Muse Attempting to “Build a Spaceship” for UK and European Tour
Frontman Matt Bellamy says they also intend to do "new stuff with lasers that's never been done before." Muse Attempting to “Build a Spaceship” for UK and European Tour Eddie Fu
Muse frontman Matt Bellamy has revealed in an interview with NME that his band is looking into creating a “spaceship” for their November and December run of the UK and Europe.
“We’re trying to build a spaceship, as you do,” Bellamy revealed. “The quote came in and it’s more expensive than some of these houses [in Primrose Hill], and that’s saying something around here.”
He continued, “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. It’s going to be more in the space, sci-fi realm, which I think is cool for us.”
Bellamy added that they are “trying to make it fly,” but it likely will not be possible due to the already exorbitant costs.
Unfortunately, Muse’s summer 2026 North American shows won’t feature the same production. “It’s in between arena and stadium size, but the issue is you can’t do the craziest production,” Bellamy explained. “It’ll be a similar production to what we used last summer, but with a few step-ups and a few customizations for this show. But when we come back to the UK in November, that’ll be a brand new really cool production.”
The space theme fits the concept of their new album, The WOW! Signal , which dropped this past Friday, June 26th. The project’s title comes from a 1977 space observation, when an astronomer detected a powerful 72-second radio burst originating from the constellation Sagittarius.
The astronomer circled the sequence “6EQUJ5” and wrote “WOW!” beside it, with the belief that the signal came from a potentially extraterrestrial source. The band has frequently touched on cosmic and philosophical themes on albums like Black Holes and Revelations and Simulation Theory .
For more, revisit our list of the 30 best space albums of all time .
Next week, Muse will kick off their summer tour of the US and Canada (get tickets here ) following a performance at Milwaukee’s Summerfest. It will run through late August, before the band heads across the pond for their UK and European trek (get tickets here ) in mid-November.
You can also get discounted lawn tickets for Muse shows through Live Nation’s Summer of Live 4-Pack with other artists including Mötley Crüe, Evanescence, Kid Cudi, Paul Simon, Santana and The Doobie Brothers, Wu-Tang Clan, RÜFÜS DU SOL, and hundreds more.
Muse 2026 Tour Dates: 07/02, Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest 07/05, St. Louis, MO @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheater *~ 07/07, Noblesville, IN @ Ruoff Music Center *~ 07/10, Tinley Park, IL @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre *~ 07/11, Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend Music Center *~ 07/13, Clarkston, MI @ Pine Knob Music Theatre *~ 07/15, Toronto, ON @ RBC Amphitheatre *~ 07/17, Québec, QC @ Festival d’été de Québec 07/18, Mansfield, MA @ Xfinity Center *~ 07/22, Holmdel, NJ @ PNC Bank Arts Center *~ 07/24, Saratoga Springs, NY @ Albany Med Health System at SPAC *~ 07/25, Wantagh, NY @ Northwell at Jones Beach Theater *~ 07/28, Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion *~ 07/29, Camden, NJ @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion *~ 08/10, Charlotte, NC @ Truliant Amphitheater #~ 08/12, Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheatre #~ 08/14, Dallas, TX @ Dos Equis Pavilion #~ 08/15, Austin, TX @ Germania Insurance Amphitheater #~ 08/18, Greenwood Village, CO @ Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater #~ 08/20, West Valley City, UT @ Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre #~ 08/22, Ridgefield, WA @ Cascades Amphitheater #~ 08/23, Auburn, WA @ White River Amphitheatre #~ 08/26, Wheatland, CA @ Toyota Amphitheatre #~ 08/27, Mountain View, CA @ Shoreline Amphitheatre #~ 08/29, Chula Vista, CA @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre #~ 08/31, Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl #~ 09/19, Las Vegas, NV @ iHeartRadio Music Festival 2026 11/12, Manchester, UK @ Co-op Live 11/13, Manchester, UK @ Co-op Live 11/15, London, UK @ London O2 11/16, London, UK @ London O2 11/18, Berlin, DE @ Uber Arena 11/20, Milan, IT @ Unipol Dome 11/21, Milan, IT @ Unipol Dome 11/24, Düsseldorf, DE @ PSD Bank Dome 11/25, Düsseldorf, DE @ PSD Bank Dome 11/27, La Defense, FR @ Paris La Défense Arena 11/29, Amsterdam, NL @ Ziggo Dome 11/30, Amsterdam, NL @ Ziggo Dome 12/03, Montpellier, FR @ Sud de France Arena 12/04, Montpellier, FR @ Sud de France Arena 12/07, Zürich, CH @ Hallenstadion 12/08, Zürich, CH @ Hallenstadion
- = w/ Bloc Party # = w/ Portugal. the Man ~ = w/ The Temper Trap
