View source for Chicago Aragon Ballroom 2018 (gig)

[[File:Aragon2018.jpg | thumb | right | Gig announcement]]
[[File:MuseChicagoFullHeadliners.jpg|thumb|right|Full headliners poster]]
[[File:MuseChicago18.jpg|thumb|right|Muse at The Nights We Stole Christmas]]
[[File:101WKQX9.jpg | thumb | right | [[Chris Wolstenholme]]]]
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| Venue = Aragon Ballroom
| VenueRef = <ref name="aragon">https://twitter.com/101WKQX/status/1059445233644036098</ref>
| Event = WKQX's The Nights We Stole Christmas 
| EventRef = <ref name="aragon"></ref>
| Date = 9{{supo|th}} December 2018
| DateRef = <ref name="aragon"></ref>
| Location = Chicago, IL
| LocationRef = <ref name="aragon">https://twitter.com/101WKQX/status/1059445233644036098</ref>
| Country = USA
| Songs = 18
| SongsRef = <ref>Chicago Aragon Ballroom 2018 (gig)#Information</ref>
| Support = Jungle, Barns Courtney
| SupportRef = <ref name="aragon"></ref>
| Start = 21:35
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| Zone = UTC-5
| Capacity = 5,000
| CapacityRef = <ref name="aragonballroom">https://www.livenation.com/venues/15622/aragon-ballroom</ref>
| Price = 
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| SoldOut = 
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{{GigNav
|Previous = [[Brooklyn Barclays Center 2018 (gig) | Not So Silent Night]] 
|Current = The Nights We Stole Christmas
|Next = [[Milan Mediolanum Forum 2018 (gig) | X Factor]]
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Part of the [[Simulation Theory Promo Shows]].

== Information ==

Muse were headlining the final fifth night of the WKQX's The Nights We Stole Christmas.

== The Show == 

The band payed tribute to [[Smashing Pumpkins]], a Chicago-based band, by playing short 2 minute jam consisting of excerpts of "Cherub Rock", "Quiet", and "Zero", after [[Time is Running Out (song)|Time is Running Out]]. Frontman Billy Corgan praised the tribute on his Instagram.<ref>http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2018/12/12/billy-corgan-touched-by-muses-smashing-pumpkins-covers.html</ref>

This gig also saw the return of the Freedom outro with vocals for the first time since 2017.

== Times ==

* 7:00PM - Barns Courtney

* 8:05PM - Jungle

* '''9:35PM - Muse'''

== Media == 

The show was streamed by the 101WKQX Radio. You can watch all of the [[Uno Live Database/Missing|fan-recorded]] songs below.

{{Setlist
| 01 = Algorithm | 01app = <small>[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xqb2IWQWfJU watch]]</small> {{GU |sunburst 77´ [[Fender Jazz Bass]]}}
| 02pre = [[Drill Sergeant (song) | Drill Sergeant]] | 02 = Psycho | 02app = <small>[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWXGT15o0BQ watch]]</small>  {{GU |[[Manson Matt Black FR]], woven chrome finish tricolor-LED [[Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass]]}}
| 03 = Break It to Me | 03app = <small>[[https://youtu.be/LC_PLJY3beI watch]]</small> {{GU |[[Manson M1D1 Gloss Black 2.0]], graphite finish green-LED [[Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass 5-string]]}} 
| 04 = Time is Running Out | 04app = + {{Cherub Rock}} riff + {{Quiet}} riff <small>[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LW_mAFZ7A1Y watch]]</small> {{GU |[[Manson Matt Black Stealth (batch)|Manson Matt Black Stealth]], aqua blue finish white-LED [[Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass]]}}
| 05 = The Dark Side | 05app = <small>[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0hKmLfSPZY watch]]</small>  {{GU |[[Manson Matt Black Stealth (batch)|Manson Matt Black Stealth]] w/ [[Fishman TriplePlay Guitar Synthesizer Driver|Fishman TriplePlay]], aqua blue finish white-LED [[Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass]]}} 
| 06 = Uprising | 06app = (extended) <small>[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuiQjXtwLrU watch]]</small>  {{GU |[[Manson Red Alert]], red finish red-LED custom [[Status Original Series II]]}}
| 07 = Unsustainable | 07app = <small>[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx-RrDS60SU watch]]</small> {{GU |[[Manson TronCaster]], graphite finish green-LED [[Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass 5-string]]}} 
| 08 = Madness | 08app = <small>[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKsTR1QO8Ac watch]]</small> {{GU |[[Manson TronCaster]], [[Status Kitara Doubleneck Bass Mk2]]}}
| 09 = Pressure | 09app = <small>[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6k34OzMv-A watch]]</small> {{GU |[[Manson TronCaster]], aqua blue finish white-LED [[Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass]]}}
| 10 = Supermassive Black Hole | 10app = <small>[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-OGpuOmUpE watch]]</small> {{GU| [[Manson M1D1 Stealth]], aqua blue finish white-LED [[Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass]]}}
| 11 = Thought Contagion | 11app = <small>[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y24NAAdEawg watch]]</small> {{GU |[[Manson Chrome FR]], sunburst 77´ [[Fender Jazz Bass]]}} <h5>[[Metal medley]]  <small>[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJc-xJcxexA watch]]</small></h5>
| 12 = Stockholm Syndrome | 12app = (shortened) {{GU |[[Manson Matt Black Stealth (batch)|Manson Matt Black Stealth]], aqua blue finish blue-LED [[Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass 5-string]]}} 
| 13pre = [[Assassin (song) | Assassin]] (intro) | 13 = Reapers | 13app = (shortened) {{GU |[[Manson Matt Black Stealth (batch)|Manson Matt Black Stealth]], aqua blue finish blue-LED [[Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass 5-string]], woven chrome finish tricolor-LED [[Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass]]}}
| 14 = The Handler | 14app = (shortened) {{GU |[[Manson Matt Black Stealth (batch)|Manson Matt Black Stealth]], woven chrome finish tricolor-LED [[Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass]]}}
| 15 = New Born | 15app = (shortened) + {{Zero}} riff + {{Freedom}} outro {{GU |[[Manson M1D1 Stealth]], woven chrome finish tricolor-LED [[Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass]]}} {{encore}}
| 16 = Starlight | 16app = <small>[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwMirmp4c0s watch]]</small> {{GU |graphite finish red-LED [[Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass]]}}
| 17pre = {{Man with a Harmonica}} | 17 = Knights of Cydonia | 17app = <small>[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoYGLm10GHs watch]]</small> {{GU |[[Manson Chrome FR]], aqua blue finish white-LED [[Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass]]}} 
}}

== Gallery == 
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</gallery>
<small>You can see the full gallery on [https://abelgaloismuse.blogspot.com/2018/12/photos-muse09-december-2018-aragon.html Abelgalois'] blog.</small>

== References ==

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