One Direction performed the song on three of their major concert tours: Up All Night Tour (2011–12), Take Me Home Tour (2013) &amp; Where We Are Tour (2014). Idolator editor Mike Wass felt the vocal ensemble performed a "rousing rendition" of the song at Sydney's Hordern Pavilion and noted, "Louis [Tomlinson] described it as his favourite song on "Up All Night" and he's not alone in that opinion if the swooning girls in the audience are any indication". "Herald Sun" writer Cameron Adams opined that the performance of "Moments" at Melbourne's Hisense Arena showcased the group's "strong pop voices". Erica Futterman for "Rolling Stone" assessed that the performance of the track at New York City's Beacon Theatre was the most tender moment of the show. Jane Stevenson of Canoe.ca listed the performance of the number at Toronto's Molson Canadian Amphitheatre among the show's highlights. The song was later included on the DVD release, "".