Difference between pages "Apocalypse Please (song)" and "Weston under Lizard Weston Park 2004 (gig)"

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{{Songbox
[[File:V2004.jpg | thumb | right | Festival poster]]
| Name = Apocalypse Please
[[File:V Festival 2004 Aftershow pass.jpg | thumb | right | After-show pass]]
| Album = {{drop
{{Gigbox
|[[Apocalypse Please (single) | Apocalypse Please]] <small>download (1)</small>
| Venue = Weston Park
|[[Apocalypse Please (single) | Apocalypse Please]] <small>promo CD-R (1)</small>
| VenueRef =  
|[[Absolution (album) | Absolution]] <small>(2)</small>
| Event = V Festival
|[[Absolution (album) | Absolution]] <small>promos (2)</small>
| EventRef =
|[[Absolution Tour (DVD) | Absolution Tour]] <small>(5)</small>
| Date = 22nd August 2004
|[[H.A.A.R.P. (live) | H.A.A.R.P.]] <small>DVD (8)</small>
| DateRef =
| Location = Weston under Lizard
| LocationRef =
| Country = United Kingdom
| Songs = 15
| SongsRef =
| Support = [[The Strokes]], Dido
| SupportRef =
| Supported = [[Kings of Leon]]
| SupportedRef =
| Zone = UTC+1
| Curr = GBP
}}
}}
| Length = 4:12
| AltTitles =
{{drop
|Emergency
|New Piano
}}
| First = [[Moscow Krylatskoye Sports Complex 2002 (gig) | 26{{supo|th}} May 2002]]<ref name="ml20080424">
{{cite/web |
title=Stunt Festival, Moscow, Russia 2002 | desc=Muselive forum post | date=2008-03-24 | auth=Tene | url=http://www.muselive.com/forums.php?m=posts&q=22654 | dom=www.muselive.com | type=ext
}}</ref>
| Latest = [[Oslo Telenor Arena 2016 (gig) | 12th June 2016]]
| Recorded = [[Grouse Lodge Residential Recording Studios|Grouse Lodge]] and [[Air Studios|AIR Studios]] 2003
| Writer = [[Matthew Bellamy]]
| Producer = [[Rich Costey]]<ref>[[Absolution (album) | Absolution notes]]</ref>
| Chart position = 10 <small>(UK Download)</small><ref name="bbc20040901">
{{cite/web |
title=Westlife top first download chart | desc=BBC news article | date=2004-09-01 | pub=BBC | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3617020.stm | dom=bbc.co.uk | type=ext
}}</ref>
}}
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{{AlbumNav
| Previous = [[Intro (song) | Intro]]
| Current = Apocalypse Please
| Next = [[Time Is Running Out (song) | Time Is Running Out]]
}}
<br>
{{AlbumNav2
| Previous = [[Hullabaloo (album) | Hullabaloo ''(2002)'']]
| Current = [[Absolution (album) | Absolution ''(2003)'']]
| Next = [[Black Holes and Revelations (album) | Black Holes and Revelations ''(2006)'']]
}}
== Description ==
The opener to ''[[Absolution (album) | Absolution]]''.  It is built up with many layers of instruments, bass, synthesizers and a loud piano.
== Additional information ==
The song is from the "point of view of a person that is wanting their own god to come in and sort everything out"<ref name="AbsolutionEPK">Absolution EPK</ref> or "religious fanatics and their wish that their prophecies come true.  So that they can confirm their religion."<ref>{{cite/laut20031002}}</ref>  A live version of "Apocalypse Please", recorded at [[Pilton Worthy Farm 2004 (gig) | Glastonbury in 2004]], was [[Apocalypse Please (single) | released as a single]] in the form of a charity download (and an accompanying promo),<ref name="mc20040825">
{{cite/web |
title=Oxfam Download | desc=MicroCuts news item | date=2004-08-25 | pub=MicroCuts | url=http://microcuts.net/uk/news/archives/08252004-oxfam_download.php | dom=microcuts.net | type=ext
}}</ref> making it the fifth and penultimate single from ''[[Absolution (album) | Absolution]]''.
== Recording ==
[[File:AbsolutionApocalypseDrums.jpg | thumb | right | Howard in the pool]]
"Apocalypse Please" was originally recorded with with an orchestral backing.  [[Matthew Bellamy]] detailed why this version did not make the album:
:"We struggled with Apocalypse Please; it sounded weak with the strings on it, whereas the other songs sounded really good.  We knew that we'd have to re-record Apocalypse Please.  We then went to work with [[Rich Costey]].
:That one originally was the one which had the big orchestra on it, but we ended up taking it away because it was too much".<ref name="AbsolutionEPK"/>
Rich Costey detailed the recording of the drums in December 2003:
:"...the studio had a swimming pool, which of course was full of water, and what we did was bring over a couple of kick drums, put them on stands, and miked one of them really close with the disembodied woofer of an NS10 to get a low, thumping sound, while a few C12 ambient mics were placed in the swimming pool area. We also had to bring mic pres into the pool area for all the same reasons, and Wally and I set things up so that Dominic could actually stand in the water while he was playing, just because it looked really good."<ref name="sos">{{cite/soundonsound200312}}</ref>
As well as recording in a swimming pool "hot-tub overdubs" were recorded through bubbling water, and submerging cymbals, but these ultimately were unused in the song.<ref name="sos"/>
== Live ==
The first time "Apocalypse Please" was played live, at the Stunt Festival in Moscow on the 26{{supo|th}} May 2002, Bellamy played the outro in the middle as well as at the end.<ref name="ml20080424"/>  It was played at most ''[[Absolution (album) | Absolution]]'' tour gigs and continued to make appearances on set lists during the ''[[Black Holes and Revelations (album) | Black Holes and Revelations]]'' tour.
In late April 2015, it was revealed in an interview that the band were rehearsing this and [[The Small Print (song)|The Small Print]] for the upcoming tour. It was indeed played for the first time in almost 8 years, at [[New York City Webster Hall 2015 (gig) | Webster Hall]], in New York on May 8th, 2015. The song is now played regularly since, after skipping the The Resistance and The 2nd Law tours.
[[Apocalypse Please (live) | More here]]
== Lyrics ==
{{lyrics
|Declare this an emergency
Come on and spread a sense of urgency
And pull us through
And pull us through
And this is the end
The end
This is the end
Of the world


And it's time we saw a miracle
{{GigNav
Come on it's time for something biblical
| Previous = [[Chelmsford Hylands Park 2004 (gig) | V Festival, Chelmsford]]
To pull us through
| Current = V Festival, Staffordshire
And pull us through
| Next = [[Wiesen Festivalgelände 2004 (gig) | Two Days a Week]]
 
And this is the end
The end
This is the end
Of the world
 
Proclaim eternal victory
Come on and change the course of history
And pull us through
And pull us through
 
And this is the end
The end
This is the end
Of the world
}}
}}


=== Early version ===
== Information ==
{{lyrics
|Declare this an emergency
Come on and spread a sense of urgency
To pull us through
And pull us through


And this is the end
Second headlining slot at V Festival 2004.{{cite/none}} Due to [[Christopher Wolstenholme]]'s [[Wolstenholme's injuries|wrist injury]], [[Morgan Nicholls]], then bassist for [[The Streets]], stood in and played bass guitar.{{cite/none}}
The end
This is the end
Of the World


It's time we saw a miracle
{{setlist
Come on it's time for something biblical
| 01 = Bliss | 01app = (extended)
To pull us through
| 02 = Hysteria
And pull us through
| 03 = New Born
 
| 04 = Sing for Absolution
And this is the end
| 05 = Muscle Museum
The end
| 06 = The Groove
This is the end
| 07 = Showbiz
Of the World
| 08 = Citizen Erased
 
| 09 = Ruled by Secrecy
Declare this an emergency
| 10 = Sunburn | 10app = (keyboard)
Come on and spread a sense of urgency
| 11 = Butterflies & Hurricanes
To pull us through
| 12 = Time Is Running Out
And pull us through
| 13 = Plug In Baby | 13app = {{encore}}
 
| 14 = Blackout
And this is the end
| 15 = Stockholm Syndrome | 15app = + outro
The end
This is the end
Of the world
}}
}}
== References ==
<references/>


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Track catalogue A-H#Apocalypse Please | Track catalogue entry]]
* [[Weston under Lizard Weston Park | Weston Park, Weston under Lizard]]
* [http://vfestival.com V Festival website]


{{Backto | Absolution (album) | Absolution}}
{{BacktoGigs | 2004}}

Latest revision as of 09:48, 2 February 2022

Festival poster
After-show pass
Muse show
Venue Weston Park (V Festival)
Date 22nd August 2004
Location Weston under Lizard
Country United Kingdom
Songs 15
Support The Strokes, Dido
Supported Kings of Leon
Start (UTC+1) Unknown
Capacity Unknown
Price Unknown
Sold out? Unknown




Information

Second headlining slot at V Festival 2004.[source?] Due to Christopher Wolstenholme's wrist injury, Morgan Nicholls, then bassist for The Streets, stood in and played bass guitar.[source?]

Setlist

See also


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