Matthew James Bellamy. If you don’t already know that name, I’d recommend you learn it. Although not well-known in the U.S., he is one of the most talented singers, songwriters, guitarist, pianist, and overall musician, on par with some of the greats such as Freddie Mercury and John Lennon. Bellamy is the front man of Muse, a British rock band also starring Dominic Howard on drums, and Chris Wolstenholme on bass. They have been together for 25 years, first forming in 1994 and releasing a total of 8 albums; revolutionizing the genre of rock music in the process.
On April 4th at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, Muse gave an incredible performance, complete with fancy elaborate costume changes, backup singers/dancers, and brilliant stage performers. This tour is based off of the groups newly released album titled “Simulation Theory”, and the entire performance was themed exactly like the album. It made audience members feel as though they were apart of some sort of simulated reality, complete with vintage video games, and even a giant robot named Murph.
I had the amazing opportunity of being front row for this concert, but there really was no bad seat in the house, as the brilliant light show and performer-ridden extravaganza was something that could surely be seen from miles away. I only wish I could attend this concert again, but this time seated higher up and towards the back so that I could really take in everything that was happening. The band sounded truly amazing, even better than they do on recording and not a single flaw could be seen in their musicianship abilities.
If I could change anything about this performance however, I do wish the band interacted with the crowd just a little bit more. Personally, I’ve only ever seen smaller bands in much smaller venues and I love that connection between the group members and the crowd. Due to the fact that this arena is so huge and there were so many people, I understand that crowd interaction would be extremely difficult. Bellamy did come down from the towering stage at one point to interact with fans in the front row which was really nice, I just would have liked to see more of a connection when they were on stage as well.
Muse is one of my favorite bands of all time, and finally getting to witness them live from the very front row is something I’ll never forget. They certainly know how to put on an amazing show, and how to write creative, catchy songs that I will most likely be singing and jamming along with for the rest of my life. I cannot wait to see what is next for Muse!
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