Muse To Open For U2

Muse will open some of the dates on U2's North American fall tour in support of the recently released No Line On The Horizon.

A message on Muse's website states the band will open U2's show in New York on Sept. 24, with full details of their supporting dates to be announced shortly.

U2 just announced another Toronto concert in addition to their show on Sept. 16. It will take place on Sept. 17 at Toronto's Rogers Centre. Snow Patrol are currently tapped as the opening act for both shows. Tickets go on sale on Monday at 10 a.m. through Live Nation and Ticketmaster.

Muse singer/guitarist Matthew Bellamy, bassist Chris Wolstenhulme and drummer Dominic Howard are working on the follow-up to 2006's Black Holes And Revelations, which they hope to release this year. In addition to their dates opening for U2, the band plan to tour the U.K. and Europe in support of the as-yet-untitled disc.

Howard recently updated fans about the album sessions, which have included him banging a snare drum in the middle of a field.

"We have been working pretty hard though on the album and its actually now starting to take shape," he wrote in a March 14 blog entry. "Matt is doing vocals on some tracks as we speak which normally means they're nearly finished.

"We've probably got two more to record from scratch then we might be almost looking at a complete album. Then strings, synth sparkles, llamas toenails, gongs and anything else we can think of that will help us perceive they are finished. The hardest bit is finishing.

"It sounds fucking great though.."

More details have emerged about the upcoming Spider-Man musical, for which U2 are writing the music.

Bono and The Edge appeared in New York City this week to give a few previews of material they’re working on for Spider-Man, Turn Off The Dark.

Eight songs were previewed during the listening session — with song titles like "If The World Should End," "Bouncing Off The Walls," "Pull The Trigger," the "uptempo rocker" title track and "Bullying By Numbers" — according to a post on atU2.com. Other songs were "beautiful ballads" titled "Rise Above" and "Boy Falls From The Sky."

The musical is expected to launch on Broadway early in 2010.

You can see U2 here:

June 30 Barcelona, Spain @ Nou Camp Stadium
July 7-8 Milan, Italy @ San Siro
July 11-12 Paris, France @ Stade De France
July 15 Nice, France @ Parc Des Sports Charles Ehrmann
July 18 Berlin, Germany @ Olympic Stadium
July 20-21 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Amsterdam Arena
July 24-25 Dublin, Ireland @ Croke Park
July 31-Aug. 1 Gothenburg, Sweden @ Ullevi Stadium
Aug. 3 Gelsenkirchen, Germany @ Veltins Arena
Aug. 6 Chorzow, Poland @ Slaski Stadium
Aug. 10 Zagreb, Croatia @ Maksimir Stadium
Aug. 14-15 London, England @ Wembley Stadium
Aug. 18 Glasgow, Scotland @ Hampden Park
Aug. 20 Sheffield, England @ Don Valley Stadium
Aug. 22 Cardiff, Wales @ Millennium Stadium
Sept. 12 Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field
Sept. 16-17 Toronto, ON @ Rogers Centre w/Snow Patrol
Sept. 20 Boston, MA @ Gillette Stadium
Sept. 24 New York, NY @ Giants Stadium w/Muse