Muse fans launch petition for 'by request' club tour & Matt Bellamy is keen

Muse’s fervent followers have launched an online petition for the band to play a tour of intimate venues with the setlist decided by the fans themselves.

Published 6th Jul 2016



The idea was sparked in the wake of Muse’s performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland last Saturday night where the trio played a string of older songs that haven’t been performed in a while.

In direct response, fans took to Twitter to ask vocalist/guitarist Matt Bellamy to play more rarities on tour.

Answering their pleas, Matt suggested that a “club setting” similar to 2015’s ultra-intimate Psycho UK Tour would work best and it could be a “by request type thing.”

Since then, the ever ardent fans have launched a petition calling on Muse to undertake a by request club tour. At the time of writing it has 2,385 signatures.

Karen Grey, who launched the petition, wrote: “(Matt's idea of a by request tour) has received a lot of positive feedback from the fan community and is something everyone would love to be a part of.

“Suggestions have been made to allow those only in attendance have the ability to select from a list of songs they would like to be played, or have access to a poll created by the band before the gig.

“Something like this wouldn't be a easy task for the band to administer but it is certainly achievable (and being a web developer I am happy to put my hand up to help with this!)

“In 2015 Muse did a similar tour in the UK where they performed rarities and this had a great response from the fans. The locations were intimate and gave a great boost for club venues across the UK.”

You can sign the petition here (if it floats your boat) and check out Matt’s responses to the fans below:

> How can I make it up..?? Didn't we do rarities stuff on UK club tour last year? https://t.co/YLjHkFfifn > > — Matt Bellamy (@MattBellamy) July 2, 2016

> Hmmm I feel like 99% audience don't know the deep deep cuts https://t.co/LsYnFevd7T > > — Matt Bellamy (@MattBellamy) July 2, 2016

> Sorry, didn't realise so much love for The Groove. We'll do a rarities tour maybe ? Or like by request type thing https://t.co/sKanGqB43y > > — Matt Bellamy (@MattBellamy) July 2, 2016

> When we play certain rarities in really big shows, seems to fall flat (US or otherwise). I think club setting best? https://t.co/JgtFz8APIQ > > — Matt Bellamy (@MattBellamy) July 2, 2016

> Might be a good idea, but I bet democracy won't pick 'yes please' lol https://t.co/AyXLc1Xg6b > > — Matt Bellamy (@MattBellamy) July 2, 2016

> I like this idea, just need to work out how best to do it. https://t.co/TXHwLk2ZTq > > — Matt Bellamy (@MattBellamy) July 2, 2016