"no good advice" was performed live for the first time on "" on 5 april 2003, a month ahead of the single's release. girls aloud sang in front of a checkered background in red outfits with black accents, as seen on the single's artwork. the group returned to the show three more times to perform "no good advice", including a performance using taxi cabs as a prop and another using phone booths. it was performed on "top of the pops saturday" twice, as well as its parent show. girls aloud also visited "blue peter" and "popworld". it was also performed at a number of live events in 2003, such as spring break, pepsi silver clef, party in the park, the west belfast festival, and a festival in belgium. girls aloud also sang the song on germany's "viva interaktiv". in the united kingdom, girls aloud later performed at the children in need telethon and on "popworld"'s christmas special.