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One of the UK’s greatest ‘live’ bands, Muse will be performing seven UK concerts as part of their upcoming European tour which kicks off in October 2009.

Muse were formed in 1994 by three students from Teignmouth in Devon, Matthew Bellamy (vocals, guitar, piano), Christopher Wolstenholme (bass, vocals, keyboards) and Dominic Howard (drums, percussion). The band released their first album, Showbiz, in 1999 having attracted media attention with the release of two EPs during 1998, notably from Radio One DJ Steve Lamacq and also the NME.

Showbiz led to the band supporting Red Hot Chilli Peppers and Foo Fighters in the USA and playing some of the European and Australian festivals. The second album, Origins of Symmetry in 2001, saw Muse experimenting with obscure instrumentation and vocals and developing the sound that would become synonymous with the band.

The move away from soft alternative rock to the ‘falsetto’ vocals and heavy orchestration that would become part of the Muse sound, so unnerved US distributor Maverick Records that the album was not released in America until 2005, following  a parting of the ways between Maverick and Muse.

In 2003 Muse released Absolution, a stunning third album that saw the band undertake it’s first international stadium tour, lasting almost a year and visiting the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and France. In 2004 Muse played ‘the best gig of our lives’ at Glastonbury only to be soured by the death of Dominic Howard’s father from a heart attack shortly after the performance.

The fourth album, Black Holes and Revelations was released in 2006 to rave reviews and resulting in an almost endless tour of various world wide ‘live’ performances for the next couple of years. Among the most notable, two sold at gigs at the new Wembley Stadium in June 2007.

Muse have recently announced the completion of their latest album, The Resistance, which is due for release in September to coincide with the band’s latest European tour,  including  several dates in the UK including two nights at London’s O2 Arena. Muse concert tickets are generally like gold dust – so be quick.

Muse have a really impressive back catalogue of singles and album favourites such as New Born, Bliss, Feeling Good, Sing for Absolution, Hysteria, Starlight, Supermassive Black Hole – the list is endless. This is perhaps my all time favourite Muse track Time is Running Out recorded at the Glastonbury gig in 2004.

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