Bilbao San Mamés 2018 (gig)

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Muse show
Venue	Estadio San Mamés[source?] (MTV World Stage[source?])
Date	3rd November 2018[source?]
Location	Bilbao[source?]
Country	Spain
Songs	15[source?]
Support	Crystal Fighters, Berri Txarrak[source?]
Start (UTC+1)	Click here[source?]
Capacity	53.289[source?]
Price (€)	5[source?]
Sold out?	Yes[source?]

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Later... with Jools Holland	←	MTV World Stage	→	NRJ Music Awards

Part of the Simulation Theory Promo Shows.

Times

• 17:30 - Doors
• 19:30 - Berri Txarrak
• 20:00 - Set Change
• 20:30 - Crystal Fighters
• 21:00 - Set Change
• 21:30 - Muse
• 22:30 - Curfew

Information

Announced on 5th October, Muse will play at the MTV World Stage, which this year is celebrated in Bilbao. Muse have been nominated for Best Rock and Best Live.

The concert was part of the 2018 MTV EMAs, which was suposedly to be broadcasted live on Sunday 4 November, but it wasn't. The concert was partially aired on 22nd December.

They soundchecked Pressure, The Dark Side, Starlight, Supermassive Black Hole, Madness, Thought Contagion, Mercy, Uprising, Knights of Cydonia and Plug in Baby the day before the show, and Pressure, Mercy & Uprising the gig's day.

The first live performance of The 2nd Law: Unsustainable to feature Matt's vocals, and first not promotional Pressure performance (Matt fell on stage during the song). Matt didn't play the guitar during Mercy for the first time.

Pressure video was also played on the EMA Awards the day after the show. Muse didn't won.

Setlist

1. [Drill Sergeant] + Psycho
   ^{(Manson Matt Black FR, green finish green-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
2. Pressure [watch]
   ^{(Manson TronCaster, blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
3. The Dark Side
   ^{(Manson Matt Black Stealth, blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
4. Plug in Baby [watch]
   ^{(Manson Mirror, blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
5. Unsustainable (with vocals)
   ^{(Manson TronCaster, ??-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass 5-string)}
6. Madness [watch]
   ^{(Manson TronCaster, Status Kitara Doubleneck Bass)}
7. Thought Contagion [watch]
   ^{(Manson Chrome FR, sunburst 77´ Fender Jazz Bass)}
8. Supermassive Black Hole [watch]
   ^{(Manson M1D1 Stealth #1, blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
9. Isolated System (short)
10. Dig Down
11. Starlight [watch]
    ^{(stealth finish blue-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
12. Time Is Running Out [watch]
    ^{(Manson Matt Black Stealth, blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}
13. Mercy
    ^{(blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}

    Encore

14. Uprising (extended) [watch]
    ^{(Manson Red Alert, red finish red-LED Status Original Series II)}
15. Man With a Harmonica + Knights of Cydonia [watch]
    ^{(Manson Chrome FR, blue finish white-LED Status Chris Wolstenholme Signature Bass)}