Muse have kicked off their huge ‘The Wow! Signal’ 2026 arena tour in Manchester, and broken out some of their new songs live for the first time, backed by an epic new stage show. Check out footage and the setlist below.
The dates come following the trio dropping their acclaimed 10th album ‘The Wow! Signal‘ back in June, and heading on the road over the summer with a run of North American shows.
Now, they have kicked off the first of their UK and European arena tour dates – which they promised ahead of time would feature much more ambitious production planned.
Launched at the Co-op Live arena in Manchester last night (Thursday November 12), Matt Bellamy and co opened their 15-song set with three ‘Wow! Signal’ tracks: ‘Hexagon’, ‘The Sickness In You & I’ and ‘Unravelling’.
‘Hexagon’ and ‘Unravelling’ made their way into the setlist following them being debuted at the US shows, and ‘The Sickness In You & I’ was broken out for the first time live at the Manchester gig.
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— ⑂ Steve ⑂ (@M24Ste) November 12, 2026
Opening the show, the band were backed by a massive “V” shaped screen behind them, with an intense light display being projected from either side.
The top of the main stage was designed to look like the underneath of a UFO – in keeping with the space theme of the new album – and there is also a walkway from the main stage through to a smaller stage in the middle of the standing area.
Bellamy started the show there, surrounded by a spherical display of LED lights, which gradually rose up and engulfed him. On the mainstage, meanwhile, a circular set of lights dropped down, projecting an epic laser show within.
La fin du concert de Muse à Manchester, avec les jeux de lumières !
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— Muse Info Fr (@museinfo_fr) November 12, 2026
Other songs from the new album that made the setlist included ‘Be With You’, ‘Cryogen’, ‘Nightshift Superstar’, and ‘The Dark Forest’ – the latter also getting its live debut in Manchester. The visuals were immense for ‘The Dark Forest’ too, showing the band performing on the left and right hand sides of the screen, while the centre displayed visuals of an astronaut floating through space, being rapidly pulled in different directions due to various gravitational pulls.
Other highlights of the set included an instrumental version of ‘Simulation Theory’s ‘Algorithm’, an extended remix of ‘Drones’’ ‘[JFK]’, and a cover of Bellamy’s song with Ilan Eshkeri’s ‘Hanging Out In Victory Square’. There were also a strong amount of fan favourites, including ‘Knights Of Cydonia’, ‘Hysteria’, ‘Supermassive Black Hole’ and ‘Uprising’.
Check out more footage and the full setlist below.
¡Una bestialidad de escenario! ¡Muse ha vuelto con todo! 🔥
‘Unravelling’ esta noche en Co-op Live Arena, Mánchester. 🇬🇧
🔹 Primer show del «The Wow! Signal Europa Tour 2026»
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— Muse: Origin of Black Holes (@museoobh) November 12, 2026
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MUSE INICIA CON HEXAGONS!!!#TheWowSignalTour pic.twitter.com/w1oHQPXg8R
— MUSE Argentina (@muse_argentina) November 12, 2026
BE WITH YOU a todo color 🎊🎊🎊#TheWowSignalTour #MuseLive pic.twitter.com/iFfMzCmuqO
— MUSE Argentina (@muse_argentina) November 12, 2026
Muse’s Manchester setlist was:
‘Hexagons’
‘The Sickness in You & I’ (Live debut)
‘Unravelling’
‘Interlude’
‘Hysteria’
‘Cryogen’
‘Supermassive Black Hole’
‘The Dark Forest’ (Live debut)
‘Kill or Be Killed’ (Fellsman + Tiley reinterpretation; shortened, new AI vocals on tape, Chris and Dom on bass and drums)
‘Be With You’
‘Psycho’
‘Madness’
‘Plug In Baby’
‘Hanging in Victory Square’ (Ilan Eshkeri & Matt Bellamy cover)
‘Time Is Running Out’
‘[JFK]’ (New extended remix, with new AI vocals and Dom on drums)
‘Uprising’
‘Knights of Cydonia’
‘The 2nd Law: Isolated System’
‘Nightshift Superstar’
‘Algorithm’ (Instrumental intro only)
‘Undisclosed Desires’
‘Prelude’
‘Starlight’
Encore:
‘Take a Bow’
The stage design for the UK and European tour aligns with what Bellamy told NME to expect from the tour earlier this year. Speaking to us about the gigs, the singer revealed that they were looking into making a “spaceship” in time for the winter arena run.
“We’re trying to build a spaceship – as you do,” he said. “The quote came in and it’s more expensive than some of these houses [in Primrose Hill], 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,” the frontman added. “It’s going to be more in the space, sci-fi realm, which I think is cool for us.”
Shows continue tonight with another Manchester show, and also include two stops at The O2 in London. Next summer, Muse will top the bill at London’s BST Hyde Park and Leeds’ Roundhay Festival. Visit here (UK) and here (Europe) for remaining tickets.
Muse’s UK and European arena tour dates for 2026/2027 are:
NOVEMBER 2026
13 – Co-op Live, Manchester, UK
15 – The O2, London, UK
16 – The O2, London, UK
18 – Uber Arena, Berlin, Germany
20 – Unipol Dome, Milan, Italy
21 – Unipol Dome, Milan, Italy
24 – PSD Bank Dome, Düsseldorf, Germany
25 – PSD Bank Dome, Düsseldorf, Germany
27 – La Défense Arena, Paris, France
29 – Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, Netherlands
30 – Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, Netherlands
DECEMBER 2026
03 – Sud de France Arena, Montpellier, France
04 – Sud de France Arena, Montpellier, France
07 – AG Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland
08 – AG Hallenstadion, Zurich, Switzerland
JUNE 2027
26 – BST Hyde Park, London
27 – Roundhay Festival, Leeds
‘The Wow! Signal’ – the follow-up to 2022’s ‘Will Of The People’ – was given a glowing four-star review from NME and praised as the trio’s “best album in 20 years”.
It read: “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’.”
