# Simulation Theory World Tour > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Simulation_Theory_World_Tour > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Simulation_Theory_World_Tour.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulation_Theory_World_Tour > Source revision: 1355999256 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2019 concert tour by Muse Simulation Theory World Tour World tour by Muse Promotional poster for the tour Associated album Simulation Theory Start date 22 February 2019 (2019-02-22) End date 15 October 2019 (2019-10-15) Legs 4 No. of shows 21 in North America 30 in Europe 1 in Asia 7 in Latin America 59 total Attendance 1,308,531 (55 shows)[citation needed] Box office $102.3 million (55 shows)[citation needed] Muse concert chronology Drones World Tour (2015–16) Simulation Theory World Tour (2019) Will of the People World Tour (2022–23) The **Simulation Theory World Tour**[1] was a world [concert tour](/source/Concert_tour) by English [rock](/source/Rock_music) band [Muse](/source/Muse_(band)), in support of their eighth studio album, *[Simulation Theory](/source/Simulation_Theory_(album))* (2018). The tour began in [Houston](/source/Houston), [Texas](/source/Texas) on 22 February 2019 and ended in [Lima](/source/Lima), [Peru](/source/Peru) on 15 October 2019.[2] Numerous acts appeared as the opening act, including [Tom Morello](/source/Tom_Morello), [Walk the Moon](/source/Walk_the_Moon), [Nothing But Thieves](/source/Nothing_But_Thieves) and [SWMRS](/source/SWMRS).[3] The tour grossed $102.3 million, with more than 1.3 million tickets sold, based on 55 reported dates.[4] *[Muse – Simulation Theory](/source/Muse_%E2%80%93_Simulation_Theory)*, a film containing live footage from the shows at [The O2 Arena](/source/The_O2_Arena) in London from 14 to 15 September 2019, as well as additional filmed scenes, was released on 17 August 2020 in IMAX cinemas worldwide with a digital download release on 21 August.[5] ## Background The *Simulation Theory* World Tour featured a new enhanced experience package that allowed access to an exclusive mixed reality pre-show party, powered by Microsoft. This included three original virtual reality games, inspired by tracks from *Simulation Theory*. Additional enhanced experience perks included a premium concert ticket, show-specific poster, interactive photo experience with props and memorabilia from the band's latest videos, and more.[6] ## Staging and Production The staging was similar to *[The Unsustainable Tour](/source/The_2nd_Law_World_Tour)* of 2013, with a few differences. It consisted of a main stage, two stage wings and a long catwalk to the B-Stage, where certain songs were played from throughout the show. Behind the stage there was a large LED screen displaying various visuals. During the Metal Medley near the end of the show, a large inflatable puppet skeleton called "Murph", similar to ones seen in the music video for "The Dark Side", was featured as if it were towering over the stage. The show also featured 14 dancers performing throughout the show during certain songs – some again linking to the music videos for the album.[7] The show loosely told the story of being caged in simulations with the world battling back and defeating them with the "creator" at the end of the show. This narrative was expanded upon in the *Simulation Theory* film with additional scenes. ## Setlist 1. "Algorithm" (Alternate Reality version) 1. "[Pressure](/source/Pressure_(Muse_song))" 1. "Drill Sergeant" + "[Psycho](/source/Psycho_(Muse_song))" 1. "Break It to Me" 1. "[Uprising](/source/Uprising_(song))" 1. "Propaganda" 1. "[Plug in Baby](/source/Plug_in_Baby)" 1. "Pray (High Valyrian)" ([Matthew Bellamy](/source/Matthew_Bellamy) cover) 1. "The Dark Side" 1. "[Supermassive Black Hole](/source/Supermassive_Black_Hole_(song))" 1. "[Thought Contagion](/source/Thought_Contagion)" 1. "Interlude" + "[Hysteria](/source/Hysteria_(Muse_song))" 1. "[The 2nd Law: Unsustainable](/source/The_2nd_Law%3A_Unsustainable)" 1. "[Dig Down](/source/Dig_Down)" (Acoustic Gospel Version) 1. "[Madness](/source/Madness_(Muse_song))" 1. "[Mercy](/source/Mercy_(Muse_song))" 1. "[Time is Running Out](/source/Time_Is_Running_Out_(Muse_song))" 1. "Houston Jam" (drum and bass jam, with "Futurism", "Unnatural Selection" and "Micro Cuts" riffs) 1. "Take a Bow" 1. "Prelude" + "[Starlight](/source/Starlight_(Muse_song))" **Encore** 1. "Algorithm" 1. "Metal Medley" (Extracts from "[Stockholm Syndrome](/source/Stockholm_Syndrome_(Muse_song))", "[Assassin](/source/Assassin_(Muse_song))", "[Reapers](/source/Reapers_(song))", "The Handler", "[New Born](/source/New_Born_(song))") 1. "[Man with a Harmonica](/source/Once_Upon_a_Time_in_the_West_(soundtrack))" + "[Knights of Cydonia](/source/Knights_of_Cydonia)" Notes - "[Undisclosed Desires](/source/Undisclosed_Desires)" was occasionally played at outdoor gigs from the European Leg onwards, being played after Dig Down. - "[Bliss](/source/Bliss_(Muse_song))" was occasionally played at outdoor gigs from the European leg onwards, being played after Hysteria. - "The Void" was played on the 12, 14 and 15 September 2019, being played after "Dig Down". - "Showbiz" was played at a few shows at the end of the tour after "Hysteria", mostly due to high fan demand for the song. - "Metal Medley" was not played at the concert in Buenos Aires on 11 October 2019, due to poor weather. - "Houston Jam" and "Take a Bow" were both skipped in the Latin American leg of the tour, being only performed in Mexico City. ## Personnel - [Matt Bellamy](/source/Matt_Bellamy) - lead vocals, guitars, piano, synthesizers on "Algorithm" - [Chris Wolstenholme](/source/Chris_Wolstenholme) - bass, backing vocals, guitar on "Dig Down (Acoustic Gospel Version)", percussion on "Pray (High Valyrian)", harmonica on "Man with a Harmonica" - [Dominic Howard](/source/Dominic_Howard) - electric & acoustic drums, percussion, backing vocals on "Supermassive Black Hole", synthesizers on "Take a Bow" - [Morgan Nicholls](/source/Morgan_Nicholls) - keyboards, synthesizers, backing vocals, percussion including cabasa on "Supermassive Black Hole", guitar on "Uprising", "Thought Contagion", "Mercy", & "Starlight" ## Shows List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue Date[8] City Country Venue Opening act Attendance[9] Revenue[10] Leg 1 — North America[11] 22 February 2019 Houston United States Toyota Center Walk the Moon 7,092 $538,042 24 February 2019 Dallas American Airlines Center 8,727 $660,719 26 February 2019 Phoenix Talking Stick Resort Arena 7,706 $604,356 28 February 2019 Salt Lake City Vivint Smart Home Arena 7,064 $522,140 2 March 2019 Las Vegas Mandalay Bay Events Center 8,084 $656,610 5 March 2019 San Diego Pechanga Arena 9,315 $698,359 7 March 2019 Sacramento Golden 1 Center 5,781 $468,832 9 March 2019 Oakland Oracle Arena 11,242 $960,794 11 March 2019 Inglewood The Forum 12,662 $1,096,514 23 March 2019 Austin Austin 360 Amphitheater — — 24 March 2019 Sunrise BB&T Center 6,902 $543,793 26 March 2019 Atlanta State Farm Arena 6,513 $551,203 28 March 2019 Toronto Canada Scotiabank Arena 11,352 $682,726 30 March 2019 Montreal Bell Centre 15,930 $968,738 31 March 2019 Quebec City Videotron Centre 13,127 $732,281 2 April 2019 Washington, D.C. United States Capital One Arena SWMRS 11,271 $868,582 4 April 2019 Detroit Little Caesars Arena Walk the Moon 11,168 $541,958 7 April 2019 Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center SWMRS 10,557 $708,322 8 April 2019 New York Madison Square Garden Walk the Moon 12,426 $984,373 10 April 2019 Boston TD Garden 10,067 $827,792 12 April 2019 Chicago United Center 12,035 $953,843 Leg 2 — Europe 26 May 2019 Prague Czech Republic Letňany Airport The Atavists Imodium 32,987 / 35,093 $2,251,588 28 May 2019 Budapest Hungary László Papp Sports Arena Dinosaur Pile-Up 11,271 / 12,386 $868,582 29 May 2019 Graz Austria Stadthalle Graz 14,365 / 14,658 $1,029,318 1 June 2019 London England London Stadium Tom Morello Pale Waves 72,721 / 72,721 $6,652,663 5 June 2019 Bristol Ashton Gate Stadium 23,579 / 23,579 $2,068,648 8 June 2019[a] Manchester Etihad Stadium 43,128 / 43,128 $3,732,041 12 June 2019 Riga Latvia Arena Riga Kiefer Sutherland 8,962 / 11,203 $902,904 15 June 2019 Moscow Russia Luzhniki Stadium 46,340 / 56,512 $3,683,656 18 June 2019 Helsinki Finland Suvilahti Kiefer Sutherland The Amazons 15,979 / 15,979 $1,407,586 22 June 2019 Kraków Poland Tauron Arena Allusinlove[12] 14,222 / 14,222 $1,182,544 27 June 2019 Nijmegen Netherlands Goffertpark SWMRS Andy Burrows[13] 65,004 / 65,661 $4,276,518 29 June 2019 Cologne Germany RheinEnergieStadion Andy Burrows The Amazons 40,400 / 42,526 $3,113,013 30 June 2019[b] Werchter Belgium Werchter Festivalpark —N/a —N/a —N/a 3 July 2019 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion SWMRS 13,300 / 13,300 $1,792,981 5 July 2019 Saint-Denis France Stade de France Weezer Mini Mansions 131,321 / 147,552 $12,225,296 6 July 2019 SWMRS Mini Mansions 9 July 2019 Marseille Stade Vélodrome 55,330 / 55,330 $4,432,254 12 July 2019 Milan Italy San Siro Mini Mansions The Amazons 89,619 / 103,010 $6,158,308 13 July 2019 Mini Mansions Nic Cester 16 July 2019 Bordeaux France Matmut Atlantique 38,613 / 38,613 $3,063,978 20 July 2019 Rome Italy Stadio Olimpico 50,385 / 50,385 $3,506,064 24 July 2019 Lisbon Portugal Passeio Maritimo de Alges Miles Kane Mini Mansions — — 26 July 2019 Madrid Spain Wanda Metropolitano Mini Mansions Nic Cester 50,719 / 50,719 $4,083,636 7 September 2019 Oslo Norway Telenor Arena Des Rocs[15] 12,666 / 18,357 $937,001 8 September 2019 Copenhagen Denmark Royal Arena — — 10 September 2019 Berlin Germany Mercedes-Benz Arena 12,500 / 13.441 $1,055,850 12 September 2019 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome — — 14 September 2019 London England The O2 Arena Nothing But Thieves 30,600 / 34,773 $3,032,640 15 September 2019 17 September 2019 Birmingham Arena Birmingham 13,191 / 13,741 $1,192,030 Leg 3 — Asia 21 September 2019 Singapore Marina Bay Street Circuit Gwen Stefani Fatboy Slim —N/a —N/a Leg 4 — Latin America 2 October 2019 Mexico City Mexico Foro Sol The Ruse 94,400 / 122,597 $4,968,447 3 October 2019 6 October 2019[c] Rio de Janeiro Brazil Barra Olympic Park —N/a —N/a —N/a 9 October 2019 São Paulo Ginásio do Ibirapuera[d] Kaiser Chiefs 8,480 / 8,480 $452,603 11 October 2019 Buenos Aires Argentina Hipódromo de Palermo Airbag Kaiser Chiefs 14,378 / 17,973 $660,211 13 October 2019 Santiago Chile Pista Atletica Kaiser Chiefs 15,701 / 18,692 $1,114,378 15 October 2019 Lima Peru Jockey Club del Peru 18,154 / 24,868 $1,447,698 Total[18] 1,308,531[citation needed] $102,357,939 (55 shows)[citation needed] ### Notes 1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** Due to a medical emergency, Pale Waves were forced to cut their set short. As a result both Tom Morello and Muse were delayed.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] 1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** The concert on 30 June 2019 at Werchter Festival Park in Werchter was part of [Rock Werchter](/source/Rock_Werchter) festival.[14] 1. **[^](#cite_ref-19)** The concert on 6 October 2019 at Barra Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro was part of [Rock in Rio](/source/Rock_in_Rio) festival.[16] 1. **[^](#cite_ref-21)** The concert in São Paulo on 9 October 2019 was originally scheduled in the [Allianz Parque](/source/Allianz_Parque) but it was moved to the Ginásio do Ibirapuera for undisclosed reasons.[17] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Tour_1-0)** ["Upcoming Events"](https://muse.mu/tour-dates.htm). Muse. Retrieved 2 November 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["NEWS – 2019 Simulation Theory World Tour"](https://muse.mu/news,2019-simulation-theory-world-tour_4856.htm?f=home). Muse. 5 November 2018. 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Retrieved 24 March 2019. v t e Muse Matt Bellamy Chris Wolstenholme Dominic Howard Touring members: Morgan Nicholls (2004, 2006–2022), Daniel Newell (2006–2008), Alessandro Cortini (2009), Dan Lancaster (2022–present) Studio albums Showbiz Origin of Symmetry Absolution Black Holes and Revelations The Resistance The 2nd Law Drones Simulation Theory Will of the People The Wow! Signal Live albums Hullabaloo Soundtrack HAARP Live at Rome Olympic Stadium Extended plays Muse Muscle Museum Random 1–8 Box sets Origin of Muse Videos Hullabaloo: Live at Le Zenith, Paris Absolution Tour HAARP Live at Rome Olympic Stadium Muse: Drones World Tour Muse – Simulation Theory Singles "Uno" "Cave" "Muscle Museum" "Sunburn" "Unintended" "Plug In Baby" "New Born" "Bliss" "Hyper Music" / "Feeling Good" "Dead Star" / "In Your World" "Stockholm Syndrome" "Time Is Running Out" "Hysteria" "Sing for Absolution" "Apocalypse Please" "Butterflies and Hurricanes" "Supermassive Black Hole" "Starlight" "Knights of Cydonia" "Invincible" "Map of the Problematique" "Uprising" "Undisclosed Desires" "Resistance" "Exogenesis: Symphony" "Neutron Star Collision (Love Is Forever)" "Survival" "Madness" "Follow Me" "Supremacy" "Panic Station" "Dead Inside" "Mercy" "Revolt" "Aftermath" "Reapers" "Dig Down" "Thought Contagion" "Something Human" "The Dark Side" "Pressure" "Won't Stand Down" "Compliance" "Will of the People" "Kill or Be Killed" "You Make Me Feel Like It's Halloween" "Ghosts (How Can I Move On)" "Unravelling" "Be with You" "Cryogen" "Hexagons" "Nightshift Superstar" "Hush" Other songs "Citizen Erased" "Who Knows Who" "United States of Eurasia" "The 2nd Law: Unsustainable" "Animals" "Psycho" "The Globalist" "Algorithm" Concert tours Black Holes and Revelations Tour A Seaside Rendezvous The Resistance Tour The 2nd Law World Tour Drones World Tour Simulation Theory World Tour Will of the People World Tour Related articles Discography Awards and nominations Songs Cryosleep Category --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Simulation Theory World Tour](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulation_Theory_World_Tour) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulation_Theory_World_Tour?action=history)). 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