MK ULTRA (live)
This page contains a list of all known performances of MK Ultra.
Analysis and Explanation
The band spent months trying to get MK Ultra to sound right when played live. In the end it was decided to perform the song half a step down, and add studio vocals after the line "and they're breaking through". This is why it made its live debut quite late into 2009. MK Ultra often had additional riffs after the song. Though performed commonly after its debut until the beginning of the 2010 tour, MK Ultra was seen sporadically at best throughout 2010. At Austin City Limits 2010, Matt dedicated this song to Alex Jones.
MK Ultra made no appearances on The 2nd Law or the Drones tours. It was more than likely the difficulty of performing MK Ultra that led to it being removed from setlists. Fans still hope to see it performed again, being one of the least-played songs on the album. In a poll of 500 fans conducted in November 2015, out of a total thirty songs that had not been played since The Resistance era, fans voted MK Ultra as the fourth most requested song to make a return to setlists.[1]
The Resistance era
2010
# | Date | Venue | Location | Link |
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29 | 2010-12-06 | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | Brisbane, QL, Australia | Watch here |
28 | 2010-10-29 | City Park (Voodoo Experience) | New Orleans, LA, USA | Watch here |
27 | 2010-10-09 | Zilker Metropolitan Park (Austin City Limits Music Festival) | Austin, TX, USA | Watch here |
26 | 2010-09-25 | Staples Center | Los Angeles, CA, USA | Watch here |
25 | 2010-09-11 | Wembley Stadium | London, UK | Watch here |
24 | 2010-08-19 | Greenpark (Frequency Festival) | Sankt Pölten, Austria | Watch here |
23 | 2010-07-15 | Vieilles Charrues (Festival des Vieilles Charrues) | Carhaix-Plouguer, France | Watch here (Incomplete) |
22 | 2010-07-05 | Festival Park (Rock for People) | Hradec Králové, Czech Republic | Watch here (Poor audio) |
21 | 2010-06-29 | Tromøy (Hove Festival) | Arendal, Norway | Watch here (Incomplete) |
20 | 2010-06-19 | Goffertpark | Nijmegen, GE, Netherlands | Watch here |
19 | 2010-06-11 | Stade de France | Paris, France | Watch here |
18 | 2010-06-06 | Zeppelinfeld (Rock im Park) | Nuremberg, BY, Germany | Watch here |
17 | 2010-06-05 | Nürburgring (Rock am Ring) | Nürburg, RP, Germany | Watch here |
16 | 2010-05-27 | Bela Vista Park (Rock in Rio) | Lisbon, Portugal | Watch here |
15 | 2010-05-25 | Casino de Paris | Paris, France | Watch here |
14 | 2010-04-20 | Foro Sol | Mexico City, Mexico | Watch here |
13 | 2010-04-14 | Oracle Arena | Oakland, CA, USA | Watch here |
12 | 2010-03-30 | Pengrowth Saddledome | Calgary, AB, Canada | Watch here |
11 | 2010-03-17 | Fort Worth Convention Center | Fort Worth, TX, USA | Watch here |
10 | 2010-03-15 | Sommet Center | Nashville, TN, USA | Watch here |
9 | 2010-03-13 | The Palace of Auburn Hills | Detroit, MI, USA | Watch here |
8 | 2010-03-05 | Madison Square Garden | New York City, NY, USA | Watch here |
7 | 2010-03-03 | 1st Mariner Arena | Baltimore, MD, USA | Watch here |
6 | 2010-02-27 | Gwinnett Arena | Atlanta, GA, USA | Watch here |
5 | 2010-02-03 | Singapore Indoor Stadium (Big Night Out) | Singapore | Watch here |
4 | 2010-01-26 | Flemington Racecourse (Big Day Out) | Melbourne, VI, Australia | Watch here |
3 | 2010-01-23 | Sydney Showground (Big Day Out) | Sydney, NS, Australia | Watch here |
2 | 2010-01-11 | Aichi Taiiku-Kan | Nagoya, Japan | Watch here |
1 | 2010-01-07 | The Seoul Olympic Park | Seoul, South Korea | Watch here |
2009
# | Date | Venue | Location | Link |
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17 | 2009-12-15 | WaMu Theater (Deck the Hall Ball) | Seattle, WA, USA | Watch here |
16 | 2009-12-12 | The Joint (Holiday Havoc) | Las Vegas, NV, USA | Watch here |
15 | 2009-12-04 | Torino Palasport Olimpico | Turin, TO, Italy | Watch here |
14 | 2009-12-01 | Zénith | Limoges, France | Watch here |
13 | 2009-11-29 | Pavilhão Atlântico | Lisbon, Portugal | Watch here |
12 | 2009-11-28 | Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid | Madrid, Spain | Watch here |
11 | 2009-11-25 | Zénith | Toulouse, France | Watch here |
10 | 2009-11-24 | Palau Sant Jordi | Barcelona, Spain | Watch here |
9 | 2009-11-22 | Halle Tony Garnier | Lyon, France | Watch here |
8 | 2009-11-21 | Futurshow Station | Casalecchio di Reno, BO, Italy | Watch here |
7 | 2009-11-20 | Olympiahalle | Munich, BY, Germany | Watch here |
6 | 2009-11-18 | Hallenstadion | Zürich, ZH, Switzerland | Watch here |
5 | 2009-11-17 | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy | Paris, France | Watch here |
4 | 2009-11-16 | Lanxess Arena | Cologne, NW, Germany | Watch here |
3 | 2009-11-14 | Ahoy Rotterdam | Rotterdam, ZH, Netherlands | Watch here |
2 | 2009-11-13 | O2 Arena | London, UK | Watch here |
1 | 2009-11-10 | National Indoor Arena | Birmingham, UK | Watch here |
See also
This is a table of The Resistance-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 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | # |
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Uprising | The Resistance | 55 | 95 | 18 | 30 | 93 | 3 | 59 | 82 | 33 | 14 | 61 | 25 | 57 | 625 |
Resistance | The Resistance | 41 | 92 | 15 | 25 | 69 | 1 | 20 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 343 |
Undisclosed Desires | The Resistance | 45 | 95 | 10 | 26 | 72 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 323 |
United States of Eurasia | The Resistance | 45 | 94 | 13 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194 |
Guiding Light | The Resistance | 24 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 |
Unnatural Selection | The Resistance | 43 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 |
MK ULTRA | The Resistance | 17 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
I Belong to You | The Resistance | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Exogenesis: Symphony Part I | The Resistance | 30 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 |
Exogenesis: Symphony Part II | The Resistance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Exogenesis: Symphony Part III | The Resistance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Neutron Star Collision | Neutron Star Collision | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Popcorn | Uprising | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Prague | Resistance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
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