MUSE @ Stade de France, Paris june 12 2010

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MUSE @ Stade de France 2

Paris, June 12 2010

Second show for MUSE @ Stade de France and it's SOLD-OUT once again.
We have tix in the front pit, we get there on the right, too bad Matthew is on the other side.
The stage is massive with a beautiful architecture.
We didn't see any of the support bands Dewchka, White Lies & Kasabian.

MUSE gets on the stage @ 9:20PM to a massive reception from the audience, luckily the pit is far from being packed where we are standing and we have a clear view.
The sound is neat and Matthew's vocals perfect ( Too perfect ?!?)

Going to a MUSE concert is a bit like going to U2, RHCP or Supertramp, even without listening to any of their records you know most of the songs as they're played constantly on radios.

In fact the stage on which they're playing is prety small and the band isn't really moving a lot , even Matthew. He went only twice or maybe 3 times on the other side.
They stole the idea of the small stage moving forward to The Rolling Stones ( see Pic above) and the small elevated platform ( see Pic below) to AC/DC.

Setlist: (TBC)from Muse Messenger message board
1- Uprising
2- Supermassive Black Hole
3- New Born
4- Map of the Problematique
5- Butterflies & Hurricanes
6- Guiding Light
7- Interlude & Hysteria
8- Nishe
9- United States of Eurasia
10- I Belong To You (+ "Mon Cœur s'ouvre à ta Voix")
11- Feeling Good
12- MK Jam
13- Undisclosed Desires
14- Resistance
15- Starlight
16- "House of the Rising Sun" (instrumental) + Time Is Running Out
17- Unnatural Selection
Encore:
18- Exogenesis Part 1*
19- Soldier's Poem* ( or other way round)
20- Stockholm Syndrome
21- Take a bow
22- Plug in baby
23- Knights of cydonia

One of the coolest thing of the show was the "Spaceship" flying over the audience with the girl underneath.
You might like or not the music, yes it is really pompous but you have to admit that MUSE really put on a great stadium show.
Maybe they should, especially the bass player, move a bit more and use the space better on that fantastic stage.

Really good show !

Some girls & stage


Pass & Merchandising

Don't forget to have a look at our previous reviews of MUSE:

• Live in Paris Bercy on Nov 17 2009 with Pics backstage & video
  
• Theatre du Chatelet on Set 8 2009 with GREAT Live Pics

Backstage Bercy (left) Live @ Chatelet (right)

Supergrass @ Cigale, Paris June 11 2010 Last ever show !

SUPERGRASS + Charly Coombes & the New Breed

@ Cigale, Paris june 11 2010

Supergrass is playing its last ever show before splitting @ Cigale in Paris.
Of course it's SOLD-OUT.

Charly Coombes & The New Breed is opening, they started very early so we could only catch the last 3-4 songs. Very nice set.

Alvin Stardust

After a short break, we have some nice videos (from the 70's) from the English government preventing kids from crossing the street without looking for cars before feat. Alvin Stardust & Kevin Keegan.
Remember Kids ! Be Smart...Be Safe.

Kevin Keegan

Then it's time to SUPERGRASS to take the stage for a final bow...in Paris.
How cool is that !

Nice & lively atmosphere in the audience but I don't really feel particular emotional moments as if it was a normal concert.
The pit down the front is packed and jumping up & down thanks to the very "elastic" floor.

They are playing 4 songs from each record starting with "Diamond hoo Ha" and then going back in time from one record to the other ("Road to rouen", "Life on other planets", "Supergrass", "In it for the money", "I should coco")
Scroll down for detailed setlist.
Each album is introduced by a very short movie.

The original trio is on stage plus Charly on guitar & Percussion & a keyboard player.
Just the three of them for most of the songs from the early records.
Great songs, they always been a great pop-rock band on stage.

2 songs for the Encore ending the set with the very first song they wrote together: " Caught by The Fuzz"( Part1) , Part 2 HERE (click for videos)
Funny: Mickey wanted to break his bass guitar on the drums and Danny refused, he even didn't want to smash the bass guitar even though Mickey asked him too ( see part 2 on video)
Gaz thanked the audience but it was strange, you couldn't feel it was their last ever show.
I thought it would be more emotional than that !
Great show anyway !!!

SETLIST Paris Cigale

An empty stage... for good !

First song of the show , "Diamond Hoo Ha Man":


See Ya guys !

Don't forget to have a look at our video from the Hot Rats opening for AIR (click for Pics & review) and playing with AIR their smashing album " Virgin Suicides" last week in Paris.
Hot Rats Playing " EMI" from The Sex Pistols (click for video).

Supergrass played last ever show in UK , June 10 2010

Before playing tonight @ Cigale , their last ever show before splitting, SUPERGRASS played London's Brixton Academy

Here's the setlist:
'Diamond Hoo Ha Man'
'Bad Blood'
'Outside'
'Rebel In You'
'Tales Of Endurance (Parts 4,5 & 6)'
'St Petersburg'
'Fin'
'Kiss Of Life'
'Brecon Beacons
'Rush Hour Soul'
'Funniest Thing'
'Grace'
'Moving'
'Mary'
'Eon'
'Pumping On Your Stereo'
'In It For The Money'
'Richard III'
'Late In The Day'
'Sun Hits The Sky'
'She's So Loose'
'Mansized Rooster'
'Strange Ones'
'Lenny'
'Alright'
'Caught By The Fuzz'

The Strokes play first gig in 4 years in London Club

On the same night as Mark Knopfler in paris , The Strokes have played their first show in 4 years at the tiny Dingwalls (500 capacity) in London's Camden under the name Venison.

Here's the setlist:(from the NME)
'New York City Cops'
'The Modern Age'
'Hard To Explain'
'Reptilia'
'What Ever Happened?'
'You Only Live Once'
'Soma'
'Vision Of Division'
'I Can't Win'
'Is This It'
'Someday'
'Red Light'
'Last Nite'
'Under Control'
'12:51'
'Juicebox'
'Heart In A Cage'
'Take It Or Leave It'

Impossible to find a decent video from the show on YouTube.
What are you guys doing in London ?

Mark Knopfler @ Paris Bercy June 9th 2010

Mark Knopfler @ Paris Bercy June 9th 2010

We really had a busy day yesterday, we were too tired to go to see Mark Knopfler, luckily we've been told we didn't miss anything as it seemed it was good music to sleep to.

SETLIST ( TBC):
1. Border Reiver
2. What It Is
3. Sailing to Philadelphia
4. Coyote
5. Prairie Wedding
6. Hill's Farmer Blues
7. Romeo & Juliet (Dire Straits)
8. Sultans of Swing (Dire Straits)
9. Done with Bonaparte
10. Marbletown
11. A Night in Summer Long Ago
12. Speedway at Nazareth
13 Telegraph Road (Dire Straits)
14. Brothers In Arms (Dire Straits)
15. So Far Away (Dire Straits)
16. Piper to the End

Here's a video from the show anyway (not ours):

Enjoy ;-)

Richard Ashcroft @ Trabendo, Paris June 8 2010

We didn't go at this gig , we were at the nearby Zénith for Them Crooked Vultures.
Here's the setlist anyway ( from the NME) :
'Are You Ready?'
'Born Again'
'A Song For The Lovers'
'Beatitude'
'Music Is Power'
'How Deep Is Your Man'
'America'
'Lucky Man'
'She Brings Me The Music'
'Glory'
'Let My Soul Rest'
'Check The Meaning'
'Sonnet'
'Brave New World'
'The Drugs Don't Work'
'Royal Highness'
'This Thing Called Life'
'Break The Night With Colour'


Nice !

Them Crooked Vultures @ Zénith, Paris June 8 2010

Them Crooked Vultures @ Zénith, Paris
June 8 2010

Sold-Out Zénith for Them Crooked Vultures , even though there were still a few empty seats on the sides.
The Pit was packed and it was hot & Sweaty.
photographers were only allowed two songs and the lightning, looking good from an audience point of view was complete shit for a photographer, hard to take a decent picture, so sorry for the lousy pictures.
The security around the band is as tight as for Madonna , ridiculous.
Check our previous review of TCV with great Pics from Patrice HERE.

Can't remember the setlist but i guess that they're playing the same shit every night, the first record and a couple of extra songs ( including the one on video here).
Lots of extended jams , some songs are streched to a good 10 min or even more for one.

Setlist (It should be correct):
No one loves me
Gunman
Scumbag Blues
Dead end friends
elephant
Higway One
New Fang
solo alain johannes
Bandoliers
Interlude with ludes
Mind eraser no chaser
Calligulove
Cant possibly imagine
Spining in daffoldis
Reptile
Warsaw

Josh is as fun to watch on stage as ever, Alain is taking care of everything ( guitar, keys, BVocals) Dave is... dave : Fantastic drumming from the first song 'till the last one.
It's nearly impossible NOT to spend the whole gig looking ONLY at him.

John Paul Jones is cool and relax on bass or Keys, he even has time to watch people in the audience while he's playing.
Funny, when we met him after the show he recognised a friend of ours who was on the first row in front of him

Great gig once again even if I would have prefer them to play an extra song instead of streaching out songs to the limit.
Too bad they didn't play any Encore.

1h50 min show.

All of them left Paris after the show to go to Amsterdam but JPJ who stayed in Paris for a couple more nights before the next show ( June 10th).

see ya guys !!!

GoodBye Paris !

New song " Can't possibly begin to Imagine"

Cool !

Lots of other GREAT videos HERE

Iron Maiden's new album "The Final Frontier" artwork & tracklisting revealed

IRON MAIDEN "The new Frontier"

Nice isn't it ?

The album will be out on August 16th.

New single is " El Dorado" and you can download it for free HERE.

The full tracklisting for the album (total running time 76:35) is:

1. Satellite 15....The Final Frontier (8:40)
2. El Dorado (6:49)
3. Mother Of Mercy (5:20)
4. Coming Home (5:52)
5. The Alchemist (4:29)
6. Isle Of Avalon (9:06)
7. Starblind (7:48)
8. The Talisman (9:03)
9. The Man Who Would Be King (8:28)
10. When The Wild Wind Blows (10:59)

Listen to the New single " El Dorado":

In Other news :

La Rockers RATT have cancelled the whole European Tour 2010, The singer is having urgent surgery for an hernia.

Stuart Cable former Stereophonics' drummer found dead

Stuart Cable former Sterophonics' drummer who was sacked from the band in 2003, was found dead at his home this morning.
For the moment no suspicious circumstances involved.
The cause of death has not been determined yet.
RIP

Another sad news: French DJ David Guetta is at the top of the Single charts in UK.

Rage Against The Machine Free gig @ Finsbury Park , London June 6 2010

RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE performed a free gig @ Finsbury Park in London in front of 40 000 people to thank their fans for making them N°1 in the charts at Christmas.
Here's the first song of the show with a funny intro featuring Simon Cowell:


I've also found this on Youtube, English gatecrashers to the gig, Hey Guys it was a FREE gig !!!

Roll on Baby !

Ronnie James Dio last ever show footage with Heaven & Hell

The N°1 Black Sabbath website has posted footage of the last ever concert by Legend RONNIE JAMES DIO with HEAVEN & HELL.
This is the first song of the show "The Mob Rules" recorded in Atlantic City August 29 2009:

Long Live Ronnie !