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Muse frontman Matt Bellamy battled with illness to play the first Muse gig of 2014 at Lollapalooza in Brazil this weekend (Saturday 5 April) - performing to a crowd of over 80,000 people. See footage and photos from the gig below.
The Devonshire trio, who had to cancel a gig in the country earlier in the week due to 'illness', played an epic and career-spanning set - while also hinting at a much-rumoured 20th anniversary tour by playing b-sides from the Showbiz era, 'Agitated' and 'Yes Please'.
At the end of 'Yes Please', Bellamy tossed his guitar into the air and the band left the stage in a raucous fashion. Despite Bellamy's vocals seeming strained at time, he still pulled off an impressive performance under the circumstances.
They also paid tribute to Kurt Cobain by covering 'Lithium' by Nirvana, and the Muse classic 'Muscle Museum' is reported to have been on their setlist, but replaced by 'Yes Please' - potentially due to the extra strain it may have put on Bellamy's vocals.
Introducing their cover of 'Lithium' by Nirvana, frontman Matt Bellamy said: "Sorry, I've lost my voice. We've been together for 20 years,someone great died 20 years ago - this next song is for Kurt Cobain."
Watch Muse covering 'Lithium' below
Watch Muse playing 'Hysteria' below
Watch Muse performing 'Yes Please' below
Muse played:
New Born
Agitated
Lithium (Nirvana cover) (Muse live premiere)
Bliss
Plug In Baby
The 2nd Law: Unsustainable
Butterflies & Hurricanes
Liquid State
Madness
Interlude
Hysteria
Starlight
Time Is Running Out
Stockholm Syndrome
Yes Please
Encore:
The 2nd Law: Isolated System
Uprising
Knights of Cydonia
Muse have several other live dates confirmed for 2014 - including headlining both weekends of this year's Coachella festival in the US.
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