The MTV Europe Music Award for Best Live Act is an award category for the MTV Europe Music Awards. It was first awarded in 1995, which Take That won for their Nobody Else Tour.Lasting from March to October 1995. U2 and Ed Sheeran won the award the most times, both receiving two awards. The award was briefly named Best Headliner for the 2007 and 2008 ceremonies.
Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold.
| Year | Artist | Tour | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | |||
| Take That | Nobody Else Tour | [1] | |
| Bon Jovi | These Days Tour | ||
| The Prodigy | Music for the Jilted Generation Tour | ||
| R.E.M. | Parallel Tour | ||
| The Rolling Stones | Voodoo Lounge Tour | ||
| 1997 | |||
| U2 | PopMart Tour | [2] | |
| Aerosmith | Nine Lives Tour | ||
| Michael Jackson | HIStory World Tour | ||
| Radiohead | OK Computer era and Against Demons Tour | ||
| Skunk Anansie | Stoosh Tour |
| Year | Artist | Tour | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | |||
| Red Hot Chili Peppers | By the Way World Tour | [3] | |
| Depeche Mode | Exciter Tour | ||
| Korn | Untouchables Tour | ||
| Lenny Kravitz | Lenny Tour | ||
| U2 | Elevation Tour | ||
| 2007 | |||
| Muse | Black Holes and Revelations Tour | [4] | |
| Arctic Monkeys | Favourite Worst Nightmare Tour | ||
| Beyoncé | The Beyoncé Experience | ||
| Foo Fighters | Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace Tour | ||
| Justin Timberlake | FutureSex/LoveShow | ||
| 2008 | |||
| Tokio Hotel | 1000 Hotels Tour | [5] | |
| The Cure | 4 Play Tour | ||
| Foo Fighters | Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace Tour | ||
| Linkin Park | Projekt Revolution | ||
| Metallica | 2008 European Vacation Tour/World Magnetic Tour | ||
| 2009 | |||
| U2 | U2 360° Tour | [6] | |
| Beyoncé | I Am... World Tour | ||
| Green Day | 21st Century Breakdown World Tour | ||
| Kings of Leon | Only by the Night World Tour | ||
| Lady Gaga | The Fame Ball Tour |
| Year | Artist | Tour | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | |||
| BTS | Map of the Soul Tour Live Stream | [17] | |
| J Balvin | Beyond the Colores Live Experience | ||
| Katy Perry | Tomorrowland Around the World | ||
| Little Mix | UNCancelled | ||
| Maluma | Papi Juancho Live | ||
| Post Malone | Nirvana Tribute | ||
| 2022 | |||
| Harry Styles | Love On Tour | [18] | |
| Coldplay | Music of the Spheres World Tour | ||
| Ed Sheeran | +–=÷x Tour | ||
| Kendrick Lamar | The Big Steppers Tour | ||
| Lady Gaga | The Chromatica Ball | ||
| The Weeknd | After Hours til Dawn Tour | ||
| 2023 | |||
| Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | [19] | |
| Beyoncé | Renaissance World Tour | ||
| Burna Boy | I Told Them... Tour | ||
| Ed Sheeran | - Tour | ||
| Måneskin | Rush! World Tour | ||
| SZA | SOS Tour | ||
| The Weeknd | After Hours til Dawn Tour |