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4TH SEPTEMBER 2010 - LANCASHIRE C. C. C 11TH SEPTEMBER 2010 - WEMBLEY STADIUM
The Colossal Muse: Nirvana meets radiohead!!! - Say no More!
It's hard to imagine a more rapturous critical reception than the one poured out for the UK trio Muse on the release of their third album, and Warner Bros. Records debut, Absolution. A representative sampling tells the tale: "Earth-shattering and life saving," declared NME, while Rock Sound joined the chorus with "A sure-fire ticket to world domination," and Bang boasted "A hyperspace jump into the future." While Time Out trumpeted "Sheer, blistering rock splendor," the Daily Mirror declared "Dazzling," and The Guardian gushed "Utterly beguiling."
Rock Sound's quote turned out to be positively prophetic with Absolution topping charts in the UK and France, climbing into the Top 5 in twelve countries including the Netherlands, Ireland, Japan, Switzerland, Italy, Norway, and Belgium, Top 10 in fifteen countries and Top 20 in twenty countries- all within weeks of its release. Currently all of Muse's albums are platinum in the UK, and predominantly gold in the major European territories.
So, with all those words and numbers you might well be asking where Muse has been all your life. The answer, if you've been paying attention, has been there the whole time, or at least back to 1999, when the trio released their debut American album, Showbiz. What's happened since conclusively proves that timing is everything, and while Muse has yet to generate the sort of manic sensation stateside that greeted them internationally, the time is now totally ripe for their triumphant return with Absolution .
Consider this: with a recent nomination for Best Rock Group at the prestigious Brits (the UK version of the Grammy's) and a sold out international arena tour that has taken them through Europe, Australia and Japan, Muse arrives in America with an album where, "Every track is built on a gigantic scale," (The Times) and a front and center slot at the year's premier music event, the Coachella Music and Arts Festival.
Not that Muse is out to prove anything. They are, simply and sincerely, in it for the music, and always have been. Hailing from the hamlet of Teignmouth in the picturesque Devon countryside, Matt Bellamy (lead vocals, guitar and keyboards), Dominic Howard (drums and percussion) and Chris Wolstenholme (bass and backing vocals) had known each other since childhood before joining forces as Muse in 1994, performing their first gig at a local battle of the bands after being together one week.
AFTER AN ELECTRIC TWO NIGHTS AT THE 02 ARENA DONT MISS YOUR CHANCE TO SEE MUSE PLAY THE IMPRESSIVE WEMBLEY STADIUM.
