Micro Cuts (live)

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This page contains a list of all known performances of Micro Cuts.

Analysis and Explanation

One of the band's best live songs, Micro Cuts was written sometime in the 2000 summer festival tour after Matt began having hallucinations of triangular razors embedding themselves into his skull. It was debuted on 19th October 2000 on the Australian tour, and was played again two days later. Unfortunately, neither one of these performances were recorded (in a sad twist of fate, the gig on 20th October 2000, between the two dates, was recorded). It is unknown what the early version of Micro Cuts would have sounded like, though the two performances from February 2001 provide clues as to what it may have sounded like. This 2000 version was described as having screaming vocals and being very heavy, a description that also meets the final version of the song.

Micro Cuts became the setlist opener for gigs between April and September 2001, with some exceptions that opened with either Showbiz, Uno or Citizen Erased. It was not often that Micro Cuts was played outside of the first four songs, though this would occur rarely (30th May 2001 is a good example). As the gig intro, Micro Cuts was performed at nearly every gig of the Origin of Symmetry tour, only skipping Leeds Festival 2002, MTV Music Awards 2001, and all promotional gigs. Earlier 2001 gigs before the album was released featured a more audible bass. 2002 live versions changed up the chorus guitar, a change that would sometimes reappear in later live performances as well.

For the Absolution tour, Muse decided to keep Micro Cuts around for the occasional concert, making an appearance at about half of the October and November 2003 concerts. After only two performances in December 2003, Micro Cuts was dropped from setlists until the October 2004 American tour which was rarely recorded. Thus, significantly fewer recordings exist of Micro Cuts from 2004. Though Micro Cuts returned again for the 2005 tour, it wouldn't be until May 2007 until it was performed again. The 2007 tour version was much more stripped down and wasn't as heavy nor as aggressive as the version previously performed live. It was performed often enough to have a pro-shot on the 2007 tour, though the song could never be guaranteed to be performed as it was only done at sporadic gigs throughout the rest of the year.

After many years of absence, Micro Cuts was soundchecked at LA Rising in 2011 as a rehearsal for Reading and Leeds Festival, at which Micro Cuts was performed for the first time since 2007. These performances skipped the "I've" in the chorus and simply began with "Seen". At a gig in Montreal 2013, during the 2nd Law roulette game, neither Stockholm Syndrome nor New Born were selected. Matt then walked to the audience to ask what song should be performed, and a fan yelled for Micro Cuts. This same fan videotaped the band then performing it live without a rehearsal for the first time since 2011. Perhaps realizing it was a fan favourite, the band then performed it consistently at most rarity gigs throughout the next few years (Tokyo Zepp 2013, the Psycho Tour as an outro to Stockholm Syndrome, and Montreux Jazz Festival 2016).

It is likely that Micro Cuts will return in the future for random performances at rarity gigs and possibly festival dates as the band seem to like the song almost as much as the fans do. While Matt's vocals are not the same as they used to be, preventing the song from ever returning to regular rotation, it is always nice to see the band break out the song on special occasions. On another interesting note, Micro Cuts is one of only six songs to be performed in every live era by the band (the others being Sunburn, New Born, Bliss, Plug In Baby, and Feeling Good).

Drones era

2016

# Date Venue Location Link
1 2016-07-02 Auditorium Stravinski (Montreux Jazz Festival) Montreux, Switzerland

2015

# Date Venue Location Link
4 2015-06-28 Rock Werchter Festival Werchter, Belgium
3 2015-06-24 Provinssirock Festival Seinäjoki, Finland
2 2015-06-19 Park Live Festival Moscow, Russia
1 2015-06-13 Download Festival Derby, England

The 2nd Law era

2013

# Date Venue Location Link
2 2013-08-13 Zepp Tokyo Tokyo, Japan
1 2013-04-24 Centre Bell Montréal, QC, Canada

The Resistance era

2011

# Date Venue Location Link
2 2011-08-28 Little John's Farm (Reading Festival) Reading, UK Watch Here
1 2011-08-26 Bramham Park (Leeds Festival) Leeds, UK Watch Here

BONUS: this is a soundcheck at LA Rising 2011.

Black Holes and Revelations era

2007

# Date Venue Location Link
12 2007-11-21 Riverstage Brisbane, QL, Australia Watch here
11 2007-11-15 Rod Laver Arena Melbourne, VI, Australia Missing
10 2007-09-16 Nokia Theater Grand Prairie, TX, USA Watch here (Incomplete)
9 2007-09-15 Zilker Metropolitan Park (City Limits) Austin, TX, USA Watch here
8 2007-09-12 McKay Events Center Orem, UT, USA Missing
7 2007-09-09 KeyArena Seattle, WA, USA [ http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5lnem6 Watch here]
6 2007-08-10 Festival Pier Philadelphia, PA, USA Missing
5 2007-07-12 Stade Louis II Monaco Watchhere (Merge)
4 2007-06-23 Parc des Princes Paris, France Watch here
3 2007-06-16 Wembley Stadium London, UK Watch here
2 2007-05-30 Piazzale Michelangelo Florence, Italy Watch here
1 2007-05-26 Rockhal Esch-Alzette, Luxembourg Watch here

Absolution era

2005

# Date Venue Location Link
4 2005-05-07 Austin Music Hall Austin, TX, USA
3 2005-05-01 Uptown Theater Kansas City, MO, USA
2 2005-04-28 Manchester Field Kent, OH, USA
1 2005-04-21 Sphere Entertainment Complex Buffalo, NY, USA

2004

# Date Venue Location Link
10 2004-12-20 Earls Court Exhibition Centre London, UK
9 2004-12-19 Earls Court Exhibition Centre London, UK
8 2004-12-08 Wiltern Theatre Los Angeles, CA, USA
7 2004-11-30 The Mercy Lounge Nashville, TN, USA
6 2004-11-13 Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL, USA
5 2004-11-01 Kool Haus Toronto, ON, Canada
4 2004-10-31 The Drink London, ON, Canada
3 2004-10-25 MacEwan Hall Ballroom Calgary, AB, Canada
2 2004-10-22 In the Venue Salt Lake City, UT, USA
1 2004-10-20 Sunshine Theatre Albuquerque, NM, USA

2003

# Date Venue Location Link
19 2003-12-07 Westpoint Arena Clyst St Mary, UK
18 2003-12-05 International Centre Bournemouth, UK
17 2003-11-27 Wembley Arena London, UK
16 2003-11-25 Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre Glasgow, UK
15 2003-11-22 Le Rhenus Strasbourg, France
14 2003-11-18 Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy Paris, France
13 2003-11-11 Marseille Dôme Marseille, France
12 2003-11-10 Halle Tony Garnier Lyon, France
11 2003-10-28 Sashall Florence, FI, Italy
10 2003-10-27 Mazda Palace Milan, MI, Italy
9 2003-10-24 Zenith Munich, BY, Germany
8 2003-10-23 Zenith (Confirm gig's existence) Munich, BY, Germany
7 2003-10-22 Stadthalle Offenbach Offenbach am Main, HE, Germany
6 2003-10-18 Große Freiheit Hamburg, HH, Germany
5 2003-10-16 Vega Copenhagen, Denmark
4 2003-10-15 Rockefeller Music Hall Oslo, Norway
3 2003-10-14 Stockholm Cirkus Stockholm, Sweden
2 2003-10-12 Nosturi Helsinki, Finland
1 2003-09-05 Ancienne Belgique Brussels, Belgium

Origin of Symmetry era

2002

# Date Venue Location Link
31 2002-08-24 Little John's Farm (Carling Weekend) Reading, UK
30 2002-08-18 Hohenfelden Reservoir (Highfield Festival) Hohenfelden, Germany
29 2002-08-15 Arène d'Avenches (Rock Oz' Arènes) Avenches, Switzerland
28 2002-08-06 Óbudai-Sziget (Sziget Fesztivál) Budapest, BU, Hungary
27 2002-08-04 Herdade da Casa Branca (Festival Sudoeste) Zambujeira do Mar, Portugal
26 2002-08-02 Festival Internacional de Benicàssim[venue?] Benicàssim, VC, Spain
25 2002-07-26 Naeba Ski Resort (Fuji Rock Festival) Yuzawa-machi, Japan
24 2002-07-14 Laulurinne (Ilosaarirock) Joensuu, IS, Finland
23 2002-07-12 Folkets Park (Arvikafestivalen) Arvika, Sweden
22 2002-07-08 Miles Davis Hall (Montreux Jazz Festival) Montreux, Switzerland
21 2002-07-07 Malsaucy (Eurokéennes) Belfort, France
20 2002-07-06 Hippodrome Wellington (Seat Beach Rock) Ostend, Belgium
19 2002-07-04 Midtfyns Festival[venue?] Ringe, Denmark
18 2002-07-02 Quart Festival[venue?] Kristiansand, Norway
17 2002-06-30 H2000 Music Festival[venue?] İstanbul, Turkey
16 2002-06-23 Steelworks Festival[venue?] Luxembourg
15 2002-06-15 Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari (Heineken Jammin' Festival) Imola, BO, Italy
14 2002-05-28 Leningrad Youth Palace Saint Petersburg, Russia
13 2002-05-26 Krylatskoye Sports Complex (Stunt Festival) Moscow, Russia
12 2002-05-20 Megaland (Pinkpop) Landgraaf, LI, Netherlands
11 2002-05-19 Zeppelinfeld (Rock Im Park) Nuremberg, Germany
10 2002-05-18 Nürburgring (Rock am Ring) Nürburg, Germany
9 2002-05-05 Dublin Castle (Heineken Green Energy Festival) Dublin, Ireland
8 2002-04-21 Aula Magna Lisbon, Portugal
7 2002-04-19 Hard Club Porto, Portugal
6 2002-04-14 Nosturi Helsinki, Finland
5 2002-04-11 Arena Stockholm, Sweden
4 2002-04-10 Rockefeller Music Hall Oslo, Norway
3 2002-04-09 Store Vage Copenhagen, Denmark
2 2002-04-07 Maslak Venue İstanbul, Turkey
1 2002-04-05 Rodon Club Athens, Greece

2001

# Date Venue Location Link
94 2001-12-02 Imperial Hall Osaka, Japan
93 2001-11-30 Bottom Line Nagoya, Japan
92 2001-11-29 Zepp Tokyo, Japan
91 2001-11-28 Zepp Tokyo, Japan
90 2001-11-13 London Arena London, UK
89 2001-11-11 Civic Hall Wolverhampton, UK
88 2001-11-10 Doncaster Dome Doncaster, UK
87 2001-11-09 Newport Newport, UK
86 2001-11-05 Corn Exchange Edinburgh, UK
85 2001-11-03 Apollo Manchester, UK
84 2001-11-02 Apollo Manchester, UK
83 2001-11-01 De Montfort Hall Leicester, UK
82 2001-10-29 Zénith Paris, France
81 2001-10-28 Zénith Paris, France
80 2001-10-26 Große Freiheit Hamburg, Germany
79 2001-10-24 E-Werk Cologne, NW, Germany
78 2001-10-23 Colosseum Munich, BY, Germany
77 2001-10-22 Berlin Columbiahalle Berlin, Germany
76 2001-10-21 Pepsi Music Club Vienna, Austria
75 2001-10-19 PalaVobis Milan, Italy
74 2001-10-17 Zénith Montpellier, France
73 2001-10-16 Médoquine Bordeaux, France
72 2001-10-15 La Riviera Madrid, Spain
71 2001-10-13 Razzmatazz Barcelona, Spain
70 2001-10-12 Halle Tony Garnier Lyon, France
69 2001-10-11 Nancy Jazz Pulsations Nancy, France
68 2001-10-09 Heineken Music Hall (MTV Five-Night Stand) Amsterdam, Netherlands
67 2001-10-07 Brielpoort Deinze, Belgium
66 2001-10-05 Guildhall Portsmouth, UK
65 2001-10-04 Pavilions Plymouth, UK
64 2001-09-22 Luzhniki Palace of Sports Moscow, Russia
63 2001-09-02 Arena Parco Nord (Independent Days Festival) Bologna, Italy
62 2001-09-01 Winterthur Festival Winterthur, Switzerland
61 2001-08-25 Pukkelpop Hasselt, Belgium
60 2001-08-24 Lowlands Festival Biddinghuizen, Netherlands
59 2001-08-19 Weston Park (V Festival) Weston under Lizard, UK
58 2001-08-18 Hylands Park (V Festival) Chelmsford, UK
57 2001-08-11 Fort de Saint-Père (Route du Rock) Saint-Malo, France
56 2001-08-10 Haldern Festival Haldern, Germany
55 2001-08-04 Witnness Festival County Meath, Ireland
54 2001-07-19 Antic Arena Nîmes, France
53 2001-07-15 Zepp Tokyo Tokyo, Japan
52 2001-07-13 Club Quattro Nagoya, Japan
51 2001-07-11 Club Quattro Osaka, Japan
50 2001-07-07 Balado Park (T in the Park) Kinross, UK
49 2001-07-01 Rock Werchter Werchter, Belgium
48 2001-06-30 Le Rock Dans Tous Ses Etats Evreux, France
47 2001-06-29 Le Pavillion (Festival Insolent) Quimper, France
46 2001-06-28 Zénith Lille, France
45 2001-06-22 Soundarena Festival Wohlen, Switzerland
44 2001-06-01 Heineken Galway, Ireland
43 2001-05-30 Brixton Academy London, UK
42 2001-05-29 Brixton Academy London, UK
41 2001-05-27 Colston Hall Bristol, UK
40 2001-05-26 Leeds University Leeds, UK
39 2001-05-24 Barrowlands Glasgow, UK
38 2001-05-23 Academy Birmingham, UK
37 2001-05-21 Ancienne Belgique Brussels, Belgium
36 2001-05-20 Den Atelier Luxembourg, Luxembourg
35 2001-05-19 Tivoli Bremen, Germany
34 2001-05-18 Festimad Madrid, Spain
33 2001-05-17 Pumpehuset Copenhagen, Denmark
32 2001-05-16 Klubben Stockholm, Sweden
31 2001-05-13 The Garage Bergen, Norway
30 2001-05-12 Rockefeller Music Hall Oslo, Norway
29 2001-05-11 KB Club Malmo, Sweden
28 2001-05-10 Voxhall Århus, Denmark
27 2001-05-08 Markthalle Hamburg, HH, Germany
26 2001-05-07 Pfefferberg Berlin, Germany
25 2001-05-06 Central Station Darmsdart, Germany
24 2001-05-04 Theaterhaus Wangen Stuttgart, Germany
23 2001-05-03 Babylon Munich, BY, Germany
22 2001-05-02 Abart Club Zürich, ZH, Switzerland
21 2001-04-30 Libro Music Hall (Planet Music) Vienna, Austria
20 2001-04-28 Velvet Rimini, Italy
19 2001-04-27 Rome Palladium Rome, Italy
18 2001-04-26 Alcatraz Milan, Italy
17 2001-04-24 Bikini Barcelona, Spain
16 2001-04-23 Caracol Madrid, Spain
15 2001-04-21 Bikini Toulouse, France
14 2001-04-20 Fribourg Fribourg, Switzerland
13 2001-04-18 L'Igloo (Printemps de Bourges) Bourges, France
12 2001-04-17 La Cigale Paris, France
11 2001-04-15 Philipshalle (Osterrocknacht) Düsseldorf, Germany
10 2001-04-13 013 Tilburg, Netherlands
9 2001-04-12 Paradiso Amsterdam, Netherlands
8 2001-04-10 Cambridge Corn Exchange Cambridge, UK
7 2001-04-09 University of East Anglia Norwich, UK
6 2001-04-08 Rock City Nottingham, UK
5 2001-04-06 Manchester Academy 1 Manchester, UK
4 2001-04-05 Guildhall Southampton, UK
3 2001-04-04 Lemon Grove Exeter, UK
2 2001-02-19 Maida Vale Studios (BBC Radio 1) London, UK
1 2001-02-12 Sound (XFM) London, UK

Showbiz era

2000

# Date Venue Location Link
2 2000-10-21 Livid Festival Brisbane, Australia
1 2000-10-19 Adelaide Governor Hindmarsh 2000 Adelaide, Australia

See also

This is a table of Origin of Symmetry-era live performances.

Note: white indicates performed at 75-100% of known setlists.

Gainsboro indicates performed at 50-75% of known setlists.

Silver indicates performed at 25-50% of known setlists.

Dark gray indicates performed at 0-25% of known setlists.

Black indicates no known performance that year.

Aqua indicates a performance in the current tour and year for which the final amount of performances is unknown.

All years with unknown setlists (1997-2004) are indicated with small font.

Last updated: May 14, 2022.

Song Title Release '96 '97 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '22 '23 #
New Born Origin of Symmetry 0 0 0 49 100 33 48 126 22 81 93 17 36 94 2 11 21 1 8 0 2 3 57 6 3 792
Bliss Origin of Symmetry 0 0 0 7 100 33 48 114 23 76 22 3 0 17 3 6 20 2 16 23 6 1 8 2 19 548
Space Dementia Origin of Symmetry 0 0 0 0 34 33 40 26 3 0 0 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2 152
Hyper Music Origin of Symmetry 0 0 0 9 93 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 147
Plug In Baby Origin of Symmetry 1 0 0 83 105 34 48 108 18 90 89 17 43 94 15 27 58 2 49 50 28 11 59 29 56 1114
Citizen Erased Origin of Symmetry 0 0 0 0 96 33 46 108 11 23 21 2 0 15 10 0 4 0 22 25 1 1 0 11 5 434
Micro Cuts Origin of Symmetry 0 0 0 2 94 32 18 10 4 0 12 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 181
Screenager Origin of Symmetry 0 0 0 35 77 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 124
Darkshines Origin of Symmetry 0 0 0 11 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46
Feeling Good Origin of Symmetry 0 0 1 65 101 29 30 1 0 33 78 16 19 58 4 0 32 0 10 13 0 0 0 0 0 490
Futurism Origin of Symmetry 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 6
Megalomania Origin of Symmetry 0 0 0 0 31 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45
Nature_1 Plug In Baby 0 3 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
Execution Commentary Plug In Baby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bedroom Acoustics Plug In Baby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shrinking Universe New Born 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
Map of Your Head New Born 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
The Gallery Bliss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 4 36
Hyper Chondriac Music Bliss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dead Star In Your World 0 0 0 0 28 33 0 22 0 0 0 10 0 2 0 0 9 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 108
In Your World In Your World 0 0 0 0 28 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44
Can't Take My
Eyes Off You
In Your World 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5

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