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I maintain waiting to see them before drawing judgement. Most likely next week when they have that rehearsal, or when we see videos from Mexico City.

 

EDIT: Although in saying that, Matt also mentioned the technology also uses computer tech and sensors put around a venue to control them, which even means acrobatics. So I dunno... self-propelled Hullabaloon drones?

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I have quite a bit more knowledge in the field of quadcopters than I want to, and honestly, even expensive ones in the most stable environment aren't something I'd want to fly over the heads of people who could be seriously injured, killed, or sue the company.

 

Even the expensive ones are prone to a lot of mechanical failures, and can be easier to take down than you'd think. And I promise people out there would be trying their damndest to take them down.

 

The last thing we need is an interrupted frequency, a blown motor, or a burst battery causing one of these things to come crashing down into a crowd, especially if the props are still running.

 

Matt was talking about curtains not coming down, and getting stuck on a conveyor below a stage (and there was that time a curtain fail killed several of his guitars, too) - I think it's obvious whatever can go wrong, often does.

 

Pyro isn't flying over your head, and is probably regulated better nowdays. Hopefully. Although if anyone remembers that Great White incident in the US... yeah, everything that can go wrong. :(

We don't allow it in small venues anymore.

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Why everyone has the idea drones have to fly over people's heads? Ever since the drones rumours came out i've always imagined drones flying over the stage, like 2 or 3 flying in circles or something like that.

 

Because Matt himself has specifically said "over the crowd" on multiple occasions.

 

So, besides him recently saying he's never seen this shit in action, that was at least his original intent. Whether it panned out that way or not.

(I always envision Matt drawing these stage set ups on a napkin, and handing it to some poor bastard who has to try and do his best.)

 

A crew member also said the "in the round" stage was necessary to accommodate the flying stuff, but that is non-specific, and really confusing no matter which way you look at it.

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Where is Chicago?

Where is NYC 2?

 

These are 2 shows where they are guaranteed to at least sell > 10,000 tickets in the US. Also, Denver and Atlanta are mysteriously absent. I think there will be a few more US dates announced for this leg.

 

Looks like the NYC show hasn't sold out, so as yet, no demand for that one, even though space is on the calendar for it.

 

I had assumed Chicago might be slipped in before Detroit, and Denver would fit between Vegas and Vancouver, but now I'm not so sure.

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I'm thinking Chicago has been left off because they are doing Lollapalooza in 2016.

 

That's a good possibility!

 

I just check the United Center's schedule. They have January 13th open, which is the day before the Detroit show, so that's totally doable. Otherwise, there are NO DATES in which the UC and Muse's schedules line up. I think it's either January 13th or nothing at all.

 

The fact that the European tour ends so early in the summer makes me think they have July/August plans in North America, and lollapalooza is usually the first weekend of August.

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Maroon 5 just announced Fall 2016 tour dates with no Chicago show, either. They don't strike me as a Lolla kind of band though.

 

Muse could easily do both a Chicago arena show and come back 7 months later to do Lolla. I don't believe there would be any kind of festival restriction that far out.

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Anyone think they'll add Milwaukee the day before Chicago (the 12th) and go Milwaukee, Chicago, then Detroit?

 

I don't know, but I think there are some very suspect gaps in the current N.A. schedule.

so, what I think might happen:

 

1) a couple of US TV appearances at the very end of november (right after Thanksgiving, which is Nov 26....Matt will prolly want to spend said holyday with his son in L.A.)

2) a US TV appearance between Vegas and Vancouver, or a West Coast Xmas radio festival

3) (maybe) a couple more of US shows in the US, right before Chicago

4) a second Brooklyn show on jan 28

4) further N.A. shows in the first 10 days of February

 

if the majority of the shows will sell well, I think they'll be back in N.A. in the summer

 

(of course, Australia + maybe a return to Japan will end the tour in fall 2016)

 

(and they are strongly rumoured to headline Glasto 2016)

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