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DeutschWill of the People World Tour
| World tour by Muse | |
 A view from the concert at Foro Sol in Mexico City (23 January 2023) | |
| Associated album | Will of the People |
|---|---|
| Start date | 7 April 2022 |
| End date | 4 November 2023 |
| Legs | 8 |
| No. of shows | 90 |
| Muse concert chronology | |
The Will of the People World Tour was a world concert tour by English rock band Muse, in support of their ninth studio album, Will of the People (2022). The tour began in April 2022 and concluded in November 2023. The tour was Muse's first since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and is also the first to feature new touring member Dan Lancaster,[1] who replaced long-time touring member Morgan Nicholls.[2] The Will of the People World Tour also became the band´s fifth consecutive album concert tour to sell over one million tickets and gross over $100 million.
Set list
[edit]The following set list was obtained from the concert held on 26 February 2023 at Target Center in Minneapolis, United States.[3] It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
- "Will of the People" (extended intro)
- "Hysteria" (with "Interlude" intro)
- "Psycho" (with "Drill Sergeant" intro)
- "Bliss"
- "Won't Stand Down"
- "Compliance"
- "Thought Contagion"
- "Verona"
- "Time Is Running Out" (with "Interstitial 'Parkour'" intro)
- "The 2nd Law: Isolated System" (shortened)
- "Resistance"
- "You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween"
- "Madness"
- "We Are Fucking Fucked"
- "The Dark Side" (Alternate Reality instrumental version)
- "Supermassive Black Hole"
- "Plug In Baby" (with "Interstitial 'Driving'" intro)
- "Behold, the Glove" (Matt Bellamy song)
- "Uprising"
- "Starlight" (with "Prelude" intro)
- Encore
- "Kill or Be Killed" (with "Simulation Theory Theme / [JFK]" intro)
- "Knights of Cydonia" (with "Man With A Harmonica" intro)
Shows
[edit]| Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening acts | Attendance | Revenue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leg 1 — Warm-up and charity shows | ||||||||
| 7 April 2022[a] | Exeter | England | Exeter Cavern Club | — | 150 | — | ||
| 9 May 2022[b] | London | Eventim Apollo | 10,078 | — | ||||
| 10 May 2022[c] | Razorlight | — | ||||||
| Leg 2 — European summer festivals | ||||||||
| 4 June 2022[d] | Nürburg | Germany | Nürburgring | — | — | — | ||
| 5 June 2022[e] | Nuremberg | Zeppelinfeld | — | — | ||||
| 9 June 2022[f] | Nickelsdorf | Austria | Pannonia Fields II | — | — | |||
| 11 June 2022[g] | Berlin | Germany | Tempelhof Airport | — | — | |||
| 17 June 2022[h] | Florence | Italy | Visarno Arena | — | — | |||
| 18 June 2022[i] | Lisbon | Portugal | Bela Vista Park | — | — | |||
| 19 June 2022[j] | Newport | England | Seaclose Park | — | — | |||
| 21 June 2022[k] | Sopron | Hungary | Löver Camping | — | — | |||
| 23 June 2022[l] | Odense | Denmark | Tusindårsskoven | — | — | |||
| 26 June 2022[m] | Calvià | Spain | Antiguo Aquapark | — | — | |||
| 29 June 2022[n] | Athens | Greece | Olympic Sports Complex | — | — | |||
| 2 July 2022[o] | St. Gallen | Switzerland | Festivalgeländ | — | — | |||
| 3 July 2022[p] | Belfort | France | Lac de Malsaucy | — | — | |||
| 6 July 2022[q] | Hérouville-Saint-Clair | Château de Beauregard | — | — | ||||
| 8 July 2022[r] | Madrid | Spain | Espacio Mad Cool | — | — | |||
| 10 July 2022[s] | Céret | France | Château d'Aubiry | — | — | |||
| 8 September 2022[t] | Vigo | Spain | Balaídos | Years & Years The Killer Barbies | 17,000 | — | ||
| 10 September 2022[u] | Málaga | Recinto Ferial | — | — | — | |||
| 13 September 2022[v] | Cologne | Germany | Media Park | — | — | |||
| Leg 3 — Intimate and Festival shows | ||||||||
| 4 October 2022 | Los Angeles | United States | Wiltern Theatre | Tapei Houston | 2,300 | — | ||
| 8 October 2022 [w] | Clermont | James B. Beam Distillery | — | — | — | |||
| 9 October 2022[x] | Sacramento | Discovery Park | — | — | ||||
| 11 October 2022 | Chicago | Riviera Theatre | Brigitte Calls Me Baby | — | — | |||
| 14 October 2022 | Toronto | Canada | History | Softcult | 2,500 | — | ||
| 16 October 2022 | New York City | United States | Beacon Theatre | Thick | 2,894 | — | ||
| 23 October 2022 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Royal Theater Carré | Robin Kester | 1,500 | — | ||
| 25 October 2022 | Paris | France | Salle Pleyel | Bandit Bandit | 2,500 | — | ||
| 26 October 2022 | Milan | Italy | Alcatraz | Le Frequenze di Tesla | — | — | ||
| 28 October 2022 | Berlin | Germany | Admiralspalast | — | — | — | ||
| 3 December 2022[y] | Fort Lauderdale | United States | Fort Lauderdale Beach | — | — | |||
| Leg 4 — North America | ||||||||
| 18 January 2023 | Monterrey | Mexico | Estadio Banorte | The Warning | 16,485 (80.15%) | $1,496,497 | ||
| 20 January 2023 | Guadalajara | Arena VFG | 13,128 (100%) | $1,152,938 | ||||
| 22 January 2023 | Mexico City | Foro Sol | 107,270 (100%) | $6,764,113 | ||||
| 23 January 2023 | ||||||||
| 25 February 2023 | Chicago | United States | United Center | Evanescence One Ok Rock | — | — | ||
| 26 February 2023 | Minneapolis | Target Center | — | — | ||||
| 28 February 2023 | Austin | Moody Center | 10,558 (100%) | $1,072,723 | ||||
| 2 March 2023 | Houston | Toyota Center | — | — | ||||
| 3 March 2023 | Fort Worth | Dickies Arena | 11,655 (100%) | $1,287,249 | ||||
| 5 March 2023 | St. Louis | Chaifetz Arena | 6,662 (100%) | $584,000 | ||||
| 7 March 2023 | Columbus | Nationwide Arena | — | — | ||||
| 9 March 2023 | Toronto | Canada | Scotiabank Arena | — | — | |||
| 11 March 2023 | Quebec City | Videotron Centre | — | — | ||||
| 12 March 2023 | ||||||||
| 14 March 2023 | Montreal | Bell Centre | — | — | ||||
| 15 March 2023 | ||||||||
| 17 March 2023 | New York City | United States | Madison Square Garden | 13,099 (100%) | $1,414,150 | |||
| 19 March 2023 | Philadelphia | Wells Fargo Center | — | — | ||||
| 2 April 2023 | Glendale | Desert Diamond Arena | Evanescence Highly Suspect | — | — | |||
| 4 April 2023 | Denver | Ball Arena | — | — | ||||
| 6 April 2023 | Los Angeles | Crypto.com Arena | 12,811 (100%) | $1,568,543 | ||||
| 8 April 2023 | Las Vegas | T-Mobile Arena | — | — | ||||
| 10 April 2023 | San Diego | Pechanga Arena | 9,664 (100%) | $942,000 | ||||
| 12 April 2023 | Anaheim | Honda Center | — | — | ||||
| 14 April 2023 | Oakland | Oakland Arena | 11,711 (100%) | $1,125,120 | ||||
| 16 April 2023 | Portland | Moda Center | — | — | ||||
| 18 April 2023 | Seattle | Climate Pledge Arena | 12,293 (100%) | $1,575,075 | ||||
| 20 April 2023 | Salt Lake City | Vivint Arena | — | — | ||||
| 6 May 2023[z] | Atlanta | Central Park | — | — | — | |||
| Leg 5 — Europe | ||||||||
| 27 May 2023 | Plymouth | England | Home Park | Royal Blood The Warning | — | — | ||
| 1 June 2023[aa] | Aarhus | Denmark | Ådalen | — | — | — | ||
| 3 June 2023 | Wiener Neustadt | Austria | Stadion Open Air | Royal Blood One Ok Rock | — | — | ||
| 7 June 2023 | The Hague | Netherlands | Malieveld | 67,000 (100%)[4][5] | — | |||
| 9 June 2023 | Cologne | Germany | RheinEnergieStadion | — | — | |||
| 11 June 2023[ab] | Hradec Králové | Czech Republic | Hradec Králové Airport | — | — | — | ||
| 15 June 2023 | Lyon | France | Groupama Stadium | Royal Blood The Warning | — | — | ||
| 17 June 2023[ac] | Scheeßel | Germany | Eichenring | — | — | — | ||
| 18 June 2023[ad] | Neuhausen ob Eck | Neuhausen ob Eck Airfield | — | — | ||||
| 20 June 2023 | Huddersfield | England | John Smith's Stadium | Royal Blood The Warning | — | — | ||
| 23 June 2023 | Glasgow | Scotland | Bellahouston Park | Twin Atlantic The Warning | — | — | ||
| 25 June 2023 | Milton Keynes | England | National Bowl | Royal Blood The Warning | — | — | ||
| 29 June 2023 | Bordeaux | France | Matmut Atlantique | Royal Blood One Ok Rock | — | — | ||
| 1 July 2023[ae] | Werchter | Belgium | Werchter Festivalpark | — | — | — | ||
| 4 July 2023 | Santander | Spain | Campos de Sport de El Sardinero | Royal Blood One Ok Rock | 23,000 (100%) | — | ||
| 6 July 2023[af] | Nancy | France | Zénith de Nancy | One Ok Rock | — | — | ||
| 8 July 2023 | Saint-Denis | Stade de France | Royal Blood One Ok Rock | — | — | |||
| 12 July 2023 | Bern | Switzerland | Areal OpenAir | Royal Blood Emilie Zoé | — | — | ||
| 15 July 2023 | Marseille | France | Orange Vélodrome | Royal Blood One Ok Rock | — | — | ||
| 18 July 2023 | Rome | Italy | Stadio Olimpico | — | — | |||
| 22 July 2023 | Milan | San Siro | — | — | ||||
| Leg 6 — Asia | ||||||||
| 29 July 2023 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | Bukit Jalil National Stadium | Kyoto Protocol | 53,000 | — | ||
| Leg 7 — UK and Ireland | ||||||||
| 27 September 2023 | Dublin | Ireland | 3Arena | Nova Twins | — | — | ||
| 29 September 2023 | Manchester | England | AO Arena | — | — | |||
| 1 October 2023 | London | The O2 Arena | — | — | ||||
| 2 October 2023 | — | — | ||||||
| Leg 8 — Mexico | ||||||||
| 4 November 2023[ag] | Toluca | Mexico | Foro Pegaso | — | — | — | ||
Notes
[edit]- ^ The concert in Exeter on 7 April 2022 was a secret invitation-only promotional warm-up concert ahead of the main tour.
- ^ The concert in London on 9 May 2022 was a charity concert to raise money for the victims of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- ^ The concert in London on 10 May 2022 was a charity concert to raise money for The Big Issue.
- ^ The concert in Nürburg on 4 June 2022 was part of the Rock am Ring festival.
- ^ The concert in Nuremberg on 5 June 2022 was part of the Rock im Park festival.
- ^ The concert in Nickelsdorf on 9 June 2022 was part of the Nova Rock Festival.
- ^ The concert in Berlin on 11 June 2022 was part of the Tempelhof Sounds festival.
- ^ The concert in Florence on 9 June 2022 was part of the Firenze Rocks festival.
- ^ The concert in Lisbon on 18 June 2022 was part of the Rock in Rio Lisboa festival.
- ^ The concert in Newport on 19 June 2022 was part of the Isle of Wight Festival.
- ^ The concert in Sopron on 21 June 2022 was part of the VOLT Festival.
- ^ The concert in Odense on 23 June 2022 was part of the Tinderbox Festival.
- ^ The concert in Calvià on 26 June 2022 was part of the Mallorca Live Festival.
- ^ The concert in Athens on 29 June 2022 was part of the Ejekt Festival.
- ^ The concert in St. Gallen on 2 July 2022 was part of the Open Air St. Gallen festival.
- ^ The concert in Belfort on 3 July 2022 was part of the Eurockéennes festival.
- ^ The concert in Héroville-Saint-Claire on 6 July 2022 was part of the Festival Beauregard.
- ^ The concert in Madrid on 8 July 2022 was part of the Mad Cool festival.
- ^ The concert in Céret on 10 July 2022 was part of the Les Déferlantes festival.
- ^ The concert in Vigo on 8 September 2022 was part of the Ano Santo Xacobeo celebrations.
- ^ The concert in Málaga on 10 September 2022 was part of the Andalucía Big Festival.
- ^ The concert in Cologne on 13 September 2022 was part of the Telekom Street Gigs at Digital X
- ^ The concert in Clermont on 8 October 2022 was part of the Jim Beam Welcome Sessions.
- ^ The concert in Sacramento on 9 October 2022 was part of the Aftershock Festival.
- ^ The concert in Fort Lauderdale on 3 December 2022 was part of the Audacy Beach Festival.
- ^ The concert in Atlanta on 6 May 2023 was part of the Shaky Knees Music Festival.
- ^ The concert in Aarhus on 1 June 2023 was part of the NorthSide Festival.
- ^ The concert in Hradec Kralove on 11 June 2023 was part of the Rock for People festival.
- ^ The concert in Scheeßel on 17 June 2023 was part of the Hurricane Festival.
- ^ The concert in Neuhausen ob Eck on 18 June 2023 was part of the Southside Festival.
- ^ The concert in Werchter on 1 July 2023 was part of the Rock Werchter festival.
- ^ The concert in Nancy on 6 July 2023 was part of the Nancy Open Air festival.
- ^ The concert in Toluca on 4 November 2023 was part of the Hell & Heaven Metal Fest.
Personnel
[edit]
Muse
[edit]- Matt Bellamy – lead vocals, guitars, piano, synthesizers
- Chris Wolstenholme – bass, backing vocals, harmonica
- Dominic Howard – drums, acoustic and electronic percussion, backing vocals on "Supermassive Black Hole"
Additional musicians
[edit]- Dan Lancaster – keyboards, synthesizers, guitar, electronic percussion, backing vocals[1]
Crew
[edit]- Metaform Studio – creative direction
- Sooner Routhier – lighting design, lighting programming
- Aaron D. Luke – associate lighting designer, lighting director, programmer
References
[edit]- ^ a b Trendell, Andrew (11 May 2022). "Muse recruit Bring Me The Horizon collaborator Dan Lancaster for live band". NME. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ Morgan Nicholls [@CaptMorganized] (9 May 2022). "Wishing MUSE and all their family ,friends ,crew , management and lovely fans ,all the very best for the " Will Of Th People" album tour.. sure to be utterly brilliant as always !..Going to miss you all ... until next time , lots of Love Morgan ❤️❤️❤️xxx" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 September 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Muse deliver electrifying performance at Target Center". the current. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "Fans Muse opgelet: dit is wat je moet weten over concert op Malieveld". www.omroepwest.nl (in Dutch). 7 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
- ^ "Half Den Haag dreunt mee met concert Muse op Malieveld". www.denhaagfm.nl (in Dutch). 7 June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
