Live Performance
Live, Daron Malakian switches to a reggae-style offbeat riff when singing during the chorus.
B.Y.O.B has been played in every single concert after the end of the 6-year hiatus in 2011, and Daron often lets the audience to sing the Why do they always send the poor? line after the bridge.
The song was performed on May 7, 2005 on Saturday Night Live, 10 days before the release of the album Mezmerize. During this performance, towards the end of the song (during the downward guitar slide, following the line "Why do they always send the poor?"), guitarist Daron Malakian screamed, "Fuck yeah!". This was missed by television censors, and it became a controversial matter for a few days thereafter. However, the rest of the song was able to be censored on time without any trouble.
The band also performed the song at the 2005 MTV Europe Music Awards, after winning the award for Best Alternative Act. The performance was criticized for the sloppiness and apparent lack of interest of the band members. In addition, Daron Malakian changed the lyrics during the breakdown to "Blast off! It's party time! And this ain't no bullshit political punk rock!" instead of singing "Blast off! It's party time! And we don't live in a fascist nation", in a direct reference to MTV, which had categorized the group as "political punk rock" on an earlier review.
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