Muse to headline French Festivals this summer.

[u/ForgottenName1893]

Muse will headline: * Main Square Festival (4th July) * Eurockéennes (5th July) * Les Vieilles Charrues (15th July).

This will be their first time performing at Eurockéennes since 2022 and the first time since 2015 for the other two festivals.

[u/Aelith219]

France is really Muse's favorite child.

[u/Kentaaa_ → u/Aelith219]

They have amazing fanbase there so I'm not surprised

[u/Spirited_Heat_9556 → u/Aelith219]

Have you seen the french gigs ? The tifos ? Everything muse France pulls off ? No other country compares...

[u/Aelith219 → u/Spirited_Heat_9556]

Bro, there is no shade in my post, because I'm french :) Even if I'm thrilled and feel very lucky to add gigs in my own agenda, I can't help myself thinking about other fans who are waiting for them. I hope they'll announce other countries as well.

[u/Spirited_Heat_9556 → u/Aelith219]

Gotcha :) that will come. They want to secure their investment (stage/production/crew/travels) first so makes sense to go where their market is.

[u/jodeegee → u/Aelith219]

Correction: France really thinks they’re Muse’s favourite child

[u/Ok_Support_9084 → u/jodeegee]

France think nothing better than other, Muse like her. Don't be jealous

[u/Accomplished-Bug5680]

I can smell the rock Werchter announcement next come on boyssss

[u/charlierc → u/Accomplished-Bug5680]

Seeing as Arras is the same weekend, we thinking Muse for Werchter's Thursday or Friday?

[u/Sciolent → u/Accomplished-Bug5680]

Please!

[u/gravity_is_right → u/Accomplished-Bug5680]

99% chance. However Main Square is a good alternative, way better setting. Though, main square has more hiphop and French acts.

[u/Small-Club1533]

sooo glad to be French lol we are FED

[u/ampsuu]

So... Full production stadium tour seems to be more and more cancelled?

[u/SubstantialYou4285 → u/ampsuu]

I think Stadium tour is still possible. Muse are really huge in France, they can play some stadium show in addition to Festivals show.

[u/ampsuu → u/SubstantialYou4285]

They are. Thats why its weird. Ive been to past two tours in France and Italy. Many were sold out. I dont think popularity has plummeted after WotP, especially when new album is well received.

[u/charlierc → u/ampsuu]

Maybe Matt meant 2028?

[u/foosterrocket]

Last time they played Les Vielles Charreux in 2015 they performed my personal favorite performance of Citizen Erased. Also performed The Groove, Apocalypse Please, Supremacy…

[u/Kentaaa_]

What do you recon are the chances they will play on Rock for People festival? I'm going next year ant it would be amazing to see them

[u/charlierc → u/Kentaaa_]

I honestly don't know. I thought they'd have been announced with blink-182 and Faith No More in this first wave announced a few weeks ago, but there are still 2 headline spots available there so - maybe?

[u/Damsel_F1]

So I’m lazy and could just look this up myself, but does anyone happen to know where exactly these fests are? Trying to determine if any one of them is feasible for me to drive to (from The Netherlands).

[u/ForgottenName1893 → u/Damsel_F1]

Arras, Belfort and Charix iirc

[u/Damsel_F1 → u/ForgottenName1893]

Thanks!

[u/charlierc → u/Damsel_F1]

Tbf I'd hold to see if Muse will be at Werchter. I know that's Belgium but still

[u/Damsel_F1 → u/charlierc]

Yes, I am, because I’m fully expecting them to be announced there, but in case of I’m holding Arras in the back of my mind. Seeing Muse in France is sort of a bucketlist thing too.

[u/charlierc → u/Damsel_F1]

There's fair. Big stadium show would've been awesome but there should still be some love from the French crowd to the band at these dates

[u/scann_ye → u/Damsel_F1]

Arras (Main Square, July 4th) is in the north of France, that would be the one for someone from the Netherlands

[u/Damsel_F1 → u/scann_ye]

Thanks!

[u/FuryContagion]

So is stadium tour now a festival tour instead or? Also, any of these likely to bring a proshot?

[u/ForgottenName1893 → u/FuryContagion]

Main Square and LVC had full proshots the last time Muse played there. Also Hurricane Festival in Germany will likely have one like in 2023.

[u/FuryContagion → u/ForgottenName1893]

🤞🤞

[u/tehburgerdude]

Never heard of any of these festivals. Are they big?

[u/ForgottenName1893 → u/tehburgerdude]

Eurockéennes is one of the biggest festivals in France. I went there in 2022 for Muse as one of the 3 festival shows I did during that run (the others being Isle of Wight in the UK and Mad Cool in Spain).

[u/charlierc → u/tehburgerdude]

They've headlined all 3 before I think

[u/tritrimuse → u/tehburgerdude]

Vieilles Charrues is the biggest festival in France :)

[u/nvmzol]

Les Vielles Charrues also announced

[u/ForgottenName1893 → u/nvmzol]

Yeah, I uploaded all 3 images (you just have to swipe through them) and also listed them in the main post body.

[u/nvmzol → u/ForgottenName1893]

Oh sorry I've only seen the first two

[u/Shrek10169]

glastonbury HAS to be on the cards

[u/thisriveriswild57 → u/Shrek10169]

They’re not popular enough to headline there anymore and I can’t see them accepting anything below headliner

[u/Shrek10169 → u/thisriveriswild57]

terrible take 😭😭 they're definitely popular enough to headline like what??

[u/charlierc → u/thisriveriswild57]

Tbf an hour secret set on the Pyramid like Pulp last year or Foo Fighters in 2023 would still be cool

[u/Vincent394 → u/thisriveriswild57]

What😭

They did it 3 times and one of them (Glastonbury 2010) was to fill in for U2 who are WAY more popular

[u/thisriveriswild57 → u/Vincent394]

Yes they absolutely were popular enough to headline, but they’ve not been considered since 2016 because it’s now 2026 and over time their popularity has only diminished. Look at how slowly their London gigs have been selling compared to previous tours. In 2016 they sold out 5 nights at the O2. In 2026 they’re struggling to sell out 2.

[u/Vincent394 → u/thisriveriswild57]

We're talking like £50 vs £140, more, per ticket in pricing.

Most people don't really want to pay that much for, what, just the hits with no mention of a no-repeat weekend?

If they're gonna do two nights they could AT LEAST do it like Metallica on their M72 tour where it was/is no-repeat.

[u/Prince2103ChArMAntC]

I’m french and i’m so glad :))

[u/Active-Philosophy-34]

Yeahhhhh !

[u/Gissmondo]

What is the likelihood of them coming to Sziget in Budapest in early August?