A remote performance of " Heard 'Em Say " taped in Los Angeles was broadcast on a video screen in Foxborough , Massachusetts for an audience of over 40,000 fans during a pre-game concert held on September 3 , 2005 at Gillette Stadium . After the funk rock band Maroon 5 played their 2002 single " Harder to Breathe , " West performed his song atop a red-white-and-blue stage . Accompanied by a seventeen-piece , all-female string orchestra , West performed " Heard 'Em Say " live for an exclusive concert held at Abbey Road Studios in London , England on September 21 . The performance was recorded and later released on a live album titled '' Late Orchestration '' ( 2006 ) . On October 1 , West appeared with Adam Levine as a musical guest on the season premiere of '' Saturday Night Live '' where they performed the song together backed by a live orchestra . For the premiere of the song , West wore a brown leather jacket and white-framed sunglasses , reminiscent of an he had worn outfit at the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards a few months prior . West performed the song at Santa Monica High School on December 5 for a concert promoting higher education sponsored by his charity foundation . He included " Heard 'Em Say " within the setlist of his '' Touch the Sky Tour '' that took place in late 2005 . During one of its stops in Universal City , California , Adam Levine was able to join West onstage to sing his portion of the song
2005 MTV Video Music Awards
2005 MTV Video Music Awards
Heard 'Em Say