Rock ETAs

Best Live Act

There are so many awards handed out to musicians every year that they become somewhat meaningless. The awards are handed out in such a manner that it seems like everyone wins something or will win something the following year. It makes the whole thing a bit pointless and silly.

However, when one band consistently wins the same award year after year across different awards ceremonies hosted by different companies, then perhaps the band receiving the award truly deserves it.

I believe this is the case with Muse. They have, over the last few years, been awarded “Best Live Act”on numerous occasions (I am starting to wonder if they will need a new storage unit for their accomplishments). Many may disagree with this, but I have to say that after having seen them live five times, I know that they fully deserve their accolades.

They have blown many audiences away with their epic sounds and fantastic light shows. Their sets are always interesting and their music is often improvised to provide a different experience every time you see them. I would defy even someone who is not a fan of the band to dislike a Muse live show.

Muse have risen to worldwide success over the last seven years or so and are known as one of the world’s best bands. Their music is unique and hard to categorise because of that. Although you could generalise everything they do as mostly rock.

The best live show I saw Muse play was at Wembley Stadium. I stood amongst 70,000 of Muse’s most fanatical followers and absorbed a breathtaking two and a half hour show that included satellites, fireworks and even flying acrobats. It was an amazing night and I know that Muse will never top it, but it will not stop me seeing them time and time again. They are too good to miss and I will never get bored of hearing Dominic Howard’s thumping drums, Chris Wolstenholme’s crunching bass-lines or Matt Bellamy’s wailing vocals.