The band performed the single for the very first time at Third Encore Rehearsal Studios in Burbank , California on May 16 , 2012 , to an audience who won passes from radio station KROQ . The band performed the single at numerous award shows , namely : the 2012 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Las Vegas , TV total Autoball at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne , Germany , . the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards Japan at the Makuhari Messe , and the American Music Awards of 2012 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles . " Burn It Down " was also included in the set list of the 11th Annual Honda Civic Tour ( 2012 ) , where the band 's performance of the song was accompanied by pyrotechnics
11th Annual Honda Civic Tour
11th Annual Honda Civic Tour
Burn It Down (Linkin Park song)