Blackout (live)
#% | MuseWiki ULD has ?/103 performances of this song. This is a list of missing performances. |
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Name | Blackout | |
Tours | Drones (1) The 2nd Law (17) Black Holes and Revelations (4) Absolution (81) | |
First performance | 3rd September 2003 | |
Latest performance | 1st March 2016 | |
Pro-shots | None | |
Audience footage | None | |
Audio recordings | None | |
# of performances | 103 | |
Uno Live Database | #% |
This page contains a list of all known performances of Blackout.
Analysis and Explanation
Blackout was played rather often in 2003, appearing at the majority of gigs though it was skipped at the occasional gig. Upon reaching 2004, however, it was performed only somewhat often throughout the January and February gigs. As a result, very few early 2004 Blackout recordings exist. It would go on to appear at none of the American gigs of April and May 2004, though Blackout would return for a handful of dates before officially returning to the main setlist starting with Glastonbury Festival 2004.
Muse did not perform Blackout at any American dates on the Absolution tour, and dropped it from setlists after the September 2004 Australian tour with the exception of the Earls Court performance. Blackout returned in May 2007 for a short period of time, mostly surrounding the Wembley Stadium performances. The band used a unique live presentation in the form of the Heliosphere, on which two acrobats dangled above the crowd. It wouldn't be until 2013 when Blackout was performed again, though it appeared on the setlist of Dublin Marlay Park 2008 and was about to be performed until only minutes before the gig (poor weather prevented the band from using the Heliosphere used for Blackout, so the song itself was skipped).
For the Unsustainable Tour in the summer of 2013, Blackout was performed at nearly all dates until the beginning of July. After this, the song was performed at three dates in Mexico, but no further performances throughout the 2nd Law era. These three shows in Mexico are the only times Blackout has ever been performed in North America. At a show on the six-night Paris Bercy concerts of February/March 2016, Blackout was performed on the fourth night. For whatever reason it was not performed again throughout the remainder of the year, and when the band surveyed fans in July 2016 of rare songs they would like to perform live, Blackout was not on the list. Perhaps the band felt the performance was not up to standards, though it has since become a fan favourite performance.
It is likely that Blackout will return in the future for occasional performances in the future, though whether or not it will ever be performed live in the United States or Canada has yet to be determined.
Drones era
2016
# | Date | Venue | Location | Link |
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1 | 2016-03-01 | Bercy Arena | Paris, France |
The 2nd Law era
2013
# | Date | Venue | Location | Link |
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17 | 2013-10-20 | Palacio de los Deportes | Mexico City, Mexico | |
16 | 2013-10-18 | Palacio de los Deportes | Mexico City, Mexico | |
15 | 2013-10-09 | Arena Monterrey | Monterrey, Mexico | |
14 | 2013-07-27 | Olympiastadion | Helsinki, Finland | |
13 | 2013-07-06 | Stadio Olimpico | Rome, RM, Italy | |
12 | 2013-06-28 | Stadio Olimpico | Turin, TO, Italy | |
11 | 2013-06-26 | Stade Charles-Ehrmann | Nice, France | |
10 | 2013-06-22 | Stade de France | Paris, France | |
9 | 2013-06-21 | Stade de France | Paris, France | |
8 | 2013-06-18 | Werchter Festival Site | Werchter, Belgium | |
7 | 2013-06-15 | Stade de Suisse | Bern, BE, Switzerland | |
6 | 2013-06-07 | Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys | Barcelona, Spain | |
5 | 2013-06-04 | Amsterdam ArenA | Amsterdam, NH, Netherlands | |
4 | 2013-06-01 | Etihad Stadium | Manchester, UK | |
3 | 2013-05-26 | Emirates Stadium | London, UK | |
2 | 2013-05-25 | Emirates Stadium | London, UK | |
1 | 2013-05-22 | Ricoh Arena | Coventry, UK |
Black Holes and Revelations era
2007
# | Date | Venue | Location | Link |
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4 | 2007-06-23 | Parc des Princes | Paris, France | |
3 | 2007-06-17 | Wembley Stadium | London, UK | |
2 | 2007-06-16 | Wembley Stadium | London, UK | |
1 | 2007-05-30 | Piazzale Michelangelo | Florence, Italy |
Absolution era
2004
# | Date | Venue | Location | Link |
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36 | 2004-12-20 | Earls Court Exhibition Centre | London, UK | FOOTAGE |
35 | 2004-09-12 | Brisbane River Stage | Brisbane, QL, Australia | FIND AUDIO |
34 | 2004-09-10 | Hordern Pavilion | Sydney, NS, Australia | FIND AUDIO |
33 | 2004-09-08 | Festival Hall | Melbourne, VI, Australia | FOOTAGE |
32 | 2004-08-28 | Domaine National de Saint-Cloud (Rock en Seine) | Saint-Cloud, France | FIND AUDIO |
31 | 2004-08-26 | Festivalgelände Wiesen (Two Days a Week) | Wiesen, Austria | |
30 | 2004-08-22 | Weston Park (V Festival) | Weston under Lizard, UK | |
29 | 2004-08-21 | Hylands Park (V Festival) | Chelmsford, UK | |
28 | 2004-07-23 | L'Asse (Paléo Festival - headline) | Nyon, VD, Switzerland | FIND AUDIO |
27 | 2004-07-22 | Arènes de Nîmes (Festival de Nîmes) | Nîmes, France | FOOTAGE |
26 | 2004-07-21 | Amphitheatre | Vallauris, France | |
25 | 2004-07-19 | Festival les Nuits Bleues | Les Moutiers-en-Retz, France | |
24 | 2004-07-18 | Antic Arena | Vienne, France | FOOTAGE |
23 | 2004-07-10 | Balado Park (T in the Park) | Kinross, Scotland, UK | |
22 | 2004-07-04 | Roskilde fairgrounds (Roskilde Festival) | Roskilde, Denmark | |
21 | 2004-07-03 | Werchter Festival[venue?] | Werchter, Belgium | FIND AUDIO |
20 | 2004-07-02 | Festivalgeländ (Open Air Festival—headline) | St. Gallen, Switzerland | FIND AUDIO |
19 | 2004-06-27 | Worthy Farm (Glastonbury Festival - headline) | Pilton, UK | FOOTAGE |
18 | 2004-06-12 | Tennis Stadium | Rome, Italy | |
17 | 2004-05-31 | Megaland (Pinkpop) | Landgraaf, LI, Netherlands | FOOTAGE |
16 | 2004-03-25 | Mazda Palace | Turin, TO, Italy | |
15 | 2004-03-24 | Le Summum | Grenoble, France | |
14 | 2004-03-22 | Le Zénith | Toulouse, France | FIND AUDIO |
13 | 2004-03-20 | Velódromo de Anoeta | Donostia-San Sebastián, SS, Spain | FIND AUDIO |
12 | 2004-03-19 | Palacio Vistalegre | Madrid, Spain | |
11 | 2004-03-18 | Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada | Granada, GR, Spain | |
10 | 2004-03-16 | Le Zénith | Clermont-Ferrand, France | |
9 | 2004-03-15 | Zénith d'Orléans | Orléans, France | FIND AUDIO |
8 | 2004-03-14 | Le Zénith | Rouen, France | FIND AUDIO |
7 | 2004-02-23 | Olympia Theatre | Dublin, Ireland | |
6 | 2004-02-22 | Olympia Theatre | Dublin, Ireland | |
5 | 2004-02-11 | Namba Hach | Osaka, Japan | |
4 | 2004-02-09 | Diamond Hall | Nagoya, Japan | |
3 | 2004-02-07 | Bay NK Hall | Tokyo, Japan | FOOTAGE |
2 | 2004-01-27 | Hi-Fi Bar and Ballroom | Melbourne, VI, Australia | |
1 | 2004-01-19 | Metro Theatre | Sydney, NS, Australia |
2003
# | Date | Venue | Location | Link |
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45 | 2003-12-10 | Laugardalshöll | Reykjavík, Iceland | |
44 | 2003-12-07 | Westpoint Arena | Clyst St Mary, UK | FIND AUDIO |
43 | 2003-12-05 | International Centre | Bournemouth, UK | FIND AUDIO |
42 | 2003-12-04 | Brighton Centre | Brighton, UK | |
41 | 2003-12-03 | NEC Arena | Birmingham, UK | |
40 | 2003-12-01 | International Arena | Cardiff, UK | FIND AUDIO |
39 | 2003-11-29 | Manchester Evening News Arena | Manchester, UK | FIND AUDIO |
38 | 2003-11-28 | National Ice Centre Arena | Nottingham, UK | FIND AUDIO |
37 | 2003-11-27 | Wembley Arena | London, UK | FIND AUDIO |
36 | 2003-11-25 | Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre | Glasgow, UK | |
35 | 2003-11-22 | Le Rhenus | Strasbourg, France | FIND AUDIO |
34 | 2003-11-21 | E-Werk | Cologne, Germany | |
33 | 2003-11-20 | Sportzcentrum Tagerhard | Wettingen, Switzerland | |
32 | 2003-11-18 | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy | Paris, France | FIND AUDIO |
31 | 2003-11-16 | Palais Nikaia | Nice, France | FIND AUDIO |
30 | 2003-11-14 | La Riviera | Madrid, Spain | |
29 | 2003-11-13 | Razzmatazz | Barcelona, Spain | |
28 | 2003-11-11 | Marseille Dôme | Marseille, France | FIND AUDIO |
27 | 2003-11-10 | Halle Tony Garnier | Lyon, France | FIND AUDIO |
26 | 2003-11-08 | Amphitheatre | Angers, France | FIND AUDIO |
25 | 2003-11-07 | Forest National | Brussels, Belgium | FIND AUDIO |
24 | 2003-11-06 | Ahoy | Rotterdam, ZH, Netherlands | FIND AUDIO |
23 | 2003-11-04 | Zénith | Lille, France | |
22 | 2003-11-03 | Zénith | Nancy, France | |
21 | 2003-11-02 | Geneva Arena | Geneva, GE, Switzerland | FIND AUDIO |
20 | 2003-10-31 | Sport Hall | Pordenone, PN, Italy | |
19 | 2003-10-30 | Sporthall Piazza Azzarita | Bologna, BO, Italy | |
18 | 2003-10-28 | Sashall | Florence, FI, Italy | |
17 | 2003-10-27 | Mazda Palace | Milan, MI, Italy | |
16 | 2003-10-24 | Zenith | Munich, BY, Germany | FIND AUDIO |
15 | 2003-10-23 | Zenith (Confirm gig's existence) | Munich, BY, Germany | |
14 | 2003-10-22 | Stadthalle Offenbach | Offenbach am Main, HE, Germany | |
13 | 2003-10-19 | Große Freiheit | Hamburg, HH, Germany | |
12 | 2003-10-18 | Große Freiheit | Hamburg, HH, Germany | |
11 | 2003-10-16 | Vega | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
10 | 2003-10-15 | Rockefeller Music Hall | Oslo, Norway | |
9 | 2003-10-14 | Stockholm Cirkus | Stockholm, Sweden | FIND AUDIO |
8 | 2003-10-12 | Nosturi | Helsinki, Finland | |
7 | 2003-10-11 | Nosturi | Helsinki, Finland | FIND AUDIO |
6 | 2003-09-22 | Carling Academy | London, UK | FOOTAGE |
5 | 2003-09-15 | MTV Studios (MTV Italy) | Milan, MI, Italy | FOOTAGE |
4 | 2003-09-10 | Trabendo | Paris, France | FOOTAGE |
3 | 2003-09-07 | Cologne | Cologne, NW, Germany | |
2 | 2003-09-05 | Ancienne Belgique | Brussels, Belgium | FOOTAGE |
1 | 2003-09-03 | Melkweg | Amsterdam, NH, Netherlands | FIND AUDIO |
See also
This is a table of Absolution-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: April 15, 2022.
Song Title | Release | '02 | '03 | '04 | '05 | '06 | '07 | '08 | '09 | '10 | '11 | '12 | '13 | '14 | '15 | '16 | '17 | '18 | '19 | '22 | '23 | # |
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Intro | Absolution | 0 | 40 | 89 | 21 | 20 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 269 |
Apocalypse Please | Absolution | 18 | 40 | 89 | 21 | 24 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 287 |
Time Is Running Out | Absolution | 0 | 53 | 131 | 23 | 90 | 101 | 17 | 48 | 94 | 15 | 29 | 91 | 3 | 59 | 81 | 32 | 13 | 61 | 20 | 54 | 1016 |
Sing for Absolution | Absolution | 0 | 41 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 |
Stockholm Syndrome | Absolution | 0 | 49 | 129 | 22 | 90 | 101 | 17 | 34 | 86 | 15 | 17 | 52 | 3 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 57 | 10 | 10 | 773 |
Falling Away With You | Absolution | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Interlude | Absolution | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 95 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 3 | 54 | 59 | 34 | 9 | 59 | 30 | 57 | 507 |
Hysteria | Absolution | 17 | 51 | 133 | 23 | 89 | 97 | 17 | 49 | 95 | 12 | 16 | 60 | 3 | 54 | 59 | 34 | 9 | 59 | 30 | 57 | 964 |
Blackout | Absolution | 0 | 45 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 |
Butterflies & Hurricanes | Absolution | 0 | 47 | 126 | 22 | 71 | 89 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 405 |
The Small Print | Absolution | 20 | 27 | 89 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 |
Fury | Absolution | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
Endlessly | Absolution | 0 | 41 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
Thoughts of a Dying Atheist | Absolution | 0 | 46 | 47 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 |
Ruled by Secrecy | Absolution | 0 | 0 | 73 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
The Groove | Time Is Running Out | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Eternally Missed | Hysteria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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