Tokyo Nippon Budōkan 2010 (gig)

Dom dressed as Gachapin

Setlist

Muse show
Venue	Nippon Budōkan [en: Japan Martial Arts Hall]
Date	12th January 2010
Location	Tokyo
Country	Japan
Songs	20
Support	None
Start	19:00
Capacity	14,000
Price (JPY)	7,800
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Part of the Australasian leg of The Resistance Tour, in support of the album The Resistance.

Information

Announced on the 8th of October along with the previous two dates, general ticket sale started on the 15th of October.

The Show

Dead Star and Can't Take My Eyes Off You were both played at this gig, marking the first time either song had been played live since August 2008 and July 2002 respectively. For Dead Star, the outro of Micro Cuts was played instead of the usual outro - fans have nicknamed this version of the song "Dead Cuts".

For the encore, Dom dressed-up as the character Gachapin, from the Japanese cartoon show Hirake! Ponkikki.

Speech

After Uprising	Bellamy	"Konbanwa [en: Good evening] Tokyo! How are you guys doing tonight? It's great to be in the Budōkan with you...."
After Map of the Problematique	Howard	"Arigatou [en: Thank you]. Domo Arigotou [en: Thank you very much]."
After Supermassive Black Hole	Bellamy	"Arigatou! Tokyo [?—Japanese]. [?] I'll work on the accent."
Before Can't Take My Eyes Off You	Howard	"Genki desu ka [en: Are you good] Tokyo? [?—Japanese] Tokyo.... We're gonna play a... little cover song now, which we've only ever played once... live...and that was in Japan. So here we go for the second time ever. [laughs]"
Before Starlight	Bellamy	[?]
Before Exogenesis: Symphony	Howard	[?—Japanese]
After Knights	Bellamy	Arigatou Tokyo! Arigatou Nippon! Thank you guys. Thank you very much.
	Howard	Arigatou. We love you guys. See you later. Cheers. Thank you.

Media

An audience recording was made, a copy of which used to exist on [[1]], in MP3 format. Vids from the show can also be seen on YouTube, accessible via the links in the setlist below.

Setlist

• We Are the Universe (intro music)

1. Uprising (extended) [watch]
   ^{(Manson Mirror, mahogany Status Original Series II)}
2. Map of the Problematique + Who Knows Who riff
   ^{(Manson Black Midi, sunburst Rickenbacker 4001)}
3. Supermassive Black Hole [watch]
   ^{(Manson Red Glitter, candy tangerine/rosewood fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)}
4. New Born [watch]
   ^{(Manson Black Midi, black finish/maple fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)}
5. Interlude + Hysteria [watch]
   ^{(Manson Chrome Bomber, candy tangerine/rosewood fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)}
6. Guiding Light
   ^{(Manson Mirror, mahogany Status Original Series II)}
7. Dead Star + Micro Cuts outro [watch]
   ^{(Manson Red Glitter, black finish/maple fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)}
8. Nishe (piano)
   ^{(chrome finish/maple fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)}
9. United States of Eurasia [watch]
   ^{(chrome finish/maple fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)}
10. Can't Take My Eyes Off You [watch]
    ^{(Manson Mirror Kaoss, candy tangerine/rosewood fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)}
11. Helsinki Jam [watch]
    ^{(Noah Guitars Excalibur)}
12. Undisclosed Desires (extended)
    ^{(Manson Keytarcaster, Noah Guitars Excalibur)}
13. City of Delusion riff + Resistance [watch]
    ^{(Manson Red Glitter, Noah Guitars Excalibur)}
14. Starlight [watch]
    ^{(Manson M1D1 Black, chrome finish/maple fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)}
15. Burning Bridges riff + Jimmy Jam + Time Is Running Out [watch]
    ^{(Manson Black Midi, candy tangerine/rosewood fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)}
16. Unnatural Selection
    ^{(Manson Red Glitter, walnut Status The KingBass Mk-II)}

    Encore

17. Exogenesis: Symphony Part I (Overture)
    ^{(Manson Red Glitter, black finish/maple fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)}
18. Plug In Baby (extended) [watch]
    ^{(Manson Mirror, candy tangerine/rosewood fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)}
19. Man With a Harmonica + Knights of Cydonia [watch]
    ^{(Manson Chrome Bomber, sunburst Rickenbacker 4001)}

See also

• Nippon Budōkan, Tokyo

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