour during the encore, often as an intro to Uprising, or as an opener to main set that leaded into Supremacy. If the song was played before Uprising, towards the ending of the song, Matt's makes noises on the Kaoss Pad to accompany the depressing end of the music video displayed on the stage screens, the Kaoss Pad noises would be played without stop until the transition into Uprising. Starting with 2013 year in The 2nd Law era, excerpts of Number Stations were played back during the song, and on rare occasions these would be swapped for something else like Vincent Price's voice-over from Thriller during Australian tour leg, or audio excerpts from news broadcasts about the infamous OpenSSL bug called Heartbleed bug in Coachella 2014 performance. Along with the addition of audio excerpts in 2013, you can also hear Morgan Nicholls experiment more and mixing in some random glitch noises.

It made a surprise return for the Drones 360 Tour, albeit in a shortened form, as an intro to The Handler earlier on in setlists. As such, it has been performed at every Drones 360 Tour date, and since then has been played at basically every concert as a interlude that leads into the next song (the song varies from each concert). During the song, Dom would use his Roland Octopad to make percussion loops instead of playing the normal drums as heard on the album.

Drones era

2018

#	Date	Venue	Location	Link
6	2018-06-23	Rock in Rio Lisboa	Lisbon, Portugal	Watch here
5	2018-06-03	Zeppelinfeld (Rock Im Park)	Nuremberg, Germany
4	2018-06-02	Nürburgring (Rock am Ring)	Nürburg, Germany	Watch here
3	2018-05-25	Bottlerock Napa Valley	Napa, CA, USA	Watch here
2	2018-05-06	Carolina Rebellion	Charlotte, NC, USA	Watch here
1	2018-04-20	Parque Fundidora	Monterrey, México	Watch here

2017

#	Date	Venue	Location	Link
33	2017-12-18	Rod Laver Arena	Melbourne, Australia
32	2017-12-16	Qudos Bank Arena	Sydney, Australia	Watch here
31	2017-12-09	The Forum (KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas)	Los Angeles, CA, USA	Watch here
30	2017-11-14	Yokohama Arena	Yokohama, Japan	Watch Here [B]
29	2017-11-13	Yokohama Arena	Yokohama, Japan	Watch here
28	2017-11-04	BlizzCon 2017	Anaheim, CA, USA	Watch here
27	2017-09-23	Life is Beautiful Festival	Las Vegas, NV, USA	Watch here
26	2017-09-20	USANA Amphitheatre	Salt Lake City, UT, USA	Watch here
25	2017-09-18	Red Rocks Amphitheatre	Denver, CO, USA	Watch here
24	2017-09-16	KAABOO Del Mar	San Diego, CA, USA	Watch here
23	2017-09-15	Shoreline Amphitheatre	San Francisco, CA, USA	Watch here
22	2017-08-27	Reading Festival	Reading, UK	Watch here
21	2017-08-25	Leeds Festival	Leeds, UK	Watch here
20	2017-08-23	Belfast Vital	Belfast, Northern Ireland
19	2017-08-05	Osheaga Festival	Montréal, QC, Canada
18	2017-08-01	KeyBank Pavilion	Burgettstown, PA, USA
17	2017-07-24	Central Park SummerStage Benefit	New York City, NY, USA	Watch here
16	2017-07-22	Jones Beach Theater	Wantagh, NY, USA	Watch here
15	2017-07-18	Budweiser Stage	Toronto, ON, Canada	Watch here
14	2017-07-16	Festival d'été de Québec	Québec City, QC, Canada
13	2017-07-15	Ottawa Bluesfest	Ottawa, ON, Canada	Watch here
12	2017-06-18	Firefly Festival	Dover, DE, USA	Watch here
11	2017-06-15	PNC Music Pavilion	Charlotte, NC, USA	Watch here
10	2017-06-13	Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre	St. Louis, MO, USA
9	2017-06-12	Starlight Theatre	Kansas, MO, USA
8	2017-06-10	Austin360 Amphitheater	Austin, TX, USA
7	2017-06-08	Bold Sphere at Champions Square	New Orleans, LA, USA
6	2017-06-06	Lakewood Amphitheatre	Atlanta, GA, USA	Watch here
5	2017-06-04	Bunbury Festival	Cincinnati, OH, USA	Watch here
4	2017-06-03	Ascend Amphitheater	Nashville, TN, USA	Watch here
3	2017-05-21	MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre	Tampa, FL, USA
2	2017-05-20	Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre	West Palm Beach, FL, USA	Watch here
1	2017-05-18	Amway Center (SAP Concert)	Orlando, FL, USA

2016

#	Date	Venue	Location	Link
79	2016-08-21	Krakow Live	Krakow, Poland
78	2016-08-20	Rock am See	Konstanz, Germany
77	2016-08-13	Sziget Festival	Budapest, Hungary
76	2016-08-06	Laugardalsholl	Reykjavik, Iceland
75	2016-07-29	Rock The City	Bucharest, Romania
74	2016-07-23	Ejekt Festival	Athens, Greece
73	2016-07-19	Paléo Festival	Nyon, Switzerland
72	2016-07-18	Nîmes Festival	Nîmes, France
71	2016-07-16	Festival Internacional de Benicàssim	Benicàssim, VC, Spain
70	2016-07-14	Gurten Festival	Berne, Switzerland
69	2016-07-08	U-Park Festival	Kyiv, Ukraine
68	2016-06-30	Garorock Festival	Marmande, France
67	2016-06-28	Eiffel Tower	Paris, France
66	2016-06-24	Worthy Farm (Glastonbury Festival)	Pilton, UK
65	2016-06-21	Olimpiski	Moscow, Russia
64	2016-06-17	Žalgirio Arena	Kaunas, Lithuania
63	2016-06-16	Riga Arena	Riga, Latvia
62	2016-06-14	Hartwall Arena	Helsinki, Finland
61	2016-06-12	Telenor Arena	Oslo, Norway
60	2016-06-11	Ericsson Dome	Stockholm, Sweden
59	2016-06-09	Forum	Copenhagen, Denmark
58	2016-06-08	Forum	Copenhagen, Denmark
57	2016-06-06	Barclaycard Arena	Hamburg, Germany
56	2016-06-04	O2 Arena	Prague, Czech Republic
55	2016-06-03	Mercedes Benz Arena	Berlin, Germany
54	2016-05-21	Mediolanum Forum	Milan, Italy
53	2016-05-20	Mediolanum Forum	Milan, Italy
52	2016-05-18	Mediolanum Forum	Milan, Italy
51	2016-05-17	Mediolanum Forum	Milan, Italy
50	2016-05-15	Mediolanum Forum	Milan, Italy
49	2016-05-14	Mediolanum Forum	Milan, Italy
48	2016-05-12	Hallenstadion	Zurich, Switzerland
47	2016-05-11	Hallenstadion	Zurich, Switzerland
46	2016-05-09	Wiener Stadthalle	Vienna, Austria
45	2016-05-06	Barclaycard Center	Madrid, Spain
44	2016-05-05	Barclaycard Center	Madrid, Spain
43	2016-05-03	MEO Arena	Lisbon, Portugal
42	2016-05-02	MEO Arena	Lisbon, Portugal
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
27	2016-03-15	Palais 12	Brussels, Belgium
26	2016-03-13	Palais 12	Brussels, Belgium
25	2016-03-12	Palais 12	Brussels, Belgium
24	2016-03-10	Ziggo Dome	Amsterdam, Netherlands
23	2016-03-09	Ziggo Dome	Amsterdam, Netherlands
22	2016-03-07	Ziggo Dome	Amsterdam, Netherlands
21	2016-03-06	Lanxess Arena	Cologne, Germany
20	2016-03-04	Bercy Arena	Paris, France
19	2016-03-03	Bercy Arena	Paris, France
18	2016-03-01	Bercy Arena	Paris, France
17	2016-02-29	Bercy Arena	Paris, France
16	2016-02-27	Bercy Arena	Paris, France
15	2016-02-26	Bercy Arena	Paris, France
14	2016-02-01	Verizon Center	Washington, DC, USA
13	2016-01-31	Wells Fargo Center	Philadelphia, PA, USA
12	2016-01-29	Prudential Center	Newark, NJ, USA
11	2016-01-27	Barclays Center	Brooklyn, NY, USA
10	2016-01-25	TD Garden	Boston, MA, USA
9	2016-01-23	Centre Vidéotron	Quebec City, QC, Canada
8	2016-01-21	Centre Bell	Montréal, QC, Canada
7	2016-01-20	Centre Bell	Montréal, QC, Canada
6	2016-01-18	Centre Vidéotron	Québec City, QC, Canada
5	2016-01-16	Air Canada Centre	Toronto, ON, Canada
4	2016-01-14	Joe Louis Arena	Detroit, MI, USA
3	2016-01-13	United Center	Chicago, IL, USA
2	2016-01-09	Mandalay Bay	Las Vegas, NV, USA
1	2016-01-07	Valley View Casino Center	San Diego, CA, USA

2015

#	Date	Venue	Location	Link
13	2015-12-19	Staples Center	Los Angeles, CA, USA	Watch here
12	2015-12-18	Staples Center	Los Angeles, CA, USA	Watch here
11	2015-12-15	Oracle Arena	Oakland, CA, USA	Watch here
10	2015-12-13	Moda Center	Portland, OR, USA
9	2015-12-12	KeyArena	Seattle, WA, USA	Watch here
8	2015-12-10	Rogers Arena	Vancouver, BC, Canada	Watch here
7	2015-12-05	Gila River Arena	Phoenix, AZ, USA	Watch here
6	2015-12-02	American Airlines Center	Dallas, TX, USA	Watch here
5	2015-12-01	Toyota Center	Houston, TX, USA	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	2015-11-11	Sports Arena (Dress Rehearsal show)	Los Angeles, CA, USA

The 2nd Law era

2014

#	Date	Venue	Location	Link
3	2014-04-19	Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (Weekend 2)	Indio, CA, USA	Listen here
2	2014-04-12	Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (Weekend 1)	Indio, CA, USA	Watch here
1	2014-04-05	Autodromo Interlagos (Lollapolooza)	São Paulo, Brazil	Watch here

2013

#	Date	Venue	Location	Link
87	2013-12-13	Allphones Arena	Sydney, NS, Australia
86	2013-12-10	Brisbane Entertainment Centre	Brisbane, QL, Australia
85	2013-12-07	Rod Laver Arena	Melbourne, VI, Australia
84	2013-12-06	Rod Laver Arena	Melbourne, VI, Australia
83	2013-12-04	Adelaide Entertainment Centre	Adelaide, SA, Australia
82	2013-11-30	Perth Arena	Perth, WA, Australia
81	2013-11-02	Du Arena (F1 Post-Race Concerts)	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
80	2013-10-22	Palacio de los Deportes	Mexico City, Mexico
79	2013-10-20	Palacio de los Deportes	Mexico City, Mexico
78	2013-10-19	Palacio de los Deportes	Mexico City, Mexico
77	2013-10-18	Palacio de los Deportes	Mexico City, Mexico
76	2013-10-13	Estadio GEBA (Personal Fest)	Buenos Aires, Argentina
75	2013-10-11	Zilker Park (Austin City Limits Festival: Weekend 2)	Austin, TX, USA
74	2013-10-07	Arena VFG	Guadalajara, Mexico
73	2013-10-04	Zilker Park (Austin City Limits Festival: Weekend 1)	Austin, TX, USA
72	2013-09-19	EnergySolutions Arena	Salt Lake City, UT, USA
71	2013-09-17	Pepsi Center	Denver, CO, USA
70	2013-09-14	Parque Olímpico Cidade do Rock (Rock in Rio)	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
69	2013-09-11	Verizon Center	Washington, DC, USA
68	2013-09-09	Wells Fargo Center	Philadelphia, PA, USA
67	2013-09-08	Consol Energy Center	Pittsburgh, PA, USA
66	2013-09-06	Bridgestone Arena	Nashville, TN, USA
65	2013-09-04	Gwinnett Arena	Atlanta, GA, USA
64	2013-09-03	Time Warner Cable Arena	Charlotte, NC, USA
63	2013-08-17	Olympic Stadium (Hyundai Card Super Concert 19 City Break)	Seoul, South Korea
62	2013-08-11	Marine Stadium (Summer Sonic Festival)	Tokyo, Japan
61	2013-08-10	Maishima (Summer Sonic Festival)	Osaka, Japan
60	2013-07-27	Olympiastadion	Helsinki, Finland
59	2013-07-24	Telenor Arena	Oslo, Norway
58	2013-07-19	Brann Stadion	Bergen, Norway
57	2013-07-14	Waldbühne Berlin	Berlin, BE, Germany
56	2013-07-12	Freilichtbühne Loreley	Sankt Goarshausen, RP, Germany
55	2013-07-06	Stadio Olimpico	Rome, RM, Italy
54	2013-06-29	Stadio Olimpico	Turin, TO, Italy
53	2013-06-28	Stadio Olimpico	Turin, TO, Italy
52	2013-06-26	Stade Charles-Ehrmann	Nice, France
51	2013-06-22	Stade de France	Paris, France
50	2013-06-21	Stade de France	Paris, France
49	2013-06-18	Werchter Festival Site	Werchter, Belgium
48	2013-06-15	Stade de Suisse	Bern, BE, Switzerland
47	2013-06-10	Estádio do Dragão	Porto, Portugal
46	2013-06-07	Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys	Barcelona, Spain
45	2013-06-04	Amsterdam ArenA	Amsterdam, NH, Netherlands
44	2013-06-02	Horse Guards Parade Ground	London, UK
43	2013-06-01	Etihad Stadium	Manchester, UK
42	2013-05-26	Emirates Stadium	London, UK
41	2013-05-25	Emirates Stadium	London, UK
40	2013-05-22	Ricoh Arena	Coventry, UK
39	2013-04-26	Colisée Pepsi	Ville de Québec, QC, Canada
38	2013-04-24	Centre Bell	Montréal, QC, Canada
37	2013-04-23	Centre Bell	Montréal, QC, Canada
36	2013-04-19	Izod Center	East Rutherford, NJ, USA
35	2013-04-16	Madison Square Garden	New York City, NY, USA
34	2013-04-15	Madison Square Garden	New York City, NY, USA
33	2013-04-13	Mohegan Sun Arena	Montville, CT, USA
32	2013-04-12	TD Garden	Boston, MA, USA
31	2013-04-10	Air Canada Centre	Toronto, ON, Canada
30	2013-04-09	Air Canada Centre	Toronto, ON, Canada
29	2013-03-17	Mandalay Bay Events Center	Las Vegas, NV, USA
28	2013-03-16	US Airways Center	Phoenix, AZ, USA
27	2013-03-13	American Airlines Center	Dallas, TX, USA
26	2013-03-12	Toyota Center	Houston, TX, USA
25	2013-03-10	Bank of Oklahoma Center	Tulsa, OK, USA
24	2013-03-08	Chaifetz Arena	St. Louis, MO, USA
23	2013-03-07	Target Center	Minneapolis, MN, USA
22	2013-03-05	Schottenstein Center	Columbus, OH, USA
21	2013-03-04	United Center	Chicago, IL, USA
20	2013-03-02	Joe Louis Arena	Detroit, MI, USA
19	2013-02-28	Quicken Loans Arena	Cleveland, OH, USA
18	2013-02-27	U.S. Bank Arena	Cincinnati, OH, USA
17	2013-02-25	Amway Center	Orlando, FL, USA
16	2013-02-23	Tampa Bay Times Forum	Tampa, FL, USA
15	2013-02-22	BB&T Center	Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
14	2013-02-06	Rogers Arena	Vancouver, BC, Canada
13	2013-02-04	Scotiabank Saddledome	Calgary, AB, Canada
12	2013-02-03	Rexall Place	Edmonton, AB, Canada
11	2013-02-01	KeyArena	Seattle, WA, USA
10	2013-01-31	Rose Garden	Portland, OR, USA
9	2013-01-29	Sleep Train Arena	Sacramento, CA, USA
8	2013-01-28	Oracle Arena	Oakland, CA, USA
7	2013-01-26	Staples Center	Los Angeles, CA, USA
6	2013-01-24	Staples Center	Los Angeles, CA, USA
5	2013-01-23	Staples Center	Los Angeles, CA, USA
4	2013-01-21	Valley View Casino Center	San Diego, CA, USA
3	2013-01-20	Valley View Casino Center	San Diego, CA, USA
2	2013-01-12	Saitama Super Arena	Saitama, Japan
1	2013-01-11	Saitama Super Arena	Saitama, Japan

2012

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