Houston Toyota Center 2019 (gig)

Tour dates

Pic from the rehearsal the day before

The setlist

Muse show
Venue	Toyota Center
Date	22nd February 2019
Location	Houston, TX
Country	USA
Songs	25
Support	Walk the Moon
Start (UTC-6)	20:00
Capacity	19.000
Price	94'99$ / 59$ / 39'50$
Sold out?	No

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First show of the Simulation Theory World Tour.

Information

Official Store pre-sale started Tuesday 13 November, and general on sale started Friday 16.

The band were soundchecking some songs and doing rehearsals a couple of days before the gig. The songs were The Dark Side, Algorithm (VR version), The Void...amongst others. Stockholm Syndrome was also played.

Knights of Cydonia, Man with a Harmonica included, and Pressure were soundchecked the day before.

Algorithm (Alternate Reality Version), Propaganda, Pray and Houston Jam (a drum & bass jam composed of Futurism, Unnatural Selection and Micro Cuts riffs), made their live debut. Some instrumental interludes known as STT Interstitial 1 (later revealed to be an excerpt of Simulation Theory Theme) and STT Interstitial 2 (later revealed to be an excerpt of Behold, The Glove) also made their debuts, and the Dig Down (Acoustic Gospel Version) was played for the first time outside a promotional gig, with all 3 members on the B-stage (Matt on piano, Chris on acoustic guitar and Dom on electronic drums).

Psycho and Drill Sergeant were played with a more distorted/robotic voice rather than the normal sergeant voice. Uprising was played with an extended intro while Matt introduced the band, including Morgan. Take a Bow was played half step down. The Close Encounters intro mimicked the conversation from the film 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind', with Matt playing the riff on the guitar and then synths responding, miming a conversation with the spaceship-shaped stage. Prelude was played for the first time since 2017.

Matt used a new Blue Kaoss guitar during Break It to Me and an acoustic guitar during Propaganda. He did not play the guitar during Mercy, Starlight and Thought Contagion (untill the end of the 2nd chorus). His guitar malfunctionned during Unsustainable.

Media

You can watch almost the full gig uploaded on youtube here.

Setlist

1. Algorithm (Alternate Reality Version shortened)
   ^{(Manson TronCaster, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
2. Pressure
   ^{(Manson TronCaster, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
3. Drill Sergeant (robot voice) + Psycho
   ^{(Manson Matt Black FR, woven chrome finish tricolor-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
4. Break It to Me
   ^{(Manson M1D1 Blue, graphite finish green-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass 5-string)}
5. Uprising (extended)
   ^{(Manson Red Alert, red finish red-LED custom Status Original Series II)}
6. Propaganda
   ^{(Manson Acoustic, Status Keyboard Bass)}
7. Plug In Baby (extended)
   ^{(Manson Mirror 2.0, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
8. Pray (shortened)
9. The Dark Side
   ^{(Manson Prophet Stealth, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
10. Close Encounters (guitar + synth) intro + Supermassive Black Hole + Wild Thing riff
    ^{(Manson M1D1 Stealth, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
11. Thought Contagion
    ^{(Manson Chrome FR, sunburst 77´ Fender Jazz Bass)}
12. Interlude + Hysteria + Back in Black outro
    ^{(Manson Chrome FR, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
13. Unsustainable
    ^{(Manson TronCaster, graphite finish green-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass 5-string)}
14. Dig Down (Acoustic Gospel Version)
    ^{(Yamaha Silent Guitar)}
    Simulation Theory Theme (shortened)
    
15. Madness
    ^{(Manson Prophet Stealth, Status Kitara Doubleneck Bass Mk2)}
16. Mercy
    ^{(aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
17. Time is Running Out
    ^{(Manson TronCaster, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
18. Houston Jam + Take a Bow
    ^{(woven chrome finish tricolor-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass, Manson Matt Black Stealth, graphite finish red-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
19. Prelude + Starlight
    ^{(graphite finish red-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}

    Encore

    Behold, The Glove (shortened)
20. Algorithm
    ^{(sunburst 77´ Fender Jazz Bass)}

    Metal medley

21. Guitar Noise + Stockholm Syndrome (shortened)
    ^{(Manson Matt Black Stealth, aqua blue finish blue-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass 5-string)}
22. Assassin (intro) + Reapers (shortened)
    ^{(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)}
23. The Handler (shortened)
    ^{(Manson Matt Black Stealth, woven chrome finish tricolor-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
24. New Born (shortened) + Headup riff
    ^{(Manson Matt Black Stealth, woven chrome finish tricolor-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}

    Encore 2

25. Man With a Harmonica + Knights of Cydonia
    ^{(Manson Chrome FR, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}

References

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