Perry first performed " Roar " at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards , in a specially-made boxing ring under the Brooklyn Bridge , at the end of the ceremony . She performed the song on '' Saturday Night Live '' on October 12 , 2013 . While hosting '' We Can Survive : Music for Life '' on October 23 , 2013 , she performed the song with Sara Bareilles , Bonnie McKee , Ellie Goulding , Kacey Musgraves , and duo Tegan and Sara . She also performed the song on the Australian version of '' The X Factor '' on October 28 , 2013 . Perry then performed the song the following day at the Sydney Opera House . She performed the song on German TV show '' Schlag den Raab '' on November 16 , 2013 . On December 14 , 2013 , Perry performed " Roar " at the NRJ Music Awards , but suffered technical difficulties which resulted in her performance being stopped by the host halfway through who asked for it to be restarted . This led many to believe that Perry had initially been lip-syncing the performance . NRJ later released an apology to Perry , stating that she had been singing live but that the wrong mix of the song was played over her live vocals , which resulted in her being visually out of sync with the backing track
2013 MTV Video Music Awards
2013 MTV Video Music Awards
Roar (song)