Chelmsford Hylands Park 2008 (gig)
| Muse show | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Hylands Park[1] (V Festival[2]—main stage headline[2]) |
| Date | 16th August 2008[2] |
| Location | Chelmsford[2] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Songs | 15[3] |
| Support | [source?] |
| Start (UTC+1) | 21:20 (Muse)[5] |
| Capacity | Unknown |
| Price (GBP) | 145.00 (camping), 125.00 (weekend), 70.00 (one day)[6] |
| Sold out? | Unknown |
| Gig nav | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlay Park | ← | V Festival, Chelmsford | → | V Festival, Staffordshire |
Information
A user of Drowning in Sound claimed on the 21st of January that a "reliable industry source" indicated that Muse would be headlining V Festival 2008.[7] Three days later, Glastonbury organiser Michael Eavis commented that he'd heard that Muse were playing V Festival.[8] In the comment, he appeared unsure - this belief may have derived from rumours started by the aforementioned claim.[7][8] Following Eavis' comment, eFestivals listed Muse as a "strong rumour".[9] However, on the 29th of January they removed Muse.[9] The next day, an eFestivals admin stated they had information that Muse were not going to play V Festival 2008.[10] This information proved to be false, as on the 12th of February, the Muse website announced Muse would be playing V Festival 2008.[2]
The first pre-sale took place on the 3rd of March, for customers of Virgin Media or Virgin Mobile services only. A second pre-sale spanned the hour before general sale, at 09:00 on the 7th of March.[11] Tickets went on sale the same day[2] at 10:00.[12]
Matthew Bellamy initially said in the June 2008 issue of Q magazine that "a couple of new songs should be played",[source?] but later recanted during a July after-show party, wherein he stated that no new music would be played live this year.[13] As previously hinted at,[source?] the band submitted a plan to the festival's health and safety personnel, for a "stunt" involving a model UFO approaching the stage. This plan was rejected.[14]
The Show
Bellamy tossed his Manson Chrome Bomber across the stage at the end of Knights of Cydonia.
Attire
Bellamy started off by wearing his black & white nylon jacket with red jeans, before later removing the jacket to reveal a red shirt, Wolstenholme wore black and white and Dominic Howard wore a black shirt with blue trousers.
Speech
| After Knights of Cydonia | Bellamy | "Thank you!" |
| Howard | "You guys rock, we love you.... Take care, see you again, cheers". |
Media
A pro-video shot of Dead Star was released as a form of a Christmas gift. Supermassive Black Hole, Hysteria, and Knights of Cydonia were shown on 4Music. A full HD rip of these three songs with remastered audio can be found on MuseBootlegs here.
Setlist
- Map of the Problematique + Who Knows Who riff
(Manson Black Midi) - Supermassive Black Hole [watch]
(Manson Red Glitter, red Fender Jazz Bass) - Dead Star
(Manson Black Midi) - New Born + Headup riff + Ashamed outro
(Manson Red Glitter) - Hysteria [watch]
(Manson Chrome Bomber, red Fender Jazz Bass) - Butterflies & Hurricanes
(Manson Mirror) - Feeling Good
- Space Dementia
- Osaka Jam
- Invincible
(Manson Kaoss) - Jimmy Jam + Time Is Running Out
(Manson Red Glitter) - Reapers riff + Stockholm Syndrome + Township Rebellion outro + Execution Commentary riff + riff
(Manson Black Midi) - Take a Bow
(Manson Red Glitter)Encore 1
- Starlight
(Manson Black Midi) - Plug In Baby
(Manson Mirror)Encore 2
- Man With a Harmonica intro + Knights of Cydonia [watch]
(Manson Chrome Bomber, Rickenbacker 4003)
References
- ↑ (2008-01). [Official information]. V Festival website. Retrieved 2008-01-21 from vfestival.com.
- ↑ a b c d e f V Festival Announcement! (2008-02-12). Muse website. Retrieved 2008-02-12 from muse.mu[dead link].
- ↑ Amy 'Plug In Amy'. (2008-08-16). [Forum post]. Muselive. Retrieved 2008-08-16 from www.muselive.com.
- ↑ a b (2008-03-04). [Official lineup]. V Festival website. Retrieved 2008-03-04 from www.vfestival.com.
- ↑ Vfestival08. (2008-08-16). [Muse onstage announcement]. Twitter. Retrieved 2008-08-16 from twitter.com.
- ↑ (2008-03-04). [Ticket information]. V Festival website. Retrieved 2008-03-04 from www.vfestival.com.
- ↑ a b Kev Kharas. (2008-01-21). Muse and the Verve headlining V Festival, apparently. Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 2008-01-25 from drownedinsound.com.
- ↑ a b Four rumours ruled out of Glastonbury (2008-01-24). Virtual Festivals. Retrieved 2008-01-25 from virtualfestivals.com. [verify]
- ↑ a b judderman. (2008-01-30). [Forum post]. Muse forum. Retrieved 2008-01-30 from board.muse.mu.
- ↑ eFestivals. (2008-01-30). [eFestivals forum post]. eFestivals forum. Retrieved 2008-01-30 from efestivals.co.uk.
- ↑ V Festival Pre-Sale! (2008-03-04). Muse website. Retrieved 2008-03-04 from muse.mu[dead link].
- ↑ (2008). [Official information]. V Festival website. Retrieved 2008-02-18 from www.vfestival.com.
- ↑ SOUSOUS. (2008-07-21). [Forum post]. Muse forum. Retrieved 2008-07-21 from board.muse.mu.
- ↑ World Entertainment News Network. (2008-08-12). Festival organisers ban Muse stunt. Yahoo News. Retrieved 2008-08-12 from uk.news.yahoo.com.