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Two Nations Divided by a Common Muse: The Tour, The Singles, The Philosophical Queries

Submitted by Colin_ORegan

Edited by Rahodeb

Tags: Muse, Black Holes and Revelations, Knights of Cydonia, Supermassive Black Hole

We were right! Just as we suspected, Muse is going on tour in support of their new album, "Black Holes and Revelations!" Maybe for a split second you were worried that their 10 person exclusive show was gonna be it, but come on--you weren't really fooled. Tickets for the tour go on sale through Ticketmaster this Friday and Saturday (June 16th and 17th, respectively). Here's the link.

Check for your city:
San Francisco, The Concourse – July 18
Los Angeles, Greek Theatre – 19
San Diego, Soma – 21
Pheonix, Celebrity Theatre – 22
Denver, Fillmore - 24
Minneapolis, State Theatre – 26
Chicago, Aragon Ballroom – 27
Detroit, State Theatre – 28
Toronto, Docks Concert Hall – 30
Montreal, Cartier Pier – 31
Boston, Bank of America Pavilion – August 2
New York, Hammerstein Ballroom – 3
Philadelphia, Electric Factory – 4
Atlanta, Tabernacle - 6

If you're not Stateside, these boys are an International force:
Jun 25 2006, Hurricane Festival, Scheesel
Jun 30 2006, Werchter Festival, Werchter
Jul 1 2006, Arras Festival, Arras
Jul 2 2006, Eurockeennes de Belfort, Belfort
Jul 7 2006, Stockholms Stadion, Stockholm
Jul 8 2006, Quart Festival,Kristiansand
Aug 13 200, summersonic festival, Tokyo
Aug 18 2006, Gampel Open Air Festival, Gampel
Aug 20 2006, Lowlands Festival, Biddinghuizen
Aug 24 2006, T on The Fringe, Edinburgh
Aug 26 2006, Reading Festival, Reading
Aug 27 2006, Leeds Festival, Leeds
Sep 2 2006, Rock N Coke Festival, Istanbul

Muse has also added a MySpace page, so now you can have electronic documentation confirming your intimate friendship with them. While there, you can learn the words to both the U.S. single, “Knights of Cydonia”, and the UK single, “Supermassive Black Hole,” streaming at you 24/7.

Why do the UK and the US get different singles? Are we really that different? Is "Knights" going to be the second UK single, and "Supermassive" the second US single? I see this all the time, but don't understand the market well enough to get it. Perhaps we simply are two nations divided by a common Muse.

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FunkySkunk

FunkySkunk

Gainesville, FL
July 2004

JUN 15, 2006 07:12 PM

Like every other good band this summer, they are not coming to Florida frown
Oh well, I saw them last year...

applextrent

applextrent

Long Beach, CA
October 2005

JUN 15, 2006 08:21 PM

Supermassive is a dance song, which is popular in the UK. Unlike the US, clubs in most of Europe play techno and other electronic music. Only in the US do more clubs play rap over electronic. Granted there are exceptions in both countries, but ultimately Supermassive would probably be pretty popular in the UK, and Knights is much more US radio friendly alternative rock.

It is actually pretty smart to release your rock song in the US, where there is a market, and your dance song in the UK, where again there is a market. In the UK they actually dance to dance music. In the US we kinda just stand there or hump each others legs like people do when listening to rap...

P.S. New album fricken rocks.

onemorepanic

onemorepanic

Long Beach, NY
August 2004

JUN 15, 2006 10:47 PM

i like absolution.
this one sounds like those older discs I can't tolerate with a straight face.

thewretched_dm

thewretched_dm

Carmichael, CA
April 2006

JUN 20, 2006 02:01 PM

I don't like the new album that much. I don't know. Not as innovative as their older stuff. And Soldier's Poem sounds like Elvis' Fools Fall in Love.

deadbysunrise

deadbysunrise

United Kingdom
February 2006

JUN 20, 2006 03:38 PM

Heard the album and I love it! Don't judge it all on Supermassive Black Hole. ~the album varies from the old Muse we love to one experimenting with a more disco-y sound. I think its great they are trying something new.... if they had continued where they had left off then it would have all sounded familiar and tiresome.

davisdallas

davisdallas

Boston, MA
June 2004

JUN 23, 2006 06:22 PM

That "Knights of Cydonia" clip on the website sounds like Maiden when it kicks, which is awesome because between the new Damone record and all the Dragonforce I've been listening to, I haven't been getting enough of "the gallop".

Heathen_Dave

Heathen_Dave

Birmingham, AL
July 2005

JUN 24, 2006 12:24 PM

Yeah, there are a few songs on the new album that are sub-standard, but listen to the whole thing before judging. The album is jam-packed with hard grandeur.

PS - Knights of Cydonia is undeniably awesome.

onemorepanic

onemorepanic

Long Beach, NY
August 2004

JUN 26, 2006 01:10 PM

Heathen_Dave said:

PS - Knights of Cydonia is undeniably awesome.



Don't kill me, but this is the only song on the album I actually like.
I was hoping this album would be some over-the-top Queen style freakout that Absolution hinted at. Cydonia is the only one that feels like that.
Otherwise it just feels like a collection of b-sides.

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