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A month feels like a year away at the moment.

 

I want to get silly at Muse already

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I roll into London around 1pm, then high tailing it to the hotel to check in (about 2pm) then getting to the venue. Might try and sneak in a few pre-venue pints in along the way.

 

Since I'm in the top tier, I hoping to get there early enough to get a good spot.

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So close you'd be able to see the whites in their eyes. Christ

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Holy!

 

Right, yeah that looks amazing. I'll be dragging my plus one to the queue as early as possible.

 

But look how close stalls can get. Oh man, I wish I got stalls. I selected them when purchasing my ticket, but it went straight to seated.

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Reckon they'd start it with Morgan doing the celeste/piano bit like the studio version so you can freak out a few seconds before the guitar comes in

 

You're on the 3rd level? Just wait for me if COD happens Wonder if they'd go to the effort of bringing a trumpet player in (Dan Dan ) for it.

 

Yup! If Bliss gets played then just call an ambulance. That's me gone.

 

Fun fact: I've never been to SBE (terrible I know ) before, so to anyone who has been up in the top, what's it like? Is it a decent view at all?

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As soon as I hear the opening palm muted notes to Eternally Missed, I'm going to be an absolute mess. Seriously, I can't wait to hear it live.

 

To be fair, I think I'll be stood with my hands on my head, mouth agape and pretty shouting "Holy Fuck!" every couple minutes.

 

Apologies in advance to everyone on the third level.

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COD needs every vote it can get so if any of y'all are considering not revoting at all (I can understanding waiting, I don't trust them rn either), please reconsider to see justice done by putting it in your list.

 

Buy me a gin & tonic and I'll consider it

 

Jokes aside, I'd love to hear COD again, it's been a very long time since I heard it live but I'm struggling to see what I'd drop to replace COD.

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Omg that first list you posted. I hope the real results so far look like that...my god. I wouldn't even know what to do with myself

 

Literally just joined those FB groups and seen the poll.

 

Mother. Of. God.

 

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And I think you're underestimating it. It's Muse fans replying to a poll about a Muse gig they just paid money for, not a random questionnaire.

 

And, lets be honest, a fucking expensive one....

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#SetTheSetFuckedTheVote I like it

 

I'm now thinking I'll just keep my vote and just wait for the night and see what happens. I'm still going to have an absolute belter of a night :D Just one long month of work then I can start my "Muse twice in 4 days" holiday ^^

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I take it the list that's available now is final? Did they mention that in the email to you?

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Still a complete shit show, eh?

 

I'm going to hold off requesting a revote for now. The way they've handled this I fully expect more songs to be added closer to the closing date.

 

This is why I have trust issues

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I totally agree with hoping the set list doesn't get leaked, by either that set website or by the band themselves. That feeling when one song ends (and promptly losing the plot) and anticipating the next one, hoping it's an absolute banger like Easily or In Your World (which should be played as a sorry for messing up the voting system).

 

I've booked my hotel and my train tickets for this gig, there's no going back now I somehow managed to upgrade my train ticket to first class.

 

I hope all the posh people like Muse being blasted through my headphones*

 

(*I won't be that guy though....Probably....)

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I expect a full reset email will be sent out by the end of the week, voiding the old one.

 

Gives them time to add In Your World to the list, just saying.

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Everything will be fine. Probably. Hopefully.

 

I don't know, when do I start panicking? Now or...?

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Ha, yeah that's the other issue. Maybe somebody should email and ask if this is the FINAL list or do they still plan to add more?

 

At this rate, giving everyone in the queue a pen and paper and making us write down our requests, whatever they may be, seems more structured than what's going on on that website.

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Hold off voting guys, even if they give you a reset!

 

I second this motion. I don't want to recast my vote, only for a third change in the list.

 

Must say, the organisation has been outstanding. They couldn't organise a piss up in a brewery, so it seems.

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I'm in two minds of re-voting again, come to think of it.

 

Either I cast my vote again with the list as it currently stands and all will be well, or I'll vote and the set list will be updated again, then I'll be mega annoyed again. I don't know what to do

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NOW JUST HOLD THE PHONE A FUCKING SECOND

 

THEY ADDED MORE SONGS TO THE LIST WHY DID THEY DO THIS NOW THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS I want to reset my request list. Now. Very now.

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I am so heartened by the amount of votes I'm seeing for Eternally Missed!

 

Can't wait to hear that bass riff, then promptly be floored by it.

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Just as "What's he building" comes to a close, slight pause....

 

"Controlling my feelings for too long..."

 

Well, that's about the point I start screaming anyway. That said, either CE or Futurism would be a smashing entrance.

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...I'm hyping so much over the idea of opening with What's He Building then straight into the Futurism cymbals...

 

My God :eek::eek:

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I wish I could vote for Execution Commentary as well as Yes Please. We could have 10 minutes of yelled gibberish.

A little angry I couldn't have DWNT with Hyper Music :/

 

And it would have been well worth the ticket price.

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Finished my vote anyway, went with what I said. Might keep my own little poll count of people's confirmed top 10 posts to see what way things are swinging.

 

You are now the David Dimbleby of the Muse boards.

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Right. Submitted, no going back now.

 

I'm happy with my list, but I would've loved to have had Hyper Music and DWRNT on the same list, shame the site kept taking one away from me

 

Is it August yet....