Grande first performed at the " IHeartRadio Theater at the L.A Honda Stage " on August 22 , 2014 . She performs the song for the second time at the 31st annual MTV Video Music Awards on August 24 , 2014 . She then went on to perform it on several television shows , including '' America 's Got Talent '' on August 27 , on '' The Today Show '' on August 29 , and on '' The X Factor Australia '' on September 8 . She also performed it at the iHeartRadio Music Festival on September 19 . She performed a half acoustic , half upbeat version of " Break Free " on '' Saturday Night Live '' on September 27 , 2014 . Grande once again performed " Break Free " at the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards on November 9 , 2014 , opening up the show along with her other single " Problem " . Grande performed the song at the American Music Awards on November 23 , 2014 . " Break Free " was part of Grande 's set list for '' One Love Manchester '' , a benefit concert held on June 4 , 2017 for the victims of the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing
American Music Awards
American Music Awards of 2014
Break Free (song)