Muse have added another substantial outdoor stop to their summer 2027 itinerary, confirming a headline date at Blackweir Fields in Cardiff for Wednesday, June 23. The announcement follows hot on the heels of two major English festival commitments revealed earlier in the week, locking in what is quickly shaping up to be a packed UK run. For the Welsh performance, the trio have invited Scottish synth pop act Chvrches along as special guests, a pairing that reflects a genuine artistic relationship going back more than a decade.
The choice of Chvrches feels deliberate rather than accidental. Matt Bellamy and his bandmates have openly admired the Scottish group for years, stretching back to 2015 when Muse delivered an acoustic interpretation of their single Lies for the BBC Radio One Live Lounge. That appreciation eventually worked its way into Muse's live production, with the band frequently cueing Chvrches' track Clearest Blue over venue sound systems as the final song played before they walk out on stage. Chvrches will also be joining them for their London date later that same week.
The Cardiff concert fits into a tightly clustered week of touring. Just twenty four hours before confirming the Welsh stop, Muse announced headline appearances at London's BST Hyde Park on Saturday, June 26, and at sister event Roundhay Festival in Leeds on Sunday, June 27. That schedule has prompted widespread speculation regarding Glastonbury 2027, which takes place over the exact same weekend. With Wednesday committed to Cardiff, Saturday in London, and Sunday in Yorkshire, Friday, June 25, remains the sole vacancy on their calendar. For the moment, Muse remain entirely in the realm of festival rumour, circulating alongside acts such as Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Sam Fender, Billie Eilish, Fontaines D.C., and The Rolling Stones.
Fans planning to attend the Cardiff performance will be able to buy tickets very shortly. Access for the Blackweir Fields show, as well as the dates at Hyde Park and Roundhay Festival, opens to the general public on Friday, November 13, at 10am GMT. Presale tickets will be made available starting Wednesday, November 11, at the same time.
The newly announced outdoor performances will support Muse's tenth studio album, The Wow! Signal, which arrived this past June. The record marked a revitalising moment for Bellamy, who shared around its release that he had tapped back into his core motivation, discovering that he simply cannot live without music. After testing the new material across North American stages during the summer, the group are turning their attention to an arena tour throughout the UK and Europe, starting this Thursday, November 12, in Manchester before heading into two nights at London's O2.
Those heading to the winter arena dates can expect the band to push their visual production into familiar extremes. Bellamy noted that during the design phase for the tour, the group attempted to commission a bespoke spaceship to feature on stage. The idea had to be abandoned once the preliminary build quote came back higher than the price of certain houses in Primrose Hill. Instead, audiences will see custom laser technology that the trio have never used before, keeping the staging firmly committed to classic science fiction imagery.
