The Resistance Tour

The Resistance Tour
Promotional tour by Muse
LocationEurope, North America, South America, Asia, Australasia
Associated albumThe Resistance
Start date22 October 2009
End date28 August 2011
Legs7
No. of shows139
Muse concert chronology

The Resistance Tour was a worldwide concert tour by English rock band Muse in support of their fifth studio album The Resistance. The opening European leg began on 22 October 2009 and ended on 4 December 2009, comprising 30 shows. The second leg, which began on 7 January 2010, included thirteen shows, seven of which were part of the Australasian Big Day Out shows. A North American leg of 26 shows took place in early 2010. Nine stadium shows took place in Europe in 2010, with three of those dates taking place at Wembley Stadium and Old Trafford Cricket Ground. A second round of North American concerts took place throughout September and October 2010. These dates focused on secondary markets and other areas not previously hit on the tour. A return to Australasia took place throughout December 2010 and Muse are confirmed as openers for U2's 360° Tour dates in South America in spring 2011 and also played further European shows in the summer of 2011. At the conclusion of 2010, the tour was placed on Pollstar's annual "Year End Top 50 Worldwide Concert Tours", and appeared 13th worldwide, earning over $76 million with 64 shows in 2010.[1]

  1. ^ "2010 YearEnd: Top 50 Worldwide Concert Tours" (PDF). Pollstar's. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2009.