FIRST SHOWS TO BE ANNOUNCED ARE – UK, IRELAND, ITALY, SPAIN, PORTUGAL AND CZECH REPUBLIC

OTHER COUNTRIES TO INCLUDE UNITED STATES, CANADA, FRANCE, GERMANY, AUSTRIA, DENMARK, NORWAY, THE NETHERLANDS, BELGIUM, SWITZERLAND, NORWAY, FINLAND AND SWEDEN

Today Muse announced the first list of cities/countries of what will be an extensive world tour in support of their hugely acclaimed global No 1 album Drones.

‘The Drones World Tour’ will see the band perform for the first time “in the round” from the middle of the arena. The band are renowned for pushing boundaries in terms of their stage production and the Drones World Tour will be no exception. This stage design and configuration will give fans a true 360 degree audio/visual sensory experience. Muse’s tours have been described by the international press as “epic”, “amazing” “ambitious” and this show will be no exception. The band has just completed a spectacular  European Festival run  this summer which saw some of the best reviews of their career.

What the Press Say about Muse Live:

“Thunderous and visually dazzling” – The Guardian 4*

“Muse captured the spirit of Download better than anyone else” – The Times

“An endless buildup, heading for one peak after another — is what a Muse concert sets out to deliver by every means available, musical and visual” – New York Times

Fan club presales will begin on September 16 and general on sale is September 18th.

Since their debut in 1994, Muse have released seven studio albums, selling upwards of 17 million albums worldwide. Drones, the group’s seventh album, topped the UK charts for two weeks in June, whilst simultaneously topping the charts in the USA, a first for the band. In total the album reached No 1 in a staggering 23 countries including France, Japan, Australia, Netherlands and Switzerland.

Tour dates announced today are:

April 5, 2016      Dublin                    Three Arena                             On Sale September 18

April 8, 2016      Manchester            Manchester Arena                On Sale September 18

April 11, 2016       London                   O2 Arena                                 On Sale September 18

April 12, 2016   London                   O2 Arena                                 On Sale September 18

April 17, 2016   Glasgow                    SSE Hydro                               On Sale September 18

May 2, 2016        Lisbon                  MEO Arena                          On Sale September 19

May 5, 2016        Madrid                  Barclaycard Arena                 On Sale September 18

May 14, 2016     Milan                      Mediolarum Forum              On Sale September 18

May 15, 2016     Milan                      Mediolarum Forum              On Sale September 18

June 4, 2016        Prague                 O2 Arena                                 On Sale September 18

Please check http://www.muse.mu for information on further dates and announcements.