Following the song's official release, it was included in concerts while supporting
The Black Eyed Peas'
Honda Civic Tour in the US and Canada. After supporting the Peas in the UK, they flew back to the US on June 30, 2006, and appeared on ''
Good Morning America's
Summer Concert Series'' to perform the song along with "
Don't Cha" and "
Stickwitu". On September 8, 2006, they performed the track at the annual international charity
fundraiser event,
Fashion Rocks with American rapper
Jibbs. In 2020, a clip of performance went
viral highlighting the tension between Scherzinger and Thornton. On November 21, 2006, the Pussycat Dolls performed the song in sparkly, sequined mini-dress on
2006 American Music Awards, in which they included routines involving chairs and
pyrotechnics during their dance breakdown. The group initially performed as quintet, before being joined by Thornton in the final 30 seconds of the performance to do her ad-libs. Following the performance going viral in 2020, Thornton explained to
Entertainment Tonight that travelling issues caused her to miss rehearsals and the only solution was for her to appear at the end and do her part. (2009) On August 2, 2008, the Pussycat Dolls performed "Buttons" and "
When I Grow Up" at the opening of the
MTV Asia Awards, where they also presented an award, in Malaysia. The song was included on their
Doll Domination Tour and
The Circus Starring Britney Spears (both in 2009); their dance routine consisted of "full of stomping and syncopated strutting." While reviewing their headlining tour, Colene McKessick of
Press and Journal wrote that their performance of "Buttons" "[set] the crowd into a frenzy." Scherzinger performed the song as part of a Pussycat Dolls medley during concerts of her first solo tour in support of her debut studio album,
Killer Love (2011). On November 30, 2019, the Pussycat Dolls reunited on
The X Factor: Celebrity finale, and performed a medley of "Buttons", "When I Grow Up", "Don't Cha", and their first new song in over a decade, "
React". Shortly after, British media regulator
Ofcom received 400 complaints from viewers who criticized band's revealing outfits and provocative choreography. On February 22, 2020, the group appeared on
series sixteen of ''
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway'', and performed "Buttons" as part of a medley with "Don't Cha", "
Beep" and "React". The performance was set within the context of a comedy sketch where they poked fun at the controversy that aroused following their
The X Factor: Celebrity. As part of the performance, a TV
test card flashed up on screen from
ITV reading "we're sorry for the disruption... we're working hard to fix the issue and will return to normal family-friendly, not at all sexy, uncontroversial programming soon." The test card was revealed to be a backdrop which the group jumped through. == Resurgence ==