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Home » Opinion » Listening » Rock Opera of the year - Muse live at Wembley
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Rock Opera of the year - Muse live at Wembley
Last night Paula, Chris, Liz and I went to see what I consider to be the "Rock Opera of the Year" - Muse live at Wembley. And what a fantastic night! The first support were awful and fortunately I have no idea who they were. The second were Elbow - must get some of their stuff but live in a big arena their delicate sounds were a bit lost - we could see people playing violins but couldn't here them at all - I am sure they will come across better on CD or in a smaller venue. However if there is one band in the world that need a big venue to come alive it has to be Muse - the bigger they get the better and more awesome they become. The term wall of sound really must refer to these three guys who sound like 30. A great set with Space Dementia being one of the highlights with a superb stage set taking it to a peak. It looked like the band were travelling through space at warp speed! As the last song, Plug in Baby, started off they released a 10 sheds full of black balloons onto the huge standing crowd which instantly turned into party and you really could not see the stage but this was upstaged during the encore when they released 10 enormous balloons, not unlike the balloon guards in the Prisoner TV series, filled with confetti that went high into the air as each balloon burst.
The only disappointment of the night was that they didn't play Feeling Good, but we felt great and its certainly the best concert we have seen in a long time.
Update!
SET LIST:
INTRO
APOCALYPSE PLEASE
HYSTERIA
NEW BORN
SING FOR ABSOLUTION (COMPLETLEY GUITAR)
THOUGHTS OF A DYING ATHEIST
SHOWBIZ
CITISEN ERASED
SPACE DEMENTIA
ENDLESLEY
SUNBURN ( PIANO)
BUTTERFLIES AND HURRICANS ( DEAF METAL STYLE WITH PIANO SOLO)
MICROCUTS
MUSCLE MUSEUM
BLISS
TIME IS RUNNING OUT
PLUG IN BABY
---- encore----
BLACKOUT
STOCKHOLM SYNDROME ( WITH BALOONS AND STREAMERS)
Posted by Simon at November 28, 2003 11:07 AM
Comments
- 1 December 3, 2003 4:43 AM Ben Attfield
I was also present at the Muse gig in Wembley, and completely agree with your review, Muse were magnificent and have grown not only in stature, but also in the sheer quality of their music. It was great to hear 'Showbiz' again, though my disappointment was not hearing 'The Small Print'. The alternative versions of 'Butterflies and Hurricanes' and 'Sing For Absolution' were also a credit to the band!
10/10- 2 December 7, 2003 3:37 AM Nick
I was there too, what a great night, i caught and burst one of them huge ballons!
The atmosphere and music were a life-long thing to remember.
Oh and by the way, the first band was "Martin Grech"
- 3 January 2, 2004 9:52 AM Becca
Was A Phonomonal Gig, Matt (And Chris And Dom) Outshone Himself In Every Possible Way. Ill Ceretainly Never Ever Foget That Night
Couldnt Have Been Any Better
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