Chicago United Center 2023 (gig)

Will Of The People Tour U.S. dates poster

The inflatable "Kill or Be Killed" demon (source)

Setlist of the show

Muse show
Venue	United Center
Date	25th February 2023
Location	Chicago, IL
Country	USA
Songs	23
Support	Evanescence, One Ok Rock
Start (CDT)	17:30 (doors), 18:30 (One Ok Rock), 19:30 (Evanescence), 21:00 (Muse)
Capacity	23.500
Price (USD)	125
Sold out?	No

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Part of the Will of the People World Tour. First show of the U.S. leg of the tour.

Information

Announced on September 29th, 2022, tickets came on-sale October 7th at 10AM, local time. Members pre-sale began October 4th, at 10AM, local. To access the pre-sale code, members account must've been createad prior to September 19th, 2022.

Muse were supported by Evanescence and One Ok Rock.

The Show

The Setlist

• The setlist overall remained somewhat similar to both the Mexican leg and the festival tour the previous year - but with numerous changes and additions.
• Verona and Kill or Be Killed's Felsmann + Tiley remix both made their live debuts. The latter song was played from tape as an intro to Compliance early into the setlist, replacing The Gallery which was played previously.
• The Dark Side's Alternate Reality Instrumental version was also played live for the first time, featuring Matt on slide guitar while sitting on Will the Hacker's shoulder.
• Isolated System and Resistance were both played for the first time since 2018. The former song featured all new audio and news excerpts made to match the themes of the Will of the People album.
• The Simulation Theory Theme also made its return for the first time since the end of the Simulation Theory World Tour. This time the speech was combined with JFK, and was used as an interstitial at the start of the encore before Kill or Be Killed.
• The Cherub Rock riff was played in a similar fashion to the 2018 and 2019 Chicago gigs, as a tribute to Smashing Pumpkins. Also during the outro of Supermassive Black Hole, Matt played a sped up version of Limp Bizkit's 'Just Like This' riff.

Production and Staging

• The staging and production again remained similar to a certain extent to previous legs, but was livened up a bit in various ways.
• The stage was similar (but albiet simpler) to the Simulation Theory World Tour. It featured the usual square stage shape with a catwalk to a b-stage, which featured a sinking floor. The stage uniquely featured a transparent floor which allowed light rigs to be placed below the band (it's effect is best seen during We Are Fucking Fucked)
• The stage featured the burning "WOTP" sign at the start as before, though following the end of Will of the People the curtain that covered the back of the stage was instead lowered manually rather than being dropped. Said curtain was also plain black rather than patterned.
• As before, the band members all wore masks during Will of the People - additionally Dom also wore his during Isolated System and Matt wore his during Behold, The Glove.
• The "Will the Hacker" inflatable was once again prominently featured, albeit it was instead revealed during the Kill or Be Killed Felsmann + Tiley remix, rather than during Won't Stand Down like previous shows. Will remained onstage until The Dark Side (Alternate Reality Instrumental), when the back of the stage was covered once again and remained covered until the end of the main set.
• At the start of the encore, the curtain was lifted once again to reveal the new, second inflatable; a massive demon-like figure called "Baph". Baph is much taller than Will and additionally featured arms on each side of the stage and an ability to light-up its skeleton and eyes.
• Fire cannons were once again prominently used throughout the show, though they were now placed behind the band and on each side of the stage, as opposed to being located along the front of the stage.
• The stage also included six overhead LED light structures covered with mirrors, that were able to move up and down and form different shapes above the band during the second half of the show. The structures also have flamethrowers on their backs, which were used during the Uprising solo.
• Between We Are Fucking Fucked and The Dark Side, 3 actors came on stage dressed as the band members and wearing the Compliance video masks. They walked to the b-stage before being lowered down and exiting the stage.watch watch
• Streamers were released during Compliance, while confetti was released during Verona. Rain confetti was also released during Isolated System.

Timetable

• 16:30 - Concert club doors
• 17:30 - General admission
• 18:30 - One Ok Rock
• 19:30 - Evanescence
• 21:00 - Muse

Media

The official aftermovie can be seen here.

Setlist

1. Will of the People (extended) [watch]
   ^{(Manson Chrome FR, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
2. Interlude + Hysteria + Cherub Rock riff [watch]
   ^{(Manson Chrome FR, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
3. Drill Sergeant (robot voice) + Psycho [watch]
   ^{(Manson Matt Black FR, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
4. Bliss (extended) [watch]
   ^{(Manson Chrome FR, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
5. Kill or Be Killed intro + Won't Stand Down [watch]
   ^{(Manson Oryx, stealth finish Status S2-Classic 5-string)}
6. Kill or Be Killed (Felsmann + Tiley Reinterpretation) [watch]
7. Compliance [watch]
   ^{(Manson Chrome FR, satin black Fender Jazz Bass)}
8. Thought Contagion [watch]
   ^{(Manson Chrome FR, satin black Fender Jazz Bass)}
9. Verona [watch]
   ^{(Manson MB S-Prototype, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
10. Time Is Running Out [watch]
    ^{(Manson MB-1 Blue, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
11. Isolated System (shortened) [watch]
12. Resistance [watch]
    ^{(Manson MB-1 Blue, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
13. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor intro + You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween [watch]
    ^{(Manson Chrome FR 2.0, stealth finish Status S2-Classic 5-string)}
14. Madness [watch]
    ^{(Manson MB-1 Blue, Status Kitara Doubleneck Bass Mk2)}
15. We Are Fucking Fucked [watch]
    ^{(Manson Matt Black 3.0 #2, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
16. The Dark Side (Alternate Reality Version) (Instrumental) [watch]
    ^{(Manson MB S-Prototype)}
17. Supermassive Black Hole w/ Just Like This riff [watch]
    ^{(Manson M1D1 Stealth, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
18. Plug In Baby (extended) + Sweet Child O' Mine riff [watch]
    ^{(Manson Mirror 2.0, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
19. Behold, The Glove
    ^{(aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
20. Uprising (extended) [watch]
    ^{(Manson Red Alert, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
21. Prelude + Starlight
    ^{(graphite finish red-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}

    Encore

22. Simulation Theory Theme (shortened) / JFK + Kill or Be Killed [watch]
    ^{(Manson Oryx, stealth finish Status S2-Classic 5-string)}
23. Man With a Harmonica + Knights of Cydonia [watch]
    ^{(Manson Chrome FR, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}

Gallery

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  The six overhead LED light structures moving above the band

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  Matt on Will's shoulder during The Dark Side's Alternate Reality Version

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  Pic from the FOH, taken by Marc Carolan

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See also

• United Center, Chicago

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