The song was performed live for the first time at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards on August 27 with Travis Scott as a special surprise guest , who performed a verse from his hit song Butterfly Effect . The band played " Walk on Water " at the Rock in Rio festival on September 24 , 2017 , featuring Brazilian rapper Projota . They later performed the song at the LOS40 Music Awards 2017 on November 10 . An acoustic rendition of the track was performed on BBC Radio 1 's Live Lounge and during '' The Ellen DeGeneres Show ''
2017 MTV Video Music Awards
2017 MTV Video Music Awards
Walk on Water (Thirty Seconds to Mars song)