Live Performances
"Love Machine" was promoted through several live performances, including at the Disney Channel Kids Awards on 16 September 2004, at the Smash Hits Poll Winners Party in 2004, at the Carling Academy London on 10 February 2005, at the TMF Awards 2005 in Belgium, at the 2007 T4 on the Beach, at The Girls Aloud Party TV special in 2008, and at V Festival 2008. On 14 December 2012, the band appeared on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge, performing the song to promote their greatest hits album Ten, and also at The Graham Norton Show the same day. To further promote the greatest hits, "Love Machine" was also included on a promotional megamix. Girls Aloud have included "Love Machine" in all of their tours. For their debut tour, 2005's What Will the Neighbours Say? Live, Girls Aloud perform the song in schoolgirl uniforms. For 2006's Chemistry Tour, there was an interlude where the group danced to "1 Thing" by Amerie. There was a similar interlude during 2007's The Sound of Girls Aloud: The Greatest Hits Tour, where a big band breakdown was included. "Love Machine" was also performed on 2008's Tangled Up Tour, where the band members wore cabaret inspired costumes, and at 2009's Out of Control Tour. For the latter, the song was given a brassier, retro arrangement and included a dance break. English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys covered the song on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge.
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