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== Analysis and Explanation ==
== Analysis and Explanation ==
Unnatural Selection appeared very often on The Resistance tour, especially in 2009. This would be short-lived, however, as the song was excluded from 2011 and 2012 setlists. It wouldn't be until the end of the 2013 tour that it would be performed live again. It continued to be performed live far more frequently than other revived songs from around the same time.
Unnatural Selection appeared very often on The Resistance tour, appearing at almost all gigs during 2009 and 2019, before being dropped at the end of that year. The song made no appearances in 2011 or 2012. It returned however towards the latter part of 2013, making somewhat regular appearances until the end of the year.  


For the Psycho UK Tour, Muse prepared Unnatural Selection to be performed, deeming it a fan favourite enough to bring it back to setlists. Unnatural Selection was performed at two out of the first three gigs in 2015, at both of which fans yelled for Assassin to be played instead. Muse listened, and replaced Unnatural Selection from that point onwards with Assassin. It hasn't been played since, but it was an option at the [[London Shepherds Bush_Empire 2017 (gig)|2017 Shepherd's Bush Empire]] by request gig, and it's riff is still partially played as part of the 'Houston Jam' during the [[Simulation Theory World Tour]].
Th song made two appearances in 2015 during the Psycho UK Tour but it was dropped afterwards, probably due to the band favouring other rarity songs over it. It hasn't been played since, but it was an option at the [[London Shepherds Bush_Empire 2017 (gig)|2017 Shepherd's Bush Empire]] by request gig, and it's riff is still partially played as part of the 'Houston Jam' during the [[Simulation Theory World Tour]].


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Revision as of 19:48, 30 May 2020

98% MuseWiki ULD has 120/123
performances of this song.
This is a list of missing performances.
Live information
Name Unnatural Selection
Tours Drones (2)
The 2nd Law (15)
The Resistance (106)
First performance 4th September 2009
Latest performance 19th March 2015 (full)
Pro-shots None
Audience footage None
Audio recordings None
# of performances 123
Uno Live Database 98%




This page contains a list of all known performances of Unnatural Selection.

Analysis and Explanation

Unnatural Selection appeared very often on The Resistance tour, appearing at almost all gigs during 2009 and 2019, before being dropped at the end of that year. The song made no appearances in 2011 or 2012. It returned however towards the latter part of 2013, making somewhat regular appearances until the end of the year.

Th song made two appearances in 2015 during the Psycho UK Tour but it was dropped afterwards, probably due to the band favouring other rarity songs over it. It hasn't been played since, but it was an option at the 2017 Shepherd's Bush Empire by request gig, and it's riff is still partially played as part of the 'Houston Jam' during the Simulation Theory World Tour.

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Drones era

2015

# Date Venue Location Link
2 2015-03-19 Newport Centre Newport, Wales Watch Here [B]
1 2015-03-15 Ulster Hall Belfast, Northern Ireland Watch Here [B]

The 2nd Law era

2013

# Date Venue Location Link
15 2013-12-13 Allphones Arena Sydney, NS, Australia Watch Here [B] [B]
14 2013-12-10 Brisbane Entertainment Centre Brisbane, QL, Australia Watch Here [B] [B]
13 2013-12-07 Rod Laver Arena Melbourne, VI, Australia Watch Here [B] [B]
12 2013-11-30 Perth Arena Perth, WA, Australia Watch here (Incomplete) [NB]
11 2013-11-02 Du Arena (F1 Post-Race Concerts) Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Watch here (Needs Cut) [NB]
10 2013-10-19 Palacio de los Deportes Mexico City, Mexico Watch Here [B] [B]
9 2013-10-13 Estadio GEBA (Personal Fest) Buenos Aires, Argentina Watch Here [B] [B]
8 2013-10-07 Arena VFG Guadalajara, Mexico Watch Here [B] [B]
7 2013-10-04 Zilker Park (Austin City Limits Festival: Weekend 1) Austin, TX, USA Watch Here [B] [B]
6 2013-09-19 EnergySolutions Arena Salt Lake City, UT, USA Watch Here [B] [B]
5 2013-09-17 Pepsi Center Denver, CO, USA Watch here (Incomplete) [NB]
4 2013-09-14 Parque Olímpico Cidade do Rock (Rock in Rio) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Watch here[NB] (Incomplete)
3 2013-09-11 Verizon Center Washington, DC, USA Watch Here [B]
2 2013-09-08 Consol Energy Center Pittsburgh, PA, USA Watch Here [B]
1 2013-09-06 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN, USA Watch Here [B]

The Resistance era

2010

# Date Venue Location Link
63 2010-10-26 RBC Center Raleigh, NC, USA Watch Here [B]
62 2010-10-08 Ford Center Oklahoma City, OK, USA Watch Here [B]
61 2010-10-02 Pepsi Center Denver, CO, USA Watch here [NB] (Incomplete)
60 2010-10-01 Santa Ana Star Center Río Rancho, NM, USA Watch Here [B]
59 2010-09-28 Arco Arena Sacramento, CA, USA Watch Here [B]
58 2010-09-26 Staples Center Los Angeles, CA, USA Watch Here [B]
57 2010-09-25 Staples Center Los Angeles, CA, USA Watch Here [B]
56 2010-09-23 Honda Center Anaheim, CA, USA Watch Here [B]
55 2010-09-22 Viejas Arena San Diego, CA, USA Watch Here [B]
54 2010-09-11 Wembley Stadium London, UK Watch Here [B]
53 2010-09-10 Wembley Stadium London, UK Watch Here [B]
52 2010-09-04 Old Trafford Cricket Ground Manchester, UK Watch Here [B]
51 2010-07-17 Zvejnieku Parks (Positivus Festival) Salacgrīva, LM, Latvia Watch Here (Incomplete)
50 2010-07-10 Punchestown Racecourse (Oxegen) Punchestown, Ireland Watch Here (Incomplete)
49 2010-07-09 Balado (T in the Park) Kinross, Scotland, UK Watch Here [B]
48 2010-07-03 Roskilde fairgrounds (Roskilde Festival) Roskilde, Denmark Watch Here (Incomplete)
47 2010-06-19 Goffertpark Nijmegen, GE, Netherlands Watch Here [B]
46 2010-06-16 Estadio Vicente Calderón Madrid, Spain Watch Here [B]
45 2010-06-12 Stade de France Paris, France Watch Here [B]
44 2010-06-11 Stade de France Paris, France Watch Here [B]
43 2010-06-08 Stadio Giuseppe Meazza Milan, MI, Italy Watch Here [B]
42 2010-06-05 Nürburgring (Rock am Ring) Nürburg, RP, Germany Watch Here [B]
41 2010-06-02 Stade de Suisse Bern, BE, Switzerland Watch Here (Incomplete)
40 2010-05-25 Casino de Paris Paris, France Watch Here [B]
39 2010-04-20 Foro Sol Mexico City, Mexico Watch Here [B]
38 2010-04-17 Empire Polo Field (Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival) Indio, CA, USA Watch Here [B]
37 2010-04-14 Oracle Arena Oakland, CA, USA Watch Here [B]
36 2010-04-11 Pima County Fairgrounds (KFMADAY) Tucson, AZ, USA
35 2010-04-10 Mandalay Bay Events Center Las Vegas, NV, USA Watch Here [B]
34 2010-04-09 US Airways Center Phoenix, AZ, USA Watch Here [B]
33 2010-04-05 E Center West Valley City, UT, USA Watch Here [B]
32 2010-04-03 Rose Garden Portland, OR, USA Watch Here [B]
31 2010-04-02 KeyArena Seattle, WA, USA Watch Here [B]
30 2010-04-01 Pacific Coliseum Vancouver, BC, Canada Watch Here [B]
29 2010-03-30 Pengrowth Saddledome Calgary, AB, Canada Watch here [NB] and here [NB]
28 2010-03-29 Rexall Place Edmonton, AB, Canada Watch Here (Incomplete)
27 2010-03-19 Stubb's Bar-B-Q (South by Southwest) Austin, TX, USA Watch Here [B]
26 2010-03-18 Toyota Center Houston, TX, USA Watch Here [B]
25 2010-03-17 Fort Worth Convention Center Fort Worth, TX, USA Watch Here [B]
24 2010-03-15 Sommet Center Nashville, TN, USA Watch Here [B]
23 2010-03-13 The Palace of Auburn Hills Detroit, MI, USA Watch Here [B]
22 2010-03-12 United Center Chicago, IL, USA Watch Here [B]
21 2010-03-10 Centre Bell Montreal, QC, Canada Watch Here [B]
20 2010-03-08 Air Canada Centre Toronto, ON, Canada Watch Here [B]
19 2010-03-06 TD Garden Boston, MA, USA Watch Here [B]
18 2010-03-05 Madison Square Garden New York City, NY, USA Watch Here [B]
17 2010-03-03 1st Mariner Arena Baltimore, MD, USA Watch Here [B]
16 2010-03-02 Wachovia Center Philadelphia, PA, USA Watch Here [B]
15 2010-03-01 Patriot Center Fairfax, VA, USA Watch Here [B]
14 2010-02-27 Gwinnett Arena Atlanta, GA, USA Watch Here [B]
13 2010-02-06 AsiaWorld-Expo Hong Kong, China Watch Here [B]
12 2010-02-03 Singapore Indoor Stadium (Big Night Out) Singapore Watch Here [B]
11 2010-01-31 Claremont Showgrounds (Big Day Out) Perth, WA, Australia Watch Here [B]
10 2010-01-29 Royal Showground (Big Day Out) Adelaide, SA, Australia Watch Here [B]
9 2010-01-26 Flemington Racecourse (Big Day Out) Melbourne, VI, Australia Watch here (Check MB)
8 2010-01-23 Sydney Showground (Big Day Out) Sydney, NS, Australia Watch Here [B]
7 2010-01-22 Sydney Showground (Big Day Out) Sydney, NS, Australia Watch Here [B]
6 2010-01-17 Parklands (Big Day Out) Gold Coast, QL, Australia Watch Here [B]
5 2010-01-15 Mt Smart Stadium (Big Day Out) Auckland, New Zealand
4 2010-01-12 Nippon Budōkan Tokyo, Japan Audio Pro-shot
3 2010-01-11 Aichi Taiiku-Kan Nagoya, Japan Listen here
2 2010-01-09 Osaka-jō Hall Osaka, Japan Listen here
1 2010-01-07 The Seoul Olympic Park Seoul, South Korea Watch Here [B]

2009

# Date Venue Location Link
43 2009-12-15 WaMu Theater (Deck the Hall Ball) Seattle, WA, USA Watch Here [B]
42 2009-12-13 Gibson Amphitheatre (KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas) Los Angeles, CA, USA Watch here
41 2009-12-12 The Joint (Holiday Havoc) Las Vegas, NV, USA Watch Here [B]
40 2009-12-11 Oracle Arena (Not So Silent Night) Oakland, CA, USA Watch Here [B]
39 2009-12-04 Torino Palasport Olimpico Turin, TO, Italy Watch Here [B]
38 2009-12-02 Zénith de Dijon Dijon, France Watch Here [B]
37 2009-12-01 Zénith Limoges, France Watch Here [B]
36 2009-11-29 Pavilhão Atlântico Lisbon, Portugal Watch here
35 2009-11-28 Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid Madrid, Spain Watch Here [B]
34 2009-11-25 Zénith Toulouse, France Watch Here [B]
33 2009-11-24 Palau Sant Jordi Barcelona, Spain Watch Here [B]
32 2009-11-22 Halle Tony Garnier Lyon, France Watch Here [B]
31 2009-11-21 Futurshow Station Casalecchio di Reno, BO, Italy Watch Here [B]
30 2009-11-20 Olympiahalle Munich, BY, Germany Watch Here [B]
29 2009-11-18 Hallenstadion Zürich, ZH, Switzerland Watch Here [B]
28 2009-11-17 Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy Paris, France Watch Here [B]
27 2009-11-16 Lanxess Arena Cologne, NW, Germany Watch Here [B]
26 2009-11-14 Ahoy Rotterdam Rotterdam, ZH, Netherlands Watch Here [B]
25 2009-11-13 O2 Arena London, UK Watch Here [B]
24 2009-11-12 O2 Arena London, UK Watch Here [B]
23 2009-11-10 National Indoor Arena Birmingham, UK Watch Here [B]
22 2009-11-09 Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre Glasgow, UK Watch Here [B]
21 2009-11-06 O2 Depot Dublin, Ireland Watch Here [B]
20 2009-11-05 Echo Arena Liverpool, UK Watch Here [B]
19 2009-11-04 Sheffield Arena Sheffield, UK Watch Here [B]
18 2009-11-02 Sportpaleis Antwerp Antwerp, Belgium Watch Here [B]
17 2009-11-01 Galaxie Mega Hall Amnéville-les-Thermes, France Watch Here [B]
16 2009-10-31 Stade Couvert Régional Liévin, France Watch Here [B]
15 2009-10-29 O2 World Berlin, BE, Germany Watch Here [B]
14 2009-10-28 Color Line Arena Hamburg, HH, Germany Watch Here [B]
13 2009-10-26 Parken Copenhagen, Denmark Watch Here [B]
12 2009-10-25 Oslo Spektrum Oslo, Norway Watch Here [B]
11 2009-10-24 Hovet Stockholm, Sweden Watch Here [B]
10 2009-10-22 Hartwall Areena Helsinki, ES, Finland Watch Here [B]
9 2009-10-12 New Cowboys Stadium (Supporting U2) Arlington, TX, USA Watch Here [B]
8 2009-10-09 Raymond James Stadium (Supporting U2) Tampa, FL, USA Watch Here [B]
7 2009-10-06 Georgia Dome (Supporting U2) Atlanta, GA, USA Watch Here [B]
6 2009-10-03 Carter-Finley Stadium (Supporting U2) Raleigh, NC, USA Watch Here [B]
5 2009-09-13 Walter Kerr Theatre (MTV Video Music Awards) New York City, NY, USA
4 2009-09-08 Théâtre du Châtelet Paris, France Watch Here [B]
3 2009-09-07 Admiralspalast Berlin, BE, Germany Watch Here [B]
2 2009-09-05 The Den (A Seaside Rendezvous) Teignmouth, UK Watch Here [B]
1 2009-09-04 The Den (A Seaside Rendezvous) Teignmouth, UK Watch Here [B]

See also

This is a table of The Resistance-era live performances.

Note: white indicates performed at 75-100% of known setlists.

Gainsboro indicates performed at 50-75% of known setlists.

Silver indicates performed at 25-50% of known setlists.

Dark gray indicates performed at 0-25% of known setlists.

Black indicates no known performance that year.

Aqua indicates a performance in the current tour and year for which the final amount of performances is unknown.

Last updated: April 15, 2022.

Song Title Release 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2022 2023 #
Uprising The Resistance 55 95 18 30 93 3 59 82 33 14 61 25 57 625
Resistance The Resistance 41 92 15 25 69 1 20 34 14 2 0 0 30 343
Undisclosed Desires The Resistance 45 95 10 26 72 0 13 22 5 2 5 0 27 323
United States of Eurasia The Resistance 45 94 13 1 27 0 6 8 0 0 0 0 0 194
Guiding Light The Resistance 24 34 5 0 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 95
Unnatural Selection The Resistance 43 63 0 0 15 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 123
MK ULTRA The Resistance 17 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46
I Belong to You The Resistance 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Exogenesis: Symphony Part I The Resistance 30 64 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 99
Exogenesis: Symphony Part II The Resistance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Exogenesis: Symphony Part III The Resistance 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Neutron Star Collision Neutron Star Collision 0 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Popcorn Uprising 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Prague Resistance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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