A live rendition of "Heard 'Em Say" was performed during West's secret black-tie show at the cabaret nightclub The Box Manhattan on Chrystie Street in New York City. He held the late-night function, dubbed "Rosewood", for a select group of 200 guests alongside John Legend on August 13, 2010. A simplistic stage was set-up for the ninety-minute performance. It consisted of a baby grand piano which Legend sat at, a Roland TR-808 drum machine, a keyboard, and two microphones, with one for the use of Auto-Tune. After opening the set with a performance of "Homecoming," West told Legend to take it back to old times, which led into a live rendition of "Heard 'Em Say." Later, Legend began slowly stroking the piano keys and singing the Marvin Gaye song "If This World Were Mine." West included "Heard Em Say" as one of the extended encore performances of the set-list on his "Yeezus Tour", which also began at the KeyArena on October 19, 2013. There were moments in which he stopped rapping the song altogether during his performance, presumably due to fatigue.