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[[File:A Seaside Rendezvous.jpg|thumb|right|Logo]]
[[File:2009-09-04_SeasideRendezvousEdit.jpg | thumb | right | Poster]]
[[File:Teignmouth Post 2009-08-17 – Yes to Muse.jpg|152px|thumb|right|Chris Wolstenholme outside Teignmouth council offices, August 17th]]
[[File:Teignmouth 2009-09-05 ticket.jpg | thumb | right | Ticket - Night 2 at The Den]]
[[File:A Seaside Rendezvous delays sign 2009-08-18.jpg|152px|thumb|right|Warning on a local road]]
[[File:Teignmouth 2009-09-05 queue.jpg | thumb | right | The queue early in the afternoon]]
[[File:Teignmouth Den satellite image.png|152px|thumb|right|Satellite image of the Den]]
[[File:Teignmouth 2009-09-05 007.jpg | thumb | right | [[Matthew Bellamy]] playing the [[Manson 007 | 007]]]]
[[File:Teignmouth 2009-09-05 - Matthew Bellamy with Manson 007 and Dominic Howard.jpg | thumb | right | Bellamy and [[Dominic Howard]]]]
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General sale sale started on the 21st<ref name="mu20090818"/> at 09:00<ref name="tm20090818"/><ref name="st20090818"/>. Tickets are limited to four per person, for both nights.<ref name="tm20090818"/> BBC Radio 1 will broadcast a partial recording of the Seaside Rendezvous concerts.<ref name="ml20090818b"/>
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Second of the two homecoming Den shows. As with show one, the gig doubled as being a promo gig for [[The Resistance (album)|The Resistance]].
 
== Information ==
 
Together with gig one, this one was also rumoured in mid-July of 2009,<ref>http://www.musewiki.org/index.php?title=Template%3AGigs%2F2009&diff=47658&oldid=46737</ref> the South Devon newspaper ''Herald Express'' lent credence to the possibility of two early-September [[Teignmouth]] gigs on the 4th of August, 2009. Permission was still being sought at that time, though anecdotes from locals suggested that the concerts were thought likely to go ahead.<ref>http://www.muselive.com/forums.php?m=posts&p=1613327#1613327</ref> Support was gauged by the council through sending letters regarding the concerts to locals, culminating with a meeting inside Teignbridge council offices at 10AM on the 17th of July.<ref>https://twitter.com/muse/statuses/3328794338</ref> The two gigs marked the first time Muse performed at their hometown of Teignmouth in 14 years. The last time that Muse played in there was [[Teignmouth Ivy House Hotel 1995-12 (gig) |in 1995]], during their early days.
 
[[Christopher Wolstenholme|Chris Wolstenholme]] appealed for followers of [[musewire|Musewire]] to turn up to the offices in support of the gigs, and the council allowed the concerts to go ahead, under the condition that the sound level does not exceed 84.1 decibels.
 
The concerts were announced on [[Official Muse website|the Muse website]] the following day, collectively dubbed "A Seaside Rendezvous", inspiration believed to be taken from [[Queen]]'s song of the same name. Ticket price is the same as that of the rest of [[The Resistance (album) | The Resistance]] tour, namely £37.50 without booking fee, through the Muse website, Ticketmaster, Gigs and Tours/Seetickets and an unspecified Teignmouth booking office.  A limited number of tickets was sold with coach transport through "Gigs And Tours", from the following cities: Birmingham, Bristol, London, Manchester, Nottingham, Oxford and Southampton.
 
It has been speculated that these twin gigs are what DJ [[Zane Lowe]] meant by his "surprise" in store for Muse fans.<ref>http://www.muselive.com/forums.php?m=posts&q=39534</ref> This seems to have been the case, as he announced, on his Tuesday 18th of August programme, that he would be supporting Muse as a DJ, and that a partial recording of the concerts — along with "Muse at 10" (a pun on "News at 10") — would be broadcast on his Monday 7th of September programme. "Muse at 10" was a documentary celebrating the 10 years of Muse since the release of the [[Showbiz (album)|debut album ''Showbiz'']] was first released, on the 7th of September 1999 in France.
 
Multiple competitions for the event were held in various countries, including Austria<ref>http://muse.mu/news/article/463/austrian-muse-fans---win-teignmouth-tickets/</ref> and Switzerland<ref>http://muse.mu/news/article/465/swiss-muse-fans---win-teignmouth-tickets/</ref>. Competitions in Austria were held by FM4 and in Swizerland by 20 Minuten, 20 Minutes, Couleur 3 and DRS 3, all local radios. A bid for eight pairs of tickets was held by The Helen Foundation, with the proceeds going towards charitable purposes.<ref>http://muse.mu/news/article/459/bid-for-signed-teignmouth-tickets-with-the-helen-foundation/</ref>
 
The gigs' technical preparations on site began on August 31st. The stage was built on the south side of the Den and attendees viewed the concert from the north side of the field. The design of the stage is inspired in the 'Punch and Judy' stage, a traditional or folk puppet show from the seaside region that dates from Victorian times, in where a set of dolls perform several comic acts.
 
== The Show ==  
 
The setlist for the second gig was similar to the first one, with [[Feeling Good (live)|Feeling Good]] added and [[Stockholm Syndrome (live)|Stockholm Syndrome]] moved to the encore, before [[Plug In Baby (live)|Plug In Baby]].
 
During the first chorus of [[Uprising (live)|Uprising]], Matt mistakenly sang "they will ''not'' degrading us". During [[Popcorn (live)|Popcorn]], Matt accidentally played the ending notes a few bars earlier.
 
Matt had another go at playing [[United States of Eurasia (live)|Collateral Damage]] after United States of Eurasia, but stopped due to forgetting how to play it mid-way through. This gig marks the last time he has attempted the outro live.
 
== Ticket sale ==
 
The first [[Official Muse website | Muse]] pre-sale was from 9AM on the 19{{supo|th}} of August, 2009. This pre-sale was enforced by unique codes given to each member of the official Muse website. Only one order could be made and tickets were limited to four per order. This system prevented the vendors' websites from buckling and people were able to buy tickets for a long period after the pre-sale started. A second Muse pre-sale took place the following day, that time limited to members of the mailing list. General sale caused Seetickets outage, which was still the case at 09:33,<ref>https://www.seetickets.com/see/price.asp?code=417125</ref> but had ended by 09:37, the same day.<ref>https://www.seetickets.com/see/price.asp?code=417125</ref>
 
General sale sale started on the 21st of August, 2009.
 
=== Price details ===
 
{| {{pricetable}}
! Description
! Base price
! Transport
! Booking fee
! Transaction fee
! Total
|-
| Official price
| rowspan="8" | £37.50
| colspan="3" | -
| £37.50
|-
| Ticketmaster
| -
| ?
| ?
| ?
|-
| Seetickets with Bristol coach
| £22.95
| rowspan="6" | £0
| rowspan="6" | £4.80
| 65.25
|-
| Seetickets with Birmingham coach
| £32.95
| £75.25
|-
| Seetickets with London coach
| £33.95
| £76.25
|-
| Seetickets with Southampton coach
| £28.95
| £71.25
|-
| Seetickets with Nottingham coach
| £36.95
| £79.25
|-
| Seetickets with Oxford coach
| £29.95
| £72.25
|}
 
== Speech ==
 
{| {{speechtable}}
| Before Uprising || [[Glen Rowe]] (as the Ring Master) || "Roll up!  Roll up!  Welcome to Seaside Rendezvous!  Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, would you please welcome, from Teignmouth, Devon:  Muse!"
|-
| After Uprising || [[Matthew Bellamy | Bellamy]] || "Cheers!  It's great to be back."
|-
| After Map of the Problematique || rowspan="2" | [[Dominic Howard | Howard]] || "How're you guys doing, Teignmouth?  It's nice to see you again the second night.  You're looking good."
|-
| rowspan="2" | After Supermassive Black Hole || "Cheers."
|-
| rowspan="6" | Bellamy || "Thanks very much."
|-
| After Hysteria || "Cheers."
|-
| After Feeling Good || "Thanks very much."
|-
| After Collateral Damage || "Sorry, I've forgotten it".
|-
| Before Cave || "Okay, we're going to play a very old number now.  We played it last night, and we quite liked it actually.  We hadn't played it for about 7 or 8 years until now.  It was actually the first song ever released, the first song, [[Muse (EP) | the first EP we ever released]], er, cheers to [[Dennis Smith]] if you're out there.  This song is called ''Cave''."
|-
| After Cave || "Thank you very much, cheers."
|-
| rowspan="6" | Before Popcorn || Howard || "How're you guys doing out there?  I said it last night, but I'll say it again.  Y'know, it really means a lot for us to be here playing for you tonight.  It's been such a clean decade thinking about doing this gig.  And here we are, finally."
|-
| Bellamy || "It wasn't that clean!"
|-
| Howard || "A dirty decade."
|-
| Bellamy || "I'm sure I remember, I'm sure like, when I was young, when I, I'm sure there used to be a Roller Disco...At [[Teignmouth Broadmeadow Sports Centre | Broadmeadows]].  Anyone remember that?  What happened to roller discos?"
|-
| Howard || "Let's bring 'em back."
|-
| Bellamy || "Anyway...  This next track we're about to play, I remember rollerskating to it at Broadmeadows."
|-
| After Popcorn || Howard || "It's not all fun and games."||
|-
| After Starlight || Bellamy || "Thanks a lot."
|-
| After Unnatural Selection || rowspan="2" | Bellamy || "Thank you Teignmouth!"
|-
| rowspan="2" | After Knights of Cydonia || "Thank you very much! Thank you everybody for coming, hope you had a good time."
|-
| Howard || "Yes Teignmouth – you rock! You definitely rock down here. It's good to see you again. Take care, we'll see you around. Cheers."
|}
 
== Media ==


First rumoured in mid-July,<ref name="mw20090721">
BBC Radio 1 broadcast a partial recording of the ''Seaside Rendezvous'' concerts.
{{cite |
desc=MuseWiki revision | date=2009-07-21 | fetch=2009-07-21<!--obviously--> | pub=MuseWiki | url=http://www.musewiki.org/index.php?title=Template%3AGigs%2F2009&diff=47658&oldid=46737 | dom=www.musewiki.org | type=ext
}}</ref> the South Devon newspaper ''Herald Express'' lent credence to the possibility of two early-September [[Teignmouth]] gigs on the 4th of August.<ref name="he20090807"/> Permission was still being sought at that time,<ref name="he20090807"/> though anecdotes from locals suggested that the concerts were thought likely to go ahead.<ref name="20090808a">
{{cite |
desc=Forum post | date=2009-08-08 | fetch=2009-08-08 | auth=Emma 'mrs_bellamy' | pub=Muselive | url=http://www.muselive.com/forums.php?m=posts&p=1613327#1613327 | dom=www.muselive.com | type=ext
}}</ref><ref name="ml20090808b">
{{cite |
desc=Forum post | date=2009-08-08 | fetch=2009-08-09 | auth=Gavin 'phobia' | pub=Muselive | url=http://www.muselive.com/forums.php?m=posts&p=1613809#1613809 | dom=www.muselive.com | type=ext
}}</ref> Support was gauged by the council through sending letters regarding the concerts to locals, culminating with a meeting inside Teignmouth council offices at 10:00am on the 17th.<ref name="mw20090815a">
{{cite |
title=There is a council meeting ... | desc=Twitter status | date=2009-08-15 | fetch=2009-08-17 | auth=Christopher Wolstenholme | pub=Twitter | url=https://twitter.com/muse/statuses/3328794338 | dom=twitter.com | type=ext
}}</ref><ref name="mw20090815b">
{{cite |
title=The Council Offices, Ford ... | desc=Twitter status | date=2009-08-15 | fetch=2009-08-17 | auth=Christopher Wolstenholme | pub=Twitter | url=https://twitter.com/muse/statuses/3328828981 | dom=twitter.com | type=ext
}}</ref><ref name="ml20090815">
{{cite |
title=Support Muse's Homecoming Gig | desc=Muselive news | date=2009-08-15 | fetch=2009-08-17 | auth=James 'sunburnt_atheist' | pub=Muselive | url=http://www.muselive.com/forums.php?m=posts&q=39773 | dom=www.muselive.com | type=ext
}}</ref><ref name="ml">
{{cite |
desc=Forum post | date=2009-08-13 | fetch=2009-08-15 | auth=Jill 'unintended_musette' | pub=Muselive | url=http://www.muselive.com/forums.php?m=posts&p=1620101#1620101 | dom=www.muselive.com | type=ext
}}</ref> [[Christopher Wolstenholme]] appealed for followers of [[musewire]] to turn up to the offices in support of the gigs<ref name="mw20090815a"/><ref name="mw20090815b"/><ref name="ml20090815"/> and the council allowed the concerts to go ahead, under the condition that the sound level does not exceed 84.1 decibels.<ref>{{cite/teignmouthpost20090817}}</ref>


The concerts were announced on [[Official Muse website|the Muse website]] the following day, collectively dubbed "A Seaside Rendezvous". Ticket price is the same as that of the rest of [[The Resistance (album)|The Resistance]] tour, namely £37.50 without booking fee, through the Muse website, Ticketmaster, Gigs and Tours<ref name="mu20090818"/>/Seetickets<ref name="tm20090818"/><ref name="st20090818"/> and an unspecified Teignmouth booking office. A limited number of tickets will be sold with coach transport through Gigs and Tours, from the following cities: Birmingham, Bristol, London, Manchester, Nottingham, Oxford and Southampton.<ref name="mu20090818"/>
The full gig, including broadcast songs can be seen [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7X1l4g5VZY here]. The BBC broadcast can be seen [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhtDbmAKfks here].


It was speculated that these twin gigs are what DJ Zane Lowe meant by his "surprise" in store for Muse fans.<ref name="ml20090807">
{{setlist
{{cite |
| 01 = Uprising | 01app = (extended) {{YTw |RYUE6473Bq0}} {{GU |[[Manson 007]], mahogany [[Status Original Series II]]}}
  title=Muse to Perform in Teignmouth | desc=Muselive news | date=2009-08-07 | fetch=2009-08-09 | auth=Matt 'glitterati' | pub=Muselive | url=http://www.muselive.com/forums.php?m=posts&q=39534 | dom=www.muselive.com | type=ext
| 02 = Map of the Problematique | 02app = + {{Who Knows Who}} riff {{GU |[[Manson Black Midi]], sunburst [[Rickenbacker 4001]]}}
}}</ref> This seems to have been the case, as he announced on his Tuesday 18th August programme that he would be supporting Muse as a DJ and that a partial recording of the concerts—along with "Muse at 10" (a pun on "News at 10")—would be broadcast on his Monday 7th of September programme. "Muse at 10" will be a documentary celebrating the 10 years of Muse since debut album [[Showbiz (song)|Showbiz]] was first released, on the 7th of September 1999 in France.<ref name="ml20090818b"/>
| 03 = Supermassive Black Hole | 03app = {{YTw|LsWGiyjkej0}} {{GU |[[Manson Red Glitter]], candy tangerine/rosewood fretboard [[Fender Jazz Bass]]}}
| 04 = Resistance | 04app = {{GU |[[Manson M1D1 Black]], [[Noah Guitars Excalibur]]}}
| 05pre = {{Interlude}} | 05 = Hysteria | 05app = {{YTw |M4N4GLN4RIA}} {{GU |[[Manson M1D1 Black]], candy tangerine/rosewood fretboard [[Fender Jazz Bass]]}}
| 06 = New Born | 06app = + {{Headup}} riff {{YTw |jWb7EQC_IoA}} {{GU |[[Manson Red Glitter]], black finish/maple fretboard [[Fender Jazz Bass]]}}
| 07 = Feeling Good | 07app = {{YTw|NjzkXwbcuJY}} {{GU |candy tangerine/rosewood fretboard  [[Fender Jazz Bass]]}}
| 08 = United States of Eurasia | 08app = + [[United States of Eurasia (song)|Collateral Damage]] tease {{GU |chrome finish/maple fretboard [[Fender Jazz Bass]]}}
| 09 = Cave | 09app = (piano) {{GU |chrome finish/maple fretboard [[Fender Jazz Bass]]}}
| 10 = Popcorn | 10app = {{GU |[[Manson Red Glitter]], chrome finish/maple fretboard [[Fender Jazz Bass]]}}
| 11pre = {{Back in Black}} riff | 11 = Starlight | 11app = {{YTw |YJ_RbmEFD_Q}} {{GU |[[Manson Black Midi]], chrome finish/maple fretboard [[Fender Jazz Bass]]}}
| 12 = Undisclosed Desires | 12app = (extended) {{YTw |WSqWDgvNobw}} {{GU |[[Manson Keytarcaster]], [[Noah Guitars Excalibur]]}}
| 13 = Time Is Running Out | 13app = {{YTw |EXU80PlKwGA}} {{GU |[[Manson M1D1 Black]], candy tangerine/rosewood fretboard [[Fender Jazz Bass]]}}
| 14 = Unnatural Selection | 14app = {{YTw |0t3HV0pYrD0}} {{GU |[[Manson 007]], mahogany [[Status Original Series II]]}} {{encore}}
| 15 = Stockholm Syndrome | 15app = + {{War Within a Breath}} riff {{GU |[[Manson 007]], black finish/maple fretboard [[Fender Jazz Bass]]}}
| 16 = Plug In Baby | 16app = (extended) {{YTw|zA-nPjN2HIg}} {{GU |[[Mirror Manson]], candy tangerine/rosewood fretboard [[Fender Jazz Bass]]}}
| 17pre = {{Man with a Harmonica}} | 17 = Knights of Cydonia | 17app = {{YTw |5EUmGBCUtLg}} {{GU |[[Ali Top Manson]], sunburst [[Rickenbacker |Rickenbacker 4001]]}}
}}


The first [[Official Muse website|Muse]] pre-sale was from 09:00 on the 19th of August. This pre-sale was enforced by unique codes given to each member of the official Muse website. Only one order could be made and tickets were limited to four per order. This system prevented the vendors' websites from buckling and people were able to buy tickets for a long period after the pre-sale started. A second Muse pre-sale took place the following day, that time limited to members of the mailing list. General sale caused Seetickets outage, which was still the case at 09:33,<ref name="st20090821a">
== Gallery ==
{{cite |
<gallery>
title=Service Busy | desc=Busy ticket sale page | date=2009-08-21 | fetch=2009-08-21T09:33 | pub=Seetickets | url=https://www.seetickets.com/see/price.asp?code=417128 | dom=www.seetickets.com | type=ext
TheDen1.jpg
}}</ref> but had ended by 09:37.<ref name="st20090821b">
TheDen2.jpg
{{cite |
TheDen3.jpg
title=MUSE TICKET & COACH PACKAGE tickets. Buy tickets for MUSE TICKET & COACH PACKAGE at The Den, Teignmouth | desc=Ticket sale page | date=2009-08-21 | fetch=2009-08-21T09:37 | pub=Seetickets | url=https://www.seetickets.com/see/price.asp?code=417128 | dom=www.seetickets.com | type=ext
TheDen4.jpg
}}</ref>
TheDen5.jpg
TheDen6.jpg
TheDen7.jpg
TheDen8.jpg
TheDen9.jpg
TheDen10.jpg
TheDen11.jpg
</gallery>
<small>Source: [http://abelgaloismuse.blogspot.com/2012/04/muse4-5-september-2009-seaside.html Abelgalois' blog.]</small>


==References==
== References ==
<references/>
<references/>


==See also==
== See also ==
*[[Teignmouth Den (venue)|The Den, Teignmouth]]
 
*[http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/event/1F004312D5E15943 Buy tickets from Ticketmaster]
* [[Teignmouth Den | The Den, Teignmouth]]
*[https://www.seetickets.com/see/price.asp?code=417128 Buy tickets from Seetickets]
 
{{BacktoGigs | 2009}}


{{BacktoGigs}}
[[Category:A Seaside Rendezvous]]

Latest revision as of 14:56, 22 November 2023

Poster
Ticket - Night 2 at The Den
The queue early in the afternoon
Matthew Bellamy playing the 007
Bellamy and Dominic Howard
Muse show
Venue The Den[1] (A Seaside Rendezvous[2])
Date 5th September 2009[3]
Location Teignmouth[4]
Country United Kingdom
Songs 17
Support Zane Lowe, Hey Molly, The Sea
Start (UTC+1) 18:00 (doors)
Capacity 10,000
Price (GBP) 37.50[5]
Sold out? Yes[6]




Second of the two homecoming Den shows. As with show one, the gig doubled as being a promo gig for The Resistance.

Information

Together with gig one, this one was also rumoured in mid-July of 2009,[7] the South Devon newspaper Herald Express lent credence to the possibility of two early-September Teignmouth gigs on the 4th of August, 2009. Permission was still being sought at that time, though anecdotes from locals suggested that the concerts were thought likely to go ahead.[8] Support was gauged by the council through sending letters regarding the concerts to locals, culminating with a meeting inside Teignbridge council offices at 10AM on the 17th of July.[9] The two gigs marked the first time Muse performed at their hometown of Teignmouth in 14 years. The last time that Muse played in there was in 1995, during their early days.

Chris Wolstenholme appealed for followers of Musewire to turn up to the offices in support of the gigs, and the council allowed the concerts to go ahead, under the condition that the sound level does not exceed 84.1 decibels.

The concerts were announced on the Muse website the following day, collectively dubbed "A Seaside Rendezvous", inspiration believed to be taken from Queen's song of the same name. Ticket price is the same as that of the rest of The Resistance tour, namely £37.50 without booking fee, through the Muse website, Ticketmaster, Gigs and Tours/Seetickets and an unspecified Teignmouth booking office. A limited number of tickets was sold with coach transport through "Gigs And Tours", from the following cities: Birmingham, Bristol, London, Manchester, Nottingham, Oxford and Southampton.

It has been speculated that these twin gigs are what DJ Zane Lowe meant by his "surprise" in store for Muse fans.[10] This seems to have been the case, as he announced, on his Tuesday 18th of August programme, that he would be supporting Muse as a DJ, and that a partial recording of the concerts — along with "Muse at 10" (a pun on "News at 10") — would be broadcast on his Monday 7th of September programme. "Muse at 10" was a documentary celebrating the 10 years of Muse since the release of the debut album Showbiz was first released, on the 7th of September 1999 in France.

Multiple competitions for the event were held in various countries, including Austria[11] and Switzerland[12]. Competitions in Austria were held by FM4 and in Swizerland by 20 Minuten, 20 Minutes, Couleur 3 and DRS 3, all local radios. A bid for eight pairs of tickets was held by The Helen Foundation, with the proceeds going towards charitable purposes.[13]

The gigs' technical preparations on site began on August 31st. The stage was built on the south side of the Den and attendees viewed the concert from the north side of the field. The design of the stage is inspired in the 'Punch and Judy' stage, a traditional or folk puppet show from the seaside region that dates from Victorian times, in where a set of dolls perform several comic acts.

The Show

The setlist for the second gig was similar to the first one, with Feeling Good added and Stockholm Syndrome moved to the encore, before Plug In Baby.

During the first chorus of Uprising, Matt mistakenly sang "they will not degrading us". During Popcorn, Matt accidentally played the ending notes a few bars earlier.

Matt had another go at playing Collateral Damage after United States of Eurasia, but stopped due to forgetting how to play it mid-way through. This gig marks the last time he has attempted the outro live.

Ticket sale

The first Muse pre-sale was from 9AM on the 19th of August, 2009. This pre-sale was enforced by unique codes given to each member of the official Muse website. Only one order could be made and tickets were limited to four per order. This system prevented the vendors' websites from buckling and people were able to buy tickets for a long period after the pre-sale started. A second Muse pre-sale took place the following day, that time limited to members of the mailing list. General sale caused Seetickets outage, which was still the case at 09:33,[14] but had ended by 09:37, the same day.[15]

General sale sale started on the 21st of August, 2009.

Price details

Description Base price Transport Booking fee Transaction fee Total
Official price £37.50 - £37.50
Ticketmaster - ? ? ?
Seetickets with Bristol coach £22.95 £0 £4.80 65.25
Seetickets with Birmingham coach £32.95 £75.25
Seetickets with London coach £33.95 £76.25
Seetickets with Southampton coach £28.95 £71.25
Seetickets with Nottingham coach £36.95 £79.25
Seetickets with Oxford coach £29.95 £72.25

Speech

Before Uprising Glen Rowe (as the Ring Master) "Roll up! Roll up! Welcome to Seaside Rendezvous! Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, would you please welcome, from Teignmouth, Devon: Muse!"
After Uprising Bellamy "Cheers! It's great to be back."
After Map of the Problematique Howard "How're you guys doing, Teignmouth? It's nice to see you again the second night. You're looking good."
After Supermassive Black Hole "Cheers."
Bellamy "Thanks very much."
After Hysteria "Cheers."
After Feeling Good "Thanks very much."
After Collateral Damage "Sorry, I've forgotten it".
Before Cave "Okay, we're going to play a very old number now. We played it last night, and we quite liked it actually. We hadn't played it for about 7 or 8 years until now. It was actually the first song ever released, the first song, the first EP we ever released, er, cheers to Dennis Smith if you're out there. This song is called Cave."
After Cave "Thank you very much, cheers."
Before Popcorn Howard "How're you guys doing out there? I said it last night, but I'll say it again. Y'know, it really means a lot for us to be here playing for you tonight. It's been such a clean decade thinking about doing this gig. And here we are, finally."
Bellamy "It wasn't that clean!"
Howard "A dirty decade."
Bellamy "I'm sure I remember, I'm sure like, when I was young, when I, I'm sure there used to be a Roller Disco...At Broadmeadows. Anyone remember that? What happened to roller discos?"
Howard "Let's bring 'em back."
Bellamy "Anyway... This next track we're about to play, I remember rollerskating to it at Broadmeadows."
After Popcorn Howard "It's not all fun and games."
After Starlight Bellamy "Thanks a lot."
After Unnatural Selection Bellamy "Thank you Teignmouth!"
After Knights of Cydonia "Thank you very much! Thank you everybody for coming, hope you had a good time."
Howard "Yes Teignmouth – you rock! You definitely rock down here. It's good to see you again. Take care, we'll see you around. Cheers."

Media

BBC Radio 1 broadcast a partial recording of the Seaside Rendezvous concerts.

The full gig, including broadcast songs can be seen here. The BBC broadcast can be seen here.

Setlist

  1. Uprising (extended) [watch]
    (Manson 007, mahogany Status Original Series II)
  2. Map of the Problematique + Who Knows Who riff
    (Manson Black Midi, sunburst Rickenbacker 4001)
  3. Supermassive Black Hole [watch]
    (Manson Red Glitter, candy tangerine/rosewood fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)
  4. Resistance
    (Manson M1D1 Black, Noah Guitars Excalibur)
  5. Interlude + Hysteria [watch]
    (Manson M1D1 Black, candy tangerine/rosewood fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)
  6. New Born + Headup riff [watch]
    (Manson Red Glitter, black finish/maple fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)
  7. Feeling Good [watch]
    (candy tangerine/rosewood fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)
  8. United States of Eurasia + Collateral Damage tease
    (chrome finish/maple fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)
  9. Cave (piano)
    (chrome finish/maple fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)
  10. Popcorn
    (Manson Red Glitter, chrome finish/maple fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)
  11. Back in Black riff + Starlight [watch]
    (Manson Black Midi, chrome finish/maple fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)
  12. Undisclosed Desires (extended) [watch]
    (Manson Keytarcaster, Noah Guitars Excalibur)
  13. Time Is Running Out [watch]
    (Manson M1D1 Black, candy tangerine/rosewood fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)
  14. Unnatural Selection [watch]
    (Manson 007, mahogany Status Original Series II)
    Encore
  15. Stockholm Syndrome + War Within a Breath riff
    (Manson 007, black finish/maple fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)
  16. Plug In Baby (extended) [watch]
    (Mirror Manson, candy tangerine/rosewood fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)
  17. Man With a Harmonica + Knights of Cydonia [watch]
    (Ali Top Manson, sunburst Rickenbacker 4001)

Gallery

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Source: Abelgalois' blog.

References

  1. ↑ http://muse.mu/news/article/446/a-seaside-rendezvous/}
  2. ↑ http://muse.mu/news/article/446/a-seaside-rendezvous/}
  3. ↑ http://muse.mu/news/article/446/a-seaside-rendezvous/}
  4. ↑ http://muse.mu/news/article/446/a-seaside-rendezvous/}
  5. ↑ http://muse.mu/news/article/446/a-seaside-rendezvous/}
  6. ↑ http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/event/1F004312D5E15943
  7. ↑ http://www.musewiki.org/index.php?title=Template%3AGigs%2F2009&diff=47658&oldid=46737
  8. ↑ http://www.muselive.com/forums.php?m=posts&p=1613327#1613327
  9. ↑ https://twitter.com/muse/statuses/3328794338
  10. ↑ http://www.muselive.com/forums.php?m=posts&q=39534
  11. ↑ http://muse.mu/news/article/463/austrian-muse-fans---win-teignmouth-tickets/
  12. ↑ http://muse.mu/news/article/465/swiss-muse-fans---win-teignmouth-tickets/
  13. ↑ http://muse.mu/news/article/459/bid-for-signed-teignmouth-tickets-with-the-helen-foundation/
  14. ↑ https://www.seetickets.com/see/price.asp?code=417125
  15. ↑ https://www.seetickets.com/see/price.asp?code=417125

See also


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