Chicago Aragon Ballroom 2018 (gig)

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Muse at The Nights We Stole Christmas
Muse show
Venue Aragon Ballroom[1] (WKQX's The Nights We Stole Christmas[1])
Date 9th December 2018[1]
Location Chicago, IL[1]
Country USA
Songs 18[2]
Support Jungle, Barns Courtney[1]
Start (UTC-5) 21:35
Capacity 5,000[3]
Price
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Part of the Simulation Theory Promo Shows.

Information

Muse were headlining the final fifth night of the WKQX's The Nights We Stole Christmas.

The Show

Muse payed tribute to Smashing Pumpkins, a Chicago-based band, by playing short 2 minute jam covers of their songs "Cherub Rock"and "Quiet" as well as "Zero" briefly as an outro riff. Billy Corgan praised the tribute on his Instagram.[4]

This gig saw the return of the Freedom outro with vocals for the first time since 2017.

Times

  • 7:00PM - Barns Courtney
  • 8:05PM - Jungle
  • 9:35PM - Muse

Media

The show was streamed by the 101WKQX Radio. You can watch all of the fan-recorded songs below.

Setlist

  1. Algorithm [watch]
    (sunburst 77´ Fender Jazz Bass)
  2. Drill Sergeant + Psycho [watch]
    (Manson Matt Black FR, woven chrome finish tricolor-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)
  3. Break It to Me [watch]
    (Manson M1D1 Gloss Black 2.0, graphite finish green-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass 5-string)
  4. Time is Running Out + Cherub Rock riff + Quiet riff [watch]
    (Manson Matt Black Stealth, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)
  5. The Dark Side [watch]
    (Manson Matt Black Stealth w/ Fishman TriplePlay, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)
  6. Uprising (extended) [watch]
    (Manson Red Alert, red finish red-LED custom Status Original Series II)
  7. Unsustainable [watch]
    (Manson TronCaster, graphite finish green-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass 5-string)
  8. Madness [watch]
    (Manson TronCaster, Status Kitara Doubleneck Bass Mk2)
  9. Pressure [watch]
    (Manson TronCaster, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)
  10. Supermassive Black Hole [watch]
    ( Manson M1D1 Stealth, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)
  11. Thought Contagion [watch]
    (Manson Chrome FR, sunburst 77´ Fender Jazz Bass)
    Metal medley [watch]
  12. Stockholm Syndrome (shortened)
    (Manson Matt Black Stealth, aqua blue finish blue-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass 5-string)
  13. Assassin (intro) + Reapers (shortened)
    (Manson Matt Black Stealth, aqua blue finish blue-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass 5-string, woven chrome finish tricolor-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)
  14. The Handler (shortened)
    (Manson Matt Black Stealth, woven chrome finish tricolor-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)
  15. New Born (shortened) + Zero riff + Freedom outro
    (Manson M1D1 Stealth, woven chrome finish tricolor-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)
    Encore
  16. Starlight [watch]
    (graphite finish red-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)
  17. Man With a Harmonica + Knights of Cydonia [watch]
    (Manson Chrome FR, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)

Gallery

You can see the full gallery on Abelgalois' blog.

References


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