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  1. SebasD
    It's unavailable here in Belgium too. Maybe if I try to the option to get it available offline with the Deezer app...
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    Yes, these gigs are always streamed on the radio and sometimes on television. Not completely, but it's something. The QOTSA and AM gigs were also on another location than usual, these shows were a lot bigger because the radio station teamed up with national television. Too bad it's not a Peep Show, that's a new thing similar to Club 69. Same concept: you can only win tickets for a promotional gig. But the location is unknown, winners have to go to a bus that takes them to the gig. Last time it was in a basilica, really impressive.
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    They haven't announced a date for the Club 69 show but Foo Fighters are doing a show in California next week. Blur is only doing the Hyde Park show so far so they're also a possibility indeed. They're really hyping Foo Fighters and Muse though. Well, they've been pretty much hyping them for the last few years. Anyway, if it's Muse, I really need to win these tickets. You can't buy tickets, you can only win a pair of them. There are only 69 lucky pairs, plus a lot of friends of people who play an important role on Studio Brussels or the music industry... If they announce it tomorrow, the show will be probably within the two next weeks.
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    The rumor for Muse doing a special gig for Studio Brussels is getting stronger now, they keep saying it's a bigger act than QOTSA and Arctic Monkeys they're announcing tomorrow. Are there other big bands promoting new music soon?
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    Studio Brussels (Belgian national radio) is announcing another special gig on Friday. Could be any band, but they say it's the biggest band they ever had.These shows are almost always right before or after a band releases a new album. Given the amount of other big bands that are releasing albums soon, it seems realistic. They already had QOTSA and Arctic Monkeys. in the past. Mumford & Sons also played there so they're not an option. Source
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    Warner Belgium is trying to get #DronesInBelgium trending here, they tweeted other Belgian cities were next (Ghent, Antwerp...). Doesn't really get much attention though. Kanye had a video projected in several cities too before the release of Yeezus and people really wanted to see that, but this is totally different. It's also just an artwork. It was a great announcement for fans, but others don't really care. The WhatsApp promotion-rumour is really weird though. EDIT: Lol, Warner really is trying to get attention with this. Atomium's next, still in Brussels.
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    It's being projected in several cities now, although thats what this article says. They're also talking about promotion through WhatsApp?
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    The line-up for Sunday isn't really fantastic indeed... I was expecting a few more big names but it looks like it's not going to happen with all those rather small acts they're announcing now. Never expected to see Mumford & Sons as a headliner after 2012. They performed on Saturday and there wasn't a big headliner. Some subheadliners were placed together (Kasabian - Mumford & Sons - The XX - Editors) and that worked surprisingly good. But they've lost the effect of these big top 40 hits now so I don't understand why they've got such a big spot. Anyway, they've managed to book enough good acts. The line-up is definitely better than last year's and it's not like there are a lot of other major acts touring as far as we know. Friday is really pop-minded, the headliners are among the best they could offer and they have some good acts for a wider audience (Patti Smith, Caribou, TWOD, Archive...). It's better than Pinkpop's line-up. I mean, it's something...
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    Please, if you're being realistic you would know a band like Muse wouldn't make a single that's literally too offensive for the radio.
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    So forget what I said. After a few hours, weekend passes and Saturday passes are already sold-out. Lost my faith in humanity, or in Dutch mainstream festivals though... Friday passes (with Muse) and Sunday passes (with Foo Fighters) are still available. And Saturday has Avicii, Robbie Williams, The Script... What's wrong with those guys?
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    Yeah, there are some good names but it's a weird combination with all those pop acts on the bill now.
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    Yes, that was because of The Rolling Stones (and Metallica, Arctic Monkeys, Editors too for sure) and because of the last day (on a holiday). They seemed to struggle a bit before that. They faced a huge loss of visitors in 2013, even though they had QOTSA, The Killers and Kings of Leon. They didn't have the kind of acts I like in 2013, except QOTSA, but besides the headliners this year's line-up is worse. Robbie Williams and Avicii, are they serious?
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    No, it doesn't. It usually takes a while. And the line-up is really horrible this year, probably one of the worst in Europe, so there's no need to be afraid of not getting tickets.
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    Rock Werchter confirmed, 28th of June: http://www.rockwerchter.be/en/news/detail/muse-confirmed-for-rock-werchter-2015
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    There are so many possible festivals.. It doesn't have to be a festival in the UK if they're already doing their 20th anniversary tour. Rock Am Ring is still possible or Rock Werchter (would be the 40th edition with Muse headlining for the 4th time etc). It's a bit too early to guess which festival they're playing maybe since we have no clue about the possible headliners for the major festivals in Europe.
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    Well Humo gave them a good review this time, must be the first time ever.
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    Other newspapers publicized the same article as Het Nieuwsblad though. /:
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    - De Standaard has better comments, most of the people take their time to think there. I commented at the post on Nieuwsblad's wall because there were some really stupid comments there. There's someone who says that Muse sounds like his fridge.
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    Haha all my frustration went into one of the biggest Facebook comments I ever made.
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    Translation: "Muse is famous for their live performances, but the rock trio regularly used pre-recorded tapes during Werchter Boutique. "Topbands don't have a choice. Fans are pampered and they want perfection," says Patrick Demoustier, who's responisble for the sound at Rock Werchter (-the festival by the same organisation as Werchter Boutique, same venue etc-). "The most impressive liveband of the moment", that's how they call Muse in the international media. Matthew Bellamy and his band were defending this title last Tuesday at Werchter Boutique. And successfully. The reactions to their crushing "wall of sound", the trademark of the band, were all laudatory. But: it's not all gold that glitters. A tape with pre-recorded music could be heard during the gig on a regular basis, especially fragments recorded during previous concerts were used. And we're not only talking about extra sound effects, but also drum and guitar parts, said the sound engineers. The tape was used to support the band and to thicken the sound. In other words: playback. "Not one band loves to admit it, but Muse used the tape a lot", says Patrick Demoustier from PRG Productions. "They overused it. But I know that it's tempting to use tapes for many bands." PRG Productions is responsible for the sound of all big productions by LiveNation, the organisation behind events including Rock Werchter. But they weren't responsible for the sound during Werchter Boutique, the crew of the band was at the controls here. Demoustier is talking about a trend. More and more big artists switch between live music and pre-recorded parts, something that's already usual for R&B and other similar genres. "They don't have a choice. The fans of these bands are spoiled nowadays. They expect perfection, perfection that's impossible to achieve. They're disappointed when the music doesn't sound full, tight and recognizable. And the customer is king, " he says. The show needs to get bigger. So much that a band, famous for their impeccable live reputation, has to bend. "Muse wants an artistic show with many effects. Just try to play your instrument well as a musician while you're in the middle of explosions and fireworks. In the meantime you have to run from the left to the right on your huge stage, that's completely impossible.", says Demoustier. "And Muse only consists of three musicians. It's not an easy task to impress a sold-out stadium or a festival field with a bombastic sound when you're just a trio. Do fans have to expect that all the performances of their heroes are on a tape? "The only event that I cooperate where no tape is playing, is the Night of the Proms (- an event with more classic music and where "pop" acts are supported by an orchestra -)".
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    Yeah how does the technician know that all these things he mentioned were on tape if he wasn't doing the sound during the gig? The all knowing technician?
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    I can't believe how many people really believe this... Just because one person says it's all fake. And why would he say things like this to the press? I mean, it's his job to do the sound things. Not to tell everyone it's fake. I just don't see why he would contact a journalist to say "Hey you know what, I'm a technician at Werchter and Muse had almost everything on tape." I read that the technician said similar things about other bands in Belgium. There should've been something about Daft Punk in the past too. What a weird figure. If you love music and your job, why would you make people believe that the bands you're working for are faking their act?
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    I stumbled across an article where a technician claimed that many parts of the show at Rock Werchter were pre-recorded on tape, more than with others bands. He's not referring to Morgan, just to tapes. Now there's a lot of whining about that on the Facebook pages of the newspapers. Sounds like the technician really didn't like their music at all. He really says they are playbacking (guitars, drums, ...). Was he even at the gig? He sounds frustrated. Here's the link to the article: http://www.nieuwsblad.be/article/detail.aspx?articleid=DMF20130619_00629290 (I'll translate it later, Google Translate should do the trick for now).
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    That's what I've done! To be honest, I expected something really different than what I've experienced last Tuesday. I was on the second line, just one person in front of me before the barrier. But I had "a lot of" space. I could still move most of the time. Yes, there were some moments where they started pushing etc but when I saw them at Rock Werchter in 2010 I couldn't move at all. No problems with that though, was also really great. There was a woman next to me who wasn't tall enough to see them and she didn't like people jumping etc. That was at the beginning of the gig during Bliss, the 3rd song. I felt really bad for that woman but we're all there in the front to have fun and to see our favorite group... A few songs later I saw her on the other side of the barrier with the security... Too bad... She was also queuing. And because there was still some space, you had those people who really have to get to the front, straight into the pit, with 4 beers while everyone's jumping. And then they're mad because somebody touched their drinks and their beer has spilled. Like, serious... Had a really great time though. Those things just happen all the time, you'll get used to it. Didn't see anyone who was sick or something, because that's the only thing that I'll never get used to. If you're sick, please, don't go into the pit and don't eat too much before the gig, take my advice!
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    Is it possible that the merch is sold out after the show? Because I don't think that I'm going to buy a t-shirt after queuing for a few hours... And since it's December, do you guys normally use the cloakroom after queuing, I know that sounds really stupid but I don't know what to do with my jacket because it's the first time I'm going to queue when it's cold haha. I'm going to the Sportpaleis around 3pm, I hope that I'll get a good spot...
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