Back in Black (live)
| 100% | MuseWiki ULD has 7/7 performances of this song. |
| Live information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Name | Back in Black | |
| Tours | Drones (1) The Resistance (6) | |
| First performance | 22nd January 2010 | |
| Latest performance | 27th August 2017 | |
| Pro-shots | 2017: Reading (08/27/2017) 2010: Sydney (01/22/2010) | |
| Audience footage | 2010: Milan (06/08/2010) Perth (01/31/2010) Adelaide (01/29/2010) Melbourne (01/26/2010) Sydney (01/23/2010) | |
| Audio recordings | None | |
| # of performances | 7 | |
| Uno Live Database | 100% | |
This page contains a list of all known performances of Back in Black.
Analysis and Explanation
Originally performed by AC/DC, Muse performed a cover of Back in Black five times during the band's shows at the Big Day Out festivals in January 2010, each time joined by Nic Cester, lead singer of the band Jet, on vocals. The song was done as a tribute to AC/DC themselves due to the gigs taking place in Australia. Cester's band Jet have a similar style to AC/DC, which is likely why he was chosen to sing the cover. It was not performed after the Big Day Out festivals with the exception of one performance at the San Siro in June 2010, where the band happened to be in Italy at the same time as Cester, thus they decided to play the song.
The song appeared on the setlist for Glastonbury Festival 2016, and the band themselves hinted prior to the gig that they may bring in a special guest during the show (most likely to sing the song). But for unknown reasons it wasn't played and the song was crossed off the setlist. It was instead performed in 2017 at the Reading Festival gig, with AC/DC singer Brian Johnson joining the band onstage to sing the song. The performance was uploaded officially on YouTube by the band after Malcolm Young's death later the same year.
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Drones era
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2017
| # | Date | Venue | Location | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017-08-27 | Little John's Farm (Reading Festival) | Reading, England | Watch here |
The Resistance era
2010
| # | Date | Venue | Location | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2010-06-08 | Stadio Giuseppe Meazza | Milan, MI, Italy | Watch here (B) |
| 5 | 2010-01-31 | Claremont Showgrounds (Big Day Out) | Perth, WA, Australia | Watch here (B) |
| 4 | 2010-01-29 | Royal Showground (Big Day Out) | Adelaide, SA, Australia | Watch here (B) |
| 3 | 2010-01-26 | Flemington Racecourse (Big Day Out) | Melbourne, VI, Australia | Watch here (B) |
| 2 | 2010-01-23 | Sydney Showground (Big Day Out) | Sydney, NS, Australia | Watch here (B) |
| 1 | 2010-01-22 | Sydney Showground (Big Day Out) | Sydney, NS, Australia | Watch here (B) |
See also
This is a table of jams and unreleased covers 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 (1994-2004) are indicated with small font.
Last updated: November 25, 2019.
| Song Title | Era | 2000 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osaka Jam | Black Holes and Revelations | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Helsinki Jam | The Resistance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 56 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 97 |
| Glasgow Jam | The Resistance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MK Jam | The Resistance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Montpellier Jam | The 2nd Law | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 |
| Munich Jam | Drones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 81 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 163 |
| Houston Jam | Simulation Theory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 53 |
| Dracula Mountain | Absolution | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| America | The Resistance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Back in Black | The Resistance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Where the Streets Have No Name |
The Resistance | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sign o' the Times | The 2nd Law | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Lithium | The 2nd Law | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lies | Drones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| New Kind of Kick | Drones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
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