US Campus Invasion Tour 2005

The US Campus Invasion Tour 2005 was a small concert tour by English alternative rock band Muse in order to increase their fanbase in the United States. The tour began on 8 April at Boca Raton and ended on 7 May at Austin and was supported by Razorlight. During the Tour the band played in mainly arenas (some being the largest that Muse had played in The USA) with very low ticket prices in order to attract as many fans as possible.[1]
The Tour featured smaller setlists than on the recent Absolution Tour, with each gig having only 13-15 songs played.

US Campus Invasion Tour 2005
Promotional tour by Muse
Associated albumAbsolution
Start date8 April 2005
End date7 May 2005
Legs1
No. of shows22
Muse concert chronology

This tour was very significant in building Muse's popularity in America prior to the Black Holes & Revelations album, which would be their major American commercial breakthrough. Two songs from Black Holes and Revelations, "Assassin" and "Exo-Politics", were played here, ahead of their release on the album. Two more songs, "Glorious" and "Crying Shame", which were debuted during the Absolution Tour also received airings although these would eventually become B-Sides.

Tour dates
Date City Country Venue Support
8 April 2005 Boca Raton United States FAU Arena Razorlight
9 April 2005 Jacksonville Plush
10 April 2005 Atlanta Tabernacle
12 April 2005 Charlotte Dale F. Halton Arena
13 April 2005 Raleigh Disco Rodeo
15 April 2005 Philadelphia Liacouras Center
16 April 2005 College Park Cole Field House
17 April 2005 Providence Peterson Fieldhouse
19 April 2005 Storrs Jorgensen Auditorium
20 April 2005 Amherst Curry Hicks Cage
21 April 2005 Buffalo Sphere Entertainment Complex
23 April 2005 East Lansing Breslin Student Events Center
24 April 2005 Muncie Emens Auditorium
26 April 2005 St. Louis The Pageant
27 April 2005 Columbus PromoWest Pavilion
28 April 2005 Kent Manchester Field
30 April 2005 Louisville Jillian's Circa Survive
1 May 2005 Kansas City Uptown Theater Razorlight
3 May 2005 San Antonio Sunset Station
4 May 2005 Dallas Gypsy Ballroom
5 May 2005 Houston Cullum Auditorium
7 May 2005 Austin Music Hall

Setlist
  1. "Apocalypse Please"
  2. "Hysteria"
  3. "The Small Print"
  4. "Assassin"
  5. "New Born"
  6. "Crying Shame"
  7. "Citizen Erased"
  8. "Sunburn"
  9. "Ruled by Secrecy"
  10. "Butterflies & Hurricanes
  11. "Thoughts of a Dying Atheist"
  12. "Exo-Politics"
  13. "Time is Running Out
  14. "Plug in Baby"
  15. "Bliss
  16. "Dracula Mountain"/"Muscle Museum"/"Micro Cuts"
  17. "Stockholm Syndrome

"Sunburn" was occasionally replaced by "Space Dementia". "Glorious" was played instead of "Assassin" on 10 April 2004.

Personnel

References
  1. Muse tapped for campus invasion tour
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