Anyone heard any information of possible tour dates in the US for Muse? I know they're playing with U2 in a few locations and that so far only MSG in NYC is confirmed for September 24th but I'm curious about other dates.

I desparately want to see them live and would travel anywhere east of the Mississippi but really don't want to shell out $Texas to see them open for U2. In other words I'm hopeful they'd be headlining somewhere in the US without U2.

[Edited on April 3, 2009 at 3:33 PM. Reason : k]

4/3/2009 3:32:09 PM

I think my dad saw them play about 30 years ago, back when they were called Queen.

I kid, I kid.

But really. Muse is Queen for a new generation.

4/3/2009 4:17:20 PM

i saw them live in Charlotte and it was badass

neener neener

4/3/2009 4:18:57 PM

I will definitely be on the lookout for shows.

4/3/2009 4:27:39 PM

Saw them in Raleigh at Disco Rodeo back in '05, one of the best shows I've been to. This is a band worth traveling to see.

4/3/2009 5:49:30 PM

I'm just getting in to this band but I'd def like to see them if they are somewhere in north carolina

4/3/2009 6:09:44 PM

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"Saw them in Raleigh at Disco Rodeo back in '05, one of the best shows I've been to. This is a band worth traveling to see."

The audience drove me nuts. A bunch of high schoolers and college freshmen and were too "scene" to act like they cared.

4/3/2009 11:44:36 PM

^My roommate went to that, back when I didn't know how awesome Muse was or I'd have gone with him. I'll definitely keep this in mind.

4/4/2009 12:43:38 AM

been a huge fan since the first album back in like 2000, but didnt get to see them until summer of 06, but they seriously put on a great live show. one of the only bands i've seen do 3 encores.

4/4/2009 3:46:16 AM

if anyone hears anything update the thread, I'd definitely make a trip to see them live

well hell, I just found this on their wikipedia page:

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"Tampa is also confirmed as Muse are special guests to U2 for the October 9th concert at Raymond James Stadium, the only concert date in Florida for the U2 360º Tour"

and here's some other good news about their new album:

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"2009 NME Awards on 25 February, Bellamy revealed that the album was approximately half completed and should be released, in conjunction with a tour, at the end of summer 2009."

[Edited on April 4, 2009 at 9:07 AM. Reason : ads]

4/4/2009 9:01:33 AM

^I read somewhere that Matt said that there is a song on it that he considers the hardest song he's ever written. I'm intrigued...

I saw them back in '05 at the Disco Rodeo too. It is most definitely one of the best concerts of ever been to. I would love to see them again, but I don't know how I feel about them not headlining.

4/4/2009 9:14:06 AM

fuck yes

4/4/2009 11:08:11 AM

I wonder if they'll rip off Radiohead's live show, too...

4/4/2009 12:04:58 PM

well Radiohead will never do Bends era style music again so I'm glad someone will

its kinda like I'm glad the Silversun Pickups came around for an early Smashing Pumpkins sound

4/4/2009 2:11:54 PM

i drove down to atlanta in '04 to see them, and saw them at disco rodeo in '05 too.

i rarely go to concerts, but muse is worth it.

4/4/2009 3:41:16 PM

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"well Radiohead will never do Bends era style music again so I'm glad someone will its kinda like I'm glad the Silversun Pickups came around for an early Smashing Pumpkins sound"

I really enjoy the Silversun Pickups, but I don't think they sound half as much like early Smashing Pumpkins as I hear people say. They certainly have specific passages and riffs with that fuzz driven guitar that screams SP, but as a whole I don't see it.

4/5/2009 3:03:51 PM

well i agree most of the songs have an original sound

but "lazy eye" takes me back

4/5/2009 8:59:06 PM

yea I love that song and I can certainly see the comparison. I actually just started really getting into them not that long ago (because someone told me I would love them since im obsessed with early SP )

4/5/2009 9:23:52 PM

I really don't want to pay out the ass to see Muse basically "opening" for U2. U2's great and I love their earlier stuff but I have no interest and seeing them in concert.

4/5/2009 10:21:59 PM

^^^ also, if you are really into the kinda gritty, alternative, shoegaze stuff I REALLY dig Amusement Parks on Fire (http://www.myspace.com/amusementparksonfire) an the Fleeting Joys are ok too (http://www.myspace.com/fleetingjoys). You may already listen to one or both of them but if not I highly recommend you checking them out if you enjoy early SP and silversun pickups.

Especially Amusement Parks on Fire. It has much more of a true shoegaze production than the Silversun Pickups imo. Thats my main complaint probably with SS...for the sound they have going for them I feel that their recordings are too clean and produced. This kinda stuff needs that raw feeling with room to breathe. "In Flight" is a good track to start with on their myspace imo. That song destroys.


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4/6/2009 12:05:54 AM

muse fucking rocks

I'm Big Business and i approved this message.

4/6/2009 3:54:29 PM

They WILL be at U2's Oct. 3 show at Carter-Finley!

http://music.mync.com/2009/04/u2-to-perform-at-carter-finley-october-3/

4/7/2009 12:52:08 PM

muse fucking rocks sucks. hard.

4/7/2009 12:57:53 PM

ugh. i'd really rather not go to a u2 concert, esp knowing the insane crowd that will be fighting for tickets. that's a deal breaker unfortunately.

4/7/2009 1:33:20 PM

I really loved their first two albums; they have a great sense for melody. However, their last 2 albums just got kinda repetitive for me.

4/7/2009 1:40:58 PM

when is the last time a band played at carter-finley?

4/7/2009 3:00:27 PM

U2 + MUSE + Carter Finley Stadium = THE SHITTIEST ECHO AND REVERB THE WORLD HAS EVER HEARD!

4/7/2009 3:38:25 PM

I'm definitely buying tickets, but if another Muse (just Muse) date is set that I can go to I'll probably sell them.

4/8/2009 1:41:21 PM

I'm definitely buying tickets, but if another Muse (just Muse) date is set that I can go to I'll probably sell them.

4/8/2009 1:43:46 PM

^amen

4/8/2009 3:03:42 PM

I absolutely HATE U2. But I'll go to it just to see Muse.

Should be interesting...

4/8/2009 3:04:38 PM

i'll go just to tailgate

you'll be able to hear the concert loud and clear from the Fairground lot

4/8/2009 4:26:34 PM

I'd do that with ya


like i said before, i wouldn't ever pay to hear U2, and I don't feel like paying U2 prices to see Muse

4/8/2009 6:37:59 PM

bingo

i figure if i can hear "That's a Wolfpack FIRST DOWN!" on the speakers from across the road, i'll surely be able to hear a rock concert

4/8/2009 7:05:32 PM

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"I'm definitely buying tickets, but if another Muse (just Muse) date is set that I can go to I'll probably sell them."

qft&p

4/8/2009 7:35:43 PM

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"i'll go just to tailgate you'll be able to hear the concert loud and clear from the Fairground lot"

I'm in, we'll have to get there early

4/8/2009 7:45:13 PM

BTTT

4/22/2009 9:41:22 PM

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"when is the last time a band played at carter-finley?"

nobody answered that in here, but I thought I read it was Jimmy Buffett in '98

4/22/2009 9:53:45 PM

New Album is dropping on September 14th!

The Resistance

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"Track listing The album's track listing was revealed on 3 July 2009.[20] "Uprising" – 5:02[24] "Resistance" – 5:46 "Undisclosed Desires" – 3:56 "United States of Eurasia" "Collateral Damage" – 5:47 "Guiding Light" – 4:13 "Unnatural Selection" "MK Ultra" "I Belong to You" "Mon Cœur S'ouvre à ta Voix" "Exogenesis: Symphony Part I (Overture)" "Exogenesis: Symphony Part II (Cross Pollination)" "Exogenesis: Symphony Part III (Redemption)" "

First single will be Uprising.

7/14/2009 4:39:31 PM

Im looking forward to it, but I just hope they took a step towards varying their sound more on this album. I love their early stuff but feel like they have more or less rehashed the same sound with minor changes on every album.

7/14/2009 5:13:02 PM

^I feel like their first two albums have a pretty good sound all around. Absolution and Black Holes and Revelations have some absolutely amazing songs (most of my favorites) but I feel like a few of the other songs on each album just fall flat and aren't that good.

7/14/2009 7:04:22 PM

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"i'll go just to tailgate you'll be able to hear the concert loud and clear from the Fairground lot""

good idea, i'm definitely going to do this.

7/20/2009 1:40:58 PM

here's the first song from the album. Its called "United State of Eurasia"

definitely has some Queen "bohemian rhapsody" influences.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKxN4JyGtoE

Might need to grow on me a little

[Edited on July 20, 2009 at 2:09 PM. Reason : asdf]

7/20/2009 2:09:13 PM

Word. Their first single is being released today (or maybe tomorrow). Like I said above, its called The Uprising.

7/20/2009 2:11:43 PM

i love muse, but damn they really dont like the US haha

7/21/2009 6:33:17 AM

any word on what songs they'll be playing for us at Carter Finley?

longshot but i thought i'd ask it anyway.

7/22/2009 2:39:40 PM

^no clue, I'm guessing a bunch of new stuff since the show is 2 weeks after the new albums is released


and, Uprising came out yesterday, it is up on the muse website. Much better than United States of Eurasia, but still not the best thing I've ever heard from them.

8/4/2009 11:28:50 AM

NOODLING KEYBOARD SOUNDS!

dude can sing like whoa, though.

8/4/2009 11:29:58 PM

heres the single, definitely growing on me more and more

http://uprising.warnerreprise.com/

8/5/2009 8:32:21 AM

yea not bad. the other song that has been out there definitely has a huge Queen feel to it

8/5/2009 8:40:56 AM