Los Angeles Gibson Amphitheatre 2009 (gig)

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Muse show
Venue	Gibson Amphitheatre (KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas)
Date	13th December 2009
Location	Los Angeles, CA
Country	USA
Songs	12
Support	311 et al.
Start (UTC-8)	17:00
Capacity	6,189
Price (USD)	79.75
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A promotional U.S. radio holiday festival show, in support of The Resistance.

Information

Announced by the official Muse website on the 19th of November, Muse headlined Almost Acoustic Christmas 2009.

Pre-sale through KROQ spanned from 12:00 to 17:00 on the 19th of November, while general sale started on the 21st at 12:00. Ticket sale was open to residents of the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, Ventura and San Bernardino only, which was determined by credit card holders' addresses.

Set Times

• 22:00 - Muse
• 21:05 - 311
• 20:35 - The Bravery
• 20:05 - Slightly Stoopid
• 19:40 - Vampire Weekend
• 19:15 - Phoenix
• 18:50 - Cage the Elephant
• 18:25 - Metric
• 18:00 - White Rabbits

Speech

After Uprising	Bellamy	"Good evening Los Angeles. It's good to be back in California."
After Resistance	Howard	"Thank you very much Los Angeles. How's it going out there? It's good to see you guys."
After Supermassive Black Hole	Bellamy	"Thank you very much."
After Hysteria		"Cheers!"
After United States of Eurasia	Howard	"Thank you very much."
Before Starlight		"Okay, here's one you can clap your hands to, quite literally."
After Starlight	Bellamy	"Thank you much."
After Unnatural Selection		"Thanks."
After Knights of Cydonia		"Thank you Los Angeles! Thank you very much!"
	Howard	"Cheers LA, it's nice to see you. Take care, you guys rock!"

Media

KROQ streamed the evening's performances. Recordings of individual songs can be seen in a YouTube playlist here or via the links in the setlist below.

Setlist

1. Uprising (extended) [watch]
   ^{(Manson Mirror, mahogany Status Original Series II)}
2. Resistance [watch]
   ^{(Manson M1D1 Black, Noah Guitars Excalibur)}
3. Supermassive Black Hole [watch]
   ^{(Manson Red Glitter, candy tangerine/rosewood fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)}
4. Interlude + Hysteria [watch]
   ^{(Manson Red Glitter, candy tangerine/rosewood fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)}
5. Guiding Light [watch]
   ^{(Manson M1D1 Black, mahogany Status Original Series II)}
6. United States of Eurasia [watch]
   ^{(chrome finish/maple fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)}
7. Starlight [watch]
   ^{(Manson M1D1 Black, chrome finish/maple fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)}
8. Time Is Running Out [watch]
   ^{(Manson Black Midi, candy tangerine/rosewood fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)}
9. Unnatural Selection [watch]
   ^{(Manson Red Glitter, walnut Status The KingBass Mk-II)}
10. Plug In Baby (extended) [watch]
    ^{(Manson Mirror, candy tangerine/rosewood fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)}
11. Man With a Harmonica + Knights of Cydonia [watch]
    ^{(Manson Chrome Bomber, sunburst Rickenbacker 4001)}

See also

• Gibson Amphitheatre, Los Angeles
• Muse forum thread

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