Knowles performed " Ring the Alarm " at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards on August 31 , 2006 , wearing a flowing trench coat , a corset and hotpants . The performance referenced Janet Jackson 's " Rhythm Nation " routine . James Montgomery of MTV News commented that as Knowles sang , she " ... stripped and stalked . " Jocelyn Vena of the same publication , wrote that she had a " frantic performance " of the song along with a " fiercely choreographed breakdown " at the end . Erika Ramirez of '' Billboard '' magazine put the performance at number five on her list of " Beyonce 's 5 Biggest TV Performances " saying that Knowles " kill ed " the live performance . She later performed the song on the American morning news and talk show , '' Good Morning America '' . " Ring the Alarm " was included on Knowles ' set list for her The Beyoncé Experience concert in Los Angeles , and I Am ... Tour venues
2006 MTV Video Music Awards
2006 MTV Video Music Awards
Ring the Alarm