Muse debuted songs from ‘The Wow! Signal’ on the opening night of their North American tour – see footage and the full setlist below.
The band launched their run of dates across the Atlantic at Summerfest in Milwaukee, Wisconsin last night (July 2), in support of their 10th studio album, which was released last week (June 26).
The opening night saw Muse give live debuts to ‘Hexagons’ and ‘Nightshift Superstar’, while also including ‘The Wow! Signal’ tracks ‘Cryogen’, ‘Be With You’ and ‘Unravelling’, the latter of which had to be stopped and restarted after the first verse due to a power outage.
The tour is set to continue across North America throughout July and August, with The Temper Trap supporting across the run and Bloc Party and Portugal. The Man joining on selected dates. The shows are set to wrap at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl on August 31. Find any remaining tickets here.
Check out footage and images from the show here:
Matt Bellamy of Muse performs at Summerfest 2026 at Henry Maier Festival Park on July 02, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Joshua Applegate/Getty Images)
SETLIST:
Muse en Summerfest • American Family Insurance Amphitheater, Milwaukee (WI) [02/07/2026]
Primer show del «The Wow! Signal North American Tour» en anfiteatros.
01 – Hexagons (Live debut)
02 – Interlude + Hysteria
03 – Cryogen
04 – Supermassive Black Hole
05 -… pic.twitter.com/sRGbwqHa4o
— Muse: Origin of Black Holes (@museoobh) July 3, 2026
Matt Bellamy of Muse performs at Summerfest 2026 at Henry Maier Festival Park on July 02, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Joshua Applegate/Getty Images)
¡DEBUT DE ‘NIGHTSHIFT SUPERSTAR’!
Esta noche, durante el arranque de la gira por Estados Unidos en Milwaukee, Muse interpretó por primera vez ‘Nightshift Superstar’ en el Summerfest.
Aquí les compartimos un pequeño fragmento de este tema que nos ha encantado a muchos. … pic.twitter.com/xsN06d97Hb
— Muse: Origin of Black Holes (@museoobh) July 3, 2026
¡Muse estrenando en vivo ‘HEXAGONS’ con un espectáculo de láseres!
Gran inicio del concierto de hoy en Summerfest, Milwaukee (WI).
Primer show del «The Wow! Signal North American Tour» en anfiteatros.
[ • makineering / TikTok] pic.twitter.com/bLGu4ffRdi
— Muse: Origin of Black Holes (@museoobh) July 3, 2026
Muse will then bring ‘The Wow! Signal’ to the UK and Europe this autumn, including two nights at Manchester’s Co-op Live on November 12 and 13, and two London shows at The O2 on November 15 and 16. Find tickets for those shows here.
See Muse’s full Summerfest setlist below:
‘Hexagons’
‘Interlude’
‘Hysteria’
‘Cryogen’
‘Supermassive Black Hole’
‘Resistance’
‘Unravelling’
‘Intro’
‘Stockholm Syndrome’
‘Kill Or Be Killed’
‘Be With You’
‘Drill Sergeant’
‘Psycho’
‘Madness’
‘Plug In Baby’
‘Time Is Running Out’
‘JFK’
‘Uprising’
‘Knights Of Cydonia’
Encore:
‘The 2nd Law: Isolated System’
‘Nightshift Superstar’
‘Algorithm’
‘Undisclosed Desires’
‘Prelude’
‘Starlight’
Encore two:
‘Take A Bow’
Speaking to NME recently, Matt Bellamy explained that the North American dates would be slightly more restrained than the arena shows due to venue restrictions.
“It’ll be a similar production to what we used last summer, but with a few step-ups and a few customisations for this show,” he said.
However, he added that the UK and European arena shows would feature a more ambitious stage production.
“Erm, we’re trying to build a spaceship – as you do!” Bellamy said. “The quote came in and it’s more expensive than some of these London houses, and that’s saying something around here.
“We’re trying to work with that, build a spaceship, do some new stuff with lasers that’s never been done before, and yeah, it will be a classic. It’s going to be more in the space, sci-fi realm, which I think is cool for us.
“We’re trying to make it fly. I don’t think it will. That’s the thing that costs more than a house, but it will be something cool, I promise.”
The tour takes its name from Muse’s new album, which itself references the real-life Wow! signal, a mysterious 1977 radio burst that some have speculated could have come from beyond Earth.
Bellamy previously told NME that the album found him leaning into “the unknown” after a difficult personal period, saying: “I can’t live without music – that feeling came back to me on this album.”
NME gave the album four stars, noting: “In rekindling their own purpose, the Teignmouth trio have delivered undoubtedly their most consistent and satisfying album since ‘Black Holes & Revelations’ – doubling up as either a knowing gift to the fans or at least a response to any concerns that Muse had long disappeared too far up their own supermassive blackholes. Look up to the sky with a sigh of relief or a simple ‘wow’.”
Back in April, the band played an intimate show at London’s O2 Academy Brixton, where they debuted ‘Cryogen’ and ‘Be With You’ live and mixed new material with fan favourites.
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