ðə fˈɜːst lˈaɪv pɚfˈoːɹməns ʌv "nˈaɪts ʌv saɪdˈoʊniə" tˈʊk plˈeɪs æɾə bˌiːbˌiːsˈiː ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ wˈʌn ᵻvˈɛnt, ɹˈeɪdɪˌoʊ wˈʌn bˈɪɡ wˈiːkɛnd, hˈɛld æt kˈæmpɚdˌaʊn pˈɑːɹk ɪn dˈʌndiː ˌɔn θˈɜːtiːn mˈeɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks.
The first live performance of "Knights of Cydonia" took place at a BBC Radio 1 event, Radio 1's Big Weekend, held at Camperdown Park in Dundee on 13 May 2006.