Muse have cancelled a series of forthcoming concerts “due to unforeseen circumstances”.
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The band were due to play the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on February 4, Johannesburg in South Africa on February 7, Cape Town on February 11, and Bengaluru in India, on February 14.
“Due to unforeseen circumstances beyond our control, we will be unable to proceed with the upcoming scheduled shows in India, South Africa and UAE,” the band said in statement via Live Nation.
“This has been a very difficult decision and one we did not take lightly. We’re truly sorry to everyone who purchased tickets and appreciate your understanding.”
The band embarked on a European tour last year including a show at Madrid’s Mad Cool Festival, which saw the band step in for Kings Of Leon.
NME described the show as an “era-spanning, revolutionary space-tacular” with “Matt Bellamy and co easing into their new cycle with riffs and revolution”.
The band are currently working on their 10th studio album having released their ninth and latest full-length record, ‘Will Of The People’, in 2022.
They shared the first taster from the new record with ‘Unravelling’ last year. But no further music has surfaced from their forthcoming album yet.
Last February, bassist Chris Wolstenholme talked about the future of Muse, and suggested that the trio were thinking about a new album – which could be arriving this year.
“I think we’re gonna start work on the next record fairly soon,” he said, explaining that the group weren’t signed to a label at the time.
“I think for the last few albums we’ve been with Warner and we’ve extended after each album,” the musician continued. “We may do the same again; we may go with a new label, who knows.”
As for when fans could expect the next Muse LP, Wolstenholme revealed that they would be starting work “very, very soon, like in the next couple of months” at the time. “I would imagine that 2026 will be a new album, barring any disasters,” he commented.
