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Muse shall be performing for Reading and Leeds Festivals 2011 as headliners.<ref name="ln20110321"/><ref name="mu20110321"/>  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 and [[Reading Little John's Farm 2011 (gig) | 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}}
Muse shall be performing for Reading and Leeds Festivals 2011 as headliners.<ref name="ln20110321"/><ref name="mu20110321"/>  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 and [[Reading Little John's Farm 2011 (gig) | 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/Virtual Festivals 2011-01-13}}</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"/>
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"/>

Revision as of 23:40, 25 August 2011

Console before journey to Leeds
Official line-up poster
Dominic Howard practising Screenager
Morgan Nicholls practising Darkshines
Muse show
Venue Bramham Park[1] (Leeds Festival[1][2]—Main Stage[3])
Date 26th August 2011[1][2]
Location Leeds[1][2]
Country United Kingdom
Songs Unknown
Support Elbow et al.†[1]
Start (UTC+1) 21:00[3]
Capacity Unknown
Price (GBP) 89.50–264.18[source?]
Sold out? Unknown




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.[4] Upon being offered to headline Leeds and Reading festivals, however, the band decided to continue touring.[4] 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.[5] 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.[4] 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.[4]

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".[2] 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.[6] 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.[4] Wolstenholme claimed that five songs which hadn't been performed for a long time were causing the trio to worry, including Darkshines and Screenager.[4]

A competition for a single pair of tickets, either to Leeds or Reading, was held. The competition comprised a Muse forum popular vote for a Muse concert venue.[7]

Line-up

References

  1. ↑ a b c d e f (2011-03-21). [Carling Weekend line-up poster]. Live Nation website. Retrieved 2011-03-21 from media.livenation.co.uk. [verify]
  2. ↑ a b c d e Muse to Headline Reading and Leeds Festival (2011-03-21). Muse website. Retrieved 2011-03-22 from muse.mu.
  3. ↑ a b c (2011-08-22). [Artist Info]. Leeds Festival website. Retrieved 2011-08-22 from leedsfestival.com.
  4. ↑ a b c d e f Zane Lowe. (2011-08-09). [Interview with Christopher Wolstenholme]. BBC Radio 1. Retrieved 2011-08-10 from www.youtube.com. [verify]
  5. ↑ Chris Eustace. (2011-01-13). Updated: We predict the headliners of 2011. Virtual Festivals. Retrieved 2011-01-28 from www.virtualfestivals.com. [verify]
  6. ↑ Matthew Bellamy. (2011-03-28). Twitter / @Matt Bellamy: So we'll probably play Ori .... Twitter. Retrieved 2011-04-15 from twitter.com.
  7. ↑ Fantasy Venue Competition (2011-08-15). Retrieved 2011-08-20 from muse.mu.
  8. ↑ (2011-08-22). [Artist Info]. Leeds Festival website. Retrieved 2011-08-22 from leedsfestival.com.
  9. ↑ (2011-08-22). [Artist Info]. Leeds Festival website. Retrieved 2011-08-22 from leedsfestival.com.
  10. ↑ (2011-08-22). [Artist Info]. Leeds Festival website. Retrieved 2011-08-22 from leedsfestival.com.
  11. ↑ (2011-08-22). [Artist Info]. Leeds Festival website. Retrieved 2011-08-22 from leedsfestival.com.
  12. ↑ (2011-08-22). [Artist Info]. Leeds Festival website. Retrieved 2011-08-22 from leedsfestival.com.
  13. ↑ (2011-08-22). [Artist Info]. Leeds Festival website. Retrieved 2011-08-22 from leedsfestival.com.
  14. ↑ (2011-08-22). [Artist Info]. Leeds Festival website. Retrieved 2011-08-22 from leedsfestival.com.
  15. ↑ (2011-08-22). [Artist Info]. Leeds Festival website. Retrieved 2011-08-22 from leedsfestival.com.

See also


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