Abu Dhabi Du Arena 2024 (gig)
| Muse show | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Du Arena (Etihad Park)[1] (Yasalam F1 Post-Race Concerts[2]) |
| Date | 8th December 2024[3] |
| Location | Yas Island, Abu Dhabi |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Songs | TBA |
| Support | None |
| Start (UTC+4) | TBA |
| Capacity | 25.000 |
| Price (AED) | 295[4] |
| Sold out? | |
| Gig nav | ||||
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| Hell & Heaven Festival | ← | Formula 1 Grand Prix | → | Soundstorm Festival |
The first of two gigs set to take place in 2024.
Information
Announced on April 23rd, 2024, Muse are set to perform in Abu Dhabi's Du Arena/Etihad Park, as part of the Yasalam F1 Post-Race Concerts, on December 8th, 2024. This will be Muse's second time performing at the venue and at the event itself, with Muse's first Yasalam post-race concert taking place in 2013.
The Show
Staging-wise, a lighter production was utilised, close to the festivals one but without the WOTP burning logo and with small flamethrowers in front of the stage. Will the Hacker was revealed during Compliance, the same way as during the American leg of the Will of the People World Tour.
While the lenght of the setlist echoed the festivals one, there were lots of changes in the order of the songs :
- Simulation Theory Theme / JFK opened the show
- Won't Stand Down was the first song of a show for the first time since May 2022
- Will of the People was played later in the set
- Resistance, Madness and Plug in Baby were played earlier in the show than usual
- Matt returned to playing the end of Compliance on guitar
- Pressure was played for the first time since March 2023
- The band played Hanging in Victory Square from the 1984 score (co-composed by Matt) before Time is Running Out
- Behold, The Glove was not played as an intro to Uprising for the first time since 2022
- The main set closed with Knights of Cydonia
- An unexpected encore was played consisting of Isolated System, Undisclosed Desires and Starlight. Matt wore his LED jacket during the whole encore. Confettis and Streamers were released during the last chorus of Starlight.
Notably, Matt used his Manson Chrome FR for the majority of the songs.
Media
You can watch individual songs which were fan-recorded with the links below.
Setlist
- Simulation Theory Theme (shortened)
/JFK + Won't Stand Down [watch]
(Manson Oryx, satin graphite finish Status Stealth headless 5-string) - Interlude + Hysteria + Back in Black outro
(Manson Chrome FR, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass) - Resistance [watch]
(Manson Chrome FR, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass) - Drill Sergeant (robot voice) + Psycho
(Manson Matt Black FR, woven chrome finish tricolor-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass) - Kill or Be Killed (Felsmann + Tiley Reinterpretation)
- Compliance
(Manson Chrome FR, satin black Fender Jazz Bass) - Madness
(Manson Chrome FR, Status Kitara Doubleneck Bass Mk2) - Thought Contagion
(Manson Chrome FR, satin black Fender Jazz Bass) - Pressure
(Manson Chrome FR, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass) - Plug In Baby (extended)
(Manson Mirror, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass) - Hanging in Victory Square [watch]
(Manson Chrome FR, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass) - Time Is Running Out [watch]
(Manson Chrome FR, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass) - Will of the People (extended) [watch]
(Manson Chrome FR, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass) - Supermassive Black Hole [watch]
(Manson M1D1 Stealth, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass) - Toccata and Fugue in D Minor intro + You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween [watch]
(Manson Chrome FR 2.0, satin graphite finish Status Stealth headless 5-string) - Uprising (extended)
(Manson Fire Red, woven chrome finish tricolor-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass) - Man With a Harmonica + Knights of Cydonia [watch]
(Manson Chrome FR, aqua blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)Encore
- Isolated System (shortened)
- Undisclosed Desires [watch]
(graphite finish Status The KingBass Mk-II) - Prelude + Starlight [watch]
(graphite finish blue-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)