Will of the People World Tour

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Will of the People World Tour
World tour by Muse
Will of the People World Tour, Mexico City-3.jpg
A view from the concert at Foro Sol in Mexico City (23 January 2023)
Associated album Will of the People
Start date7 April 2022 (2022-04-07)
End date4 November 2023
Legs8
No. of shows90
Muse concert chronology

The Will of the People World Tour was a world concert tour by English rock band Muse, in support of their ninth studio album, Will of the People (2022). The tour began in April 2022 and concluded in November 2023. The tour was Muse's first since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and is also the first to feature new touring member Dan Lancaster, [1] who replaced long-time touring member Morgan Nicholls. [2] The Will of the People World Tour also became the band´s fifth consecutive album concert tour to sell over one million tickets and gross over $100 million.

Contents

Set list

The following set list was obtained from the concert held on 26 February 2023 at Target Center in Minneapolis, United States. [3] It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Will of the People" (extended intro)
  2. "Hysteria" (with "Interlude" intro)
  3. "Psycho" (with "Drill Sergeant" intro)
  4. "Bliss"
  5. "Won't Stand Down"
  6. "Compliance"
  7. "Thought Contagion"
  8. "Verona"
  9. "Time Is Running Out" (with "Interstitial 'Parkour'" intro)
  10. "The 2nd Law: Isolated System" (shortened)
  11. "Resistance"
  12. "You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween"
  13. "Madness"
  14. "We Are Fucking Fucked"
  15. "The Dark Side" (Alternate Reality instrumental version)
  16. "Supermassive Black Hole"
  17. "Plug In Baby" (with "Interstitial 'Driving'" intro)
  18. "Behold, the Glove" (Matt Bellamy song)
  19. "Uprising"
  20. "Starlight" (with "Prelude" intro)
Encore
  1. "Kill or Be Killed" (with "Simulation Theory Theme / [JFK]" intro)
  2. "Knights of Cydonia" (with "Man With A Harmonica" intro)

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue
DateCityCountryVenueOpening actsAttendanceRevenue
Leg 1 — Warm-up and charity shows
7 April 2022 [lower-alpha 1] Exeter EnglandExeter Cavern Club150
9 May 2022 [lower-alpha 2] London Eventim Apollo 10,078
10 May 2022 [lower-alpha 3] Razorlight
Leg 2 — European summer festivals
4 June 2022 [lower-alpha 4] Nürburg Germany Nürburgring
5 June 2022 [lower-alpha 5] Nuremberg Zeppelinfeld
9 June 2022 [lower-alpha 6] Nickelsdorf AustriaPannonia Fields II
11 June 2022 [lower-alpha 7] Berlin Germany Tempelhof Airport
17 June 2022 [lower-alpha 8] Florence ItalyVisarno Arena
18 June 2022 [lower-alpha 9] Lisbon Portugal Bela Vista Park
19 June 2022 [lower-alpha 10] Newport England Seaclose Park
21 June 2022 [lower-alpha 11] Sopron HungaryLöver Camping
23 June 2022 [lower-alpha 12] Odense Denmark Tusindårsskoven
26 June 2022 [lower-alpha 13] Calvià SpainAntiguo Aquapark
29 June 2022 [lower-alpha 14] Athens Greece Olympic Sports Complex
2 July 2022 [lower-alpha 15] St. Gallen SwitzerlandFestivalgeländ
3 July 2022 [lower-alpha 16] Belfort France Lac de Malsaucy
6 July 2022 [lower-alpha 17] Hérouville-Saint-Clair Château de Beauregard
8 July 2022 [lower-alpha 18] Madrid SpainEspacio Mad Cool
10 July 2022 [lower-alpha 19] Céret France Château d'Aubiry
8 September 2022 [lower-alpha 20] Vigo Spain Balaídos Years & Years
The Killer Barbies
17,000
10 September 2022 [lower-alpha 21] Málaga Recinto Ferial
13 September 2022 [lower-alpha 22] Cologne GermanyMedia Park
Leg 3 — Intimate and Festival shows
4 October 2022 Los Angeles United States Wiltern Theatre Tapei Houston 2,300
8 October 2022 [lower-alpha 23] Clermont James B. Beam Distillery
9 October 2022 [lower-alpha 24] Sacramento Discovery Park
11 October 2022 Chicago Riviera Theatre Brigitte Calls Me Baby
14 October 2022 Toronto Canada History Softcult2,500
16 October 2022 New York City United States Beacon Theatre Thick2,894
23 October 2022 Amsterdam Netherlands Royal Theater Carré Robin Kester1,500
25 October 2022 Paris France Salle Pleyel Bandit Bandit2,500
26 October 2022 Milan ItalyAlcatrazLe Frequenze di Tesla
28 October 2022BerlinGermany Admiralspalast
3 December 2022 [lower-alpha 25] Fort Lauderdale United StatesFort Lauderdale Beach
Leg 4 — North America
18 January 2023 Monterrey Mexico Estadio Banorte The Warning 16,485 (80.15%)$1,496,497
20 January 2023 Guadalajara Arena VFG 13,128 (100%)$1,152,938
22 January 2023 Mexico City Foro Sol 107,270 (100%)$6,764,113
23 January 2023
25 February 2023ChicagoUnited States United Center Evanescence
One Ok Rock
26 February 2023 Minneapolis Target Center
28 February 2023 Austin Moody Center 10,558 (100%)$1,072,723
2 March 2023 Houston Toyota Center
3 March 2023 Fort Worth Dickies Arena 11,655 (100%)$1,287,249
5 March 2023 St. Louis Chaifetz Arena 6,662 (100%)$584,000
7 March 2023 Columbus Nationwide Arena
9 March 2023TorontoCanada Scotiabank Arena
11 March 2023 Quebec City Videotron Centre
12 March 2023
14 March 2023 Montreal Bell Centre
15 March 2023
17 March 2023New York CityUnited States Madison Square Garden 13,099 (100%)$1,414,150
19 March 2023 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
2 April 2023 Glendale Desert Diamond Arena Evanescence
Highly Suspect
4 April 2023 Denver Ball Arena
6 April 2023Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena 12,811 (100%)$1,568,543
8 April 2023 Las Vegas T-Mobile Arena
10 April 2023 San Diego Pechanga Arena 9,664 (100%)$942,000
12 April 2023 Anaheim Honda Center
14 April 2023 Oakland Oakland Arena 11,711 (100%)$1,125,120
16 April 2023 Portland Moda Center
18 April 2023 Seattle Climate Pledge Arena 12,293 (100%)$1,575,075
20 April 2023 Salt Lake City Vivint Arena
6 May 2023 [lower-alpha 26] Atlanta Central Park
Leg 5 — Europe
27 May 2023 Plymouth England Home Park Royal Blood
The Warning
1 June 2023 [lower-alpha 27] Aarhus DenmarkÅdalen
3 June 2023 Wiener Neustadt AustriaStadion Open AirRoyal Blood
One Ok Rock
7 June 2023 The Hague Netherlands Malieveld 67,000 (100%) [4] [5]
9 June 2023 Cologne Germany RheinEnergieStadion
11 June 2023 [lower-alpha 28] Hradec Králové Czech Republic Hradec Králové Airport
15 June 2023 Lyon France Groupama Stadium Royal Blood
The Warning
17 June 2023 [lower-alpha 29] Scheeßel GermanyEichenring
18 June 2023 [lower-alpha 30] Neuhausen ob Eck Neuhausen ob Eck Airfield
20 June 2023 Huddersfield England John Smith's Stadium Royal Blood
The Warning
23 June 2023 Glasgow ScotlandBellahouston Park Twin Atlantic
The Warning
25 June 2023 Milton Keynes England National Bowl Royal Blood
The Warning
29 June 2023 Bordeaux France Matmut Atlantique Royal Blood
One Ok Rock
1 July 2023 [lower-alpha 31] Werchter BelgiumWerchter Festivalpark
4 July 2023 Santander Spain Campos de Sport de El Sardinero Royal Blood
One Ok Rock
23,000 (100%)
6 July 2023 [lower-alpha 32] Nancy FranceZénith de NancyOne Ok Rock
8 July 2023 Saint-Denis Stade de France Royal Blood
One Ok Rock
12 July 2023 Bern SwitzerlandAreal OpenAirRoyal Blood
Emilie Zoé
15 July 2023 Marseille France Orange Vélodrome Royal Blood
One Ok Rock
18 July 2023 Rome Italy Stadio Olimpico
22 July 2023 Milan San Siro
Leg 6 — Asia
29 July 2023 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Bukit Jalil National Stadium Kyoto Protocol 53,000
Leg 7 — UK and Ireland
27 September 2023 Dublin Ireland 3Arena Nova Twins
29 September 2023 Manchester England AO Arena
1 October 2023 London The O2 Arena
2 October 2023
Leg 8 — Mexico
4 November 2023 [lower-alpha 33] Toluca Mexico Foro Pegaso


Notes

  1. The concert in Exeter on 7 April 2022 was a secret invitation-only promotional warm-up concert ahead of the main tour.
  2. The concert in London on 9 May 2022 was a charity concert to raise money for the victims of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
  3. The concert in London on 10 May 2022 was a charity concert to raise money for The Big Issue .
  4. The concert in Nürburg on 4 June 2022 was part of the Rock am Ring festival.
  5. The concert in Nuremberg on 5 June 2022 was part of the Rock im Park festival.
  6. The concert in Nickelsdorf on 9 June 2022 was part of the Nova Rock Festival.
  7. The concert in Berlin on 11 June 2022 was part of the Tempelhof Sounds festival.
  8. The concert in Florence on 9 June 2022 was part of the Firenze Rocks festival.
  9. The concert in Lisbon on 18 June 2022 was part of the Rock in Rio Lisboa festival.
  10. The concert in Newport on 19 June 2022 was part of the Isle of Wight Festival.
  11. The concert in Sopron on 21 June 2022 was part of the VOLT Festival.
  12. The concert in Odense on 23 June 2022 was part of the Tinderbox Festival.
  13. The concert in Calvià on 26 June 2022 was part of the Mallorca Live Festival.
  14. The concert in Athens on 29 June 2022 was part of the Ejekt Festival.
  15. The concert in St. Gallen on 2 July 2022 was part of the Open Air St. Gallen festival.
  16. The concert in Belfort on 3 July 2022 was part of the Eurockéennes festival.
  17. The concert in Héroville-Saint-Claire on 6 July 2022 was part of the Festival Beauregard.
  18. The concert in Madrid on 8 July 2022 was part of the Mad Cool festival.
  19. The concert in Céret on 10 July 2022 was part of the Les Déferlantes festival.
  20. The concert in Vigo on 8 September 2022 was part of the Ano Santo Xacobeo celebrations.
  21. The concert in Málaga on 10 September 2022 was part of the Andalucía Big Festival.
  22. The concert in Cologne on 13 September 2022 was part of the Telekom Street Gigs at Digital X
  23. The concert in Clermont on 8 October 2022 was part of the Jim Beam Welcome Sessions.
  24. The concert in Sacramento on 9 October 2022 was part of the Aftershock Festival.
  25. The concert in Fort Lauderdale on 3 December 2022 was part of the Audacy Beach Festival.
  26. The concert in Atlanta on 6 May 2023 was part of the Shaky Knees Music Festival.
  27. The concert in Aarhus on 1 June 2023 was part of the NorthSide Festival.
  28. The concert in Hradec Kralove on 11 June 2023 was part of the Rock for People festival.
  29. The concert in Scheeßel on 17 June 2023 was part of the Hurricane Festival.
  30. The concert in Neuhausen ob Eck on 18 June 2023 was part of the Southside Festival.
  31. The concert in Werchter on 1 July 2023 was part of the Rock Werchter festival.
  32. The concert in Nancy on 6 July 2023 was part of the Nancy Open Air festival.
  33. The concert in Toluca on 4 November 2023 was part of the Hell & Heaven Metal Fest.

Personnel

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The Stage during the Encore

Muse

Additional musicians

Crew

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