Chicago United Center 2023 (gig)

Will Of The People Tour U.S. dates poster

The inflatable "Kill or Be Killed" demon (source)

Setlist of the show

Muse show
Venue	United Center
Date	25th February 2023
Location	Chicago, IL
Country	USA
Songs	23
Support	Evanescence, One Ok Rock
Start (CDT)	17:30 (doors), 18:30 (One Ok Rock), 19:30 (Evanescence), 21:00
Capacity	23.500
Price (USD)	125
Sold out?	No

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Part of the Will of the People World Tour. First show of the U.S. leg of the tour.

Information

Announced on September 29th, 2022, tickets came on-sale October 7th at 10AM, local time. Members pre-sale began October 4th, at 10AM, local. To access the pre-sale code, members account must've been createad prior to September 19th, 2022.

Muse were supported by Evanescence and One Ok Rock.

The Show

• The Cherub Rock riff was played again after the 2018 and 2019 Chicago gigs, as a tribute to Smashing Pumpkins, being a Chicago-based band.
• Fire cannons were placed behind the band and on each side of the stage, as opposed to being located alongside the entire front of the stage.
• The on-stage set had notably more lights than the Mexican tour set-up, including six overhead LED light structures, able to move up and down, forming different shapes above the band.
• Streamers were released during Compliance, while confetti was released during Verona. Rain confetti were released during Isolated System and Resistance.
• Similar to the Simulation Theory World Tour or The Unsustainable Tour, a slightly larger B-stage with a sinking floor was included in the setup.
• Kill or Be Killed's Feilsmann + Tiley remix was played from tape as an interstitial before Compliance, replacing The Gallery. During this interstitial time, the inflatable figure of Will the Hacker was erected.
• Verona got its tour debut on this gig, as did Isolated System's shortened version and Resistance, both played for the first time since 2018, with Dom playing a sample pad on the B-stage for Isolated System, wearing the hacker mask.
• The Dark Side's Alternate Reality version was played live for the first time, with Matt sitting on Will the Hacker's inflatable shoulder while playing slide guitar.
• Matt played a new Fender guitar for both Verona and The Dark Side.
• Simulation Theory Theme made its return as an interstitial before the encore, almost exactly like the Simulation Theory World Tour but this time with the addition of the JFK speech. The speech was reworked to feature a marching sound effect in the background.
• A massive demon-like inflatable figure, named by Bellamy himself as "Baph", (as seen on the cover of Kill or Be Killed's Feilsmann + Tiley Reinterpretation) was aired during Kill or Be Killed with arms on each side of the stage and an ability to light-up its skeleton and its eyes. More fire was used during the updated production for the song, as opposed to previous performances.

Timetable

• 16:30 - Concert club doors
• 17:30 - General admission
• 18:30 - One Ok Rock
• 19:30 - Evanescence
• 21:00 - Muse

Media

This concert is expected to be fully recorded by fans.

Setlist

1. Will of the People (extended)
   ^{(Manson Chrome FR 2.0, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
2. Interlude + Hysteria + Cherub Rock riff
   ^{(Manson Chrome FR 2.0, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
3. Drill Sergeant (robot voice) + Psycho
   ^{(Manson Matt Black FR, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
4. Bliss (extended)
   ^{(Manson Matt Black FR, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
5. Kill or Be Killed intro + Won't Stand Down
   ^{(Manson Oryx, stealth finish Status S2-Classic 5-string)}
6. Kill or Be Killed (Feilsmann + Tiley Reinterpretation)
7. Compliance
   ^{(Manson M1D1 Stealth, satin black Fender Jazz Bass)}
8. Thought Contagion
   ^{(Manson Matt Black FR, satin black Fender Jazz Bass)}
9. Verona
   ^{(, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
10. Time Is Running Out
    ^{(Manson M1D1 Stealth, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
11. Isolated System (shortened)
12. Resistance
    ^{(Manson MB-1 Blue, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
13. Toccata and Fugue in D Minor intro + You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween
    ^{(Manson Chrome FR 2.0, stealth finish Status S2-Classic 5-string)}
14. Madness
    ^{(Manson MB-1 Blue, Status Kitara Doubleneck Bass Mk2)}
15. We Are Fucking Fucked
    ^{(Manson Matt Black FR, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
16. The Dark Side (Alternate Reality Version) (Instrumental)
    ^{(Unknown, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
17. Supermassive Black Hole
    ^{(Manson M1D1 Stealth, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
18. Plug In Baby (extended) + Sweet Child O' Mine riff
    ^{(Manson Mirror 2.0, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
19. Behold, The Glove
    ^{(aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
20. Uprising (extended)
    ^{(Manson Red Alert, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
21. Prelude + Starlight
    ^{(graphite finish red-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}

    Encore

    Simulation Theory Theme (shortened)
22. JFK + Kill or Be Killed
    ^{(Manson Oryx, stealth finish Status S2-Classic 5-string)}
23. Man With a Harmonica + Knights of Cydonia
    ^{(Manson Chrome FR, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}

Gallery

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  The six overhead LED light structures moving above the band

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  Matt on Will's shoulder during The Dark Side's Alternate Reality Version

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  Pic from the FOH, taken by Marc Carolan

See also

• United Center, Chicago

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