Grande and The Weeknd performed the song together live for the first time on the season 40 premiere of "Saturday Night Live" on September 27, 2014 and for a second time at the American Music Awards on November 23, 2014. Grande also performed part of the song as part of a medley at the 2014 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, which aired on December 9, 2014 on CBS, and again at the 2015 NBA All-Star Game on February 15, 2015. She also performed the song during The Honeymoon Tour (2015). The performance started with her alone atop a pedestal that rose at the back of the stage. During the shows in Miami, Florida and Inglewood, California, Justin Bieber performed the track with her. "Love Me Harder" was part of Grande's set list at One Love Manchester, a benefit concert she headlined on June 4, 2017, for the victims of the Manchester Arena bombing. She also performed the song during the Sweetener World Tour on all dates from March 19, 2019 to October 16, 2019 before it got removed and replaced with a medley of songs from her 2015 EP, "Christmas &amp; Chill".