Australia

Muse made an appearance on Australian music channel [V]'s "What U Want show" at Fox Studios in Sydney (where The Matrix and Stars Wars were filmed) where they did an interview, fielded some questions from the crowd and performed the singles off of Absolution. - Time is Running Out came in at number 31 in Australian radio station Triple J's Hottest 100 (www.abc.net.au/triplej).

A message from Tom : Hello there, hope youre all having some good days. Things down under are pretty sweet.. the shows are going well, the sunburn factor not so well but we'rve all peeled and are coming out the other side now. As you know Muse have been nominated for a big old Brit award and would much appreciate your support in winning it! You can vote here www.brits.co.uk/voting/1info.html for Muse being the best British Rock Act around. thanks a lot. Take care, tom

There's an interview with matt bellamy on Virgin Radio [jan 2004] available for streaming here.

The set list from the Big Day Out, Friday 23rd :

1. Stockholm Syndrome
2. New Born
3. Thoughts of a Dying Atheist
4. Butterflies & Hurricanes
5. Citizen Erased
6. Sunburn (Piano Version)
7. Muscle Museum
8. Hysteria
9. Bliss
10. Time is Running Out
11. Plug In Baby

Here is the set list from the Metro show :

1. Hysteria
2. New Born
3. Thoughts of a Dying Atheist
4. Sing for Absolution
5. Butterflies & Hurricanes
6. Citizen Erased
7. Apocalypse Please
8. Space Dementia
9. Sunburn (Guitar version)
10. Muscle Museum
11. Bliss
12. Time is Running Out
13. Plug In Baby

Encore:
14. Blackout
15. Stockholm Syndrome
16. Instrumental rock out