List of songs in Guitar Hero Live


Guitar Hero Live is a 2015 music video game developed by FreeStyleGames and published by Activision. It is the first title in the Guitar Hero series since it went on hiatus after 2011, and the first game in the series available for 8th generation video game consoles. The game was released worldwide on 20 October 2015 for these systems as well as the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and iOS devices including the Apple TV.
The title is considered a reboot of the series; instead of using a five-button guitar-shaped game controller, the game shipped with a six-button controller, arranged in two rows of three aimed to provide more realistic fingering positions than the five-button controller. The game includes 42 songs on the game's disc, presented in sets using full motion video taken from the first-person perspective of the lead guitarist as the background visuals to create an immersive experience. Guitar Hero Live does not use traditional downloadable content to expand the game and is not backward compatible with previous songs from Guitar Hero games. Instead, the game includes the online Guitar Hero TV mode modeled after music video channels that players can jump in or out of at any time, playing through ongoing songs in a curated fashion. GHTV, through in-game rewards and microtransactions, supports the ability to play any song in the library, perform Premium shows where the newest tracks to GHTV will be found, or even unlock all features for a 24-hour period as part of a Party Pass. Two hundred songs were available at the release of the game, with more added over time, averaging about six brand new songs each week.
FreeStyleGames selected on-disc songs from a wider variety of music genres beyond rock music as to provide challenging guitar tracks for players, while their approach to licensing of songs for GHTV enabled them to attract more musical acts to offer their music. Game reviewers found the on-disc soundtrack to be weak as it focused too much on more recent musical acts, while praising the wider variety across a larger time period that GHTV offered.

On-disc soundtrack

Forty-two songs are featured on disc as part of the game's main "GH Live" career mode. Players progress through the career mode by playing one of several continuous sets of three to five songs, with each set presented as part of a concert performance. During a set, the game shows the note highway, the on-screen fretboard which represents the notes the player should play in time to the music, and other gameplay elements. This is shown atop live-action footage taken from the first-person perspective of the lead guitar player of one of several fictional bands, performing on stage and watching the reaction of the crowd and their bandmates. The live-action footage is manipulated by the game to reflect how well the player is performing. Once the player has completed a set, all songs from that set are available in a quickplay mode, allowing the player to perform a single song at a time which they can use to practice the song or attempt to achieve a better score.
In selecting the on-disc songs, FreeStyleGames recognized that engaging guitar tracks are not strictly limited to rock music, and included other genres into the mix. According to designer Jim Norris, their selection process began with identifying songs that would be expected by players to be on a Guitar Hero title, and then determining which of those songs which they could license. Once they had obtained the license, FreeStyleGames would mark up the song for the note highways and determined how much fun these songs would be to play. Finally, they balanced the song selection in the game to give players a combination of songs they know and those they may not recognize but would be enjoyable.
The table below lists the on-disc songs, including the venue and fictional band that are used in the set where the song is included.
Show/VenueBandArtistSongYearGenre
Sounddial: Castle StageBroken Tide"45"2012Rock
Rock The Block: The LedgesYearbook GhostsGood Charlotte""2002Rock
Rock The Block: The LedgesQuantum FreqsSkrillex"Bangarang "2011Alternative
Rock The Block: RoadblockFighthoundSoundgarden"Been Away Too Long"2012Rock
Rock The Block: The LedgesQuantum FreqsEminem"Berzerk"2013Alternative
Sounddial: Fire PitBlackout ConspiracyOf Mice & Men"Bones Exposed"2014Metal
Rock The Block: Strictland ParkRihanna"California King Bed"2010Pop
Rock The Block: The LedgesQuantum FreqsKasabian"Club Foot"2004Alternative
Sounddial: Barn StageOneRepublic"Counting Stars"2013Pop
Sounddial: Barn StageImagine Dragons"Demons"2012Pop
Rock The Block: The LedgesYearbook GhostsNeon Trees"Everybody Talks"2011Pop
Rock The Block: Strictland Park"Girls"2013Indie
Sounddial: Castle StageBroken Tide"Gold on the Ceiling"2011Rock
Rock The Block: Strictland ParkElbow"Grounds for Divorce"2008Indie
Rock The Block: Strictland ParkAvril Lavigne"Here's to Never Growing Up"2013Pop
Sounddial: Barn StagePortland Cloud Orchestra"Ho Hey"2012Indie
Sounddial: Barn StagePortland Cloud OrchestraMumford & Sons"I Will Wait"2012Indie
Rock The Block: Cactus Joe'sBroken TideRival Sons"Keep on Swinging"2012Rock
Sounddial: Fire PitOur Pasts CollideThirty Seconds to Mars""2005Rock
Sounddial: Fire PitBlackout ConspiracyPierce the Veil"King for a Day "2012Metal
Rock The Block: Strictland ParkJack White"Lazaretto"2014Rock
Rock The Block: RoadblockVivid ScreamsDeap Vally"Lies"2013Indie
Sounddial: Castle StageBroken TideRoyal Blood"Little Monster"2014Rock
Sounddial: Fire PitOur Pasts CollideYou Me at Six"Lived a Lie"2014Rock
Rock The Block: RoadblockVivid ScreamsHalestorm"Love Bites "2012Rock
Rock The Block: RoadblockFighthoundPearl Jam"Mind Your Manners"2013Rock
Sounddial: Barn StagePortland Cloud OrchestraOf Monsters and Men"Mountain Sound"2012Indie
Sounddial: Fire PitOur Pasts CollideFall Out Boy"My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark "2013Rock
Rock The Block: RoadblockVivid ScreamsParamore"Now"2013Rock
Rock The Block: RoadblockFighthoundGreen Day"Nuclear Family"2012Rock
Rock The Block: Cactus Joe'sVIP Party"Paint It Black"1966Rock
Rock The Block: Cactus Joe'sBroken TideArctic Monkeys"R U Mine?"2013Indie
Rock The Block: The LedgesYearbook GhostsBlink-182""2001Rock
Sounddial: Fire PitBlackout ConspiracyBring Me the Horizon"Shadow Moses"2013Metal
Rock The Block: Cactus Joe'sBroken TideWolfmother"Sundial"2009Rock
Rock The Block: Cactus Joe'sVIP PartyQueen"Tie Your Mother Down"1976Rock
Sounddial: Castle StageBroken TideRise Against"Tragedy + Time"2014Rock
Sounddial: Castle StageBroken TideBiffy Clyro"Victory Over the Sun"2013Rock
Rock The Block: Strictland ParkKaty Perry"Waking Up in Vegas"2008Pop
Rock The Block: The LedgesQuantum FreqsLinkin Park"Wastelands"2014Rock
Sounddial: Barn Stage"When You Were Young"2006Rock
Rock The Block: Cactus Joe'sVIP Party"Won't Get Fooled Again"1971Rock

''GHTV''

Forgoing the downloadable content model used in previous Guitar Hero games, Guitar Hero Live adds songs to the game via Guitar Hero TV, an online game mode offered free of charge in Guitar Hero Live. Instead of playing the immersive first-person view that the main career mode presents, songs on GHTV are played over the music video or footage of the band playing at a concert. Songs on GHTV are normally offered in a curated rotation, similar to a music video channel, allowing the player to drop in and out, but the player can use collected in-game rewards or use microtransactions to play any available song outside of this rotation. FreeStyleGames found that this approach, in contrast to the traditional downloadable content model, made it easier to secure licensing rights with artists to use their songs, as well as a throwback to the heyday of music video channels like MTV.

Launch songs

Two hundred songs were initially available on GHTV on the game's release on 20 October 2015.
ArtistSongYearGenre
Vampire Weekend"A-Punk"2008Indie
Orianthi"According to You"2009Rock
Alter Bridge"Addicted to Pain"2013Metal
Blink-182"All the Small Things"1999Rock
36 Crazyfists"Also Am I"2015Metal
Joe Satriani"Always with Me, Always with You"1987Rock
Green Day"American Idiot"2004Rock
Yelawolf"American You"2015Alternative
"Another is Waiting"2013Rock
Jet"Are You Gonna Be My Girl"2003Rock
Lenny Kravitz"Are You Gonna Go My Way"1993Rock
Band of Skulls"Asleep at the Wheel"2014Rock
White Denim"At Night in Dreams"2013Rock
Airbourne"Back in the Game"2013Rock
Carrie Underwood"Before He Cheats"2005Pop
Slipknot"Before I Forget"2004Metal
American Authors"Best Day of My Life"2014Pop
We Are the In Crowd""2014Rock
"Better Than It Ever Could Be"2014Indie
Sleigh Bells"Bitter Rivals"2013Alternative
Against Me!"Black Me Out"2014Rock
Soundgarden"Black Rain"2010Rock
Lonely the Brave""2014Rock
"Bohemian Like You"2000Pop
Decade"Brainfreeze"2013Rock
Judas Priest"Breaking the Law"1980Metal
Weezer"Buddy Holly"1994Rock
Rage Against the Machine"Bulls on Parade"1996Metal
Jamestown Revival"California "2014Rock
Heaven's Basement"Can't Let Go"2013Rock
Hilary Duff"Chasing the Sun"2015Pop
Warrant"Cherry Pie"1990Rock
System of a Down"Chop Suey!"2001Metal
Spring King"City"2015Indie
Chevelle""2004Metal
Audioslave"Cochise"2002Rock
Islander"Coconut Dracula"2014Rock
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble"Cold Shot"1984Rock
Royal Blood"Come On Over"2014Rock
Kongos"Come with Me Now"2012Indie
Foster the People"Coming of Age"2014Indie
"Coming of Age"2015Rock
Echosmith"Cool Kids"2013Indie
OneRepublic"Counting Stars"2013Pop
Pantera"Cowboys from Hell"1990Metal
Alter Bridge"Cry of Achilles"2013Metal
Living Colour"Cult of Personality"1988Rock
Chrissie Hynde"Dark Sunglasses"2014Rock
In Flames"Deliver Us"2011Metal
Surfer Blood"Demon Dance"2013Indie
Wavves"Demon to Lean On"2013Indie
Deftones"Diamond Eyes"2010Metal
Marilyn Manson"Disposable Teens"2000Metal
Cheap Trick"Don't Be Cruel"1988Rock
Kevin Rudolf"Don't Give Up"2012Rock
"Don't Let Me Be Lonely"2013Pop
Gary Clark, Jr."Don't Owe You a Thang"2011Rock
Disturbed"Down with the Sickness"2000Metal
Incubus"Drive"1999Rock
Nickelback"Edge of a Revolution"2014Rock
State Champs"Elevated"2013Rock
Faith No More"Epic"1989Rock
Neon Trees"Everybody Talks"2011Pop
Queensrÿche"Eyes of a Stranger"1988Rock
Black Veil Brides"Fallen Angels"2011Metal
Charli XCX"Famous"2014Pop
Slaves"Feed the Mantaray"2015Rock
Calvin Harris"Feel So Close"2012Pop
"Fell in Love with a Girl"2001Rock
Asking Alexandria""2009Metal
Funeral Party"Finale"2011indie
Modest Mouse"Float On"2004Indie
Puppy"Forever"2015Indie
Korn"Freak on a Leash"1998Metal
Spector"Friday Night, Don't Ever Let It End"2012Indie
Lamb of God"Ghost Walking"2012Metal
AFI"Girl's Not Grey"2003Rock
Good Charlotte"Girls & Boys"2002Rock
Panic! at the Disco"Girls/Girls/Boys"2013Rock
"Going to Hell"2014Rock
"Gold on the Ceiling"2011Rock
Anthrax"Got the Time"1990Metal
Architects"Gravedigger"2014Metal
Elbow"Grounds for Divorce"2008Indie
Rage Against the Machine"Guerrilla Radio"1999Metal
Flobots"Handlebars"2007Alternative
"Handwritten"2012Rock
Megadeth"Hangar 18"1990Metal
Blondie"Hanging on the Telephone"1978Pop
New Politics"Harlem"2013Indie
Angus & Julia Stone""2014Indie
"Heaven"1984Rock
Rev Theory"Hell Yeah"2008Rock
Mastodon"High Road"2014Metal
Red Hot Chili Peppers"Higher Ground"1989Rock
Pat Benatar"Hit Me with Your Best Shot "1983Rock
James Bay"Hold Back the River"2015Pop
Temple of the Dog"Hunger Strike"1991Rock
"I Fought the Law"1979Rock
ZZ Top"I Gotsta Get Paid"2012Rock
Beartooth"I Have a Problem"2014Metal
Ida Maria"I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked"2008Indie
Skaters"I Wanna Dance "2014Indie
Queen"I Want It All"1989Rock
Zedd"I Want You to Know "2015Pop
Killswitch Engage"In Due Time"2013Metal
Black Veil Brides"In the End"2013Metal
Sum 41"In Too Deep"2001Rock
Four Year Strong"It Must Really Suck to Be Four Year Strong Right Now"2010Rock
Real Estate"It's Real"2011Indie
Catfish and the Bottlemen"Kathleen"2014Indie
""1998Rock
Young Rising Sons"King of the World"2014Pop
Jack White"Lazaretto"2014Rock
TV on the Radio"Lazerray"2014Indie
Bruno Mars""2010Pop
Broken Bells"Leave It Alone"2014Indie
alt-J"Left Hand Free"2014Indie
Passenger"Let Her Go"2012Pop
Rush"Limelight"1981Rock
"Little Games"2014Indie
Of Monsters and Men"Little Talks"2012Indie
One Direction"Live While We're Young"2012Pop
Dream Theater""2013Metal
Cold War Kids"Louder Than Ever"2011Indie
"Love Don't Die"2014Pop
Living Colour"Love Rears Its Ugly Head"1990Rock
Iggy Pop"Lust for Life"1977Rock
Sunset Sons"Medicine"2015Indie
"Metal Zone"2014Rock
Soul Asylum"Misery"1995Rock
Wolf Alice"Moaning Lisa Smile"2015Rock
Tesla"Modern Day Cowboy"1986Rock
Boston"More Than a Feeling"1976Rock
Marmozets"Move Shake Hide"2014Rock
Lit"My Own Worst Enemy"1999Rock
Fall Out Boy"My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark "2013Rock
My Chemical Romance"Na Na Na "2010Rock
Screaming Trees"Nearly Lost You"1992Rock
Flyleaf"New Horizons"2012Rock
Turbowolf"Nine Lives"2015Rock
Gerard Way"No Shows"2014Rock
We Are Scientists"Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt"2006Indie
Tonight Alive""2013Rock
Green Day"Oh Love"2012Rock
R.E.M.""1987Rock
Mudhoney""2013Rock
Courtney Barnett"Pedestrian at Best"2015Indie
Walk off the Earth"Red Hands"2013Pop
Sunset Sons"Remember"2014Indie
""2012Indie
"Right Back at It Again"2013Rock
Dum Dum Girls"Rimbaud Eyes"2014Indie
Cypress Hill"Rise Up "2010Rock
Bleachers"Rollercoaster"2014Indie
"Rollin' and Tumblin'"2014Rock
Ratt"Round and Round"1984Rock
"San Francisco"2012Pop
Rise Against"Satellite"2011Rock
Kings of Leon"Sex on Fire"2008Rock
Low Cut Connie"Shake It Little Tina"2015Rock
Grouplove"Shark Attack"2013Indie
Ed Sheeran"Sing"2014Pop
Pearl Jam"Sirens"2013Rock
"Somebody to You "2014Pop
Blitz Kids"Sometimes"2014Rock
Warrant"Sometimes She Cries"1989Rock
Biffy Clyro"Sounds Like Balloons"2013Rock
Soundgarden"Spoonman"1994Rock
Fountains of Wayne"Stacy's Mom"2003Pop
Paramore"Still Into You"2013Pop
Alice in Chains"Stone"2013Rock
Trivium"Strife"2013Metal
Grizfolk""2014Indie
Vista Chino"Sweet Remain"2013Rock
Passion Pit"Take a Walk"2012Indie
Bullet for My Valentine"Temper Temper"2013Metal
Black Tide"That Fire"2011Metal
Luke Bryan"That's My Kind of Night"2013Pop
White Zombie"Thunder Kiss '65"1992Metal
Bob Dylan"Thunder on the Mountain"2006Rock
"Tighten Up"2010Rock
MGMT"Time to Pretend"2007Indie
Tenacious D"Tribute"2001Rock
Pink"Try"2012Pop
"Under Cover of Darkness"2011Indie
"Under the Pressure"2014Indie
Hinder"Use Me"2008Rock
David Bowie"Valentine's Day"2013Rock
Oceans Ate Alaska"Vultures and Sharks"2015Metal
"We Are Done"2014Pop
Dead Sara"Weatherman"2012Rock
Jake Bugg"What Doesn't Kill You"2013Indie
"Whirring"2011Rock
"Who Needs You"2014Indie
fun."Why Am I the One"2012Pop
Haim""2013Indie
Darwin Deez"You Can't Be My Girl"2013Indie
Amy Winehouse"You Know I'm No Good"2006Pop
Don Broco"You Wanna Know"2013Rock

Added songs

New songs have been added to GHTV on a regular weekly basis with approximately six new songs a week since the game's release. While some songs are directly added to the on-demand and curated lineup, several other songs are introduced to GHTV through Premium Shows, typically offering three songs by a single artist or within a musical theme. Some Premium Shows, such as those for Avenged Sevenfold or Fall Out Boy, use songs and footage taken live from the band's current tour.
A player can access a Premium Show either through playing specific songs already in the GHTV catalog or through microtransactions. Completing Premium Shows can earn the player in-game rewards such as a decorative item for their player card or on-screen fretboard. The week after their introduction, these songs are added to the on-demand playlist, and after another week enter into the GHTVs rotation of songs. At the release of Guitar Hero Live, Activision announced plans to add 70 new songs to GHTV before the end of 2015.
Between August 2017 and April 2018, only one song was added to GHTV and on June 3, 2018, Activision confirmed that the servers will be shut down December 1, 2018.
The following table lists songs that have been added to GHTV since launch, including those released through Premium Shows and those directly added to the service.
Show NameArtistSongYearGenreRelease Date
Avenged Sevenfold Live at Download FestivalAvenged Sevenfold"Shepherd of Fire "2015Metal
Avenged Sevenfold Live at Download FestivalAvenged Sevenfold"Nightmare "2015Metal
Avenged Sevenfold Live at Download FestivalAvenged Sevenfold"Buried Alive "2015Metal
Indie Rock BlockbustersFoster the People"Don't Stop "2011Indie
Indie Rock Blockbusters"Reptilia"2003Indie
Indie Rock BlockbustersInterpol"All the Rage Back Home"2014Indie
Guitar Hero ClassicsSurvivor"Eye of the Tiger"1982Rock
Guitar Hero ClassicsDisturbed"Stricken"2005Metal
Guitar Hero ClassicsQueen"We Are the Champions"1977Rock
Black Veil Brides: Alive & BurningBlack Veil Brides"Heart of Fire "2015Metal
Black Veil Brides: Alive & BurningBlack Veil Brides"Fallen Angels "2015Metal
Black Veil Brides: Alive & BurningBlack Veil Brides"In the End "2015Metal
Legendary HeadlinersParamore"Monster"2011Rock
Legendary HeadlinersFall Out Boy"Sugar, We're Goin Down"2005Rock
Legendary HeadlinersBlink-182"First Date"2001Rock
Pop Goes GHTV"Chocolate"2013Indie
Pop Goes GHTVAmerican Authors"Believer"2014Pop
Pop Goes GHTVGeorge Ezra"Budapest"2014Pop
Rock HeroesIggy Pop"Real Wild Child "1986Rock
Rock HeroesEvanescence"Going Under"2003Metal
Rock Heroes"Seven Nation Army"2003Rock
Fresh for 2015Leon Bridges"Coming Home"2015Alternative
Fresh for 2015Bully"Trying"2015Indie
Fresh for 2015Lonely the Brave"Victory Line"2015Rock
Rival Sons: Live at YouTube Space LARival Sons"Electric Man "2015Rock
Rival Sons: Live at YouTube Space LARival Sons"Pressure and Time "2015Rock
Rival Sons: Live at YouTube Space LARival Sons"Keep on Swinging "2015Rock
Lords of MetalSystem of a Down"Toxicity"2001Metal
Lords of MetalBullet for My Valentine"Tears Don't Fall"2006Metal
Lords of MetalJudas Priest"Painkiller"1990Metal
Pop Punk PerfectionSum 41"Fat Lip"2001Rock
Pop Punk PerfectionFour Year Strong"Just Drive"2011Rock
Pop Punk PerfectionTonight Alive"Lonely Girl"2013Rock
Dance Meets Rock"Nasty"2015Alternative
Dance Meets RockKnife Party"Centipede"2012Alternative
Dance Meets RockZedd"Stache"2012Alternative
Face Melting MetalEscape the Fate"Issues"2010Metal
Face Melting MetalAtreyu"So Others May Live"2015Metal
Face Melting MetalBlack Veil Brides"Heart of Fire"2014Metal
Godsmack"1000hp"2014Rock
Robert Palmer"Addicted to Love"1985Rock
"Can't Kill Us"2014Alternative
Amaranthe"Drop Dead Cynical"2014Metal
Chevelle"Face to the Floor"2011Rock
Rush"Fly by Night"1975Rock
Huey Lewis and the News"Heart and Soul"1983Rock
"Here It Comes Again"2014Indie
Lower Than Atlantis"Here We Go"2014Rock
Five Finger Death Punch"House of the Rising Sun"2013Metal
Sammy Hagar"I Can't Drive 55"1984Rock
Neon Trees"I Love You "2014Indie
Sleeping with Sirens"If You Can't Hang"2011Metal
Primus"Jerry Was a Race Car Driver"1991Rock
Rage Against the Machine"Killing in the Name"1992Metal
Audioslave"Like a Stone"2002Rock
Judas Priest"Living After Midnight"1980Metal
Scott Weiland & The Wildabouts"Modzilla"2015Rock
Tenacious D"Rise of the Fenix"2012Rock
Great White"Rock Me"1987Rock
Cinderella"Shake Me"1986Rock
R.E.M."Shiny Happy People"1991Rock
Walk the Moon"Shut Up and Dance"2014Pop
Jack White"Sixteen Saltines"2012Rock
Jake Bugg"Slumville Sunrise"2013Indie
Kings of Leon"Supersoaker"2013Rock
Heart"What About Love"1985Rock
"Your Love"1985Rock
Class of 2015Nothing But Thieves"Ban All the Music"2015Indie
Class of 2015"Blinded"2015Indie
Class of 2015Pulled Apart by Horses"Hot Squash"2014Rock
Rock the Ages: The 90s"Pretty Fly "1998Rock
Rock the Ages: The 90sMarcy Playground"Sex and Candy"1997Rock
Rock the Ages: The 90sAlice in Chains"Them Bones"1992Rock
Country FlavorCarrie Underwood"Good Girl"2012Pop
Country FlavorAshley Clark"Greyhound"2015Pop
Country FlavorEric Church"Creepin'"2011Pop
2015 Rocks!Of Mice & Men"Broken Generation"2015Metal
2015 Rocks!Five Finger Death Punch"Jekyll and Hyde"2015Metal
2015 Rocks!Motionless in White"Break the Cycle"2014Metal
Grizfolk: Live at YouTube Space LAGrizfolk"The Struggle "2015Indie
Grizfolk: Live at YouTube Space LAGrizfolk"Troublemaker "2015Indie
Grizfolk: Live at YouTube Space LAGrizfolk"Hymnals "2015Indie
System of a Down Premium ShowSystem of a Down"Aerials"2001Metal
System of a Down Premium ShowSystem of a Down"Lonely Day"2005Metal
System of a Down Premium ShowSystem of a Down"B.Y.O.B."2005Metal
Weezer: Live at iHeartRadio Theater & YouTube Space LAWeezer"Undone – The Sweater Song "2015Rock
Weezer: Live at iHeartRadio Theater & YouTube Space LAWeezer"Thank God for Girls "2015Rock
Weezer: Live at iHeartRadio Theater & YouTube Space LAWeezer"Say It Ain't So "2015Rock
Queen"Fat Bottomed Girls"1978Rock
Queen"Hammer to Fall"1984Rock
Queen"I Want to Break Free"1984Rock
Rock the Halls"A Great Big Sled "2011Rock
Rock the HallsAll Time Low"Merry Christmas, Kiss My Ass"2011Rock
Rock the Halls"I Am Santa"2015Rock
Christmas Rocks!""2011Rock
Christmas Rocks!""2011Indie
Christmas Rocks!"Christmas Time "2003Rock
Party Party Party!Andrew W.K."Party Hard"2001Rock
Party Party Party!Twin Atlantic"Fall Into the Party"2014Rock
Party Party Party!Steel Panther"Party Like Tomorrow Is the End of the World"2014Rock
"Be Still "2015Rock
"I Feel Love "2015Rock
"Let Me Through "2015Rock
Return of the ClassicsLoverboy"Working for the Weekend"1981Rock
Return of the ClassicsSurvivor"Children of the Night"1982Rock
Return of the ClassicsPat Benatar"You Better Run"1980Rock
"45"2012Rock
Soundgarden"Been Away Too Long"2012Rock
"Girls"2013Indie
Of Monsters and Men"Mountain Sound"2012Indie
Blink-182""2001Rock
Rise Against"Tragedy + Time"2014Rock
"When You Were Young"2006Rock
New Rock RevolutionLower Than Atlantis"English Kids In America"2014Rock
New Rock RevolutionMallory Knox"When Are We Waking Up?"2014Rock
New Rock RevolutionDon Broco"Priorities"2012Rock
Festival AnthemsKings of Leon"Use Somebody"2008Rock
Festival Anthems"Mr. Brightside"2004Rock
Festival AnthemsBiffy Clyro"Black Chandelier"2013Rock
AAA MetalBring Me the Horizon"Drown"2014Metal
AAA MetalMarilyn Manson"Deep Six"2015Metal
AAA MetalPierce the Veil"Bulls in the Bronx"2012Metal
Rock Till You DropNickelback"Get 'Em Up"2014Rock
Rock Till You DropJoe Satriani"Shockwave Supernova"2015Rock
Rock Till You DropWeezer"Back to the Shack"2014Rock
Indie Pop HitsLittle Daylight"Mona Lisa"2014Indie
Indie Pop HitsCOIN"Run"2015Indie
Indie Pop Hits"We Won't Go Home"2014Indie
Pop Power!5 Seconds of Summer"She Looks So Perfect"2014Pop
Pop Power!Sheppard"Geronimo"2014Pop
Pop Power!Sky Ferreira"You're Not the One"2013Pop
Fall Out Boy Live From KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2015Fall Out Boy"Centuries "2015Rock
Fall Out Boy Live From KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2015Fall Out Boy"Irresistible "2015Rock
Fall Out Boy Live From KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2015Fall Out Boy"Uma Thurman "2015Rock
Def Leppard: On Through The AgesDef Leppard"Dangerous"2015Rock
Def Leppard: On Through The AgesDef Leppard"Let's Go"2015Rock
Def Leppard: On Through The AgesDef Leppard"Rock of Ages"1983Rock
Indie Rock Anthems"You Only Live Once"2006Indie
Indie Rock AnthemsMiles Kane"Don't Forget Who You Are"2013Indie
Indie Rock AnthemsSkaters"Miss Teen Massachusetts"2014Indie
Guitar LegendsSeasick Steve"Summertime Boy"2015Rock
Guitar LegendsStevie Ray Vaughan"Crossfire"1989Rock
Guitar LegendsJack White"Freedom at 21"2012Rock
London CallingOnly Real"Can't Get Happy"2015Indie
London CallingRival State"Keepsake"2015Rock
London CallingSlaves"Cheer Up London"2015Rock
Shred-a-ThonDragonForce"Through the Fire and Flames"2006Metal
Ballads of LoveChris Cornell"Arms Around Your Love"2007Rock
Ballads of LoveHoobastank"The Reason"2003Rock
Ballads of LoveGoo Goo Dolls"Iris"1998Rock
Love on the RocksBon Jovi"You Give Love a Bad Name"1986Rock
Love on the RocksMotörhead"Heartbreaker"2013Metal
Love on the Rocks"I Believe in a Thing Called Love"2003Rock
And The Nominees Are...Elle King"Ex's and Oh's"2015Pop
And The Nominees Are...Highly Suspect"Lydia"2015Rock
And The Nominees Are...Courtney Barnett"Nobody Really Cares If You Don't Go to the Party"2015Indie
Wolfmother: On The Road to VictoryWolfmother"Victorious"2015Rock
Wolfmother: On The Road to VictoryWolfmother"New Moon Rising"2009Rock
Wolfmother: On The Road to VictoryWolfmother"Love Train"2005Rock
Trailblazers: UK RisingBlossoms"Cut Me and I'll Bleed"2015Indie
Trailblazers: UK RisingBlack Peaks"Glass Built Castles"2016Rock
Trailblazers: UK RisingWHITE"Future Pleasures"2015Indie
Rock The Ages: 1994Soundgarden"The Day I Tried to Live"1994Rock
Rock The Ages: 1994Corrosion of Conformity"Albatross"1994Metal
Rock The Ages: 1994Weezer"Say It Ain't So"1994Rock
Hair Metal MayhemPoison"Nothin' but a Good Time"1988Rock
Hair Metal MayhemMötley Crüe"Girls, Girls, Girls"1987Rock
Hair Metal MayhemL.A. Guns"Rip and Tear"1989Rock
Back To The EightiesQuiet Riot"Metal Health "1983Rock
Back To The EightiesEurope"Rock the Night"1985Rock
Back To The EightiesLita Ford"Kiss Me Deadly"1988Rock
Stadium Rock AnthemsBon Jovi"Livin' on a Prayer"1986Rock
Stadium Rock AnthemsDef Leppard"Pour Some Sugar on Me"1987Rock
Stadium Rock AnthemsKISS"Crazy Crazy Nights"1987Rock
Rock The Ages: 2003Incubus"Megalomaniac"2004Rock
Rock The Ages: 2003Chevelle"Send the Pain Below"2002Rock
Rock The Ages: 2003Marilyn Manson"mOBSCENE"2003Metal
Women That RockSt. Vincent"Birth in Reverse"2014Indie
Women That RockDeap Vally"Gonna Make My Own Money"2013Indie
Women That RockHalestorm"Apocalyptic"2015Rock
Best Of AustinPuppy""2015Indie
Best Of AustinDilly Dally"Purple Rage"2015Indie
Best Of Austin"What Are You Afraid Of?"2015Rock
St. Patrick's Day PartyFlogging Molly"Drunken Lullabies"2002Rock
St. Patrick's Day PartyTwo Door Cinema Club"What You Know"2010Indie
St. Patrick's Day PartyAsh"Burn Baby Burn"2001Rock
Austin Rocks!"Rubberband"2015Indie
Austin Rocks!Worriers"Most Space"2015Indie
Austin Rocks!Lyger"Stroke"2014Indie
Rock vs. Hip HopKid Cudi"Erase Me 2010Rock
Rock vs. Hip HopLiam Bailey"Villain "2014Alternative
Rock vs. Hip HopKevin Rudolf"Let It Rock 2008Rock
Punk Rock Connection"The '59 Sound"2008Rock
Punk Rock ConnectionFour Year Strong"Go Down In History"2015Rock
Punk Rock ConnectionAnti-Flag"Brandenburg Gate "2015Rock
BlacklistedBlack Veil Brides"Goodbye Agony"2014Metal
BlacklistedBlack Tide"Walking Dead Man"2011Metal
BlacklistedBlack Stone Cherry"Me and Mary Jane"2014Rock
Back To The 90sAlice in Chains"Man in the Box"1990Rock
Back To The 90sCracker"Low"1993Rock
Back To The 90sRage Against the Machine"Sleep Now in the Fire"1999Rock
Everybody Wants The Struts"Could Have Been Me"2014Rock
Everybody Wants The Struts"Kiss This"2014Rock
Everybody Wants The Struts"Put Your Money On Me"2014Rock
Pop Punk 2002Sum 41"Still Waiting"2002Rock
Pop Punk 2002Good Charlotte"Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous"2002Rock
Pop Punk 2002American Hi-Fi"Flavor of the Weak"2001Rock
Indio Rocks"Love Me"2015Indie
Indio RocksWolf Alice"Giant Peach"2015Rock
Indio RocksDMA's"Delete"2015Indie
Desert RisingBØRNS"Electric Love"2015Indie
Desert RisingOf Monsters and Men"Empire"2015Indie
Desert RisingRancid"Ruby Soho"1995Indie
Face Melting Metal 2August Burns Red"Identity"2015Metal
Face Melting Metal 2Bullet for My Valentine"Raising Hell"2013Metal
Face Melting Metal 2Arch Enemy"War Eternal"2014Metal
Festival HeadlinersBon Jovi"Because We Can"2013Rock
Festival HeadlinersKings of Leon"Radioactive"2010Rock
Festival HeadlinersJudas Priest"You've Got Another Thing Comin'"1982Metal
The New CoolKurt Vile"Never Run Away"2013Indie
The New CoolTitle Fight"Rose of Sharon"2015Indie
The New CoolBenjamin Booker"Violent Shiver"2014Rock
Brit Icons: Manic Street PreachersManic Street Preachers"Motorcycle Emptiness"1992Rock
Brit Icons: Manic Street PreachersManic Street Preachers"You Stole the Sun from My Heart"1998Rock
Brit Icons: Manic Street PreachersManic Street Preachers"Your Love Alone Is Not Enough "2007Rock
Dance Meets Rock"Sling the Decks"2014Alternative
Dance Meets RockModestep"Another Day "2013Alternative
Dance Meets RockPendulum"Witchcraft"2010Alternative
Hard Rock HeroesAdelitas Way"Dog on a Leash"2014Rock
Hard Rock HeroesPapa Roach"Face Everything and Rise"2015Metal
Hard Rock HeroesStone Sour"Do Me a Favor"2013Metal
Magic Of The MoviesJon Bon Jovi"Blaze of Glory"1990Rock
Magic Of The MoviesSimple Minds"Don't You "1985Pop
Magic Of The MoviesRick Springfield"Jessie's Girl"1981Rock
Bar ClassicsSemisonic"Closing Time"1998Rock
Bar ClassicsBon Jovi"I'll Sleep When I'm Dead"1992Rock
Bar ClassicsSpin Doctors"Two Princes"1991Rock
Dad Loves RockKiss"Rock and Roll All Nite"1975Rock
Dad Loves RockBlue Öyster Cult"Take Me Away"1983Rock
Dad Loves RockRainbow"Since You Been Gone"1979Rock
Pop Punk InvasionNew Found Glory"My Friends Over You"2002Rock
Pop Punk InvasionGood Charlotte"The River "2007Rock
Pop Punk InvasionSleeping with Sirens"Go Go Go"2015Rock
Metal Hits The RoadCrown the Empire"Bloodline"2014Metal
Metal Hits The RoadMotionless in White"Reincarnate"2014Metal
Metal Hits The RoadIssues"Hooligans"2013Metal
Indie Fest Special"Taken for a Fool"2011Indie
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Indie Fest SpecialPassion Pit"Carried Away"2012Indie
Summer TunesCheerleader"Sunshine of Your Youth"2015Pop
Summer Tunes"Until the Sun Explodes"2014Pop
Summer TunesWalk the Moon"Anna Sun"2012Pop
Classic Rock FestCheap Trick"If You Want My Love"1982Rock
Classic Rock FestIggy Pop"Five Foot One"1979Rock
Classic Rock FestJane's Addiction"Just Because"2003Rock
Guitar Hero Classics Volume 1Blink-182"Dammit"1997Rock
Guitar Hero Classics Volume 1Sublime"Santeria"1996Indie
Guitar Hero Classics Volume 1Helmet"Unsung"1992Rock
Guitar Hero Classics Volume 23 Doors Down"Kryptonite"2000Rock
Guitar Hero Classics Volume 2Alice in Chains"No Excuses"1994Rock
Guitar Hero Classics Volume 2Modest Mouse"Ocean Breathes Salty"2004Indie
Rock The School BusMarcy Playground"Saint Joe on the School Bus"1997Rock
Rock The School Bus"Sweater Weather"2013Indie
Rock The School BusCracker"Teen Angst "1992Rock
Summer Rock FestJake Bugg"Taste It"2012Indie
Summer Rock FestWolfmother"Dimension"2005Rock
Summer Rock FestAndrew W.K."Your Rules"2003Rock
Indie Rock Special: Young The GiantYoung the Giant"It's About Time"2014Indie
Indie Rock Special: Young The GiantYoung the Giant"Something to Believe In"2016Indie
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After School SpecialSum 41"Underclass Hero"2007Rock
After School SpecialFoster the People"Pumped Up Kicks"2011Indie
After School SpecialBritny Fox"Girlschool"1988Rock
Face Melting Metal 3Bullet for My Valentine"Your Betrayal"2010Metal
Face Melting Metal 3Marilyn Manson""2000Metal
Face Melting Metal 3Arch Enemy"My Apocalypse"2005Metal
Women In RockChrissie Hynde"Down the Wrong Way"2014Rock
Women In RockVeruca Salt"Volcano Girls"1997Rock
Women In RockGossip"Heavy Cross"2009Rock
Go Glam!Warrant"Down Boys"1989Rock
Go Glam!Tesla"The Way It Is"1989Rock
Go Glam!Great White"Once Bitten, Twice Shy"1989Rock
Country Rock ShowdownCarrie Underwood"Something in the Water"2014Pop
Country Rock ShowdownEaston Corbin"Let's Ride"2015Pop
Country Rock ShowdownBilly Currington"Hey Girl"2013Pop
80s Rock ClassicsCinderella"Somebody Save Me"1987Rock
80s Rock ClassicsAutograph"Turn Up the Radio"1984Rock
80s Rock ClassicsSammy Hagar"Hands and Knees"1987Rock
90s Rock ClassicsDave Matthews Band"Stay "1998Rock
90s Rock ClassicsBlind Melon"No Rain"1992Rock
90s Rock ClassicsR.E.M."Losing My Religion"1991Rock
Forever Classic RockStarship"We Built This City"1985Rock
Forever Classic RockRush"Tom Sawyer"1981Rock
Forever Classic RockKansas"Carry On Wayward Son"1976Rock
90s Rock PioneersLiving Colour"Type"1990Rock
90s Rock PioneersSlipknot"Duality"2004Metal
90s Rock PioneersJoe Satriani"Summer Song"1992Rock
Rock From Across The Pond"Barbarian"2015Rock
Rock From Across The PondSpiders"Why Don't You?"2014Rock
Rock From Across The PondTurbowolf"Rabbits Foot"2015Rock
Alt Rock BestsAlien Ant Farm"Movies"2001Rock
Alt Rock Bests3 Doors Down"In the Dark"2016Rock
Alt Rock BestsDon Broco"Money Power Fame"2015Rock
00's Rock Classics"Somebody Told Me"2004Rock
00's Rock ClassicsPearl Jam"I Am Mine"2002Rock
00's Rock Classics"Move Along"2005Rock
'Til Death Do Us RockCorrosion of Conformity"Dance of the Dead"1991Metal
'Til Death Do Us RockWhile She Sleeps"Brainwashed"2015Metal
'Til Death Do Us RockSoundgarden"Black Hole Sun"1994Rock
LA RocksColleen Green"TV"2015Indie
LA Rocks"I'm Good"2015Pop
LA RocksDOROTHY"After Midnight"2014Indie
New Rock HeroesDAVIS"Two Cents"2016Indie
New Rock HeroesJake Bugg"Two Fingers"2012Indie
New Rock HeroesKongos"Take It From Me"2016Indie
Face Melting Metal 4Beartooth"The Lines"2014Metal
Face Melting Metal 4In Flames"Rusted Nail"2014Metal
Face Melting Metal 4Trivium"Through Blood and Dirt and Bone"2013Metal
Ultimate Tour Line UpYoung Guns"Bones"2012Rock

;Notes

Reception

Reviewers considered the on-disc soundtrack for Guitar Hero Live weak. Griffin McElroy of Polygon found it the "biggest disappointment" of the game given the setlist had mostly songs from 2000 or later, forgoing classic rock songs. GameSpots Scott Buttersworth stated that many of the on-disc selections are pop songs that "just aren't cut out for Guitar Hero gameplay", as they feature the same repeating guitar riff over and over. Ben Griffin of GamesRadar was more favorable of the on-disc set list, finding that the tracks represented "the music landscape as it is rather than as it was". Chris Carter of Destructoid also appreciated the soundtrack, calling it a "good spread" of songs that can appeal to everyone.
The GHTV mode earned mixed opinions, with most reviewers praising the concept. The presentation of the channels was highlighted as hearkening to the heyday of MTV, and praised for providing players with the ability to explore new music. The selection of songs for GHTV was considered very diverse, and some reviewers found the GHTV songlist to be better varied than the on-disc list, providing songs from "six-string classic" bands that work well for games like Guitar Hero. Criticism was raised on the use of microtransactions and premium shows, disallowing players to play specific tracks at any time without cost.