Muse

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Live Music Review: Muse @ Wembley Stadium

By Stephen*Iliffe via the Londonist Flickrpool On Saturday night Muse avoided black holes and proved a revelation as their cosmic tour de force confirmed their arrival amongst the masters of the stadium rock show. Three years ago they became the first group to tackle the …

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Live Review: Muse @ The O2

By Stephen Iliffe via the Londonist Flickrpool The O2 Arena was fully packed – just like Wembley back in 2007 – as Muse played their second night to a sell out crowd. The atmosphere was electrifying and the mass appeal of Muse was evident: teenagers …

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National Poetry Day Around London

Rounding out our bookish Tuesday, we bring you a little sneak preview of a poetic Thursday. National Poetry Day is nearly here – Christmas come early for all those good little sonneteers, spoken wordsters, and free-versing anarchists. This year’s theme is Heroes and Heroines because, …

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Review: Muse at the Royal Albert Hall

Having proved last summer that their fusion of imaginative rock and up-to-the-minute visual pyrotechnics can light up a sold-out Wembley Stadium, Muse last night reminded everyone that they are equally compelling in the raw as they harnessed the unique surroundings of the Royal Albert Hall …

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2007′s Gigs of the year

We already knew London was capital of the world, but 2007 has firmly cemented us as the best city by far musically. The Millennium Dome reopened as the O2 Arena, hosting not only 21 nights of Prince, the Rolling Stones, Take That, and the Spice …

Week Around the -Ists

A sad week for LAist as they lose their trusted and amazing editor Tony Pierce to the LA Times, but what a blast his last week was. He shared his 25 Favorite CDs of 2007 and wrote a great review of just a good movie, …

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Londonist Live Review: Aerosmith @ Hyde Park Calling

Nobody would have guessed that Stephen Tyler is a mere 59 years old judging by his performance at last night’s Hyde Park Calling finale with Aerosmith headlining a day of stellar bands. Strutting around the stage like only he can, Tyler had the audience in …

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Londonist Live: Muse at Wembley Stadium

Never ones for being the most talkative on stage, Muse played the first night of their two night stand at the new Wembley Stadium with few words to the audience. This was more than made up for however, by the enthusiastic set full of surprises. …

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Music Preview: Muse @ Wembley

Read our review of Saturday’s Muse show here. George Michael may have been the first artist to play Wembley last weekend, however two of the most significant new shows at Wembley is set to be Muse’s two night stand at the stadium this weekend. Fans …

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Wembley Steps Forward

Once it was a name that evoked magic, dreams and destiny. In recent years it’s taken on connotations of folly, nightmare and derision, but now it looks finally as if Wembley might be ready to resume its place at the very top of the pantheon …

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City of Delusion

Muse fans are to stage a singalong in Trafalgar Square in June: The singalong will last from 6pm until 9pm on the day, and all those wishing to exercise their vocals must register with Muselive.com to attend. In March, the site will poll fans to …