Libera Award for Best Live Act

The Libera Award for Best Live/Livestream Act (known as Best Live Act from 2013 to 2020) is an award presented by the American Association of Independent Music at the annual Libera Award which recognizes "best live concert performances by an independent label" since 2013.^[1]

Libera Award for Best Live Act
Country	United States
Presented by	American Association of Independent Music (A2IM)
First award	2013
Currently held by	Low (2023)
Website	liberaawards.com

Winners and nominees

Year	Winner(s)	Nominees	Ref.
2013	Alabama Shakes	Awolnation Bloc Party Delta Spirit Hatebreed M83 Matt and Kim Ra Ra Riot	[2][3]
2014	Arcade Fire	Charles Bradley Chvrches Hanni El Khatib J. Roddy Walston and the Business Pearl Jam Queens of the Stone Age	[4][5]
The award was not given in 2015.
2016	Alabama Shakes	Against Me! Father John Misty Future Islands Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats Run the Jewels St. Vincent	[6][7]
2017	Radiohead	Angel Olsen Bon Iver Charles Bradley Chuck Prophet Iggy Pop Run the Jewels	[8][9]
2018	Nick Cave	Father John Misty Flying Lotus King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Queens of the Stone Age	[10][11]
2019	BadBadNotGood	King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Mitski Run the Jewels Kelela	[12][13]
2020	Idles	Flying Lotus Courtney Barnett Mavis Staples Fontaines D.C.	[14][15]
2021	Phoebe Bridgers	Run the Jewels Fontaines D.C. Perfume Genius Arca	[16]
2022	Mdou Moctar – Live at the Niger River	Amyl and the Sniffers – Live on KEXP at Home Black Pumas – "Colors" at Celebrating America Japanese Breakfast – "Be Sweet" at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – "Driver 8" Live from Athens, Georgia St. Vincent – "At the Holiday Party" at the Austin City Limits Music Festival	[17]
2023	Low Live	Bartees Strange – Live at the Getty Black Pumas – Colors Live at Abbey Road Studios Idles – Live on From the Basement King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard at Red Rocks Phoebe Bridgers – Glastonbury 2022 Wet Leg – US 2022 Tour	[18] [19]

Artists with multiple wins

2 wins

• Alabama Shakes

Artists with multiple nominations

4 nominations

• Run the Jewels

2 nominations

• Alabama Shakes
• Charles Bradley
• Father John Misty
• Flying Lotus
• Fontaines D.C.
• King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
• Queens of the Stone Age
• St. Vincent