I don’t think I’ll forget museShow at Madison Square Garden on Friday night. Because it’s already projected into my retinas, lasers, flashes, lights, I can still see with my eyes closed.
Muse isn’t complicated at all. He’s a mix of Queen, AC/DC, Radiohead, George Orwell, last year’s dark web conspiracy theories. people’s will It distills everything they do — massive riffs, operatic tunes, electro glam, swaying anthem — all wrapped up in more dystopian hoo-ha. It’s amazing that they never had a song called “Won’t Stand Down” before 2022, not counting the plot of “Won’t Stand Down”. people’s will The tour production involves a lot of expensive and elaborate cutscenes. (One scene with a parkour!) that allowed for major set changes. It all makes sense in the context of Muse’s current banana live performances. Songs like “Hysteria,” “Madness,” “Bliss” and “Uprising” were made especially for Arena. Because there were rainbows and confetti falling over the singing audience all the time.
A slightly less complicated show than the Drones Tour, but still a perfect support as the Muse blasts their high-octane rock. The runway connects the main stage and the small stage in the middle of the floor. And there are some interesting moments like when frontman Matt Bellamy plays backlit keyboards sewn into the sleeves of his jacket. Or when bassist Chris Wolstenholme comes out to play Ennio Morricone’s “Man With a Harmonica,” the intro to the epic spaghetti Western “Knights of Cydonia,” which ends the night with a real bang, very pyro.
There are also six large mirrors edged by LED lights that float and move above the stage, helping to reflect all the laser light onto the crowd. and really effective visually Less effective, but still fun, are the giant (inflatable) puppets that appear behind them throughout the show. Bellamy plays a guitar solo on the former’s shoulder at one point. The streamer erupted throughout the room from the beginning of the show. And then it rained down a few songs later. There is always something to see.
or definitely listen You can’t play Arena with pure spectacle alone. and hit songs like “Supermassive Black Hole,” “Hysteria,” “Madness,” “Bliss,” and “Time is Running Out” all sounded massive in MSG at maximum volume. And although I’m less familiar with their latest material than their ’00s work, the crowd was there to hear it all sing along. people’s will Songs like “Won’t Stand Down,” “Compliance,” and the title track were just as popular as the rest. The new release was also one of the highlights of the night, with Daft Punk/Justice-y “You Make Me.” Feel Like It’s Halloween” is the jam and thrash track “We Are Fucking Fucked” closes the main scene with more lights and lasers.
After the scenes shifted, several performers who were likely to be close to the rest of the band Muse ended the two hour with “Kill or Be Killed,” which sometimes resembled the metal version of Echo & the Bunnymen’s “The Killing Moon.” And then, of course, their craziest song, “Knights of Cydonia,” clears the cannon and leaves the ammunition room shocking and smiling. Who needs subtlety in a Muse performance?
The Will of the People tour also features gothic rockers. Evanescence and Japanese band One Ok RockBoth of them I missed because of the train. technical problem And nonsense on my part. Photographer David Andrako never fails to capture these images, however. And you can see footage from the night along with the video and setlist below.
Setlist: Muse @ Madison Square Garden 17/3/2023
people’s will
interlude
hysteria
mental disorder
happiness
won’t stand down
compliance
Thought infection
Verona
time is running out
Rule 2: Insular Systems
resistance
You make me feel like it’s Halloween
madness
we are fucking fucked
dark side
supermassive black hole
plug in baby
behold the glove
riot
prelude
starlight
Angkor:
kill or be killed
Knights of Cydonia
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