This is one Twenty One Pilots performance to remember! The hitmaking duo hit the stage at The Game Awards 2024 to perform “The Line,” and fans couldn’t get enough of frontman Tyler Joseph’s soul-tingling scream just after the four-minute mark. Joseph’s a real master at bringing different vocal dynamics to the table, and he really shows that off here with a performance that weaves between softer vocals and that climactic scream.
At 2:20 in the video, Twenty One Pilots start performing “The Line,” which is a single they recorded for the second season of Arcane League of Legends. Joseph delivers a nuanced and powerful vocal throughout while playing piano, while drummer Josh Dun holds it down on the kit with a mix of electronic beats and a distinctive marching band snare rhythm. Twenty One Pilots sure know how to put on a killer live show, which is why they’re always welcome here on The Music Man!
Twenty One Pilots appeared at The Game Awards on December 12, 2024. The Game Awards uploaded their performance to YouTube the following day, where it blew up to 5.1 million views. Fans loved the performance and gave plenty of praise for Joseph’s scream in particular. Viewers added comments such as “His best scream ever. So well controlled and recovered from” and “This performance was better than the original recording, way more intensity and emotion, plus the orchestra always makes things better.”
The Music Man readers might be interested to know that the Arcane League of Legends performance isn’t the first time Twenty One Pilots have done a memorable crossover. The band scored a 35 million view video on YouTube with their live cut of their hit “Heathens” at the Electric Castle festival in Romania. This version of the song is notable for how the band mashed up “Heathens” with the soundtrack and imagery of the hit Netflix show Stranger Things.
Twenty One Pilots released “The Line” on November 22, 2024, for the soundtrack of the second season of the Arcane League of Legends animated series. “The Line” was the first release from Twenty One Pilots in seven months, following the release of “The Craving,” the fourth single from the band’s seventh studio album Clancy. “The Line” was a minor hit for Twenty One Pilots, as the song peaked at number 13 on Hot Rock & Alternative Songs.