Blackout (live)

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This is a list of missing performances.
Live information
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
1 2016-03-01 Bercy Arena Paris, France Watch Here [B]

The 2nd Law era

2013

# Date Venue Location Link
17 2013-10-20 Palacio de los Deportes Mexico City, Mexico Watch here [B]
16 2013-10-18 Palacio de los Deportes Mexico City, Mexico Watch here [B]
15 2013-10-09 Arena Monterrey Monterrey, Mexico Watch here [B]
14 2013-07-27 Olympiastadion Helsinki, Finland Watch here [B]
13 2013-07-06 Stadio Olimpico Rome, RM, Italy Watch here [B]
12 2013-06-28 Stadio Olimpico Turin, TO, Italy Watch here [B]
11 2013-06-26 Stade Charles-Ehrmann Nice, France Watch here [B]
10 2013-06-22 Stade de France Paris, France Watch here [B]
9 2013-06-21 Stade de France Paris, France Watch here [B]
8 2013-06-18 Werchter Festival Site Werchter, Belgium Watch here [B]
7 2013-06-15 Stade de Suisse Bern, BE, Switzerland Watch here [B]
6 2013-06-07 Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Barcelona, Spain Watch here [B]
5 2013-06-04 Amsterdam ArenA Amsterdam, NH, Netherlands Watch here [B]
4 2013-06-01 Etihad Stadium Manchester, UK Watch here [B]
3 2013-05-26 Emirates Stadium London, UK Watch here [B]
2 2013-05-25 Emirates Stadium London, UK Watch here [B]
1 2013-05-22 Ricoh Arena Coventry, UK Watch here [B]

Black Holes and Revelations era

2007

# Date Venue Location Link
4 2007-06-23 Parc des Princes Paris, France Watch Here [B]
3 2007-06-17 Wembley Stadium London, UK Watch Here (Which is which?)
2 2007-06-16 Wembley Stadium London, UK Watch Here (Which is which?)
1 2007-05-30 Piazzale Michelangelo Florence, Italy Watch Here [B]

Absolution era

2004

# Date Venue Location Link
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
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 FIND AUDIO
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 FIND AUDIO
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 FIND AUDIO
22 2003-11-03 Zénith Nancy, France FIND AUDIO
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 FIND AUDIO
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 Watch here
4 2003-09-10 Trabendo Paris, France Watch here
3 2003-09-07 Cologne Cologne, NW, Germany
2 2003-09-05 Ancienne Belgique Brussels, Belgium Watch here
1 2003-09-03 Melkweg Amsterdam, NH, Netherlands Listen here

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 #
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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