The Grammy Award-winning rock band MUSE have announced European and UK dates for the Muse – The Wow! Signal Europa Tour
The tour announcement arrives alongside the release of the band’s new single, “Nightshift Superstar,” taken from their upcoming album The Wow! Signal, out June 26 via Warner Records.
MUSE announced The Wow! Signal back in March with “Be With You,” broadcasting the album announcement from space and generating coverage from the likes of Pitchfork, NME, Consequence, Kerrang! and Billboard. The single earned more than 3 million streams in its first week, became the No 1 Most Added track at Alternative Radio, and has since climbed into the format’s Top 5.
The music and visuals that MUSE have released so far are revealing The Wow! Signal’s universe bit by bit. The set’s namesake is one of the most compelling cosmic mysteries of the last century: a powerful 72-second radio burst detected in 1977 originating from the constellation Sagittarius. The astronomer who discovered the anomaly famously circled the now-iconic sequence “6EQUJ5” and wrote “WOW!” on the printout beside it — giving the signal its name and cementing its place in scientific and pop-culture lore.
Exploring themes of extraterrestrial communication, technological anxiety, existential wonder and humanity’s search for meaning in an increasingly disconnected world, The Wow! Signal arrives June 26.
November 12-13th Manchester Co/op Arena
Various pre-sales start Wednesday, June 17, at 10:00 a.m. local time, and general on-sale begins Friday, June 19, 10:00 a.m. local, at muse.mu.
