Black Holes and Revelations Tour
Promotional tour by Muse | |
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Location |
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Associated album | Black Holes and Revelations |
Start date | 13 May 2006 |
End date | 17 August 2008 |
Legs | 14 |
No. of shows | 195 |
Muse concert chronology |
The Black Holes and Revelations Tour was a worldwide concert tour by English rock band Muse in support of their fourth studio album Black Holes and Revelations.[1] Lasting at over 2 years, this was the band's longest tour to date.
Overview
[edit]In July 2006 the band announced that they would be going on their "biggest ever tour" in support of the album.[2]
The tour opened with a slot at Radio 1's Big Weekend in Dundee, Scotland, Muse's first concert since the Live 8 concerts in July 2005. During the summer of 2006 the band played their first series of shows, including a headline appearance at the Leeds and Reading Carling Weekend festivals. Following that was a tour that visited most of the world's major continents.[2] The tour saw them travelling over most of the world, including countries such as the UK, most of Europe, the US, Canada, Australia, Japan, China and Korea.[3] This tour also included the band's maiden visits to South-East Asian countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia, and Latin and South America.
The band's shows throughout the Black Holes and Revelations Tour became noted for their increasing usage of special effects. For their Carling Weekend shows the band used a display with neon tubes that had 10 smaller video screens in front, with 5 on the ground and 5 moving behind them. Smaller versions were used for other concerts on the 2006 European Festival circuit, plus on the first two US legs, the first Australian tour and the band's South-East Asian tour.
For the band's main European autumn/winter arena tour, Muse were originally intending to use the same set but changed their set design to a design based upon the H.A.A.R.P. installation in Alaska. The new design included a pod-style drum-riser over the top of drummer Dom Howard's drum kit on stage right while above the stage a pair of pylons carrying light-up tubes occupied the roof space and a giant video screen occupied the back wall. Originally the band wished for the pylon to extend into the audience but lack of money meant this wasn't possible. This show was modified for the 2007 European festival circuit with the drum-riser and kit moved into centre-stage and a new video screen above the riser, with 4 video 'strips' on stage with 2 either side of the drums. The riser was removed from this production at the end of the European festival shows.
Between the European arena and festival/stadium tours, the band embarked on a tour to Australia and the Far East. The band were 2nd on the bill at the 2007 Big Day Out Festival, behind headliners Tool. The band also played sideshows in Sydney and Melbourne before embarking on concerts in South East Asia, Muse's debut concerts. The South East Asia tour led to the band's biggest tour of Japan and a debut Muse show in South Korea. The band then moved to America, playing their biggest North American headline concerts at the time at the Inglewood Forum and the Palacio de los Deportes arena in Mexico City.
The biggest concert of the tour was the two nights that they played in the new Wembley Stadium on 16 and 17 June 2007. They were the first band to play at and sell out the newly rebuilt stadium.[4] The show incorporated much more extensive special effects than other concerts, which included huge satellite dishes, "futuristic" antennas, giant white balls and thousands of lights.[4] The encore featured two acrobats that floated high above the crowd suspended on floating white balloons during the performance of "Blackout", an album track from previous record Absolution.[4] Footage of the latter concert was released on DVD whilst a live CD album contained a selection of recorded tracks from the two nights. Both discs were released as a joint package under the title HAARP.
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After Wembley the tour continued with Muse playing many gigs on the European festival circuits including headline appearances at Rock Werchter and the Benicàssim Festival. The tour then progressed to Muse's biggest North American tour at that point, including appearances at New York City's Madison Square Garden, Morrison's Red Rocks Amphitheatre and a headline appearance at Lollapalooza 2007.
Following that the band then did a tour of Eastern Europe in October before heading for an arena tour of Australia in November, finally ending 2007 at the KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas. The following year saw Muse have a much more relaxed schedule, but still saw Muse make play their first ever gigs in Dubai and South Africa at festivals, before making their gig debuts in South America on a 3-week arena tour.
In April 2008, the band also played a show for the Teenage Cancer Trust at London's Royal Albert Hall, which saw the band perform a much more stripped down show than usual but was also said by the band to be one of their favourite gigs of the tour. The band also performed "Megalomania", the final song from 2nd album Origin of Symmetry, for the first time since 2002, with Matt Bellamy playing the Albert Hall's famous organ.
The tour finished on 17 August 2008 when the band performed a headline slot at the Stafford leg of the British V Festival. For this show plus V's sister show in Chelmsford and a show a few days earlier at Marlay Park in Dublin, the band converted their Wembley satellite dishes into multiple video screens and also used a huge extensive light show.
Personnel
[edit]- Matthew Bellamy – lead vocals, guitar, piano
- Christopher Wolstenholme – bass, backing vocals, harmonica, guitar on "Hoodoo"
- Dominic Howard – drums, backing vocals on "Supermassive Black Hole"
- Morgan Nicholls – keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals, percussion, bass on "Hoodoo"
Tour dates
[edit]Date | City | Country | Venue | Support |
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First leg: Festivals + warm-up shows I | ||||
13 May 2006 | Dundee | United Kingdom | Radio 1's Big Weekend | Various |
7 June 2006 | Milan | Italy | Milan's Rolling Stone | None |
24 June 2006 | Neuhausen ob Eck | Germany | Southside Festival | Various |
28 June 2006 | London | United Kingdom | Shepherd's Bush Empire | None |
30 June 2006 | Werchter | Belgium | Rock Werchter | Various |
1 July 2006 | Arras | France | Main Square Festival | |
2 July 2006 | Belfort | Eurockéennes | ||
8 July 2006 | Kristiansand | Norway | Quart Festival | |
Second leg: North America I | ||||
18 July 2006 | San Francisco | United States | Music Concourse | The Cloud Room |
19 July 2006 | Los Angeles | Greek Theatre | ||
21 July 2006 | San Diego | Soma San Diego | ||
22 July 2006 | Phoenix | Celebrity Theatre | ||
24 July 2006 | Denver | Fillmore Auditorium | ||
26 July 2006 | Minneapolis | State Theatre | ||
27 July 2006 | Chicago | Aragon Ballroom | ||
28 July 2006 | Detroit | The Fillmore Detroit | ||
30 July 2006 | Toronto | Canada | The Docks Concert Theatre | |
31 July 2006 | Montreal | Jacques Cartier Pier | ||
2 August 2006 | Boston | United States | Bank of America Pavilion | |
3 August 2006 | New York City | Hammerstein Ballroom | ||
4 August 2006 | Philadelphia | Electric Factory | ||
6 August 2006 | Atlanta | The Tabernacle | ||
Third leg: Festivals and warm-up shows II | ||||
East Asia | ||||
12 August 2006 | Osaka | Japan | Summer Sonic Festival | Various |
13 August 2006 | Chiba | |||
Europe | ||||
17 August 2006 | Salzburg | Austria | Frequency Festival | Various |
18 August 2006 | Gampel | Switzerland | Gampel Open Air Festival | |
20 August 2006 | Biddinghuizen | Netherlands | Lowlands Festival | |
22 August 2006 | St Austell | United Kingdom | Eden Project | Hey Molly, Nixon and the Burn |
24 August 2006 | Edinburgh | Meadowbank Stadium | My Chemical Romance | |
26 August 2006 | Reading | The Carling Weekend | Various | |
27 August 2006 | Leeds | |||
2 September 2006 | Istanbul | Turkey | Rock'n Coke | |
Fourth leg: North America II | ||||
9 September 2006 | Toronto | Canada | Virgin Festival | Various |
10 September 2006 | Cleveland | United States | Agora Theatre | The Like |
11 September 2006 | Columbus | Lifestyle Communities Pavilion | ||
13 September 2006 | Nashville | War Memorial Auditorium | ||
14 September 2006 | St. Louis | The Pageant | ||
15 September 2006 | Kansas City | Uptown Theatre | ||
17 September 2006 | Austin | Austin City Limits Music Festival | Various | |
18 September 2006 | Houston | Verizon Wireless Theater | The Like | |
19 September 2006 | Grand Prairie | Nokia Theater | ||
21 September 2006 | Paradise | The Joint | ||
23 September 2006 | Devore | Inland Invasion | Various | |
24 September 2006 | Tucson | KFMA Fall Ball Music Festival | ||
26 September 2006 | Salt Lake City | Saltair Pavilion | The Like | |
28 September 2006 | Davis | ARC Pavilion | ||
30 September 2006 | Mountain View | Download Festival | Various | |
3 October 2006 | Portland | Roseland Theater | The Like | |
4 October 2006 | Seattle | Paramount Theatre | ||
Fifth Leg: Europe I | ||||
24 October 2006 | Bilbao | Spain | Bizkaia Arena | Poet in Process |
26 October 2006 | Lisbon | Portugal | Campo Pequeno | |
27 October 2006 | Madrid | Spain | Palacio de Deportes | |
28 October 2006 | Barcelona | Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona | ||
30 October 2006 | Toulouse | France | Le Zénith | |
27 October 2006 | Bordeaux | Patinoire Mériadeck | ||
3 November 2006 | Dublin | Ireland | Point Theatre | Noisettes |
4 November 2006 | Belfast | United Kingdom | Odyssey Arena | |
6 November 2006 | Aberdeen | AECC | ||
7 November 2006 | Glasgow | SECC | ||
10 November 2006 | Manchester | Evening News Arena | ||
11 November 2006 | ||||
12 November 2006 | Cardiff | Cardiff International Arena | ||
14 November 2006 | Birmingham | National Exhibition Centre | ||
15 November 2006 | ||||
17 November 2006 | Nottingham | National Ice Centre | ||
18 November 2006 | Sheffield | Hallam FM Arena | ||
19 November 2006 | Newcastle | Metro Radio Arena | ||
21 November 2006 | London | Wembley Arena | ||
22 November 2006 | ||||
23 November 2006 | ||||
25 November 2006 | Berlin | Germany | Treptow Arena | The Noisettes |
26 November 2006 | Hamburg | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle | ||
28 November 2006 | 's-Hertogenbosch | Netherlands | Brabanthallen | |
29 November 2006 | Böblingen | Germany | Sporthalle | |
1 December 2006 | Rome | Italy | PalaLottomatica | |
2 December 2006 | Bologna | PalaMalaguti | ||
4 December 2006 | Milan | DatchForum | ||
5 December 2006 | Geneva | Switzerland | SEG Geneva Arena | |
6 December 2006 | Winterthur | Eishalle Deutweg | ||
8 December 2006 | Vienna | Austria | Wiener Stadthalle | |
9 December 2006 | Munich | Germany | Zenith | |
11 December 2006 | Lyon | France | Halle Tony Garnier | |
13 December 2006 | Düsseldorf | Germany | Philipshalle | |
14 December 2006 | Paris | France | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy | Razorlight |
15 December 2006 | ||||
17 December 2006 | Nantes | Le Zénith | ||
18 December 2006 | Lille | Zenith de Lille | ||
19 December 2006 | Antwerp | Belgium | Sportpaleis | |
Sixth leg: Asia/ Australasia | ||||
16 January 2007 | Singapore | Singapore | Fort Canning Park | None |
19 January 2007 | Auckland | New Zealand | Big Day Out | Various |
21 January 2007 | Gold Coast | Australia | ||
23 January 2007 | Sydney | Hordern Pavilion | Ground Components | |
24 January 2007 | ||||
25 January 2007 | Big Day Out | Various | ||
28 January 2007 | Melbourne | |||
30 January 2007 | Festival Hall | Ground Components | ||
31 January 2007 | ||||
2 February 2007 | Adelaide | Big Day Out | Various | |
4 February 2007 | Perth | |||
23 February 2007 | Jakarta | Indonesia | Istora Senayan | None |
25 February 2007 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Stadium Negara | |
28 February 2007 | Taipei | Taiwan | Spirit of Taiwan | Various |
3 March 2007 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | AsiaWorld–Expo | None |
7 March 2007 | Seoul | South Korea | Jamsil Arena | |
10 March 2007 | Tokyo | Japan | Shinkiba Studio Coast | |
11 March 2007 | ||||
12 March 2007 | Tokyo International Forum | |||
14 March 2007 | Osaka | Zepp | ||
15 March 2007 | ||||
16 March 2007 | Fukuoka | |||
18 March 2007 | Sendai | |||
19 March 2007 | Nagoya | |||
Seventh leg: North America III | ||||
9 April 2007 | San Francisco | United States | Bill Graham Civic Auditorium | Immigrant |
10 April 2007 | Inglewood | The Forum | ||
12 April 2007 | Mexico City | Mexico | Palacio de los Deportes | None |
15 April 2007 | Frisco | United States | Edgefest | Various |
5 May 2007 | East Rutherford | The Bamboozle | ||
Eighth leg: Europe II | ||||
Europe | ||||
26 May 2007 | Esch-sur-Alzette | Luxembourg | Rockhal | Montevideo |
27 May 2007 | Landgraaf | Netherlands | Pinkpop Festival | Various |
30 May 2007 | Florence | Italy | Piazzale Michelangelo | Juliette and the Licks |
1 June 2007 | Nürburg | Germany | Rock am Ring | Various |
2 June 2007 | Nuremberg | Rock im Park | ||
9 June 2007 | Newport | United Kingdom | Isle of Wight Festival | |
16 June 2007 | London | Wembley Stadium | The Streets, Dirty Pretty Things, Rodrigo y Gabriela | |
17 June 2007 | My Chemical Romance, Biffy Clyro, Shy Child | |||
23 June 2007 | Paris | France | Parc des Princes | Biffy Clyro, We Are Scientists, Archive |
28 June 2007 | Werchter | Belgium | Rock Werchter | Various |
30 June 2007 | Gdynia | Poland | Open'er Festival | |
2 July 2007 | Riga | Latvia | Arena Riga | None |
7 July 2007 | Punchestown | Republic of Ireland | Oxegen | Various |
8 July 2007 | Roskilde | Denmark | Roskilde Festival | |
7 July 2007 | Monaco | Monaco | Stade Louis II | Kaiser Chiefs, Second Sex |
13 July 2007 | Aix-les-Bains | France | Musilac Festival | Various |
14 July 2007 | Locarno | Switzerland | Moon and Stars Festival | |
16 July 2007 | Verona | Italy | Verona Arena | None |
18 July 2007 | Nîmes | France | Arena of Nîmes | |
20 July 2007 | Angoulême | Festival Garden Nef Party | Various | |
23 July 2007 | Benicàssim | Spain | Festival Internacional de Benicàssim | |
23 July 2007 | Nyon | Switzerland | Paléo Festival | |
East Asia | ||||
27 July 2007 | Naeba Ski Resort | Japan | Fuji Rock Festival | Various |
29 July 2007 | Incheon | South Korea | Pentaport Rock Festival | |
Ninth leg: North America IV | ||||
1 August 2007 | Mississauga | Canada | Arrow Hall | Cold War Kids |
2 August 2007 | Sterling Heights | United States | CIMX-FM Annual Birthday Bash | Various |
4 August 2007 | Chicago | Lollapalooza | ||
6 August 2007 | New York City | Madison Square Garden | Cold War Kids | |
9 August 2007 | Fairfax | Patriot Center | ||
10 August 2007 | Philadelphia | Philadelphia Festival Pier | ||
11 August 2007 | Boston | Agganis Arena | ||
9 September 2007 | Seattle | KeyArena | Juliette and the Licks | |
10 September 2007 | Portland | Rose Garden | ||
11 September 2007 | Orem | David O. McKay Events Center | ||
15 September 2007 | Austin | Austin City Limits Music Festival | Various | |
16 September 2007 | Grand Prairie | Nokia Theater | Juliette and the Licks, Immigrant | |
18 September 2007 | Morrison | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | ||
20 September 2007 | Mesa | Mesa Amphitheatre | ||
21 September 2007 | Irvine | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre | ||
22 September 2007 | Chula Vista | Street Scene | Various | |
Tenth leg: Europe III | ||||
4 October 2007 | Athens | Greece | Terra Vibe Park | None |
6 October 2007 | Bucharest | Romania | Stadionul Arcul de Triumf | Brett Anderson |
7 October 2007 | Belgrade | Serbia | Belgrade Arena | None |
9 October 2007 | Zagreb | Croatia | Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall | |
10 October 2007 | Budapest | Hungary | László Papp Budapest Sports Arena | 30Y |
13 October 2007 | Kyiv | Ukraine | Palace of Sports | None |
15 October 2007 | Moscow | Russia | Luzhniki Palace of Sports | |
17 October 2007 | Helsinki | Finland | Helsinki Ice Hall | Manboy |
19 October 2007 | Saint Petersburg | Russia | Ice Palace | None |
20 October 2007 | Trondheim | Norway | Dødens Dal | Inglow |
21 October 2007 | Stockholm | Sweden | Hovet | Stalingrad Cowgirls |
23 October 2007 | Oslo | Norway | Oslo Spektrum | |
24 October 2007 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Forum Copenhagen | Dúné |
Eleventh leg: North America | ||||
28 October 2007 | Las Vegas | United States | Vegoose | Various |
Twelfth leg: Australasia | ||||
10 November 2007 | Perth | Australia | Supreme Court Gardens | The Checks |
14 November 2007 | Adelaide | Adelaide Entertainment Centre | ||
15 November 2007 | Melbourne | Rod Laver Arena | ||
17 November 2007 | Sydney | Sydney Entertainment Centre | ||
21 November 2007 | Brisbane | Riverstage | ||
23 November 2007 | Auckland | New Zealand | Trusts Stadium | |
25 November 2007 | Christchurch | Westpac Arena | ||
Thirteenth leg: KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas | ||||
9 December 2007 | Los Angeles | United States | Gibson Amphitheatre | Various |
Fourteenth leg: Festivals + Charity event | ||||
3 March 2008 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | Dubai Desert Rock Festival | Various |
21 March 2008 | Johannesburg | South Africa | My Coke Fest | Various |
24 March 2008 | Cape Town | |||
12 April 2008[A] | London | United Kingdom | Royal Albert Hall | The Futureheads |
6 June 2008 | Lisbon | Portugal | Rock in Rio | Various |
Fifteenth leg: Latin America | ||||
16 July 2008 | Monterrey | Mexico | Monterrey Arena | Sexy Marvin |
18 July 2008 | Zapopan | Telmex Auditorium | None | |
20 July 2008 | Bogotá | Colombia | Palacio de los Deportes | The Hall Effect |
23 July 2008 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | Teatro Gran Rex | None |
24 July 2008 | ||||
26 July 2008 | Santiago | Chile | Teatro Caupolicán | |
30 July 2008 | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | Vivo Rio | |
31 July 2008 | São Paulo | HSBC Brasil | ||
2 August 2008 | Brasília | Porão do Rock | Various | |
Sixteenth leg:UK/ Ireland | ||||
13 August 2008 | Dublin | Republic of Ireland | Marlay Park | Kasabian, Glasvegas |
16 August 2008 | Chelmsford | United Kingdom | V Festival | Various |
17 August 2008 | Weston-under-Lizard |
- Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
- A This concert was a part of "Teenage Cancer Trust 2008"
Support shows
[edit]Muse performed slots for Depeche Mode in Sweden and My Chemical Romance in the United States. Muse were also due to support My Chemical Romance for another seven dates in the United States, however due to the illness of both bands as they had been struck down with food poisoning, these gigs were canceled.
Date | City | Country | Venue |
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Touring the Angel | |||
7 July 2006 | Stockholm | Sweden | Olympic Stadium |
The Black Parade World Tour | |||
14 April 2007 | Houston | United States | Reliant Arena |
16 April 2007 | San Antonio | AT&T Center | |
18 April 2007 | Pensacola | Civic Center | |
19 April 2007 | Tampa | St. Pete Times Forum | |
22 April 2007 | Fort Lauderdale | BankAtlantic Center | |
24 April 2007 | Duluth | Gwinnett Arena | |
25 April 2007 | Nashville | Municipal Auditorium | |
26 April 2007 | Charlotte | Cricket Arena | |
27 April 2007 | Columbia | Merriweather Post Pavilion | |
28 April 2007 | Williamsburg | The College of William and Mary |
Below is a list of songs played on the Black Holes and Revelations tour:
Album | Song | Times |
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Showbiz (1999) | "Sunburn" | 82 |
"Muscle Museum" | 19 | |
"Showbiz" | 11 | |
"Unintended" | 15 | |
Unintended (2000) | "Nishe" | 1 |
Origin of Symmetry (2001) | "New Born" | 191 |
"Bliss" | 100 | |
"Space Dementia" | 6 | |
"Plug in Baby" | 196 | |
"Citizen Erased" | 44 | |
"Micro Cuts" | 12 | |
"Feeling Good" | 128 | |
"Megalomania" | 1 | |
Hullabaloo Soundtrack (2002) | "Forced In" | 71 |
"Dead Star" | 10 | |
Absolution (2003) | "Apocalypse Please" | 64 |
"Time is Running Out" | 207 | |
"Sing for Absolution" | 19 | |
"Stockholm Syndrome" | 208 | |
"Hysteria" | 204 | |
"Blackout" | 4 | |
"Butterflies & Hurricanes" | 176 | |
"Fury" | 11 | |
"Ruled by Secrecy" | 6 | |
Absolution Tour (2005) | "The Groove" | 6 |
Black Holes and Revelations (2006) | "Take a Bow" | 176 |
"Starlight" | 208 | |
"Supermassive Black Hole" | 204 | |
"Map of the Problematique" | 202 | |
"Soldier's Poem" | 96 | |
"Invincible" | 169 | |
"Assassin" | 54 | |
"Exo-Politics" | 7 | |
"City of Delusion" | 51 | |
"Hoodoo" | 63 | |
"Knights of Cydonia" | 209 |
References
[edit]- ^ "MUSE". Archived from the original on 22 March 2010. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
- ^ a b "Muse announce their biggest ever tour". NME. Retrieved 26 July 2008.
- ^ "Muse Tour Dates 2007". microcuts.net. Archived from the original on 21 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2008.
- ^ a b c "Muse play Wembley Stadium mega gig". NME. 16 June 2007. Retrieved 26 July 2008.
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