As a long time Muse fan, there’s always been one part of their touring cycle that I always seem to miss out on; the pre-tour intimate shows. In the buildup to Drones, we got the ‘Psycho Tour’ – with that came its own handful of more “heavy” Muse rarities like “The Groove” and “Hyper Music”. Then before the midlife crisis that was Simulation Theory, a by request show at the Paris Cigale let fans hear some new material early, as well as take part in a poll to decide which songs the band would play – which ultimately resulted in some pretty deep cuts coming to light; “Eternally Missed” and “Assassin” stand out. This time around, ahead of Will Of The People (due on August 26^th, you can pre-order here) the band will take on 2 nights at London’s Eventim Apollo in support of a trio of different causes.

We’re honoured to be able to play these shows over two nights for three outstanding organisations. They’re out there delivering vital services time after time for the most vulnerable people in society, both in the UK and abroad. Tickets on sale Wed 9am BST https://t.co/6xLVVMtql4 pic.twitter.com/zeoOhtoMF1

— muse (@muse) March 28, 2022

Another consistency for the band, at least in the last few years anyway, has been putting on these more intimate shows for charity. War Child are a charity that the band have worked with before, they even feature on War Child’s last compilation album with a weird cover The Animals’ “House Of The Rising Sun” listen below, but the first night (set to take place Monday 9^th May) will also have its proceeds split with Médecins Sans Frontières. Both charities will be using the money to assist relief efforts in Ukraine. The 2^nd night (the day after on Tuesday 10^th May) will celebrate the 30^th anniversary of British street magazine ‘The Big Issue’, the night will also feature support from Razorlight.

Fan pre-sale starts tomorrow and 9AM (Tuesday 29^th), but is only accessible with a code from the Muse mailing list. General sale will take place here, the next day again at 9AM (Wednesday 30^th). So far, we don’t know of any particular quirks to make this a once in a lifetime concert – no requests or weird sets laid in advance or anything like that – but that being said, an intimate Muse gig has been something to marvel at since the very beginning of their career. So throw in a few live debuts, and hopefully some spaceships or something as a part of the set-up, and you’ve got yourself a pretty solid concert.

See here for full details on Muse’s gigs on the festival circuit, plus any further information you might need on the Eventim Apollo gigs, see here.