Reading Little John's Farm 2017 (gig)

Announcement picture

Official line-up

Post-show selfie

Brian Johnson and Muse

Muse pre-show with John West and Isaac Wright

Muse show
Venue	Little John's Farm (Reading Festival—Main Stage)
Date	27th August 2017
Location	Richfield Avenue, Reading
Country	United Kingdom
Songs	17
Support	Architects et al.
Start (GMT)	21:50
Capacity	90,000
Price
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Information

Confirmed on November 30th, 2016, Muse were headlining Reading and Leeds between August 25th and August 27th, 2017. It was later confirmed on February 24th, 2017 that they will headline Reading on August 27th.

The R&L website was confirming that Muse was an European exclusive, meaning that it was their only 2017 European festival appearance, although this turned out to be false when it was confirmed that Muse were headlining Belfast Vital.

The Show

At the start of the encore, AC/DC singer Brian Johnson was invited onstage stage to sing Back in Black. This marked the first time the band played the song since 2010, when Nic Cester of Jet performed lead vocals. After 'Showbiz' Matt briefly played the riff to 'Breed' by Nirvana.

Actors John Bradley West and Isaac Hempstead Wright (known for portraying Samwell Tarly and Bran Stark in the TV series Game of Thrones) were present at the gig.

Times

• 3:05PM - Against the Current
• 4:15PM - Architects
• 5:30PM - Giggs
• 6:35PM - Blossoms
• 7:55PM - Liam Gallagher
• 9:50PM - Muse

Media

The full show was streamed by BBC and is available to watch here.

Setlist

1. Intro SFX + Dig Down
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2. Drill Sergeant + Psycho
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3. Interlude + Hysteria + Heartbreaker riff
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4. Plug in Baby (extended)
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5. Stockholm Syndrome + Township Rebellion riff + Reapers outro
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6. Isolated System (shortened)
7. Showbiz + Ashamed outro + Breed riff tease
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8. Close Encounters intro + Supermassive Black Hole
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9. Mercy
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10. Munich Jam (fast ending)
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11. Madness
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12. Prelude + Starlight
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13. Time is Running Out
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14. Take a Bow
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    Encore

15. Back in Black (with Brian Johnson)
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16. Uprising (extended)
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17. Man With a Harmonica + Knights of Cydonia
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See also

• Little John's Farm, Reading

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