London O2 Arena 2019 - 14th (gig)

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Bellamy hinting at the recording of the London O2 gigs in one of his Instagram posts

Matt Dom and Murph at the O2

The Finale

The Void

Muse show
Venue	The O2 Arena
Date	14th September 2019
Location	London
Country	United Kingdom
Songs	26
Support	Nothing But Thieves
Start (GMT)	18.00 (doors), 19.30 (Nothing But Thieves), 20.45 (Muse)
Capacity	20,000
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Part of the Simulation Theory World Tour.

Information

On June 10th 2019, Muse announced three new shows in England. Pre-sales began on Tuesday 11th June & general on sale began on Friday 14th.

After some talk by Matt back in June, about making a proshot of both nights at the O2, the two London shows were filmed. He also said before Dig Down that the show was going to be in cinemas 'next year'. Despite being originally intended for cinema release, After the Coronavirus Pandemic the decision was made to realease it digitally with a one day IMAX run. The O2 footage was combined with cinematic elements to create the full product.

The Show

For this show and the next there were some noticeable differences in the stage show compared to other indoor gigs. Propaganda was played with the full band on the B-stage for the only time at arena gigs. Matt also wore his LED suit (used for Starlight and Algorithm) for the Metal Medley as well. It was synced up to the drums and displayed special patterns at various points in the medley. And streamers and Hullaballoons were also released during Knights of Cydonia, though ultimately the song would go on to not feature in the final film.

During Pray there was crew in audience filming an actor in white clothing being "enlightened" by the song. This was added to the developing storyline of the film.

Thought Contagion had to be restarted due to Matt's guitar being out of tune.

Before The Void, Matt referenced Brian Cox, who directed The Planets, a BBC documentary series about the solar system that The Void was featured in.

Speech

(Incomplete)

Before The Void	Bellamy	"This next one is for any Brian Cox fans out there."
After Knights of Cydonia	Howard	"Yes London!. Its always a pleasure, we love you guys so much!"

Media

A multicam, edited by BTec_DomHoward, of this gig and the night after can be found here

More information on the film that these two nights were featured in can be found here.

You can also download the full gig on MuseBootlegs.

Setlist

1. Algorithm (Alternate Reality Version shortened)
   ^{(Manson TronCaster, satin blue finish white micro-LED strip Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
2. Pressure
   ^{(Manson TronCaster, satin blue finish white micro-LED strip 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, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
8. Pray (shortened)
9. The Dark Side
   ^{(Manson Prophet Stealth, satin blue finish white micro-LED strip Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
10. Close Encounters (guitar + synth) intro + Supermassive Black Hole + Wild Thing riff
    ^{(Manson M1D1 Stealth, satin blue finish white micro-LED strip Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
11. Thought Contagion
    ^{(Manson Chrome FR, satin black 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 + Early Will of the People riff
    ^{(Manson TronCaster, graphite finish green-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass 5-string)}
14. Dig Down (Acoustic Gospel Version)
    ^{(Yamaha Silent Guitar)}
15. The Void
    ^{(Manson Matt Black 2.0, Status Keyboard Bass)}
    Simulation Theory Theme (shortened)
    
16. Madness
    ^{(Manson TronCaster, Status Kitara Doubleneck Bass Mk2)}
17. Mercy
    ^{(aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
18. Time is Running Out
    ^{(Manson TronCaster, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
19. Houston Jam + Take a Bow
    ^{(woven chrome finish tricolor-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass, Manson Holoflake, graphite finish blue-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
20. Prelude + Starlight
    ^{(graphite finish blue-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}

    Encore

    Behold, The Glove (shortened)
21. Algorithm
    ^{(satin black Fender Jazz Bass)}

    Metal medley

    Simulation Theory Theme (shortened) (reprise)
22. Guitar Noise + Stockholm Syndrome (shortened)
    ^{(Manson Matt Black 2.0, stealth finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass 5-string)}
23. Assassin (intro) + Reapers (shortened)
    ^{(Manson Matt Black 2.0, stealth finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass 5-string, woven chrome finish tricolor-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
24. The Handler (shortened)
    ^{(Manson Matt Black 2.0, woven chrome finish tricolor-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
25. New Born (shortened) + Reapers outro
    ^{(Manson Matt Black 2.0, woven chrome finish tricolor-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}

    Encore 2

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

See also

• O2 Arena, London

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