Dead Star (live)
This page contains a list of all known performances of Dead Star.
Analysis and Explanation
Dead Star has not been performed as often as most people would generally think. Alongside In Your World, Dead Star had a relatively high chart placement, and was performed at most concerts since its debut in October 2001. When In Your World was abandoned half way through 2002, Dead Star continued to be performed at most concerts. Dead Star, despite being released as a single just the year before, was not performed in 2003.
The Japanese tend to see special songs show up in their setlists and in February 2004 Muse performed Dead Star live again in Japan. After a series of performances in February and March, Dead Star continued to make rare appearances for the remainder of the Absolution tour. Dead Star was soundchecked at a November 2006 gig however, like Fury in July 2006, it was not performed. By 2005, though, Dead Star was removed from setlists. As a special treat for fans, in 2008 Muse performed Dead Star live at the majority of gigs that year.
Since 2008 Dead Star has been a setlist anomaly, only making rare appearances in tours since. For The Resistance tour, Dead Star was merged with Micro Cuts (the latter half of Micro Cuts was played instead of the latter half of Dead Star). This "Dead Cuts", as fans have coined it, has not been seen since its two performances in 2010. Again in 2013 Dead Star made a series of scattered performances including at the famous Tokyo Zepp performance. After being performed once during the March 2015 Psycho UK Tour, Dead Star would only be performed at Download Festival 2015 for the remainder of the Drones tour. Matt cited that fans did not mosh to this song at Download, which was viewed as a letdown and possibly discouraged the band from playing the song again in 2016.
On a less-serious note, if you want to see Dead Star live, make sure it was not performed last year. Dead Star has never been performed live two years in a row since 2001/2002. Try to attend a Japanese gig or a double-night gig. If it's a double-night gig, go to both gigs but hold up a large "Dead Star" sign on the first night and try to get the band's attention. The most common reasons for Dead Star being performed are: it's in Japan, it's at a "rarity gig", or it's at a double-night gig where the band were aware of the song request.
Drones era
2015
# | Date | Venue | Location | Link |
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2 | 2015-06-13 | Download Festival | Derby, England | Watch here |
1 | 2015-03-22 | Manchester Academy | Manchester, England | Watch here |
The 2nd Law era
2013
# | Date | Venue | Location | Link |
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9 | 2013-08-13 | Zepp Tokyo | Tokyo, Japan | Watch here |
8 | 2013-06-29 | Stadio Olimpico | Turin, TO, Italy | Watch here |
7 | 2013-06-22 | Stade de France | Paris, France | Watch here |
6 | 2013-06-01 | Etihad Stadium | Manchester, UK | Watch here |
5 | 2013-05-25 | Emirates Stadium | London, UK | Watch here |
4 | 2013-05-22 | Ricoh Arena | Coventry, UK | Watch here |
3 | 2013-04-16 | Madison Square Garden | New York City, NY, USA | Watch here |
2 | 2013-04-10 | Air Canada Centre | Toronto, ON, Canada | Watch here |
1 | 2013-02-18 | Shepherds Bush Empire (War Child Brits Show) | London, UK | Watch here |
The Resistance era
2010
# | Date | Venue | Location | Link |
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2 | 2010-02-06 | AsiaWorld-Expo | Hong Kong, China | Watch here |
1 | 2010-01-12 | Nippon Budōkan | Tokyo, Japan | Watch here |
Black Holes and Revelations era
2008
# | Date | Venue | Location | Link |
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10 | 2008-08-17 | Weston Park (V Festival) | Weston under Lizard, UK | Watch here |
9 | 2008-08-16 | Hylands Park (V Festival) | Chelmsford, UK | Watch here |
8 | 2008-08-13 | Marlay Park | Dublin, Ireland | Watch here |
7 | 2008-08-02 | Estádio Mané Garrincha (Porão do Rock) | Brasília, Brazil | Watch here |
6 | 2008-07-30 | Vivo Rio | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Watch here (Unwatchable) |
5 | 2008-07-26 | Teatro Caupolicán | Santiago, Chile | Watch here |
4 | 2008-07-23 | Teatro Gran Rex | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Watch here |
3 | 2008-07-20 | Palacio de los Deportes | Bogotá, Colombia | Watch here |
2 | 2008-07-18 | Auditorio Telmex | Guadalajara, Mexico | Watch here |
1 | 2008-07-16 | Arena Monterrey | Monterrey, Mexico | Watch here |
Absolution era
2004
# | Date | Venue | Location | Link |
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22 | 2004-12-19 | Earls Court Exhibition Centre | London, UK | Watch here |
21 | 2004-09-24 | Commodore Ballroom | Vancouver, BC, Canada | |
20 | 2004-09-14 | St. James Theatre | Auckland, New Zealand | |
19 | 2004-09-08 | Festival Hall | Melbourne, VI, Australia | Watch here |
18 | 2004-09-07 | Thebarton Theatre | Adelaide, SA, Australia | |
17 | 2004-09-05 | Metropolis City Concert Club | Perth, WA, Australia | Listen here |
16 | 2004-06-09 | Parque do Tejo (Super Bock Super Rock) | Lisbon, Portugal | |
15 | 2004-05-04 | Empire Events Center | Sacramento, CA, USA | |
14 | 2004-03-25 | Mazda Palace | Turin, TO, Italy | |
13 | 2004-03-24 | Le Summum | Grenoble, France | Watch here (Fragment) |
12 | 2004-03-22 | Le Zénith | Toulouse, France | Listen here |
11 | 2004-03-20 | Velódromo de Anoeta | Donostia-San Sebastián, SS, Spain | Listen here |
10 | 2004-03-19 | Palacio Vistalegre | Madrid, Spain | |
9 | 2004-03-18 | Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada | Granada, GR, Spain | |
8 | 2004-03-16 | Le Zénith | Clermont-Ferrand, France | |
7 | 2004-03-15 | Zénith d'Orléans | Orléans, France | FIND AUDIO |
6 | 2004-03-14 | Le Zénith | Rouen, France | Listen here |
5 | 2004-02-23 | Olympia Theatre | Dublin, Ireland | |
4 | 2004-02-22 | Olympia Theatre | Dublin, Ireland | |
3 | 2004-02-14 | Club Quattro | Hiroshima, Japan | Listen here |
2 | 2004-02-13 | Zepp Fukuoka | Fukuoka, Japan | |
1 | 2004-02-12 | Club Quattro | Osaka, Japan |
Origin of Symmetry era
2002
# | Date | Venue | Location | Link |
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32 | 2002-08-25 | Bramham Park (Carling Weekend) | Leeds, UK | Listen here |
31 | 2002-08-24 | Little John's Farm (Carling Weekend) | Reading, UK | Listen here |
30 | 2002-08-18 | Hohenfelden Reservoir (Highfield Festival) | Hohenfelden, Germany | |
29 | 2002-08-15 | Arène d'Avenches (Rock Oz' Arènes) | Avenches, Switzerland | Listen here |
28 | 2002-08-06 | Óbudai-Sziget (Sziget Fesztivál) | Budapest, BU, Hungary | Listen here |
27 | 2002-08-04 | Herdade da Casa Branca (Festival Sudoeste) | Zambujeira do Mar, Portugal | Watch here |
26 | 2002-08-02 | Festival Internacional de Benicàssim[venue?] | Benicàssim, VC, Spain | Listen here |
25 | 2002-07-26 | Naeba Ski Resort (Fuji Rock Festival) | Yuzawa-machi, Japan | Watch here |
24 | 2002-07-14 | Laulurinne (Ilosaarirock) | Joensuu, IS, Finland | |
23 | 2002-07-12 | Folkets Park (Arvikafestivalen) | Arvika, Sweden | |
22 | 2002-07-08 | Miles Davis Hall (Montreux Jazz Festival) | Montreux, Switzerland | Watch here |
21 | 2002-07-07 | Malsaucy (Eurokéennes) | Belfort, France | Watch here |
20 | 2002-07-06 | Hippodrome Wellington (Seat Beach Rock) | Ostend, Belgium | Listen here |
19 | 2002-07-04 | Midtfyns Festival[venue?] | Ringe, Denmark | FIND AUDIO |
18 | 2002-07-02 | Quart Festival[venue?] | Kristiansand, Norway | |
17 | 2002-06-30 | H2000 Music Festival[venue?] | İstanbul, Turkey | |
16 | 2002-06-23 | Steelworks Festival[venue?] | Luxembourg | |
15 | 2002-06-?? | Pepsi Chart Show[venue?] | London, UK | Watch here |
14 | 2002-05-20 | Megaland (Pinkpop) | Landgraaf, LI, Netherlands | Listen here |
13 | 2002-05-19 | Zeppelinfeld (Rock Im Park) | Nuremberg, Germany | |
12 | 2002-05-18 | Nürburgring (Rock am Ring) | Nürburg, Germany | Watch here |
11 | 2002-05-05 | Dublin Castle (Heineken Green Energy Festival) | Dublin, Ireland | |
9/10 | 2002-05-03 | Riverside Studios (ReCovered) | London, UK | Watch here |
8 | 2002-04-21 | Aula Magna | Lisbon, Portugal | Listen here |
7 | 2002-04-19 | Hard Club | Porto, Portugal | Listen here |
6 | 2002-04-14 | Nosturi | Helsinki, Finland | Listen here |
5 | 2002-04-11 | Arena | Stockholm, Sweden | |
4 | 2002-04-10 | Rockefeller Music Hall | Oslo, Norway | |
3 | 2002-04-09 | Store Vage | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
2 | 2002-04-07 | Maslak Venue | İstanbul, Turkey | |
1 | 2002-04-05 | Rodon Club | Athens, Greece |
2001
# | Date | Venue | Location | Link |
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28 | 2001-12-02 | Imperial Hall | Osaka, Japan | Listen here |
27 | 2001-11-28 | Zepp | Tokyo, Japan | FIND AUDIO |
26 | 2001-11-13 | London Arena | London, UK | |
25 | 2001-11-11 | Civic Hall | Wolverhampton, UK | |
24 | 2001-11-10 | Doncaster Dome | Doncaster, UK | |
23 | 2001-11-09 | Newport | Newport, UK | |
22 | 2001-11-05 | Corn Exchange | Edinburgh, UK | |
21 | 2001-11-03 | Apollo | Manchester, UK | |
20 | 2001-11-02 | Apollo | Manchester, UK | Listen here |
19 | 2001-11-01 | De Montfort Hall | Leicester, UK | |
18 | 2001-10-29 | Zénith | Paris, France | Watch here |
17 | 2001-10-28 | Zénith | Paris, France | Watch here |
16 | 2001-10-26 | Große Freiheit | Hamburg, Germany | |
15 | 2001-10-24 | E-Werk | Cologne, NW, Germany | |
14 | 2001-10-23 | Colosseum | Munich, BY, Germany | Listen here |
13 | 2001-10-22 | Berlin Columbiahalle | Berlin, Germany | Listen here |
12 | 2001-10-21 | Pepsi Music Club | Vienna, Austria | FIND AUDIO |
11 | 2001-10-19 | PalaVobis | Milan, Italy | Listen here |
10 | 2001-10-17 | Zénith | Montpellier, France | FIND AUDIO |
9 | 2001-10-16 | Médoquine | Bordeaux, France | Listen here |
8 | 2001-10-15 | La Riviera | Madrid, Spain | |
7 | 2001-10-13 | Razzmatazz | Barcelona, Spain | |
6 | 2001-10-12 | Halle Tony Garnier | Lyon, France | FIND AUDIO |
5 | 2001-10-11 | Nancy Jazz Pulsations | Nancy, France | Listen here |
4 | 2001-10-09 | Heineken Music Hall (MTV Five-Night Stand) | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
3 | 2001-10-07 | Brielpoort | Deinze, Belgium | FIND AUDIO |
2 | 2001-10-05 | Guildhall | Portsmouth, UK | Listen here |
1 | 2001-10-04 | Pavilions | Plymouth, UK |
See also
This is a table of Origin of Symmetry-era live performances.
Note: white indicates performed at 75-100% of known setlists.
Gainsboro indicates performed at 50-75% of known setlists.
Silver indicates performed at 25-50% of known setlists.
Dark gray indicates performed at 0-25% of known setlists.
Black indicates no known performance that year.
Aqua indicates a performance in the current tour and year for which the final amount of performances is unknown.
All years with unknown setlists (1997-2004) are indicated with small font.
Last updated: May 14, 2022.
Song Title | Release | '96 | '97 | '99 | '00 | '01 | '02 | '03 | '04 | '05 | '06 | '07 | '08 | '09 | '10 | '11 | '12 | '13 | '14 | '15 | '16 | '17 | '18 | '19 | '22 | '23 | # |
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New Born | Origin of Symmetry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 100 | 33 | 48 | 126 | 22 | 81 | 93 | 17 | 36 | 94 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 57 | 6 | 3 | 792 |
Bliss | Origin of Symmetry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 100 | 33 | 48 | 114 | 23 | 76 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 16 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 548 |
Space Dementia | Origin of Symmetry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 33 | 40 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 152 |
Hyper Music | Origin of Symmetry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 93 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 |
Plug In Baby | Origin of Symmetry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 105 | 34 | 48 | 108 | 18 | 90 | 89 | 17 | 43 | 94 | 15 | 27 | 58 | 2 | 49 | 50 | 28 | 11 | 59 | 29 | 56 | 1114 |
Citizen Erased | Origin of Symmetry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 33 | 46 | 108 | 11 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 434 |
Micro Cuts | Origin of Symmetry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 94 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 |
Screenager | Origin of Symmetry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 77 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 |
Darkshines | Origin of Symmetry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
Feeling Good | Origin of Symmetry | 0 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 101 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 78 | 16 | 19 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 490 |
Futurism | Origin of Symmetry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Megalomania | Origin of Symmetry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
Nature_1 | Plug In Baby | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Execution Commentary | Plug In Baby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bedroom Acoustics | Plug In Baby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shrinking Universe | New Born | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Map of Your Head | New Born | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
The Gallery | Bliss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 36 |
Hyper Chondriac Music | Bliss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dead Star | In Your World | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 33 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 |
In Your World | In Your World | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
Can't Take My Eyes Off You |
In Your World | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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