Muse @ KeyArena, 12/12/15
Photos by Dagmar

Matthew Bellamy of Muse

British trio Muse appeared (with an awesome light show) at KeyArena in December 2015. I’m a firm believer in “rather late than never,” but even with that, I apologize for not sharing my Muse photos earlier. The extraordinary group, who played a superb set incorporating lasers, takes its place on my British Bands Seen Live in 2015 list (if you’re into this, I’ve already included Rixton, Kaiser Chiefs and the Wombats). While one of Seattle’s excellent thunderstorms did its thing, inside KeyArena all we heard was a frequently hard rocking – near metal – Muse. The Drones World Tour, which featured Seattle in its North American leg, actually continues through most August, ending in Poland. I just looked at Muse’s Wikipedia page, and I see that the only date Muse had to cancel during nearly 15 months of touring was Istanbul, Turkey. And that was because of an attempted coup. They’re a powerful and resilient band.

Muse

More Photos of Muse @ KeyArena

Setlist:
Drones -Drones
Psycho – Drones
Reapers – Drones
Dead Inside – Drones
Interlude – Absolution
Hysteria – Absolution
Citizen Erased – Origin of Symmetry
The 2nd Law: Isolated System – The 2nd Law
The Handler – Drones
Supermassive Black Hole – Black Holes and Revelations
Prelude – The 2nd Law
Starlight – Black Holes and Revelations
Feeling Good – Origin of Symmetry
Munich Jam
Madness – The 2nd Law
Undisclosed Desires – The Resistance
[JFK] – Drones
Revolt – Drones
Time Is Running Out – Absolution
Uprising – The Resistance
The Globalist – Drones
Drones (Reprise) – Drones

Encore:
Mercy – Drones
Knights of Cydonia – Black Holes and Revelations