Difference between revisions of "The Drones World Tour 2015/16"
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== Information == | == Information == | ||
The tour | The official beginning of the tour was on November 17th in Mexico City, and the tour will last until summer of 2016. | ||
This is also the first time the band | This is also the first time the band are performing in the middle of the arena on a 360 stage, with the audience surrounding them, giving them a 360 degree audio/visual experience. | ||
According to Matt, this is | According to Matt, this is their version of the famous [[Pink Floyd]]'s ''The Wall''. | ||
== Stage/Production Design == | == Stage/Production Design == | ||
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During Mercy, confetti, shaped like "Drones" stick figures are deployed above the audience, alongside CO2 streamers, however, compared to previous tours, no CO2 cannons are used at the end of Knights of Cydonia. | During Mercy, confetti, shaped like "Drones" stick figures are deployed above the audience, alongside CO2 streamers, however, compared to previous tours, no CO2 cannons are used at the end of Knights of Cydonia. | ||
When the band enters the arena, they're escorted into the arena by the "Revolt" police. | |||
== Gigs == | == Gigs == | ||
Revision as of 01:22, 19 November 2015
The Drones World Tour will officially begin on November 17th, 2015 in Palacio de Los Deportes in Mexico City, Mexico. Muse have also released an official trailer for the Drones World Tour which can be seen here.
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Information
The official beginning of the tour was on November 17th in Mexico City, and the tour will last until summer of 2016.
This is also the first time the band are performing in the middle of the arena on a 360 stage, with the audience surrounding them, giving them a 360 degree audio/visual experience.
According to Matt, this is their version of the famous Pink Floyd's The Wall.
Stage/Production Design
The stage consists of a round circle in the middle of the arena with two runways, spanning across the entire arena, each one with a bigger hammerhead stage on the end. The stage and the runways are low, , so the band can get intimate with the crowd, while the two hammerheads are at stage-level. Located underneath the two hammerheads are the tech bunkers. These smaller b-stages are also equipped with one raiser each (one for Chris and one for Matt and his piano). This is also the first Muse stage to feature no drum raiser, and Morgan's equipment is placed in a bunker/hole lowered into the stage, facing the other direction.
Above the main circle is a tube-shaped LCD screen, displaying some visuals, while other visuals can also be projected on transparent curtains, placed above the runways, which can lower or raise at any time during the concert. The visual aspects of the tour are held by Moment Factory, a Montreal-based new media and entertainment studio, which have worked on tours of various musical artists such as Bon Jovi, Madonna, Imagine Dragons and Nine Inch Nails as well as held their own visual art installations across the world.
The tour also includes 16 custom made self-controlled drones, made in partnership with a Dutch company. These drones are controlled by a custom written computer programs and sensors which help control them are placed around the venues. These drones are, when not in use, "parked" on trusses above the stage.
During Mercy, confetti, shaped like "Drones" stick figures are deployed above the audience, alongside CO2 streamers, however, compared to previous tours, no CO2 cannons are used at the end of Knights of Cydonia.
When the band enters the arena, they're escorted into the arena by the "Revolt" police.
Gigs
| Date | Venue | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-06 | Barclaycard Arena | Hamburg, Germany |
| 2016-06-04 | O2 Arena | Prague, Czech Republic |
| 2016-06-03 | Mercedes Benz Arena | Berlin, Germany |
| 2016-05-18 | Mediolanum Forum | Milan, Italy |
| 2016-05-17 | Mediolanum Forum | Milan, Italy |
| 2016-05-15 | Mediolanum Forum | Milan, Italy |
| 2016-05-14 | Mediolanum Forum | Milan, Italy |
| 2016-05-12 | Hallenstadion | Zurich, Switzerland |
| 2016-05-11 | Hallenstadion | Zurich, Switzerland |
| 2016-05-09 | Wiener Stadthalle | Vienna, Austria |
| 2016-05-06 | Barclaycard Center | Madrid, Spain |
| 2016-05-05 | Barclaycard Center | Madrid, Spain |
| 2016-05-02 | MEO Arena | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 2016-04-17 | SSE Hydro | Glasgow, Scottland |
| 2016-04-15 | O2 Arena | London, England |
| 2016-04-14 | O2 Arena | London, England |
| 2016-04-12 | O2 Arena | London, England |
| 2016-04-11 | O2 Arena | London, England |
| 2016-04-08 | Manchester Arena | Manchester, England |
| 2016-04-06 | The SSE Arena | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 2016-04-05 | 3Arena | Dublin, Ireland |
| 2016-03-31 | Olympiahalle | Munich, Germany |
| 2016-03-12 | Palais 12 | Brussels, Belgium |
| 2016-03-09 | Ziggo Dome | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 2016-03-06 | Lanxess Arena | Cologne, Germany |
| 2016-03-04 | Bercy Arena | Paris, France |
| 2016-03-03 | Bercy Arena | Paris, France |
| 2016-03-01 | Bercy Arena | Paris, France |
| 2016-02-29 | Bercy Arena | Paris, France |
| 2016-02-27 | Bercy Arena | Paris, France |
| 2016-02-26 | Bercy Arena | Paris, France |
| 2016-01-23 | Centre Vidéotron | Quebec City, QC, Canada |
| 2016-01-20 | Centre Bell | Montréal, QC, Canada |
| 2016-01-16 | Air Canada Centre | Toronto, ON, Canada |
| 2015-12-19 | Staples Center | Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| 2015-12-18 | Staples Center | Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| 2015-12-16 | Valley View Casino Center | San Diego, CA, USA |
| 2015-12-15 | Oracle Arena | Oakland, CA, USA |
| 2015-12-13 | Moda Center | Portland, OR, USA |
| 2015-12-10 | Rogers Arena | Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| 2015-11-20 | Palacio de los Deportes | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 2015-11-18 | Palacio de los Deportes | Mexico City, Mexico |
| 2015-11-17 | Palacio de los Deportes | Mexico City, Mexico |