London Eventim Apollo 2022 - 9th (gig)

Official gig announcement poster

Muse (Photo: Hans Peter Van Velthoven)

Muse at Eventim Apollo - Night one

The Setlist

Muse show
Venue	Eventim Apollo (War Child & MSF Charity Gig)
Date	9th May 2022
Location	London
Country	United Kingdom
Songs	18
Support	None
Start (UTC)	19:00 (doors) / 20:30 Muse
Capacity	5,039
Price (GBP)	62.50 - 139.25
Sold out?	Yes

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Information

Night one of the series of two Eventim Apollo fundraising concerts. Muse were supporting War Child and Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) on this charity gig. Ticket presale started March 29th, 2022, at 9AM, while onsale started March 30th.

The gig was added on Muse's Facebook on March 24th, 2022, about a week after graffiti and stickers with the album's monogram were spotted in London, however the Facebook event was deleted the same day, after the lack of an official announcement. The announcement was finally made on March 28th, with a second gig added on May 10th.

First show with Dan Lancaster, replacing Morgan.

The Show

The Gallery was played live for the first time ever. Matt hinted that the song would be played after he posted a Tweet, tagging @TheGalleryGang and saying "it's time", earlier that day. He also humorously introduced the song as "the deepest of deep cuts".

Space Dementia and Citizen Erased were played for the first time since 2018, and the show also marked the first time that the latter song wasn't played on the traditional Manson 7 String E Guitar (or it's duplicate the Manson CE-7) at a main show. Prelude was played with Matt accompanying Chris and Dom on piano for the first time.

Confetti was released during Starlight, and streamers were released during Knights of Cydonia. The latter song's trumpet section was also played live for the first time since 2013, this time by Dan on keyboard.

Prices

Category	Price
Rear Circle Standing	£63.50
Stalls Standing	£96.50
Circle Seated	£96.50
Circle Seated	£139.25

Speech

(Incomplete)

Before Assassin	Bellamy	"Back from the dead... it's a weird b-side edited version; the Grand Omega Boss."
Before The Gallery		"This is the deepest of deep cuts. If anyone knows this — you know this, but if anyone else knows this I’ll be very surprised."
Before Citizen Erased		"We have missed you guys so much. It’s so great to be back here with you, sweating. We’re going to play this one for you, because we all know you love it. We might even play it all year, let’s see."

Attire

Bellamy sported the same outfit on both nights, starting off with a Balmain hoodie and some black joggers, before removing the hoodie to reveal a white t-shirt with the 'Will of People' logo spray painted in the centre. On this night Chris wore a plain black t-shirt, while Dom sported a black vest.

Media

An official 45 second aftermovie from this gig can be seen on Muse's Instagram, here.

You can watch all the songs below, only Psycho is incomplete.

Setlist

1. Kill or Be Killed bridge tease + Won't Stand Down [watch]
   ^{(Manson Oryx, satin graphite finish Status Stealth headless 5-string)}
2. Interlude + Hysteria + Back in Black riff [watch]
   ^{(Manson Chrome FR, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
3. Pressure [watch]
   ^{(Manson Chrome FR, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
4. Bliss (extended) [watch]
   ^{(Manson Chrome FR, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
5. Drill Sergeant (robot voice) + Psycho [watch]
   ^{(Manson Matt Black FR, woven chrome finish tricolor-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
6. Assassin (Grand Omega Bosses Edit) [watch]
   ^{(Manson Matt Black FR, stealth finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass 5-string)}
7. The Gallery [watch]
   ^{(Manson M1D1 Stealth, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
8. Compliance (w/ guitar) [watch]
   ^{(Manson M1D1 Stealth, satin black Fender Jazz Bass)}
9. Stockholm Syndrome + Calm Like a Bomb riff [watch]
   ^{(Manson Matt Black 2.0, woven chrome finish tricolor-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
10. Prelude + Starlight [watch]
    ^{(graphite finish blue-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
11. Plug In Baby (extended) [watch]
    ^{(Manson Mirror, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
12. Citizen Erased [watch]
    ^{(Manson Black 7 String 2.0, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
13. Supermassive Black Hole [watch]
    ^{(Manson M1D1 Stealth, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
14. Uprising (extended) [watch]
    ^{(Manson Fire Red, woven chrome finish tricolor-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}

    Encore

15. Space Dementia [watch]
    ^{(Manson Matt Black Stealth, woven chrome finish tricolor-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
16. Man With a Harmonica + Knights of Cydonia [watch]
    ^{(Manson Chrome FR, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}

The Gallery

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See also

• Eventim Apollo, London

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