10 Rock Music Songs That Have Been Played The Most Live
1. (Don’t Fear) The Reaper - Blue Öyster Cult (2,524 Times)
If there's one thing you should know about the band Blue Öyster Cult, it's that they love to tour.
They've been at it since the late-'60s, regularly playing over 100 live shows a year, whether they've got an album to plug or not. This means they've got four different songs that have been played over 2,000 times in total; Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll (2,216), Burnin' for You (2,230), Godzilla (2,463), and the utter delight that is (Don't Fear) the Reaper.
The song that launched a thousand cowbells was first released in 1976, but has enjoyed a near-eternal popularity ever since. It's turned up in movies, TV shows, video games, and was even apparently the inspiration for a Stephen King novel.
With all that love out there, how could Blue Öyster Cult not play it over and over again?
At this current moment, the song has been performed 2,524 times by the band in person. The group are still touring, which really goes to show that they really embraced this song's message about living life to the fullest.