Muse are at the peak of their career. Since forming in 1994 and releasing their debut album in 1999 this has been a band that has consistently kept getting better.
Last night at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne Muse put on one of the greatest shows on Earth.
Forget the U2 claw circus set, Muse put on a better show for a fraction of the cost. Their set was one of the most elaborate indoor sets ever seen. The laser light show pushed them into Pink Floyd territory and the songs are all with substance.
The audience loved this band, this show and knew every song.
From the opening song ‘Uprising’ through to the signature closer ‘Knights of Cydonia’, the Muse show had a consistency and quality equal to any band you may have seen before. I can only image where the next level for this group will be.
Singer and guitarist (and occasional keyboard player) Matt Bellamy was the bands token rockstar in this mirror suit while the musical camaraderie of Christopher Wolstenholme on bass and Dominic Howardon drums built up a sound that sounded more like a rock orchestra than a three-piece. This band had the power of Queen and the passion of Radiohead rolled into one.
An interesting interlude while Bellamy changed instruments was an instrumental of ‘House of the Rising Sun’ with the audience supplying vocals.
An added nod to opening act Biffy Clyro as well. The audience was into both bands.
The Muse setlist from Rod Laver Arena, December 14, 2010 was:
We Are The Universe (intro)
Uprising (The Resistance, 2009)
Resistance (The Resistance, 2009)
New Born (from Origin of Symmetry, 2001)
Map of the Problematique (from Black Holes and Revelations, 2006)
Supermassive Black Hole (from Black Holes and Revelations, 2006)
Hysteria (from Absolution, 2003)
Nishe (Unintended b-side, 2000)
Citizen Erased (from Origin of Symmetry, 2001)
United States Of Eurasia (The Resistance, 2009)
Sunburn (from Showbiz, 1999)
Helsinki Jam (interlude)
Undisclosed Desires (The Resistance, 2009)
Time Is Running Out (from Absolution, 2003)
Starlight (from Black Holes and Revelations, 2006)
Plug In Baby (from Origin of Symmetry, 2001)
Exogenis: Symphony, Part 1: Overture (The Resistance, 2009)
Stockholm Syndrome (from Absolution, 2003)
Knights Of Cydonia (from Black Holes and Revelations, 2006)
PHOTOGALLERY: Check out the Ros O'Gorman photos from the Muse Melbourne show here
VIDEO: Watch the Undercover video interview with Dominic Howard from Muse below:
