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The '''Psycho US tour''' started May 8th, 2015. It's named after the first announced song from the [[Drones (album)|Drones album]], [[Psycho (song)|Psycho]]. Muse have played three small venues on this leg of the tour, most of which, Muse haven't played at since the Absolution tour.
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The '''Psycho US tour''' was the second tour of the Drones era, taking place in May of 2015. Both the UK and US Psycho tours combined are sometimes collectively reffered to as "Psycho Tour". The US tour consisted of four gigs. One was a festival performance, another one was a semi-promotional performance at the iHeartRadio Album Release Party and other two were medium-sized theatre gigs. The tour was first announced by the official Muse Twitter account on April 20th, 2015.<ref>https://twitter.com/muse/status/590154161049706496</ref>


== Information ==
== Information ==


This leg of the tour as the first time Muse has played small venues in the states since the Absolution days. [[The Groove (song)|The Groove]] was played for the first time in the US since 2004. [[Apocalypse Please (song)|Apocalypse Please]] was played for the first time since 2008. [[Mercy (song)|Mercy]] was premiered live for the first time at the iHeartRadio show. Lastly, [[Hyper Music (song)|Hyper Music]] was played for the first time in the US ever.
This tour was the first time Muse has played small venues in the States in about a decade, since the Absolution days.  
 
[[The Groove (song)|The Groove]] was played for the first time in the US since 2004. [[Apocalypse Please (song)|Apocalypse Please]] was played for the first time since 2008. [[Mercy (song)|Mercy]] was premiered live for the first time at the iHeartRadio show and [[Drill Sergeant (song)|Drill Sergeant]] made it's debut also. Lastly, [[Hyper Music (song)|Hyper Music]] was played for the first time in the US ever.
 
== Support Bands ==
 
For the Webster Hall gig, [[Bear Hands]] opened for Muse. [[Plague Vendor]] opened for the band at the Mayan Theatre. As the KROQ gig was part of a festival, eight acts played before Muse, including Of Monsters And Men, Awolnation and Panic! At The Disco. No opening acts were present at the iHeartRadio gig.
 
== Stage Design and Production ==
 
As the tour was small, the stage set up was kept very simple and minimalistic. Apart from the KROQ gig, no backdrops or LED screens were used. Light shows were kept relatively simple too.
 
Morgan's light-show station from The 2nd Law era returned for the tour, as did the silver upright piano. The band got updated jumpsuits for this tour, which were all black, as opposed to red-accented jumpsuits, used during the Psycho UK Tour. The jumpsuits were also customised to look lighter and airier.
 
== Typical setlist ==
 
Two main setlists were present during the four gigs; a longer 16-song one and a shorter 10-song one.
 
=== Short setlist: ===
 
* [[Drill Sergeant (song)|Drill Sergeant]] + [[Psycho (song)|Psycho]]
* [[Dead Inside (song)|Dead Inside]]
* [[Supermassive Black Hole (song)|Supermassive Black Hole]]
* {{Interlude}} + [[Hysteria (song)|Hysteria]]
* [[Mercy (song)|Mercy]] / [[Resistance (song)|Resistance]]
* [[Uprising (song)|Uprising]] ''(extended outro)''
* [[Plug in Baby (song)|Plug in Baby]] ''(extended outro)''
* [[Reapers (song)|Reapers]]
* [[Starlight (song)|Starlight]]
* {{Man With a Harmonica}} + [[Knights of Cydonia (song)|Knights of Cydonia]]
 
=== Long setlist: ===
 
* [[Drill Sergeant (song)|Drill Sergeant]] + [[Psycho (song)|Psycho]]
* [[Dead Inside (song)|Dead Inside]]
* [[Supermassive Black Hole (song)|Supermassive Black Hole]]
* [[The Groove (song)|The Groove]] / [[Assassin (song)|Assassin]] ''(Grand Omega Bosses edit)''
* [[Madness (song)|Madness]]
* [[Apocalypse Please (song)|Apocalypse Please]]
* {{Interlude}} + [[Hysteria (song)|Hysteria]]
* [[Stockholm Syndrome (song)|Stockholm Syndrome]] + {{Township Rebellion}} riff + {{Execution Commentary}} riff + {{Endless Nameless}} riff
* [[Animals (song)|Animals]]
* [[New Born (song)|New Born]]
* [[Uprising (song)|Uprising]] ''(extended outro)''
* [[Time Is Running Out (song)|Time Is Running Out]]
* [[Reapers (song)|Reapers]]
 
'''Encore'''
 
* [[Bliss (song)|Bliss]] ''(extended outro)''
* [[Starlight (song)|Starlight]]
* {{Man With a Harmonica}} + [[Knights of Cydonia (song)|Knights of Cydonia]]


== Announcement ==
=== Notes ===


The tour was first announced by the official Muse twitter account on [https://twitter.com/muse/status/590154161049706496] on April 20th, 2015.
* On the longer setlist, [[Hyper Music (song)|Hyper Music]] was added to the setlist after [[Uprising (song)|Uprising]] as an additional song at the Mayan Theatre gig after fan requests from the crowd.
 
=== Stats ===
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Album
! # of songs
! Songs played
|-
| style="background: #42E1E3;" |'''[[Showbiz (album) | Showbiz]]'''
| -
| -
|-
| style="background: #FFDB12;" |'''[[Origin of Symmetry (album) | Origin of Symmetry]]'''
| 4
| New Born, Bliss, Hyper Music, Plug in Baby
|-
| style="background: #D7D7D7;" |'''[[Absolution (album) | Absolution]]'''
| 5
| Apocalypse Please, Time Is Running Out, Stockholm Syndrome, Interlude, Hysteria
|-
| style="background: #F59C1C;" |'''[[Black Holes and Revelations (album) | Black Holes and Revelations]]'''
| 4
| Starlight, Supermassive Black Hole, Assassin, Knights of Cydonia
|-
| style="background: #42E1E3;" |'''[[The Resistance (album) | The Resistance]]'''
| 2
| Uprising, Resistance
|-
| style="background: #000000;" |'''[[The 2nd Law (album) | The 2nd Law]]'''
| 2
| Madness, Animals
|-
| style="background: #ABABAB;" | '''[[Drones (album) | Drones]]'''
| 5
| Dead Inside, [Drill Sergeant], Psycho, Mercy, Reapers
|-
| '''Other'''
| 1
| The Groove
|-
|}


== Gigs ==
== Gigs ==
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== Support Bands ==
== References ==
 
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For the Webster Hall gig, Bear Hands opened for Muse. Plague Vendor opened for the band at the Mayan.
 
== Typical setlist ==
 
*Psycho
*Dead Inside
*Supermassive Black Hole
*The Groove/Assassin/Interlude + Hysteria
*Madness/Interlude + Hysteria
*Apocalypse Please/Mercy/Resistance
*Interlude + Hysteria/Uprising
*Stockholm Syndrome/Reapers
*Animals/Starlight
*New Born/Knights of Cydonia
*Uprising
*Time is Running Out
*Reapers
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*Bliss
*Starlight
*Knights of Cydonia


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Latest revision as of 12:04, 26 March 2023



The Psycho US tour was the second tour of the Drones era, taking place in May of 2015. Both the UK and US Psycho tours combined are sometimes collectively reffered to as "Psycho Tour". The US tour consisted of four gigs. One was a festival performance, another one was a semi-promotional performance at the iHeartRadio Album Release Party and other two were medium-sized theatre gigs. The tour was first announced by the official Muse Twitter account on April 20th, 2015.[1]

Information

This tour was the first time Muse has played small venues in the States in about a decade, since the Absolution days.

The Groove was played for the first time in the US since 2004. Apocalypse Please was played for the first time since 2008. Mercy was premiered live for the first time at the iHeartRadio show and Drill Sergeant made it's debut also. Lastly, Hyper Music was played for the first time in the US ever.

Support Bands

For the Webster Hall gig, Bear Hands opened for Muse. Plague Vendor opened for the band at the Mayan Theatre. As the KROQ gig was part of a festival, eight acts played before Muse, including Of Monsters And Men, Awolnation and Panic! At The Disco. No opening acts were present at the iHeartRadio gig.

Stage Design and Production

As the tour was small, the stage set up was kept very simple and minimalistic. Apart from the KROQ gig, no backdrops or LED screens were used. Light shows were kept relatively simple too.

Morgan's light-show station from The 2nd Law era returned for the tour, as did the silver upright piano. The band got updated jumpsuits for this tour, which were all black, as opposed to red-accented jumpsuits, used during the Psycho UK Tour. The jumpsuits were also customised to look lighter and airier.

Typical setlist

Two main setlists were present during the four gigs; a longer 16-song one and a shorter 10-song one.

Short setlist:

Long setlist:

Encore

Notes

  • On the longer setlist, Hyper Music was added to the setlist after Uprising as an additional song at the Mayan Theatre gig after fan requests from the crowd.

Stats

Album # of songs Songs played
Showbiz - -
Origin of Symmetry 4 New Born, Bliss, Hyper Music, Plug in Baby
Absolution 5 Apocalypse Please, Time Is Running Out, Stockholm Syndrome, Interlude, Hysteria
Black Holes and Revelations 4 Starlight, Supermassive Black Hole, Assassin, Knights of Cydonia
The Resistance 2 Uprising, Resistance
The 2nd Law 2 Madness, Animals
Drones 5 Dead Inside, [Drill Sergeant], Psycho, Mercy, Reapers
Other 1 The Groove

Gigs

Date Venue Location
2015-05-08 Webster Hall New York City, New York
2015-05-09 iHeartRadio Theater New York City, New York
2015-05-15 Mayan Theatre Los Angeles, California
2015-05-16 Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Irvine, California

References

  1. ↑ https://twitter.com/muse/status/590154161049706496


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