Tokyo Nippon Budōkan 2010 (gig)

Dom dressed as Gachapin

Setlist

Muse show
Venue	Nippon Budōkan [en: Japan Martial Arts Hall]
Date	12th January 2010
Location	Tokyo
Country	Japan
Songs	20
Support	None
Start	19:00
Capacity	14,000
Price (JPY)	7,800
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Aichi-ken Taiikukan	←	Nippon Budōkan	→	Big Day Out (Auckland)

Part of the Australasian leg of The Resistance Tour, in support of the album The Resistance. Last Asian stop of the leg.

Information

Announced on the 8th of October along with the previous two dates, general ticket sale started on the 15th of October.

The show

Both Dead Star and Can't Take My Eyes Off You got its tour debuts on the gig, with the latter being played for the first time since 2002.

For the encore, Dom was dressed-up as a Japanese cartoon character, Gachapin.

Speech

After Uprising	Bellamy	"Konbanwa [en: Good evening] Tokyo! How are you guys doing tonight? It's great to be in the Budōkan with you...."
After Map of the Problematique	Howard	"Arigatou [en: Thank you]. Domo Arigotou [en: Thank you very much]."
After Supermassive Black Hole	Bellamy	"Arigatou! Tokyo [?—Japanese]. [?] I'll work on the accent."
Before Can't Take My Eyes Off You	Howard	"Genki desu ka [en: Are you good] Tokyo? [?—Japanese] Tokyo.... We're gonna play a... little cover song now, which we've only ever played once... live...and that was in Japan. So here we go for the second time ever. [laughs]"
Before Starlight	Bellamy	[?]
Before Exogenesis: Symphony	Howard	[?—Japanese]
After Knights	Bellamy	Arigatou Tokyo! Arigatou Nippon! Thank you guys. Thank you very much.
	Howard	Arigatou. We love you guys. See you later. Cheers. Thank you.

Media

An audience recording was made, a copy of which used to exist on [[1]], in MP3 format. Vids from the show can also be seen on YouTube, accessible via the links in the setlist below.

Setlist

• We Are the Universe (intro music)

1. Uprising (extended) [watch]
   ^{(Manson Mirror, mahogany Status Original Series II)}
2. Map of the Problematique + Who Knows Who riff
   ^{(Manson Black Midi, sunburst Rickenbacker 4003)}
3. Supermassive Black Hole [watch]
   ^{(Manson Red Glitter, candy tangerine/rosewood fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)}
4. New Born [watch]
   ^{(Manson Black Midi, black finish/maple fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)}
5. Interlude + Hysteria [watch]
   ^{(Manson Chrome Bomber, candy tangerine/rosewood fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)}
6. Guiding Light
   ^{(Manson Mirror, mahogany Status Original Series II)}
7. Dead Star + Micro Cuts outro [watch]
   ^{(Manson Red Glitter, black finish/maple fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)}
8. Nishe (piano)
   ^{(chrome finish/maple fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)}
9. United States of Eurasia [watch]
   ^{(chrome finish/maple fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)}
10. Can't Take My Eyes Off You [watch]
    ^{(Manson Mirror Kaoss, candy tangerine/rosewood fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)}
11. Helsinki Jam [watch]
    ^{(Noah Guitars Excalibur)}
12. Undisclosed Desires
    ^{(Manson Keytarcaster, Noah Guitars Excalibur)}
13. City of Delusion riff + Resistance [watch]
    ^{(Manson Red Glitter, Noah Guitars Excalibur)}
14. Starlight [watch]
    ^{(Manson M1D1 Black, chrome finish/maple fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)}
15. Burning Bridges riff + Jimmy Jam + Time Is Running Out [watch]
    ^{(Manson Black Midi, chrome finish/maple fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)}
16. Unnatural Selection
    ^{(Manson Red Glitter, walnut Status The KingBass Mk-II)}

    Encore

17. Exogenesis: Symphony Part I (Overture)
    ^{(Manson Red Glitter, black finish/maple fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)}
18. Plug In Baby (extended) [watch]
    ^{(Manson Mirror, candy tangerine/rosewood fretboard Fender Jazz Bass)}
19. Man With a Harmonica intro + Knights of Cydonia [watch]
    ^{(Manson Chrome Bomber, sunburst Rickenbacker 4003)}

See also

• Nippon Budōkan, Tokyo

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