London O2 Arena 2009 - 12th (gig)

UK gigs poster

Seated ticket

Exogenesis: Overture

Christopher Wolstenholme

Red Glitter Manson

Helsinki Jam

Dominic Howard

Muse show
Venue	The O2 Arena
Date	12th November 2009
Location	London
Country	United Kingdom
Songs	20
Support	The Big Pink
Start (UTC)	19:30, 18:30 (doors)
Capacity	20,000
Price (GBP)	41.25
Sold out?	Yes

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Part of The Resistance Arena Tour. Night one in London's The O2.

Information

This concert was part of the European leg of "The Resistance" tour, announced on the 1st of June 2009. Fan pre-sale information and links were announced on the 3rd of June. Pre-sale took place on the 4th and general sale started the following day. Both pre-sale and general sale sold out, the latter in its first day.

The start of Muse's performance was delayed due to the concert inside the Royal Albert Hall for Children in Need, earlier the same day.

During the interval between The Big Pink and Muse, a Mexican wave was started by the Muse forum and MuseWiki staff, led by moderator Olly and MuseWiki owner Crazybobbles. The wave began in block N where the aforementioned people were situated and progressed anti-clockwise through the VIP suites behind the stage.

During Plug In Baby, Matthew Bellamy was going to sing the second verse at the back of the stage for the people sitting behind, however the microphone wasn't on, so instead, he walked around the stage leaving the crowd to sing on their own. Balloons were released during said song and afterwards the band waited for them to be popped.

Speech

After Headup riff	Bellamy	"Good evening London! Oh yes.... Howa' you guys feeling? It's great to be home, to be here".
After Who Knows Who riff		"Thank you very much".
	Howard	Hey, how's it going out there London? It's a great pleasure to see you guys again".
After Supermassive Black Hole		"Cheers!"
After Guiding Light	Bellamy	"Thank you very much".
After United States of Eurasia		"Hey!"
After Starlight	Howard	"Thank you very much London. You guys are looking great".
After Unnatural Selection	Bellamy	(Screaming) "Thank you London!"
After Knights of Cydonia		"Thank you London, we love you!"
	Howard	"Thank you very much London, you guys rock. We love you, it was great to see you. See you tomorrow maybe, cheers".

Media

An audience recording in FLAC format is located here[registration needed].

Setlist

• We Are the Universe (intro music)

1. Uprising
   ^{(Manson Mirror, mahogany Status Original Series II)}
2. Resistance
   ^{(Manson M1D1 Black, Noah Guitars Excalibur)}
3. New Born + Headup riff
   ^{(Manson Red Glitter, black finish/maple fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)}
4. Map of the Problematique + Who Knows Who riff
   ^{(Manson Black Midi, sunburst Rickenbacker 4001)}
5. Guiding Light
   ^{(Manson M1D1 Black, mahogany Status Original Series II)}
6. Supermassive Black Hole
   ^{(Manson Red Glitter, candy tangerine/rosewood fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)}
7. Interlude + Hysteria
   ^{(Manson M1D1 Black, candy tangerine/rosewood fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)}
8. Nishe (piano)
   ^{(chrome finish/maple fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)}
9. United States of Eurasia
   ^{(chrome finish/maple fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)}
10. Feeling Good
    ^{(candy tangerine/rosewood fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)}
11. Unintended
    ^{(Manson Red Glitter, American Vintage '75 Fender Jazz Bass)}
12. Helsinki Jam
    ^{(Noah Guitars Excalibur)}
13. Undisclosed Desires (extended intro)
    ^{(Manson Keytarcaster, Noah Guitars Excalibur)}
14. Starlight
    ^{(Manson M1D1 Black, chrome finish/maple fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)}
15. Plug In Baby
    ^{(Manson Mirror, candy tangerine/rosewood fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)}
16. Time Is Running Out
    ^{(Manson Red Glitter, candy tangerine/rosewood fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)}
17. Unnatural Selection
    ^{(Manson Mirror, walnut Status The KingBass Mk-II)}

    Encore 1

18. Exogenesis: Symphony Part I (Overture)
    ^{(Manson Red Glitter, Gibson Grabber)}
19. Stockholm Syndrome + War Within a Breath riff + Endless Nameless riff
    ^{(Manson Red Glitter, black finish/maple fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)}

    Encore 2

20. Man With a Harmonica intro + Knights of Cydonia
    ^{(Manson Chrome Bomber, sunburst Rickenbacker 4001)}

See also

• O₂ Arena, London

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