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Muse shall be performing for Reading and Leeds Festivals 2011 as headliners.<ref name="mu20110321"/><ref name="ln20110321"/> The first substantive rumours of Muse appearing at the festivals began in January with VirtualFestivals including Muse among its headliner predictions, while implicitly claiming inside knowledge.<ref name="vf">{{cite/VirtualFestivals20110113}}</ref> [[Morgan Nicholls]] purportedly stated during [[NME awards#2011 | the NME Awards]] that the band would be performing.{{cite/none}} | Muse shall be performing for Reading and Leeds Festivals 2011 as headliners.<ref name="mu20110321"/><ref name="ln20110321"/> Muse had originally intended to end the [[The Resistance (album) | Resistance]] tour in 2010<!-- Wembley Stadium? -->.<ref name="zli">{{Cite/Zane Lowe 2011-08-09}}</ref> Upon being offered to headline [[Leeds Bramham Park 2011 (gig) | Leeds]] and Reading festivals, however, the band decided to continue touring.<ref name="zli"/> The first substantive rumours of Muse appearing at the festivals began in January with VirtualFestivals including Muse among its headliner predictions, while implicitly claiming inside knowledge.<ref name="vf">{{cite/VirtualFestivals20110113}}</ref> [[Morgan Nicholls]] purportedly stated during [[NME awards#2011 | the NME Awards]] that the band would be performing.{{cite/none}} | ||
From the point of accepting the headline slot, the band didn't wish for the the festivals to be part of the Resistance tour.<ref name="zli"/> After the band pondered how to differentiate the occasion, [[Matthew Bellamy]] recalled that it was the tenth anniversary of [[Origin of Symmetry (album) | Origin of Symmetry]]'s release, and suggested that the album be performed during the festivals.<ref name="zli"/> | |||
[[ | The [[Official Muse website | Muse website]] in mid-March announced that Muse would be headlining the festivals, as a renaissance of sorts for Origin of Symmetry, including songs from across their "career[s] to date".<ref name="mu20110321"/> Whether pre-[[Showbiz (album) |Showbiz]] works of the Muse repertoire are included within "career" remains to be seen. Said announcement also stated that a stage different from those used on the Resistance tour would be used. | ||
Bellamy later said on his twitter account that the band will "probably play Origin in its entirety" at the two festivals. In mid-August [[Christopher Wolstenholme]] confirmed that the entire album would be performed, while the band's intention was for it to be performed in order.<ref name="zli"/> Wolstenholme claimed that five songs which hadn't been performed for a long time were causing the trio to worry, including ''Darkshines'' and ''Screenager''.<ref name="zli"/> | |||
Two competitions were held for single pairs of tickets. The first asked for Muse t-shirt designs and the winning design was chosen by the band.<ref name="m0729"> | Two competitions were held for single pairs of tickets. The first asked for Muse t-shirt designs and the winning design was chosen by the band.<ref name="m0729"> | ||
Revision as of 02:39, 20 August 2011
| Muse show | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Little John's Farm[source?] (Reading Festival[1][2]—Main Stage[source?]) |
| Date | 28th August 2011[1][2] |
| Location | Richfield Avenue, Reading[1][2] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Songs | ≥14[3] |
| Support | Elbow et al.†[2] |
| Start (UTC+1) | Unknown, 11:00[4] (doors) |
| Capacity | Unknown |
| Price (GBP) | 89.50–266.18‡[4][5] |
| Sold out? | Unknown |
| Gig nav | ||||
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| Leeds Festival | ← | Reading Festival | ||
Muse shall be performing for Reading and Leeds Festivals 2011 as headliners.[1][2] Muse had originally intended to end the Resistance tour in 2010.[6] Upon being offered to headline Leeds and Reading festivals, however, the band decided to continue touring.[6] The first substantive rumours of Muse appearing at the festivals began in January with VirtualFestivals including Muse among its headliner predictions, while implicitly claiming inside knowledge.[7] Morgan Nicholls purportedly stated during the NME Awards that the band would be performing.[source?]
From the point of accepting the headline slot, the band didn't wish for the the festivals to be part of the Resistance tour.[6] After the band pondered how to differentiate the occasion, Matthew Bellamy recalled that it was the tenth anniversary of Origin of Symmetry's release, and suggested that the album be performed during the festivals.[6]
The Muse website in mid-March announced that Muse would be headlining the festivals, as a renaissance of sorts for Origin of Symmetry, including songs from across their "career[s] to date".[1] Whether pre-Showbiz works of the Muse repertoire are included within "career" remains to be seen. Said announcement also stated that a stage different from those used on the Resistance tour would be used.
Bellamy later said on his twitter account that the band will "probably play Origin in its entirety" at the two festivals. In mid-August Christopher Wolstenholme confirmed that the entire album would be performed, while the band's intention was for it to be performed in order.[6] Wolstenholme claimed that five songs which hadn't been performed for a long time were causing the trio to worry, including Darkshines and Screenager.[6]
Two competitions were held for single pairs of tickets. The first asked for Muse t-shirt designs and the winning design was chosen by the band.[8][9][10] The second was a Muse forum popular poll for ideal Muse performance venues.[11] The former was for Reading Festival only,[8][9][10] while the latter was for either Reading or Leeds.[11]
Line-up
- Muse
- Elbow
- Interpol
- Friendly Fires
- Enter Shikari
- The View
- Frank Turner
- Taking Back Sunday
- We Are the Ocean
Price details
| Type | Base price | Booking fee | Postage | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day[4] | 82.50 | 7.00 | 5.25 | 94.75 |
| Weekend[5] | 192.50 | 204.75 | ||
| Weekend with early entry[5] | 207.50 | 7.25 | 221.75 |
Media
BBC Three shall broadcast Muse's set, at least in part, from 22:20–00:30 on the night of the performance.[12]
Set list
Incomplete. In order.[6]
- New Born
- Bliss
- Space Dementia
- Hyper Music
- Plug In Baby
- Citizen Erased
- Micro Cuts
- Screenager
- Darkshines
- Feeling Good
- Futurism
- Megalomania
References
- ↑ a b c d e Muse to Headline Reading and Leeds Festival (2011-03-21). Muse website. Retrieved 2011-03-22 from muse.mu.
- ↑ a b c d e (2011-03-21). [Carling Weekend line-up poster]. Live Nation website. Retrieved 2011-03-21 from media.livenation.co.uk. [verify]
- ↑ Matthew Bellamy. (2011-03-28). Twitter / @Matt Bellamy: So we'll probably play Ori .... Twitter. Retrieved 2011-04-15 from twitter.com.
- ↑ a b c (201?). [Sunday tickets order page]. Seetickets. Retrieved 2011-04-15 from www2.seetickets.com.
- ↑ a b c (201?). [Weekend tickets order page]. Seetickets. Retrieved 2011-04-15 from www2.seetickets.com.
- ↑ a b c d e f g Zane Lowe. (2011-08-09). [Interview with Christopher Wolstenholme]. BBC Radio 1. Retrieved 2011-08-10 from www.youtube.com. [verify]
- ↑ Chris Eustace. (2011-01-13). Updated: We predict the headliners of 2011. Virtual Festivals. Retrieved 2011-01-28 from www.virtualfestivals.com. [verify]
- ↑ a b Win VIP Reading Festival tickets (2011-07-29). Retrieved 2011-08-20 from muse.mu.
- ↑ a b T-shirt competition finalists revealed (2011-08-01). Retrieved 2011-08-20 from muse.mu.
- ↑ a b And the winner is... (2011-08-08). Retrieved 2011-08-20 from muse.mu.
- ↑ a b Fantasy Venue Competition (2011-08-15). Retrieved 2011-08-20 from muse.mu.
- ↑ BBC Three Programmes - Reading and Leeds Festival, 2011, Muse. BBC website. Retrieved 2011-08-20 from www.bbc.co.uk.
