Muse have confirmed that Dizzee Rascal will be opening for the trio across all their 2013 UK stadium dates this summer.
The band, who released ‘The 2nd Law’ in 2012, will play four shows across the UK; starting at Coventry’s Ricoh Arena followed by two performances at Arsenal’s home, Emirates Stadium, finished by a visit to Manchester City’s home turf, Etihad Stadium. Dizzee Rascal will support on all dates.
The performance dates:
22nd May – Ricoh Arena, Coventry
25th May – Emirates Stadium, London
26th May – Emirates Stadium, London
1st June – Etihad Stadium, Manchester
The news was announced via Muse’s Twitter account, view the tweet here, which has now become host to a lot of mixed responses from their supporters. There are various questions as to why the British rapper has been selected and how he will be perceived by the stadium audiences, but for an festival headlining urban icon like Dizzee Rascal; we’re sure this will be just another day in the office.
You can check his latest release, ‘Bassline Junkie (Explicit)’, below: