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MTV Europe Music Award for Best Live Act
Category of MTV Europe Music Awards
Category of MTV Europe Music Awards
The MTV Europe Music Award for Best Live Act is an award category for the MTV Europe Music Awards. It was first awarded in 1995, which Take That won for their Nobody Else Tour lasting from March to October 1995. U2 and Ed Sheeran won the award the most times, both receiving two awards. The award was briefly named Best Headliner for the 2007 and 2008 ceremonies.
Winners and nominees
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
1990s
| Year | Artist | Tour | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | |||
| Take That | Nobody Else Tour | ||
| Bon Jovi | These Days Tour | ||
| The Prodigy | Music for the Jilted Generation Tour | ||
| R.E.M. | Parallel Tour | ||
| The Rolling Stones | Voodoo Lounge Tour | ||
| 1997 | |||
| U2 | PopMart Tour | ||
| Aerosmith | Nine Lives Tour | ||
| Michael Jackson | HIStory World Tour | ||
| Radiohead | OK Computer era and Against Demons Tour | ||
| Skunk Anansie | Stoosh Tour |
2000s
| Year | Artist | Tour | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | |||
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | By the Way World Tour | ||
| Depeche Mode | Exciter Tour | ||
| Korn | Untouchables Tour | ||
| Lenny Kravitz | Lenny Tour | ||
| U2 | Elevation Tour | ||
| 2007 | |||
| Muse | Black Holes and Revelations Tour | ||
| Arctic Monkeys | Favourite Worst Nightmare Tour | ||
| Beyoncé | The Beyoncé Experience | ||
| Foo Fighters | Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace Tour | ||
| Justin Timberlake | FutureSex/LoveShow | ||
| 2008 | |||
| Tokio Hotel | 1000 Hotels Tour | ||
| The Cure | 4 Play Tour | ||
| Foo Fighters | Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace Tour | ||
| Linkin Park | Projekt Revolution | ||
| Metallica | 2008 European Vacation Tour/World Magnetic Tour | ||
| 2009 | |||
| U2 | U2 360° Tour | ||
| Beyoncé | I Am... World Tour | ||
| Green Day | 21st Century Breakdown World Tour | ||
| Kings of Leon | Only by the Night World Tour | ||
| Lady Gaga | The Fame Ball Tour |
2010s
| Year | Artist | Tour | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | |||
| Linkin Park | A Thousand Suns World Tour | ||
| Bon Jovi | The Circle Tour | ||
| Kings of Leon | Come Around Sundown World Tour | ||
| Lady Gaga | The Monster Ball Tour | ||
| Muse | The Resistance Tour | ||
| 2011 | |||
| Katy Perry | California Dreams Tour | ||
| Coldplay | Mylo Xyloto Tour | ||
| Foo Fighters | Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace Tour | ||
| Lady Gaga | The Monster Ball Tour | ||
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | I'm with You World Tour | ||
| 2012 | |||
| Taylor Swift | Speak Now World Tour | ||
| Green Day | 21st Century Breakdown World Tour | ||
| Jay Z and Kanye West | Watch the Throne Tour | ||
| Lady Gaga | Born This Way Ball | ||
| Muse | The Resistance Tour | ||
| 2013 | |||
| Beyoncé | The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour | ||
| Green Day | 99 Revolutions Tour | ||
| Pink | The Truth About Love Tour | ||
| Taylor Swift | Red Tour | ||
| Justin Timberlake | Legends of the Summer Stadium Tour | ||
| 2014 | |||
| One Direction | Where We Are Tour | ||
| Beyoncé | On the Run Tour | ||
| Bruno Mars | The Moonshine Jungle Tour | ||
| Katy Perry | The Prismatic World Tour | ||
| Justin Timberlake | The 20/20 Experience World Tour | ||
| 2015 | |||
| Ed Sheeran | x Tour | ||
| Foo Fighters | Sonic Highways World Tour | ||
| Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett | Cheek to Cheek Tour | ||
| Katy Perry | The Prismatic World Tour | ||
| Taylor Swift | The 1989 World Tour | ||
| 2016 | |||
| Twenty One Pilots | Emotional Roadshow World Tour | ||
| Adele | Adele Live 2016 | ||
| Beyoncé | The Formation World Tour | ||
| Coldplay | A Head Full of Dreams Tour | ||
| Green Day | Revolution Radio Tour | ||
| 2017 | |||
| Ed Sheeran | ÷ Tour | ||
| Bruno Mars | 24K Magic World Tour | ||
| Eminem | Revival Tour | ||
| Coldplay | A Head Full of Dreams Tour | ||
| U2 | The Joshua Tree Tour 2017 | ||
| 2018 | |||
| Shawn Mendes | Illuminate World Tour | ||
| Ed Sheeran | ÷ Tour | ||
| Muse | North American Summer Amphitheatre Tour | ||
| P!nk | Beautiful Trauma World Tour | ||
| The Carters | On the Run II Tour | ||
| 2019 | |||
| BTS | Love Yourself World Tour | ||
| Ariana Grande | Sweetener World Tour | ||
| Ed Sheeran | ÷ Tour | ||
| P!nk | Beautiful Trauma World Tour | ||
| Travis Scott | Astroworld: Wish You Were Here Tour |
2020s
| Year | Artist | Tour | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | |||
| BTS | Map of the Soul Tour Live Stream | ||
| J Balvin | Beyond the Colores Live Experience | ||
| Katy Perry | Tomorrowland: Around the World | ||
| Little Mix | UNCancelled | ||
| Maluma | Papi Juancho Live | ||
| Post Malone | Nirvana Tribute | ||
| 2022 | |||
| Harry Styles | Love On Tour | ||
| Coldplay | Music of the Spheres World Tour | ||
| Ed Sheeran | +–=÷x Tour | ||
| Kendrick Lamar | The Big Steppers Tour | ||
| Lady Gaga | The Chromatica Ball | ||
| The Weeknd | After Hours til Dawn Tour | ||
| 2023 | |||
| Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | ||
| Beyoncé | Renaissance World Tour | ||
| Burna Boy | I Told Them... Tour | ||
| Ed Sheeran | - Tour | ||
| Måneskin | Rush! World Tour | ||
| SZA | SOS Tour | ||
| The Weeknd | After Hours til Dawn Tour |
References
References
- Atwood, Brett. (October 28, 1995). "November Awards Abound: Billboard Vid, MTV Europe". [[Billboard (magazine).
- (September 19, 1997). "Puffy, Radiohead Lead MTV Europe Nominees". [[MTV News]].
- Mancini, Robert. (September 30, 2002). "Eminem, Pink, Shakira Nab Most Noms For MTV Europe Music Awards". [[MTV News]].
- Levine, Nick. (November 1, 2007). "In full: MTV Europe Music Awards winners". [[Digital Spy]].
- (November 7, 2008). "MTV EMAs name Rick Astley 'Best Act Ever'". [[NME]].
- (September 21, 2009). "US artists lead MTV Europe awards". [[BBC News]].
- (September 20, 2010). "We Announce Our First Two Performers: Katy Perry & Linkin Park!". [[MTV Networks Europe]].
- (September 19, 2011). "Lady GaGa Leads 2011 MTV EMA Nominations". [[MTV UK]].
- Hardie, Beth. (September 17, 2012). "A total sex pot (Rihanna) and a sweet innocent lass (Taylor Swift) are going to have a fight". [[Trinity Mirror]].
- (September 17, 2013). "JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, MACKLEMORE LEAD 2013 MTV EMA NOMINATIONS". [[MTV News]].
- Ehrlich, Brenna. (September 16, 2014). "2014 MTV EMA Nominations: Get The Full List". [[MTV]].
- Szalai, George. (September 15, 2015). "Taylor Swift Leads MTV EMAs With 9 Nominations".
- "justin bieber & beyoncé lead the 2016 mtv ema nominations – see the full list!". [[MTV (UK and Ireland).
- "Here Are All the Winners From the 2017 MTV EMAs".
- (October 4, 2018). "Camila Cabello, Ariana Grande, Post Malone Lead 2018 MTV EMA Nominees".
- "ARIANA GRANDE, BILLIE EILISH, LIL NAS X, AND MORE: THE 2019 EMA NOMINATIONS ARE HERE". [[MTV]].
- Grein, Paul. (November 13, 2022). "Taylor Swift Is Top Winner at 2022 MTV EMAs: Full Winners List".
- Kaufman, Gil. (October 4, 2023). "Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo and SZA Lead 2023 MTV EMAs Nominations: See List".
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