Blackout (live)
66% | MuseWiki ULD has 68/103 performances of this song. This is a list of missing performances. |
Live information | ||
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Name | Blackout | |
Tours | Drones (1) The 2nd Law (17) Black Holes and Revelations (4) Absolution (81) | |
First performance | 3rd September 2003 | |
Latest performance | 1st March 2016 | |
Pro-shots | ||
Audience footage |
2016:
Paris (03/01/2016) 2013: Mexico City (10/20/2013) Mexico City (10/18/2013) Monterrey (10/09/2013) Helsinki (07/27/2013) Rome (07/06/2013) Turin (06/28/2013) Nice (06/26/2013) Paris (06/22/2013) Paris (06/21/2013) Werchter (06/18/2013) Bern (06/15/2013) Barcelona (06/07/2013) Amsterdam (06/04/2013) Manchester (06/01/2013) London (05/26/2013) London (05/25/2013) Coventry (05/22/2013) 2007: Paris (06/23/2007) London (06/16/2007) Florence (05/30/2007) 2004: Melbourne (09/08/2004) St. Cloud (08/28/2004) Chelmsford (08/21/2004) Nimes (07/22/2004) Vienne (07/18/2004) Madrid (03/19/2004) Tokyo (02/07/2004) 2003: Manchester (11/29/2003) Rotterdam (11/06/2003) | |
Audio recordings |
2004:
London (12/20/2004) Brisbane (09/12/2004) Nyon (07/23/2004) St. Gallen (07/02/2004) Rome (06/12/2004) Toulouse (03/22/2004) Donostia (03/20/2004) Orleans (03/15/2004) Rouen (03/14/2004) Sydney (01/19/2004) 2003: Reykjavik (12/10/2003) Exeter (12/07/2003) Bournemouth (12/05/2003) Nottingham (11/28/2003) London (11/27/2003) Strasbourg (11/22/2003) Paris (11/18/2003) Nice (11/16/2003) Madrid (11/14/2003) Marseille (11/11/2003) Lyon (11/10/2003) Angers (11/08/2003) Brussels (11/07/2003) Lille (11/04/2003) Nancy (11/03/2003) Geneva (11/02/2003) Bologna (10/30/2003) Munich (10/24/2003) Stockholm (10/14/2003) Helsinki (10/11/2003) Amsterdam (09/03/2003) | |
# of performances | 103 | |
Uno Live Database | 66% (missing 35/103 performances) |
This page contains a list of all known performances of Blackout.
Analysis and Explanation
Blackout was played often in 2003, appearing at the majority of gigs though it was skipped at the occasional gig. It was performed irregularly at the start of 2004, being temporarily dropped afterwards, though starting with Glastonbury Festival gig in June it returned to being regularly played. Strangely, Muse did not perform Blackout at any American dates on the Absolution tour, and dropped it from setlists all-together towards the end of 2004.
Blackout made a handful appearances in mid-2007, mostly surrounding the Wembley Stadium performances in June. The band used a unique live presentation in the form of the Heliosphere, on which two acrobats dangled above the crowd. It was also on the setlist of the Dublin Marlay Park gig in 2008, but it was skipped after poor weather meant the heliosphere couldn't be used.
It returned in 2013 for The Unsustainable Tour and was performed at nearly all dates until the beginning of July. After this, the song was performed at three dates in October in Mexico, but made no further performances throughout the 2nd Law era. These three shows in Mexico are the only times Blackout has ever been performed in North America. It made a one-off re-appearance in March 2016 in Paris but for whatever reason it wasn't played again during The Drones Tour. From 2013 onwards, Matt doesn't play guitar on the song, instead giving the duty to Chris and Dom plays his electronic drums.
The song has made no appearances since 2016, but it is likely that Blackout will return for occasional performances in the future, and it was a setlist option at the 2017 Shepherd's Bush Empire by request gig, meaning that the band haven't given up on the song.
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Drones era
2016
# | Date | Venue | Location | Link |
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1 | 2016-03-01 | Bercy Arena | Paris, France | Watch here [B] |
The 2nd Law era
2013
# | Date | Venue | Location | Link |
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17 | 2013-10-20 | Palacio de los Deportes | Mexico City, Mexico | Watch here [B] |
16 | 2013-10-18 | Palacio de los Deportes | Mexico City, Mexico | Watch here [B] |
15 | 2013-10-09 | Arena Monterrey | Monterrey, Mexico | Watch here [B] |
14 | 2013-07-27 | Olympiastadion | Helsinki, Finland | Watch here [B] |
13 | 2013-07-06 | Stadio Olimpico | Rome, RM, Italy | Watch here [B] |
12 | 2013-06-28 | Stadio Olimpico | Turin, TO, Italy | Watch here [B] |
11 | 2013-06-26 | Stade Charles-Ehrmann | Nice, France | Watch here [B] |
10 | 2013-06-22 | Stade de France | Paris, France | Watch here [B] |
9 | 2013-06-21 | Stade de France | Paris, France | Watch here [B] |
8 | 2013-06-18 | Werchter Festival Site | Werchter, Belgium | Watch here [B] |
7 | 2013-06-15 | Stade de Suisse | Bern, BE, Switzerland | Watch here [B] |
6 | 2013-06-07 | Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys | Barcelona, Spain | Watch here [B] |
5 | 2013-06-04 | Amsterdam ArenA | Amsterdam, NH, Netherlands | Watch here [B] |
4 | 2013-06-01 | Etihad Stadium | Manchester, UK | Watch here [B] |
3 | 2013-05-26 | Emirates Stadium | London, UK | Watch here [B] |
2 | 2013-05-25 | Emirates Stadium | London, UK | Watch here [B] |
1 | 2013-05-22 | Ricoh Arena | Coventry, UK | Watch here [B] |
Black Holes and Revelations era
2007
# | Date | Venue | Location | Link |
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4 | 2007-06-23 | Parc des Princes | Paris, France | Watch here [B] |
3 | 2007-06-17 | Wembley Stadium | London, UK | Watch here [B] |
2 | 2007-06-16 | Wembley Stadium | London, UK | Watch here [B] |
1 | 2007-05-30 | Piazzale Michelangelo | Florence, Italy | Watch here [B] |
Absolution era
2004
# | Date | Venue | Location | Link |
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36 | 2004-12-20 | Earls Court Exhibition Centre | London, UK | Listen here [B] |
35 | 2004-09-12 | Brisbane River Stage | Brisbane, QL, Australia | Listen here [B] |
34 | 2004-09-10 | Hordern Pavilion | Sydney, NS, Australia | |
33 | 2004-09-08 | Festival Hall | Melbourne, VI, Australia | Watch here [B] |
32 | 2004-08-28 | Domaine National de Saint-Cloud (Rock en Seine) | Saint-Cloud, France | Watch here |
31 | 2004-08-26 | Festivalgelände Wiesen (Two Days a Week) | Wiesen, Austria | |
30 | 2004-08-22 | Weston Park (V Festival) | Weston under Lizard, UK | |
29 | 2004-08-21 | Hylands Park (V Festival) | Chelmsford, UK | Watch here (Incomplete) |
28 | 2004-07-23 | L'Asse (Paléo Festival - headline) | Nyon, VD, Switzerland | Listen here [B] |
27 | 2004-07-22 | Arènes de Nîmes (Festival de Nîmes) | Nîmes, France | Watch here [B] |
26 | 2004-07-21 | Amphitheatre | Vallauris, France | |
25 | 2004-07-19 | Festival les Nuits Bleues | Les Moutiers-en-Retz, France | |
24 | 2004-07-18 | Antic Arena | Vienne, France | Watch here |
23 | 2004-07-10 | Balado Park (T in the Park) | Kinross, Scotland, UK | |
22 | 2004-07-04 | Roskilde fairgrounds (Roskilde Festival) | Roskilde, Denmark | |
21 | 2004-07-03 | Werchter Festival[venue?] | Werchter, Belgium | |
20 | 2004-07-02 | Festivalgeländ (Open Air Festival—headline) | St. Gallen, Switzerland | Listen here [B] |
19 | 2004-06-27 | Worthy Farm (Glastonbury Festival - headline) | Pilton, UK | Watch here [B] |
18 | 2004-06-12 | Tennis Stadium | Rome, Italy | Listen here (Incomplete) |
17 | 2004-05-31 | Megaland (Pinkpop) | Landgraaf, LI, Netherlands | Watch here [B] |
16 | 2004-03-25 | Mazda Palace | Turin, TO, Italy | |
15 | 2004-03-24 | Le Summum | Grenoble, France | |
14 | 2004-03-22 | Le Zénith | Toulouse, France | Listen here [B] |
13 | 2004-03-20 | Velódromo de Anoeta | Donostia-San Sebastián, SS, Spain | Listen here [B] |
12 | 2004-03-19 | Palacio Vistalegre | Madrid, Spain | Watch here (Incomplete) |
11 | 2004-03-18 | Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada | Granada, GR, Spain | |
10 | 2004-03-16 | Le Zénith | Clermont-Ferrand, France | |
9 | 2004-03-15 | Zénith d'Orléans | Orléans, France | Listen here [B] |
8 | 2004-03-14 | Le Zénith | Rouen, France | Listen here [B] |
7 | 2004-02-23 | Olympia Theatre | Dublin, Ireland | |
6 | 2004-02-22 | Olympia Theatre | Dublin, Ireland | |
5 | 2004-02-11 | Namba Hach | Osaka, Japan | |
4 | 2004-02-09 | Diamond Hall | Nagoya, Japan | |
3 | 2004-02-07 | Bay NK Hall | Tokyo, Japan | Watch here [B] |
2 | 2004-01-27 | Hi-Fi Bar and Ballroom | Melbourne, VI, Australia | |
1 | 2004-01-19 | Metro Theatre | Sydney, NS, Australia | Listen here |
2003
# | Date | Venue | Location | Link |
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45 | 2003-12-10 | Laugardalshöll | Reykjavík, Iceland | Listen here [B] |
44 | 2003-12-07 | Westpoint Arena | Clyst St Mary, UK | Listen here |
43 | 2003-12-05 | International Centre | Bournemouth, UK | Listen here [B] |
42 | 2003-12-04 | Brighton Centre | Brighton, UK | |
41 | 2003-12-03 | NEC Arena | Birmingham, UK | |
40 | 2003-12-01 | International Arena | Cardiff, UK | |
39 | 2003-11-29 | Manchester Evening News Arena | Manchester, UK | Watch here |
38 | 2003-11-28 | National Ice Centre Arena | Nottingham, UK | Listen here [B] |
37 | 2003-11-27 | Wembley Arena | London, UK | Listen here [B] |
36 | 2003-11-25 | Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre | Glasgow, UK | |
35 | 2003-11-22 | Le Rhenus | Strasbourg, France | Listen here |
34 | 2003-11-21 | E-Werk | Cologne, Germany | |
33 | 2003-11-20 | Sportzcentrum Tagerhard | Wettingen, Switzerland | |
32 | 2003-11-18 | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy | Paris, France | Listen here [B] |
31 | 2003-11-16 | Palais Nikaia | Nice, France | Listen here |
30 | 2003-11-14 | La Riviera | Madrid, Spain | Listen here [B] |
29 | 2003-11-13 | Razzmatazz | Barcelona, Spain | |
28 | 2003-11-11 | Marseille Dôme | Marseille, France | Listen here [B] |
27 | 2003-11-10 | Halle Tony Garnier | Lyon, France | Listen here [B] |
26 | 2003-11-08 | Amphitheatre | Angers, France | Listen here [B] |
25 | 2003-11-07 | Forest National | Brussels, Belgium | Listen here |
24 | 2003-11-06 | Ahoy | Rotterdam, ZH, Netherlands | Watch here |
23 | 2003-11-04 | Zénith | Lille, France | Listen here |
22 | 2003-11-03 | Zénith | Nancy, France | Listen here |
21 | 2003-11-02 | Geneva Arena | Geneva, GE, Switzerland | Listen here [B] |
20 | 2003-10-31 | Sport Hall | Pordenone, PN, Italy | |
19 | 2003-10-30 | Sporthall Piazza Azzarita | Bologna, BO, Italy | Listen here |
18 | 2003-10-28 | Sashall | Florence, FI, Italy | |
17 | 2003-10-27 | Mazda Palace | Milan, MI, Italy | |
16 | 2003-10-24 | Zenith | Munich, BY, Germany | Listen here [B] |
15 | 2003-10-22 | Stadthalle Offenbach | Offenbach am Main, HE, Germany | |
14 | 2003-10-21 | Columbiahalle | Berlin, BE, Germany | |
13 | 2003-10-19 | Große Freiheit | Hamburg, HH, Germany | |
12 | 2003-10-18 | Große Freiheit | Hamburg, HH, Germany | |
11 | 2003-10-16 | Vega | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
10 | 2003-10-15 | Rockefeller Music Hall | Oslo, Norway | |
9 | 2003-10-14 | Stockholm Cirkus | Stockholm, Sweden | Listen here [B] |
8 | 2003-10-12 | Nosturi | Helsinki, Finland | |
7 | 2003-10-11 | Nosturi | Helsinki, Finland | Listen here [B] |
6 | 2003-09-22 | Carling Academy | London, UK | Watch here [B] |
5 | 2003-09-15 | MTV Studios (MTV Italy) | Milan, MI, Italy | Watch here [B] |
4 | 2003-09-10 | Trabendo | Paris, France | Watch here [B] |
3 | 2003-09-07 | Cologne | Cologne, NW, Germany | |
2 | 2003-09-05 | Ancienne Belgique | Brussels, Belgium | Watch here [B] |
1 | 2003-09-03 | Melkweg | Amsterdam, NH, Netherlands | Listen here [B] |
See also
This is a table of Absolution-era live performances.
Note: white indicates performed at 75-100% of known setlists.
Gainsboro indicates performed at 50-75% of known setlists.
Silver indicates performed at 25-50% of known setlists.
Dark gray indicates performed at 0-25% of known setlists.
Black indicates no known performance that year.
Aqua indicates a performance in the current tour and year for which the final amount of performances is unknown.
All years with unknown setlists (1997-2004) are indicated with small font.
Last updated: April 15, 2022.
Song Title | Release | '02 | '03 | '04 | '05 | '06 | '07 | '08 | '09 | '10 | '11 | '12 | '13 | '14 | '15 | '16 | '17 | '18 | '19 | '22 | '23 | # |
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Intro | Absolution | 0 | 40 | 89 | 21 | 20 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 269 |
Apocalypse Please | Absolution | 18 | 40 | 89 | 21 | 24 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 287 |
Time Is Running Out | Absolution | 0 | 53 | 131 | 23 | 90 | 101 | 17 | 48 | 94 | 15 | 29 | 91 | 3 | 59 | 81 | 32 | 13 | 61 | 20 | 54 | 1016 |
Sing for Absolution | Absolution | 0 | 41 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 |
Stockholm Syndrome | Absolution | 0 | 49 | 129 | 22 | 90 | 101 | 17 | 34 | 86 | 15 | 17 | 52 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 57 | 10 | 10 | 773 |
Falling Away With You | Absolution | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Interlude | Absolution | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 95 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 3 | 54 | 59 | 34 | 9 | 59 | 30 | 57 | 507 |
Hysteria | Absolution | 17 | 51 | 133 | 23 | 89 | 97 | 17 | 49 | 95 | 12 | 16 | 60 | 3 | 54 | 59 | 34 | 9 | 59 | 30 | 57 | 964 |
Blackout | Absolution | 0 | 45 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 |
Butterflies & Hurricanes | Absolution | 0 | 47 | 126 | 22 | 71 | 89 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 405 |
The Small Print | Absolution | 20 | 27 | 89 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 |
Fury | Absolution | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
Endlessly | Absolution | 0 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
Thoughts of a Dying Atheist | Absolution | 0 | 46 | 47 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 |
Ruled by Secrecy | Absolution | 0 | 0 | 73 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
The Groove | Time Is Running Out | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Eternally Missed | Hysteria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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