[zakman440]

Muse have been confirmed as Glastonbury’s Friday night headliners. The Devonshire trio join Coldplay on the lineup, and become the first band to headline the Pyramid stage on all three nights of the festival – having previously topped the bill on Sunday in 2004 and Saturday in 2010.

The group – who triumphed in the rock album category at this year’s Grammy awards – announced their performance via Twitter today:

Revered for their ambitious live set-up – previous shows have included huge laser-beaming satellites, a trio of hydraulic tower blocks, a swarm of flying saucers – the band’s last headline set at Glastonbury focused mainly on the music. It did, however, come with some additions. “Steam flumes close Knights of Cydonia, honeycomb screens beam out hi-def visuals and pretty much everything they touch lights up – Dominic Howard’s drums, Matt Bellamy’s keytar and even the strings of his grand piano,” wrote the Guardian in 2010. “But otherwise Muse’s set is a ballsy, no-frills trawl through 21st-century rock’s most powerful canon.”

Originally from British seaside resort of Teignmouth, Bellamy, Howard and Chris Wolstenholme are famed for their sprawling and theatrical galactic-rock – not to mention singer Matt Bellamy’s conspiracy theories, of which which their last album Drones was inspired by.


“To me, drones are metaphorical psychopaths which enable psychopathic behaviour with no recourse. The world is run by drones utilising drones to turn us all into drones,” he explained in 2015. “This album explores the journey of a human, from their abandonment and loss of hope, to their indoctrination by the system to be a human drone, to their eventual defection from their oppressors.”

In spite of the convoluted concepts, the album was a huge commercial success, topping the charts around the world, including in the UK and the US.

http://www.theguardian.com/music/201...sic_b-gdnmusic

Not bad tbh

[Crimson Dynamo]

kill me now

[Denver]

So 2/3 rumours correct so hoping Adele is correct

[Mystic Mock]

Great group.

We need more Rock groups like these being allowed to be in the charts again too.

[LaLaLand]

Muse are an amazing live band so no complaints. Still miffed at Coldplay though.

[Shaun]

Both Muse and Coldplay peaked ten years ago. Have been "ok" at best ever since (and the last 2 albums from both were diabolical).

Imagine having to hope to look forward to Adele at Glastonbury.

[Mystic Mock]

Well why do that Shaun when you can look forward to the Rock Band?

[Tom4784]

Coldplay AND Muse? Good ****ing grief.

[Black Dagger]

Jesus Wept

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by _LucasMichael_

Jesus Wept

That doesn't sound like a very gay ending.

[Samm]

Boring again

[Pete.]

[Jake.]

maybe next year

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Shaun

Both Muse and Coldplay peaked ten years ago. Have been "ok" at best ever since (and the last 2 albums from both were diabolical).

Imagine having to hope to look forward to Adele at Glastonbury.

While I agree that Coldplay once my faves are now nothing but industry darlings churning out generic 'hits' I can't put Muse in that category. Their fanbase is genuine and their music relevant.

[Black Dagger]

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock

That doesn't sound like a very gay ending.

idgi

[RichardG]

It's not looking good for Glastonbury this year

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

While I agree that Coldplay once my faves are now nothing but industry darlings churning out generic 'hits' I can't put Muse in that category. Their fanbase is genuine and their music relevant.

I don't think Muse are much better, I used to love them but now they've become dullards that are wrapped up in their own pretentiousness. they should focus on actually writing good songs instead of pretending that they're high end intellectuals with their GCSE grade philosophies. Oooh, basing an album around 1984? groundbreaking. Who can forget that they made an album based around military drones and how we're all becoming generic drones for the government when the album contained nothing but generic tracks.

They should drop the pretentiousness and stop acting like a bunch of awful philosophy spouting middle class white Rastafarians in their first year at Uni and remember what made them great in the first place.

[Kizzy]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

I don't think Muse are much better, I used to love them but now they've become dullards that are wrapped up in their own pretentiousness. they should focus on actually writing good songs instead of pretending that they're high end intellectuals with their GCSE grade philosophies. Oooh, basing an album around 1984? groundbreaking. Who can forget that they made an album based around military drones and how we're all becoming generic drones for the government when the album contained nothing but generic tracks.

They should drop the pretentiousness and stop acting like a bunch of awful philosophy spouting middle class white Rastafarians in their first year at Uni and remember what made them great in the first place.

Shut your filthy mouth.