2011 Summer Gigs/Festivals Discussion & Tweet Following

[Niall]

This thread is mainly to be used for running commentaries on gigs from this years summer festivals and other matters concerning this entire leg of Muse's touring, such as your favourite moments and the trends of the tour.

Feel free to discuss twitter updates from any attendees in this thread, but use this thread for post-gig and other set list discussion.

[jackparker]

Errrr....

I really don't think Muse are doing anything wrong with the set lists on this tour. With LA Rising they were basically "supporting" Rage Against the Machine. I suppose everyone wanted Muse to play a set which leaned heavily on OoS but also on heavy songs, but not everyone can be satisfied.

Muse played a good set at LA Rising. It might not be the set that everyone was expecting, but most of the complainers weren't even at LA Rising. From what I know it was a great gig apparently.

Muse can do better with some of their song choice but, like with most bands that are quite commercial (or almost at that level), they do also need to play the songs which were released as singles. Most people don't want to hear TiRO, Starlight and SMBH at every gig, but these are songs which are loved by fans they are not going to stop playing them if 3% of their fans hate the guts of these songs, even if they have seen it live a lot (or in some people's case, no more than twice).

I don't have much else to say.

I do think however that by the end of the next 4 US Dates they will have played songs like Micro Cuts, Dark Shines and Space Dementia.
These US dates are pretty much rehearsals for R/L so I wouldn't be surprised if a few get knocked out at Verizon, as that is their own show, and maybe some headline gigs too.

I'm looking forward to hearing what goes on this summer

[Sippe]

Originally Posted by jackparker

but not everyone can be satisfied.

This argument is so good that you wouldn't need any of the other stuff.

"There wasn't anything wrong with it...except for what was wrong, but you can't get everything in life."

[citizenerased1988]

Originally Posted by jackparker

Errrr....

I really don't think Muse are doing anything wrong with the set lists on this tour. With LA Rising they were basically "supporting" Rage Against the Machine. I suppose everyone wanted Muse to play a set which leaned heavily on OoS but also on heavy songs, but not everyone can be satisfied.

Muse played a good set at LA Rising. It might not be the set that everyone was expecting, but most of the complainers weren't even at LA Rising. From what I know it was a great gig apparently.

Muse can do better with some of their song choice but, like with most bands that are quite commercial (or almost at that level), they do also need to play the songs which were released as singles. Most people don't want to hear TiRO, Starlight and SMBH at every gig, but these are songs which are loved by fans they are not going to stop playing them if 3% of their fans hate the guts of these songs, even if they have seen it live a lot (or in some people's case, no more than twice).

I don't have much else to say.

I do think however that by the end of the next 4 US Dates they will have played songs like Micro Cuts, Dark Shines and Space Dementia.
These US dates are pretty much rehearsals for R/L so I wouldn't be surprised if a few get knocked out at Verizon, as that is their own show, and maybe some headline gigs too.

I'm looking forward to hearing what goes on this summer

Amen!

[Bailey Essrog]

bellamyzetagrl Zeta Girl
Yes, I did lay down on the grass hill and listen to Citizen Erased being soundchecked

Well now we know Citizen Erased won't be played tonight.

[Dockertae]

Originally Posted by Bailey Essrog

bellamyzetagrl Zeta Girl
Yes, I did lay down on the grass hill and listen to Citizen Erased being soundchecked

Well now we know Citizen Erased won't be played tonight.

I'd rather see them play some of the other Origin songs they've been practicing anyway personally. The US hasn't had much CE on this tour though so I can understand hoping for it.

[Bailey Essrog]

Originally Posted by Dockertae

I'd rather see them play some of the other Origin songs they've been practicing anyway personally. The US hasn't had much CE on this tour though so I can understand hoping for it.

They haven't soundchecked Micro Cuts yet so there's hope for that tonight yet.

[Clunge]

Aye, Muse have admitted loads of times that soundchecking songs rarely equates to them being aired live.

[Dockertae]

Originally Posted by Clunge

Aye, Muse have admitted loads of times that soundchecking songs rarely equates to them being aired live.

Yeah, Glasgow 2006 had Dead Star soundchecked apparently and Glasgow 2009 had MK Ultra, sadly neither of which I got at those gigs.

[BassDementia]

Originally Posted by Dockertae

Yeah, Glasgow 2006 had Dead Star soundchecked apparently and Glasgow 2009 had MK Ultra, sadly neither of which I got at those gigs.

Knowing MK Ultra was soundchecked and not played was actually quite devastating :/

[Clunge]

It was the one time the bitching here paid off.

Muse got wind of how irked we were they weren't playing MK and rehearsed it at a few soundchecks before debuting it live .

[WutDaFucksy]

Maybe we need to bitch with a bit more awareness, what happened about Olly's poll results? Were they ever received by anyone?

[Dockertae]

Originally Posted by Clunge

It was the one time the bitching here paid off.

Muse got wind of how irked we were they weren't playing MK and rehearsed it at a few soundchecks before debuting it live .

Debuted it the day after Glasgow in fact!

[Clunge]

Originally Posted by WutDaFucksy

Maybe we need to bitch with a bit more awareness, what happened about Olly's poll results? Were they ever received by anyone?

They were sent to management . I guess we'll find out on the 26th-28th.

[Clunge]

Originally Posted by Dockertae

Debuted it the day after Glasgow in fact!

Yup, I saw it two or three days later .

And yes, it was amazing amidst what was a largely average gig .