How Long Is Muse Concert?

The duration of a Muse concert depends on the type of show organized and the band's performance, which may last for 90 minutes.

English rock band Muse is famous for their spectacular, energetic, and quite theatrical performances supported by bright lighting effects, fire, lasers, smoke, pyrotechnics, lifts that raise band members and a number of other gimmicks such as giant dancing robots and drones. Their concerts are a spectacle, which is impressive in terms of visual images as well as appreciation for the music.

Yet, how many minutes exactly can one expect a Muse concert to last? I think it would also be useful to know the average length of a set and duration of concerts during one of their world tours. Let's break it down.

Typical Muse Setlist Length

Muse, having been formed nearly 29 years ago, has also seen their setlist lengths increase in correlation with their increasing body of music.

Muse's's concert setlist during their early days that were while touring in support of the band's first two albums, Showbiz and Origin of Symmetry in the late 1990s and early 2000 was approximately sixteen to eighteen songs a night. This is quite typical for a band with such a limited discography, as only two albums of material are available now.

There are some signs which appeared even earlier but things began to shift during the release of their third studio album titled Absolution in 2003. It also helped them gaining popularity and this become more significant in the UK so that they could start doing their own arena tours and moving on to stages with large audiences. The setlists that the bands used during the period also grew to about 20 in order to accommodate the new hits.

Black Holes and Revelations tour around mid-2000s saw Muse perform sets of about 22–23 songs on average. Here's the breakdown of a typical set:

• 6-7 songs from the new album, Black Holes
• Five to six fan favorites and singles from Absolution.
• 4-5 songs chosen randomly from the two albums Origin of Symmetry and Showbiz.
• If the show was a weeknight or the no-show fee was high, then they could perform 1 or 2 rarities or b-sides

This equilibrium enabled them to advertise the new album and also perform a range of singles, their signature live performances, and other tracks that any fan would love.

When Muse transitioned to fill even the largest of venues around the world in the early part of this decade, their concerts rose to an average of as many as 25 songs, and sometimes far more, per performance. Their best sets during their The Resistance and The 2nd Law tours included 8–9 new songs in between their other favorite songs and deep cuts. People were really receiving their fair share for their money.

In recent years, Muse has performed a similar number of songs,, with an estimate of 24-26 songs, during their shows in support of Drones, Simulation Theory, and Will of the People between 2015-2022.

So when it comes to the band live on stage, more than two hours on the stage is ensured, with nine studio albums released to date. Well wow, now it's the days of 16 set songs? Muse, however, keeps on releasing new songs, and if the band is going to keep it up, fans should expect setlists that are around 30 songs in future tours.

Average Muse Concert Length

So, given that Muse's setlists have been found to have an average length of X hours, how many hours can the fans look forward to rocking and rolling during Muse's live performances?

A Muse concert lasts approximately two hours and fifteen minutes, from the moment it is called on stage until the end of the last encore. The episode length is usually under 1 and a half hours on average and it almost never last more than 2 and half hours.

This includes time for:

• This first segment should typically last between forty-five minutes and one hour.
• A break in the middle of the performance ranges from 30- 40 minutes for Muse's stage productionsetup.
• Based on Muse's actual set, which I was able to determine contains around 25 songs and lasts 1 hour and 30 minutes,.
• Encore break ( here they spend 5–10 minutes of their time chanting cheers)

opening act, headlining performance, and intermissions take about 2 hours and 15 minutes on average.

They fail to realize that sometimes an event's venue has fixed curfews, festivals have limited timing, or local noise ordinances can reduce the show to nearly 2 hours or even less. However, most Muse arena concerts today fall within that kind of average.

Muse Through the Years

Muse has come quite a long way from tiny clubs to massive stages around the globe.

• In 1998–1999, during the Muse show in the Showbiz album cycle, Muse was playing in small theaters and ballrooms for 200–800 people. They were performing shows that lasted about 60 to 75 minutes; this was long enough to play the album and a handful of B-sides.
• In their first arena head line-up in 2004, Muse was performing before 5000–7500 fans on the Absolution tour. Sets increased to 90–100 minutes, with approximately 20 songs.
• Jump to Muse years 2010–2013 as the band grows in popularity big time. The tour, The Resistance," was characterized by performing in hitherto unseen venues such as the O2 in London or at the Wembley Stadium for 20,000. Some of the bands extended their sets to 100–110 minutes just to accommodate the new prog-influenced songs.
• The latter tour, the 0Simulation Theory, is regarded as their most extravagant one, as the stages covered the entire area of the arena. They have delivered more than 130 concerts in the arenas and more than 20 concerts in the stadiums from February 2019 to October 2022. Set lengths varied from 105 to 120 minutes."Phew, that is a proper marathon of a concert!

Whether the band plays at a small club or headlines a large festival, Muse rises to the occasion and gives fans a captivating performance. It just becomes longer over the years, adding more songs, theatrics, more dramatics, and more spectacle. They have been consistent in stepping up and are expected to do even bigger things in future albums and tours.