List of Babymetal live performances


Japanese band Babymetal has embarked on five headlining tours, in addition to performing at various other one-off shows, award ceremonies, and television shows. Babymetal originated as a sub-unit of the Japanese idol group Sakura Gakuin in 2010, and first promoted their first singles as part of the group at their various concerts in Japan. For the first three years, the band performed as a sub-unit of the main group called jūon-bu.
Many of the band's performances are connected together within the band's lore, called the Metal Resistance. In 2012 and 2013, the band performed in a series of shows, accompanying the release of their major label singles "Ijime, Dame, Zettai" and "Megitsune". Following the release of their debut album Babymetal in 2014, as well as their viral success from their music videos, especially of the song "Gimme Chocolate!!", the band began their first headlining tour, the Babymetal World Tour 2014, which began in April 2014 and ended in December 2014, with performances in Europe, North America, and Japan. The following year, the band headlined another one-off show in Saitama, Japan and embarked on their second world tour, the Babymetal World Tour 2015, coinciding with the band's rerelease of Babymetal internationally.
To promote the band's second studio album Metal Resistance, Babymetal began the Babymetal World Tour 2016: Legend Metal Resistance, which began with a headlining show at the Wembley Arena in April 2016 and ended with two shows at the Tokyo Dome in September 2016. Critics praised the vocal performance of the singers, as well as the instrumental performance of the supporting Kami Band. Following the conclusion of the show, the band toured around the United States, serving as an opening act for the bands Red Hot Chili Peppers, Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Korn, and Stone Sour from December 2016 to June 2017. Afterward, the band returned to Japan and performed a series of shows in The Five Fox Festival in Japan tour, and finishing the year with a pair of headlining shows in Hiroshima to commemorate the twentieth birthday of lead singer Suzuka Nakamoto. Yui Mizuno did not perform from that show onwards, and with Babymetal embarking on their Babymetal World Tour 2018 in May 2018, she eventually left the group officially.

Headlining shows

Shows that are performed during concert tours are not listed.

Performances at festival concerts

Shows that are performed during concert tours are not listed.
DateEventCountryPerformed song
August 7, 2011United States of Odaiba 2011 Japan"Doki Doki ☆ Morning"
August 28, 2011Tokyo Idol Festival 2011: Eco & Smile Japan"Doki Doki ☆ Morning", "Ijime, Dame, Zettai"
October 12, 2011Tower Records Shinjuku 13th Birthday: No Music, No Idol?Japan"Doki Doki ☆ Morning", "Ijime, Dame, Zettai"
January 9, 2012Women's Power 20th AnniversaryJapan"Doki Doki ☆ Morning", "Iine!", "Ijime, Dame, Zettai"
April 8, 20122nd Idol Yokochō Festival!! Live Band SpecialJapan"Doki Doki ☆ Morning", "Iine!", "Ijime, Dame, Zettai"
June 23, 2012Pop'n Idol 02Japan"Doki Doki ☆ Morning", "Iine!", "Ijime, Dame, Zettai", "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!"
August 4, 2012Tokyo Idol Festival 2012 Japan"Doki Doki ☆ Morning", "Iine!", "Babymetal Death"
August 19, 2012Summer Sonic 2012 TokyoJapan"Doki Doki ☆ Morning", "Iine!", "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!", "Babymetal Death"
October 23, 2012Anime Festival Asia 2012Singapore"Doki Doki ☆ Morning", "Iine!", "Uki Uki ★ Midnight", "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!", "Ijime, Dame, Zettai"
May 26, 2013Tokyo Metropolitan Rock Festival 2013Japan"Doki Doki ☆ Morning", "Iine!", "Catch Me If You Can", "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!", "Ijime, Dame, Zettai"
July 7, 2013Rock Beats Cancer Vol. 2Japan"Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!", "Doki Doki ☆ Morning", "Ijime, Dame, Zettai"
July 15, 2013Summer Camp 2013Japan"Babymetal Death", "Megitsune", "Iine!", "Catch Me If You Can", "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!", "Ijime, Dame, Zettai"
July 21, 2013Join Alive 2013Japan"Megitsune", "Iine!", "Doki Doki ☆ Morning", "Catch Me If You Can", "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!", "Ijime, Dame, Zettai"
August 4, 2013Rock in Japan Festival 2013Japan"Megitsune", "Iine!", "Catch Me If You Can", "Doki Doki ☆ Morning", "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!", "Ijime, Dame, Zettai"
August 10, 2013Summer Sonic 2013 TokyoJapan"Babymetal Death", "Megitsune", "Catch Me If You Can", "Doki Doki ☆ Morning", "Iine!", "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!", "Ijime, Dame, Zettai"
August 11, 2013Summer Sonic 2013 OsakaJapan"Babymetal Death", "Megitsune", "Catch Me If You Can", "Iine!", "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!", "Ijime, Dame, Zettai"
September 22, 2013Inazuma Rock Fes 2013Japan"Megitsune", "Iine!", "Catch Me If You Can", "Doki Doki ☆ Morning", "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!", "Ijime, Dame, Zettai"
October 18, 2013Tower Records Shinjuku 15th Anniversary Thanksgiving Special: Night of 15Japan"Babymetal Death", "Megitsune", "Kimi to Anime Ga Mitai – Answer for Animation With You", "Doki Doki ☆ Morning", "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!", "Ijime, Dame, Zettai"
October 20, 2013Loud Park 2013Japan"Babymetal Death", "Kimi to Anime Ga Mitai – Answer for Animation With You", "Catch Me If You Can", "Megitsune", "Akatsuki", "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!", "Ijime, Dame, Zettai"
November 4, 2013Japan Pop Culture Carnival 2013Japan"Touch", "Yuzurenai Negai", "Cat's Eye"
November 30, 2013SkullMania Vol. 8Japan"Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!", "Uki Uki ★ Midnight", "Iine!", "Catch Me If You Can", "Megitsune", "Ijime, Dame, Zettai"
December 1, 2013Act Against AIDS 2013Japan"Megitsune"
December 30, 2013Countdown Japan 13/14Japan"Gimme Chocolate!!", "Doki Doki ☆ Morning", "Iine!", "Megitsune", "Catch Me If You Can", "Headbangeeeeerrrrr!!!!!", "Ijime, Dame, Zettai"
December 28, 2015Countdown Japan 15/16Japan"Babymetal Death", "Doki Doki ☆ Morning", "Gimme Chocolate!!", "Catch Me If You Can", "Karate", "Ijime, Dame, Zettai", "Megitsune", "Road of Resistance"
June 24, 2017Pain in the Grass 2017United States"Babymetal Death", "Yava!", "Catch Me If You Can", "Megitsune", "Karate", "Gimme Chocolate!!"
December 7–9, 2018Good Things 2018Australia"Starlight", "Karate", "Gimme Chocolate!!", "Yava!"
June 30, 2019Glastonbury Festival 2019United Kingdom"Megitsune", "Elevator Girl", "Shanti Shanti Shanti", "Distortion", "Pa Pa Ya!!", "Gimme Chocolate!!", "Karate", "Road of Resistance"