Last night was fantastic! Despite the smaller crowd, 8,000 per the person above, we were very loud. I was impressed by that because sometimes Phoenix crowds can be on the quieter side compared to other cities.
Anyways, during the show I kept thinking to myself that this is one of the most impressive tour designs ever. Muse and company have elevated the bar for everyone else. They've thought of everything. The 'Drones' were very cool. Sound was great. No glitches that I could see. I wish the stage lighting was a little bit brighter, but that is a very, very small detail.
Performance wise, the new songs sound so much better live than the record, particularly 'Mercy', 'Psycho', 'Handler' and 'Reapers'. The song selection of the older material was great, too. Nice to see that they're already mixing those up. 'Apocalypse Please' was a cool surprise.
If people have friends on the fence about going to this tour, do whatever you can to get them to go. I guarantee they will get their money's worth and more.
-Jason