'The Drones World Tour' will see band perform for the first time "in the round" from the middle of the arena. The band are known for pushing boundaries in terms of their stage production and the Drones World Tour will be no exception. This stage design and configuration will give fans a true 360 degree audio/visual sensory experience. Muse's tours have been described by the international press as "epic", "amazing" "ambitious" and this time will be no exception. The band has just completed a spectacular Summer European Festival run which saw some of the best reviews of their career.

In select markets the band will be supported by X Ambassadors (X) and in other select markets Phantogram (P)

Fan club presales will begin on October 21st and general on sale is October 23rd.

Since their debut in 1994, Muse have released seven studio albums selling upwards of 17 million albums worldwide. Drones, the group's seventh album, topped the UK charts for two weeks in June, whilst simultaneously topping the charts in the USA, a first for the band. In total the album reached No 1 in a staggering 23 countries including France, Japan, Australia, Netherlands and Switzerland.

Tour dates announced today are:

December 01              Houston, TX              Toyota Center                           with Phantogram

December 02              Dallas, TX                 American Airlines Center            with Phantogram

December 06              Las Vegas, NV           Mandalay Bay                            with Phantogram

December 12              Seattle, WA              Key Arena                                 with Phantogram

January 14                 Detroit, MI                Joe Louis Arena                         with X Ambassadors

January 16                 Toronto, ON              Air Canada Centre                     with X Ambassadors

January 20                 Montreal, QU             Centre Bell                                with X Ambassadors

January 25                 Boston, MA               TD Garden                                 with X Ambassadors

January 27                 Brooklyn, NY             Barclays Center                         with X Ambassadors

January 31                 Philadelphia, PA         Well Fargo Center                      with X Ambassadors

February 01                Washington DC         Verizon Center                          with X Ambassadors

Previously announced dates:

December 10              Vancouver BC           Rogers Arena

December 13              Portland, OR             Moda Center

December 15              Oakland, CA              Oracle Arena

December 16              San Diego, CA           Valley View Casino Center

December 18              Los Angeles, CA        Staples Center

December 19              Los Angeles, CA        Staples Center

January 23                 Quebec City, QU        Le Centre Videotron

Please stay tuned to http://www.muse.mu for information on further dates and announcements.

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Credit: Danny Clinch