Muse will open for U2 on their upcoming world tour this autumn.
The band will take a break from working on the follow-up 2006's Black Holes And Revelations to join the Irish rockers on their upcoming North American and European treks in September.
"Full details on the UK and European dates will be announced soon," read a post on the band's official website. "But for now we can confirm that the band will be special guests to U2 at a number of their North American shows this September, including New York on September 24. The remaining U2 dates will be announced in the coming weeks."
In related news, Muse drummer Dom Howard updated his MySpace blog saying the sessions for the as yet untitled new album are sounding "fucking great."
"Yes, yes, I know its been about six years since I last posted but you know, time flies when you're having fun," he wrote. "Look, I've been busy alright! Ok, I have no excuse... Just slack. We have been working pretty hard though on the album and its actually now starting to take shape. 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."
"I'm very looking forward to getting out there and playing this live," he added. "I'm pretty sure we'll be out playing shortly after the summer. Plans are coming together..."
BELFAST PLEASE!
