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Perth Now
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Muse to headline Poland's Open'er Festival
Muse are set to headline Poland's Open'er Festival 2025. The British rock titans are set to rock the huge festival in Gdynia, Poland, which takes place between July 2 to July 5. Muse have built a reputation as one of the hottest live acts from the UK, and are known for their visually mind-blowing live sets. The 'Time Is Running Out' band released their latest LP, 'Will of the People', in 2022, and it became their seventh consecutive number one in the UK. As well as the addition of Matt Bellamy and co, 'Sailor Song' hitmaker Gigi Perez has boarded the already stacked bill. The genre-hopping lineup also includes Linkin Park, Massive Attack, Nine Inch Nails, Gracie Abrams, Doechii, Justice, Camila Cabello, FKA Twigs, Tyla, St. Vincent, Caribou, Lola Young, Magdalena Bay, Jorja Smith, J Balvin, Schoolboy Q, Peso Pluma, and Arca. Meanwhile, Muse's bassist Chris Wolstenholme revealed in February that the band were planning to start work on a new album "fairly soon". Speaking on 'The Leona Graham Podcast', he said: 'We will [sign to a label], obviously. I think we're gonna start work on the next record fairly soon. 'I think for the last few albums we've been with Warner and we've extended after each album. We may do the same again; we may go with a new label, who knows.' However, he suggested they will likely have bigger gaps between albums now. Chris explained: 'When you finish touring an album, and [when] the band has been around a bit longer, the gaps between albums get a little bit bigger. I don't think we can be banging out new albums every two years like we used to. 'But it gives you that opportunity to reset a little bit and think about what's gonna happen going forward.' The musician - who launched a side project called Chromes in 2024 - then hinted that a new record could be out next year. He added: 'I think we'll start very, very soon, like in the next couple of months. 'We've got a few gigs in June. Only a handful – that's the only gigs we're doing this year. 'I don't think the idea is to do anything really serious until next year, so I would imagine that 2026 will be a new album, barring any disasters.' Four day, two day and day tickets are available now via
The Independent
03-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Rock band Muse postpone Istanbul show over promoter comments about anti-government protests
Rock band Muse have postponed a concert in Istanbul after the event's promoter branded the actions of some anti-government protestors in the city as 'treason'. The British group, fronted by singer Matt Bellamy, said on Wednesday (2 April) that they had pushed the gig – originally scheduled to take place on 11 June – back to 2026 in order to find a new promoter. 'After careful consideration and hearing the feedback from our fans whilst fully respecting their concerns, our show in Istanbul will now be postponed until 2026 so we can ensure DBL Entertainment will not be involved,' their statement said. Turkish fans had urged the band to scrap the gig after DBL's head, Abdulkadir Ozkan, criticised the actions of people taking part in nationwide protests against the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu. "Plain and simple, this is hostility towards the capital. Act of treason," Abdulkadir Ozkan wrote on X/Twitter. He later posted another message, explaining his comments were not aimed at the 'constitutional right to protests'. Imamoglu was elected mayor of Turkey's largest city in March 2019, in a major blow to president Recep Rayyup Erdogan and the president's governing Justice and Development Party (AKP), which had controlled Istanbul for a quarter of a century. Erdogan's party pushed to void the municipal election results in the city of 16 million, alleging irregularities. The challenge resulted in a repeat of the election a few months later, which Imamoglu also won. He was jailed on suspicion of running a criminal organisation, accepting bribes, extortion, illegally recording personal data, and bid-rigging. A request for him to be imprisoned on terror-related charges was denied. The mayor has labelled all the claims 'unimaginable accusations and slanders', according to Sky News. Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 30-day free trial Reuters reports that Ozkan later said his comment had been misinterpreted and taken out of context, adding that DBL was withdrawing from all projects. He expressed regret for any 'misunderstanding'. Turkish journalists told The Independent last week that the crackdown on protests has been the worst they have ever seen, as tens of thousands faced tear gas, batons and rubber bullets as they marched through Istanbul. More than 1,400 people were taken into custody over seven days of demonstrations against Erdogan. 'He wanted to be another Putin, but the country is not ready to be another Russia,' journalist Can Dundar told The Independent. 'So now the people are resisting, and Erdogan is pushing.' Muse, who formed in Devon 1994, are known for songs that incorporate themes of government oppression and civil uprising, particularly in their 2009 album The Resistance and in 2022's Will of the People.
