"The Great Destroyer" (in its original album form) made its live debut on [[2007/08/01 Moscow, Russia|August 1, 2007]] in Moscow, Russia during the [[Performance 2007]] tour, and was played at almost every show for the rest of the tour. Not long after its debut, it began to include samples from "[[Happiness In Slavery (song)|Happiness In Slavery]]" in the breakdown.
During the [[Lights In The Sky Tour]], "Happiness In Slavery" was no longer in the breakdown. "The Great Destroyer" was played at slightly under half of the shows, appearing before the "Ghosts" section alongside (or instead of) "[[Vessel]]", "[[Me, I'm Not]]", and "[[The Warning]]". During the [[Cold And Black And Infinite TourNIN 2017-2018]]tour, the song featured samples from speeches made by Donald Trump.
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