"Malamente" was performed for the first time at the Sónar 2018 Festival held at the Fira de Montjuïc, Barcelona on 15 June of that year. A couple weeks later, Rosalía once again presented the single at the Festival Cultura Inquieta held in the city of Getafe, near Madrid. At the end of July, "Malamente" was presented live at the Plaza de Quintana in Santiago de Compostela. Rosalía was part of the poster of the Starlite Festival in Marbella, where she performed on 24 August. On 5 September, the singer played the song at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, where she was the opening act of the Colombian singer Juanes. A week later, Rosalía presented "Malamente" for the first time in Miami to celebrate her five Latin Grammy nominations. At the end of September, Rosalía performed at the Flamenco Biennial in Seville, where she played the theme. On 16 October, the Barcelonian went on the BBC program "Later... with Jools Holland", where she sang "Malamente" and "Pienso en tu mirá". A day later, Rosalía offered a concert at the Village Underground in London, where she returned to perform the song for the second time. On 31 October 2018 she performed "Malamente" in front of 11,000 people at a free concert brought by Red Bull at the Plaza de Colón, in Madrid. Two days later she performed the song again at Los 40 Music Awards. On 4 November, Rosalía performed the song at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2018 gala, held in the city of Bilbao. On 11 November, she performed "Malamente" at Casa Patas, Madrid, an iconic place for flamenco artists and lovers. On 15 November, she performed the song at the 2018 Latin Grammys ceremony in Las Vegas.