The group performed " Best Song Ever " live for the first time on 30 July 2013 at the SAP center in San Jose , California during their Take Me Home Tour concert . The song was subsequently added to the set-list to all proceeding shows of the American leg . The group 's first televised performance of the single was at the 2013 Teen Choice Awards on 11 August . The group also performed the song , along with some of their other hits , on '' The Today Show '' on 23 August , on '' America 's Got Talent '' on 28 August , and again on '' The X Factor Australia '' on 27 October . On 15 November , the group performed " Best Song Ever " for the first time on British television at '' Children in Need 2013 '' . Since its release , the song closed out all concerts for the 2014 Where We Are Tour and the 2015 On the Road Again Tour
2013 Teen Choice Awards
2013 Teen Choice Awards
Best Song Ever