With their hugely grandiose live show set to grace London’s Wembley Stadium once again this weekend, Muse have revealed the dates may mark the beginning of a change of direction on future projects.
Recent albums and tours have moved the British band into rock’s big league, as they’ve developed a reputation as one of the best live bands on the planet when turning their ambitious, bombastic records into an even bigger live experience.
Now, in an interview with Time Out, frontman Matt Bellamy has spoken of his plans to work on more ‘personal’ material, which he says will be better suited to smaller venues. “I feel like we can’t go much bigger in terms of the kinds of concerts we’re playing,” he said. “Weirdly, that seems to have coincided with my personal life destabilising about a year ago. I split from a relationship, I was doing lots of self-analysing.”
Bellamy added that he feels this change of mood will lead to a more introspective writing process. “I sense that that’s going to lead to a writing project that will be more personal, rather than talking about grand political concerns,” he explained. “That itself might lead to material that’s more suitable for smaller venues.”
Muse will play the first of two dates at Wembley Stadium this Friday (10/9).