 Though the song has never been performed live as part of a televised performance, the song was featured on the set list of the Loud Tour. Before she performed "Skin", Rihanna appeared on stage with a set similar to that of her performance of "S & M" remix with Britney Spears at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards, wearing a black tuxedo and pink tie to perform a cover of Prince's "Darling Nikki", before transitioning into "S & M". As "S & M" started, Rihanna removed her tuxedo to reveal a white PVC body suit. After performing "S & M", Rihanna performed "Skin" while laying on raised platform, and at near the end of the performance said "this is the part of the show when we like to have a little fun – who wants to come up here and get freaky with me?" and takes a man out of the audience and pins them down on the platform, where she provocatively and sexually gyrates and grinds him as they are lowered under the stage as the song's instrumental ends and the lights go out. Rihanna has caused controversy by occasionally opting to perform the act with a woman instead.
