Paris Versailles Palace 2005 (gig)

Muse show
Venue	Versailles Palace courtyard[source?] (Live 8[source?])
Date	2nd July 2005[source?]
Location	Versailles, Paris[source?]
Country	France
Songs	4[source?]
Support	Unknown
Start (UTC+2)	Unknown
Capacity	Unknown
Price	Free (text message competition)[source?]
Sold out?	-[source?]

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Information

Muse were originally listed to appear on the UK stage, in Hyde Park, at around 17:20,[source?] but with constant line up changes made by Bob Geldof and the organisers, Muse were moved to the French stage, in Versailles, less than a week before the event took place.[source?] They performed four songs whereas most bands only played two or three songs, if that. Muse were on stage for approx. 17 minutes 46 seconds. Reasons as to why the band were moved from the UK to France are unknown.

The Show

At 1:36 during Bliss, Matthew Bellamy appeared to jump, but lost his footing and landed on his back.

Attire

The clothes that the band wore could be considered quite unique with Matthew Bellamy wearing a top which had a baby's bib effect on it and Dominic Howard wearing bright pink trousers. Christopher Wolstenholme also wore a brightly coloured floral print shirt.

Media

Muse's full performance was broadcast. Hysteria and Bliss featured on the Live 8 Paris DVD, while Time Is Running Out is on the Live 8 compilation DVD.

Interestingly, the version of Bliss that features on the Live 8 Paris DVD has the falsetto during the bridge, and the final chorus overdubbed with the falsetto and final chorus from the performance of Bliss at the Los Angeles Wiltern Theatre (8th) from 2004. The dubbed audio from the Live 8 DVD is widely circulated online, making the original live broadcast audio quite difficult to find. For comparison, please see the original broadcast audio of Bliss here.

An audio rip in lossless (FLAC) format of the pro-shot footage can be found on MuseBootlegs here.