Will of the People World Tour

The Will of the People World Tour was a world concert tour by English rock band Muse, in support of their ninth studio album, Will of the People (2022). The tour began in April 2022 and concluded in November 2023. The tour was Muse's first since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and is also the first to feature new touring member Dan Lancaster,[1] who replaced long-time touring member Morgan Nicholls.[2] The Will of the People World Tour also became the band´s fifth consecutive album concert tour to sell over one million tickets and gross over $100 million.

Will of the People World Tour
World tour by Muse
A view from the concert at Foro Sol in Mexico City (23 January 2023)
Associated albumWill of the People
Start date7 April 2022 (2022-04-07)
End date4 November 2023
Legs8
No. of shows90
Muse concert chronology

Set list

The following set list was obtained from the concert held on 26 February 2023 at Target Center in Minneapolis, United States.[3] It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Will of the People" (extended intro)
  2. "Hysteria" (with "Interlude" intro)
  3. "Psycho" (with "Drill Sergeant" intro)
  4. "Bliss"
  5. "Won't Stand Down"
  6. "Compliance"
  7. "Thought Contagion"
  8. "Verona"
  9. "Time Is Running Out" (with "Interstitial 'Parkour'" intro)
  10. "The 2nd Law: Isolated System" (shortened)
  11. "Resistance"
  12. "You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween"
  13. "Madness"
  14. "We Are Fucking Fucked"
  15. "The Dark Side" (Alternate Reality instrumental version)
  16. "Supermassive Black Hole"
  17. "Plug In Baby" (with "Interstitial 'Driving'" intro)
  18. "Behold, the Glove" (Matt Bellamy song)
  19. "Uprising"
  20. "Starlight" (with "Prelude" intro)
Encore
  1. "Kill or Be Killed" (with "Simulation Theory Theme / [JFK]" intro)
  2. "Knights of Cydonia" (with "Man With A Harmonica" intro)

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue
DateCityCountryVenueOpening actsAttendanceRevenue
Leg 1 — Warm-up and charity shows
7 April 2022[a]ExeterEnglandExeter Cavern Club150
9 May 2022[b]LondonEventim Apollo10,078
10 May 2022[c]Razorlight
Leg 2 — European summer festivals
4 June 2022[d]NürburgGermanyNürburgring
5 June 2022[e]NurembergZeppelinfeld
9 June 2022[f]NickelsdorfAustriaPannonia Fields II
11 June 2022[g]BerlinGermanyTempelhof Airport
17 June 2022[h]FlorenceItalyVisarno ArenaPlacebo
The Mysterines
The Ramona Flowers
18 June 2022[i]LisbonPortugalBela Vista Park
19 June 2022[j]NewportEnglandSeaclose Park
21 June 2022[k]SopronHungaryLöver Camping
23 June 2022[l]OdenseDenmarkTusindårsskoven
26 June 2022[m]CalviàSpainAntiguo Aquapark
29 June 2022[n]AthensGreeceOlympic Sports Complex
2 July 2022[o]St. GallenSwitzerlandFestivalgeländ
3 July 2022[p]BelfortFranceLac de Malsaucy
6 July 2022[q]Hérouville-Saint-ClairChâteau de Beauregard
8 July 2022[r]MadridSpainEspacio Mad Cool
10 July 2022[s]CéretFranceChâteau d'Aubiry
8 September 2022[t]VigoSpainBalaídosYears & Years
The Killer Barbies
17,000
10 September 2022[u]MálagaRecinto Ferial
13 September 2022[v]CologneGermanyMedia Park
Leg 3 — Intimate and Festival shows
4 October 2022Los AngelesUnited StatesWiltern TheatreTapei Houston2,300
8 October 2022 [w]ClermontJames B. Beam Distillery
9 October 2022[x]SacramentoDiscovery Park
11 October 2022ChicagoRiviera TheatreBrigitte Calls Me Baby
14 October 2022TorontoCanadaHistorySoftcult2,500
16 October 2022New York CityUnited StatesBeacon TheatreThick2,894
23 October 2022AmsterdamNetherlandsRoyal Theater CarréRobin Kester1,500
25 October 2022ParisFranceSalle PleyelBandit Bandit2,500
26 October 2022MilanItalyAlcatrazLe Frequenze di Tesla
28 October 2022BerlinGermanyAdmiralspalast
3 December 2022[y]Fort LauderdaleUnited StatesFort Lauderdale Beach
Leg 4 — North America
18 January 2023MonterreyMexicoEstadio BanorteThe Warning16,485 (80.15%)$1,496,497
20 January 2023GuadalajaraArena VFG13,128 (100%)$1,152,938
22 January 2023Mexico CityForo Sol107,270 (100%)$6,764,113
23 January 2023
25 February 2023ChicagoUnited StatesUnited CenterEvanescence
One Ok Rock
26 February 2023MinneapolisTarget Center
28 February 2023AustinMoody Center10,558 (100%)$1,072,723
2 March 2023HoustonToyota Center
3 March 2023Fort WorthDickies Arena11,655 (100%)$1,287,249
5 March 2023St. LouisChaifetz Arena6,662 (100%)$584,000
7 March 2023ColumbusNationwide Arena
9 March 2023TorontoCanadaScotiabank Arena
11 March 2023Quebec CityVideotron Centre
12 March 2023
14 March 2023MontrealBell Centre
15 March 2023
17 March 2023New York CityUnited StatesMadison Square Garden13,099 (100%)$1,414,150
19 March 2023PhiladelphiaWells Fargo Center
2 April 2023GlendaleDesert Diamond ArenaEvanescence
Highly Suspect
4 April 2023DenverBall Arena
6 April 2023Los AngelesCrypto.com Arena12,811 (100%)$1,568,543
8 April 2023Las VegasT-Mobile Arena
10 April 2023San DiegoPechanga Arena9,664 (100%)$942,000
12 April 2023AnaheimHonda Center
14 April 2023OaklandOakland Arena11,711 (100%)$1,125,120
16 April 2023PortlandModa Center
18 April 2023SeattleClimate Pledge Arena12,293 (100%)$1,575,075
20 April 2023Salt Lake CityVivint Arena
6 May 2023[z]AtlantaCentral Park
Leg 5 — Europe
27 May 2023PlymouthEnglandHome ParkRoyal Blood
The Warning
1 June 2023[aa]AarhusDenmarkÅdalen
3 June 2023Wiener NeustadtAustriaStadion Open AirRoyal Blood
One Ok Rock
7 June 2023The HagueNetherlandsMalieveld67,000 (100%)[4][5]
9 June 2023CologneGermanyRheinEnergieStadion
11 June 2023[ab]Hradec KrálovéCzech RepublicHradec Králové Airport
15 June 2023LyonFranceGroupama StadiumRoyal Blood
The Warning
17 June 2023[ac]ScheeßelGermanyEichenring
18 June 2023[ad]Neuhausen ob EckNeuhausen ob Eck Airfield
20 June 2023HuddersfieldEnglandJohn Smith's StadiumRoyal Blood
The Warning
23 June 2023GlasgowScotlandBellahouston ParkTwin Atlantic
The Warning
25 June 2023Milton KeynesEnglandNational BowlRoyal Blood
The Warning
29 June 2023BordeauxFranceMatmut AtlantiqueRoyal Blood
One Ok Rock
1 July 2023[ae]WerchterBelgiumWerchter Festivalpark
4 July 2023SantanderSpainCampos de Sport de El SardineroRoyal Blood
One Ok Rock
23,000 (100%)
6 July 2023[af]NancyFranceZénith de NancyOne Ok Rock
8 July 2023Saint-DenisStade de FranceRoyal Blood
One Ok Rock
12 July 2023BernSwitzerlandAreal OpenAirRoyal Blood
Emilie Zoé
15 July 2023MarseilleFranceOrange VélodromeRoyal Blood
One Ok Rock
18 July 2023RomeItalyStadio Olimpico
22 July 2023MilanSan Siro
Leg 6 — Asia
29 July 2023Kuala LumpurMalaysiaBukit Jalil National StadiumKyoto Protocol53,000
Leg 7 — UK and Ireland
27 September 2023DublinIreland3ArenaNova Twins
29 September 2023ManchesterEnglandAO Arena
1 October 2023LondonThe O2 Arena
2 October 2023
Leg 8 — Mexico
4 November 2023[ag]TolucaMexicoForo Pegaso


Notes

Personnel

The Stage during the Encore

Muse

Additional musicians

  • Dan Lancaster – keyboards, synthesizers, guitar, electronic percussion, backing vocals[1]

Crew

  • Metaform Studio – creative direction
  • Sooner Routhier – lighting design, lighting programming
  • Aaron D. Luke – associate lighting designer, lighting director, programmer

References