Top 20 Worst Live Performances of All Time

These live music performances fell flat. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the worst live performances ruined by the artist or crowd. Our countdown of the worst live performances of all time includes Sex Pistols, Madonna, Kanye West, Creed, Ashlee Simpson, and more! Which live performance do you think was the biggest disaster? Let us know in the comments below!

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[WatchMojo]

Which live performance do you think was the biggest disaster? Let us know in the comments below!

[GratefulPrimate]

Ashley Simpson should be #1 because that performance literally ENDED her recording career.
NOBODY took her seriously after that

[CountShockula]

These videos suck because you don't get to hear how bad it is...some dude just talks over it telling us.

[SamadPathan_.]

Good singers: lack of confidence
Bad singers: overflowing confidence

[angelabowman]

The narrator talks way too much. One doesn't hear what's going on cause the narrator is always talking. Makes it hard to watch.

[gumslinger]

Every couple years i accidentally click a watchmojo video.

[Kayyouhu]

Whoever asked Roseanne Barr, a non-singer and a comedian - to do the national anthem - they're the ones to blame for the whole performance. You ask for Roseanne, you GET Roseanne. And is anyone surprised that Kanye West can't sing without autotune?

[FearNot]

If the narrator perhaps shut up a little, we could hear these bad performances for ourselves

[Darrylizer]

It used to be a mark of shame and ruined Milli Vannilli's career, now fake backing tracks are common practice.

[mypeopleskillsarerusty]

I laughed and got second hand embarrassment when Fergie sang the National Anthem

[urgx]

Imagine blaming Phill Collins for your bad performance lol

[blugreen]

Madonna's never been a super strong vocalist.

[maryroberts]

Why would anyone invite Roseanne to sing

[turnoffthetv]

Britney's performance also needs the caveat that on top of dealing with being trafficked by her family, mental health, divorce etc, people were MOCKING HER on this very show, she'd had a panic attack, and had run into JT prior to (and we know what HE DID to her), and she'd endured relentless media bullying for not being a twig after two babies. The fact she got up at all is a testament to her determination to keep trying. I defy anyone to even deliver half of what she did that night.

[donaldwilson]

Here's another one. Poison at the 1990 MTV VMA's. Guitarist C.C. DeVille started playing the wrong song instead of the one planned for the performance, mostly because he was wasted. This led to lead singer Bret Michaels getting into an argument with C.C. backstage after the performance and C.C. later got kicked out of the band, at least temporarily.

[tonycruz]

Van Halen at the US Festival without a doubt. David Lee Roth was completely wasted, forgot the lyrics, slurred his words when speaking and dropped F-bombs every other word.

[schlommolommo]

Milli Vanilli DID NOT RECOVER! their career was over after this concert, and Rob Pilatus drowned in alcohol and drugs, and died in 1998 of an overdose.

[ByteMeCompletely]

Many current "artists" require auto-tune, because they didn't develop their talent.

[Epicbingewatcher]

Corey Feldman Today Show performance should get a dishonorable mention

[EixtremeDrummer]

A great shame that Led Zeppelin tried to blame Phil Collins for their own disaster.