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The '''Psycho US tour''' | The '''Psycho US tour''' was the second tour of the Drones era, taking place in May of 2015. The tours combined are sometimes reffered to simply as "Psycho Tour". The US tour consisted of four gigs. One was a festival performance, another one was a semi-promotional performance at the iHeartRadio Album Release Party and other two were medium-sized theatre gigs. The tour was first announced by the official Muse Twitter account on April 20th, 2015.<ref>https://twitter.com/muse/status/590154161049706496</ref> | ||
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| Previous = [[Psycho UK Tour]] | | Previous = [[Psycho UK Tour]] | ||
| Current = Psycho US Tour | | Current = Psycho US Tour | ||
| Next = [[Drones Festivals Tour]] | | Next = [[Drones Festivals Tour 2015]] | ||
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== Information == | == Information == | ||
This leg of the tour as the first time Muse has played small venues in the states since the Absolution days | This leg of the tour as the first time Muse has played small venues in the states since the Absolution days. | ||
[[The Groove (song)|The Groove]] was played for the first time in the US since 2004. [[Apocalypse Please (song)|Apocalypse Please]] was played for the first time since 2008. [[Mercy (song)|Mercy]] was premiered live for the first time at the iHeartRadio show and [[Drill Sergeant (song)|Drill Sergeant]] made it's debut also. Lastly, [[Hyper Music (song)|Hyper Music]] was played for the first time in the US ever. | |||
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== Gigs == | == Gigs == | ||
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== Support Bands == | == Support Bands == | ||
For the Webster Hall gig, Bear Hands opened for Muse. Plague Vendor opened for the band at the Mayan. | For the Webster Hall gig, [[Bear Hands]] opened for Muse. [[Plague Vendor]] opened for the band at the Mayan Theatre. As the KROQ gig was part of a festival, eight acts played before Muse, including Of Monsters And Men, Awolnation and Panic! At The Disco. No opening acts were present at the iHeartRadio gig. | ||
== Stage Design and Production == | |||
As the tour was small, the stage set up was kept very simple and minimalistic. Apart from the KROQ gig, no backdrops or LED screens were used. Light shows were kept relatively simple too. | |||
Morgan's light-show station from The 2nd Law era returned for the tour, as did the silver upright piano. | |||
The band got updated jumpsuits, which were all black as opposed to jumpsuits in the Psycho UK Tour having red accents on the sleeves. The jumpsuits also looked much lighter and airier. | |||
== Typical setlist == | == Typical setlist == | ||
*Psycho | Two main setlists were present during the four gigs; a longer 16-song one and a shorter 10-song one. | ||
*Dead Inside | |||
*Supermassive Black Hole | === Short setlist: === | ||
*The Groove/Assassin | |||
*Madness | * [[Drill Sergeant (song)|Drill Sergeant]] + [[Psycho (song)|Psycho]] | ||
*Apocalypse Please | * [[Dead Inside (song)|Dead Inside]] | ||
*Interlude + Hysteria | * [[Supermassive Black Hole (song)|Supermassive Black Hole]] | ||
*Stockholm Syndrome | * {{Interlude}} + [[Hysteria (song)|Hysteria]] | ||
*Animals | * [[Mercy (song)|Mercy]] | ||
*New Born | * [[Uprising (song)|Uprising]] ''(extended outro)'' | ||
*Uprising | * [[Plug in Baby (song)|Plug in Baby]] ''(extended outro)'' | ||
*Time | * [[Reapers (song)|Reapers]] | ||
*Reapers | * [[Starlight (song)|Starlight]] | ||
* {{Man With a Harmonica}} + [[Knights of Cydonia (song)|Knights of Cydonia]] | |||
*Bliss | |||
*Starlight | === Long setlist: === | ||
*Knights of Cydonia | |||
* [[Drill Sergeant (song)|Drill Sergeant]] + [[Psycho (song)|Psycho]] | |||
* [[Dead Inside (song)|Dead Inside]] | |||
* [[Supermassive Black Hole (song)|Supermassive Black Hole]] | |||
* [[The Groove (song)|The Groove]] / [[Assassin (song)|Assassin]] ''(Grand Omega Bosses edit)'' | |||
* [[Madness (song)|Madness]] | |||
* [[Apocalypse Please (song)|Apocalypse Please]] | |||
* {{Interlude}} + [[Hysteria (song)|Hysteria]] | |||
* [[Stockholm Syndrome (song)|Stockholm Syndrome]] + {{Township Rebellion}} riff + {{Execution Commentary}} riff + {{Endless Nameless}} riff | |||
* [[Animals (song)|Animals]] | |||
* [[New Born (song)|New Born]] | |||
* [[Uprising (song)|Uprising]] ''(extended outro)'' | |||
* [[Time Is Running Out (song)|Time Is Running Out]] | |||
* [[Reapers (song)|Reapers]] | |||
'''Encore''' | |||
* [[Bliss (song)|Bliss]] ''(extended outro)'' | |||
* [[Starlight (song)|Starlight]] | |||
* {{Man With a Harmonica}} + [[Knights of Cydonia (song)|Knights of Cydonia]] | |||
=== Notes === | |||
* The short setlist remained the same on both gigs (iHeartRadio Theater and KROQ Weenie Roast Y Fiesta) | |||
* On the longer setlist, [[Drill Sergeant (song)|Drill Sergeant]] was only played before [[Psycho (song)|Psycho]] at the Webster Hall gig. | |||
* On the longer setlist, [[Hyper Music (song)|Hyper Music]] was added to the setlist after [[Uprising (song)|Uprising]] as an additional song at the Mayan Theatre gig after fan requests from the crowd. | |||
== References == | |||
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Revision as of 21:32, 11 December 2019
The Psycho US tour was the second tour of the Drones era, taking place in May of 2015. The tours combined are sometimes reffered to simply as "Psycho Tour". The US tour consisted of four gigs. One was a festival performance, another one was a semi-promotional performance at the iHeartRadio Album Release Party and other two were medium-sized theatre gigs. The tour was first announced by the official Muse Twitter account on April 20th, 2015.[1]
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Information
This leg of the tour as the first time Muse has played small venues in the states since the Absolution days.
The Groove was played for the first time in the US since 2004. Apocalypse Please was played for the first time since 2008. Mercy was premiered live for the first time at the iHeartRadio show and Drill Sergeant made it's debut also. Lastly, Hyper Music was played for the first time in the US ever.
Gigs
| Date | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-05-08 | Webster Hall | New York City, New York |
| 2015-05-09 | iHeartRadio Theater | New York City, New York |
| 2015-05-15 | Mayan Theatre | Los Angeles, California |
| 2015-05-16 | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre | Irvine, California |
Support Bands
For the Webster Hall gig, Bear Hands opened for Muse. Plague Vendor opened for the band at the Mayan Theatre. As the KROQ gig was part of a festival, eight acts played before Muse, including Of Monsters And Men, Awolnation and Panic! At The Disco. No opening acts were present at the iHeartRadio gig.
Stage Design and Production
As the tour was small, the stage set up was kept very simple and minimalistic. Apart from the KROQ gig, no backdrops or LED screens were used. Light shows were kept relatively simple too.
Morgan's light-show station from The 2nd Law era returned for the tour, as did the silver upright piano.
The band got updated jumpsuits, which were all black as opposed to jumpsuits in the Psycho UK Tour having red accents on the sleeves. The jumpsuits also looked much lighter and airier.
Typical setlist
Two main setlists were present during the four gigs; a longer 16-song one and a shorter 10-song one.
Short setlist:
- Drill Sergeant + Psycho
- Dead Inside
- Supermassive Black Hole
- Interlude + Hysteria
- Mercy
- Uprising (extended outro)
- Plug in Baby (extended outro)
- Reapers
- Starlight
- Man With a Harmonica + Knights of Cydonia
Long setlist:
- Drill Sergeant + Psycho
- Dead Inside
- Supermassive Black Hole
- The Groove / Assassin (Grand Omega Bosses edit)
- Madness
- Apocalypse Please
- Interlude + Hysteria
- Stockholm Syndrome + Township Rebellion riff + Execution Commentary riff + Endless Nameless riff
- Animals
- New Born
- Uprising (extended outro)
- Time Is Running Out
- Reapers
Encore
- Bliss (extended outro)
- Starlight
- Man With a Harmonica + Knights of Cydonia
Notes
- The short setlist remained the same on both gigs (iHeartRadio Theater and KROQ Weenie Roast Y Fiesta)
- On the longer setlist, Drill Sergeant was only played before Psycho at the Webster Hall gig.
- On the longer setlist, Hyper Music was added to the setlist after Uprising as an additional song at the Mayan Theatre gig after fan requests from the crowd.