muse - sportpaleis - 191206

what what what what a band a songs a live performance an energy

my first encounter with muse was the summer of 01, when i saw them at rock werchter and pukkelpop ... those were the days of backpacking, two months vacation, greek salads, two towers still standing and the origin of symmetry in between ... at rw i didn't know them yet and i was at once sold and wrapped and i linked it to myself ... i was happy to see them again a month and a half later ... next time was in munich (zenith - 281003) during the absolution tour ... a disc which accompagnied my thesis writing

and then came rw06, black holes was not out yet here, i wanted to stand in front, which i did & still know of ... it felt like war in the middle of a bombing ... after three songs i was longing for a quiet one, to stand still and be able to breath again, and so on ... lots of songs of the new album (half of the setlist), which i didn't know by then but the frontpeople around me could sing along word for word ... map of the problematique, starlight, invincible, knights of cydonia all stood like a statue ... and i took a bow

the tuesday after the disc was reviewed in humo and got a bad critique (too much over the top, more blabla), the tuesday after the review of rw was published in humo, and the critique of a week ago was backed down ... it read 'forget what was written last week, the new songs sound amazing live and muse is on top of it all' ... the rest is -recent- history: the black holes tour sold out easily and now they are headlining festivals ... will they still play at the age of 60 ? what revelations will we know by then ?

the antwerp gig was the last one of the tour, so we got a bit longer setlist (hooray) and a muse in shape ... i remember lights, lights and more lights, and this on a dark december night ... and you-and-i-must-fight-for-our-rights-you-and-i-must-fight-to-survive ... quite a message to go home with and celebrate xmas ...

take a bow / map of the problematique / butterflies and hurricanes / supermassive black hole / new born / assassin (extended) / city of delusion(with trumpet) / forced in / bliss / feeling good / hoodoo / invincible / time is running out / plug in baby / soldier's poem / starlight / hysteria / stockholm syndrome / muscle museum / knights of cydonia (setlists & more on www.microcuts.net)