Muse to kick off 2013 with Southern California dates

Ready for Muse?

In the wake of a high-profile appearance on Saturday Night Live over the weekend where the trio performed two cuts from their new sixth album The 2nd Law, Muse has revealed a number of North American tour dates on tap for 2013.

The group — guitarist/vocalist Matthew Bellamy, bassist Chris Wolstenholme and drummer Dominic Howard — will play Jan. 21 at Valley View Casino Center (formerly San Diego Sports Arena) and Jan. 23 at Staples Center. I'm also hoping the band will add a date here in Orange County too. Here is the full release:

Muse is touring in support of their sixth album The 2nd Law, which was released last week on Warner Bros. Records. Rolling Stone declared The 2nd Law as Muse's "biggest, craziest music yet."

Muse is Matt Bellamy, Dominic Howard and Chris Wolstenholme. Since forming in 1994, they have released five studio albums selling upwards of 15 million albums worldwide. The group's last albumThe Resistance reached Number 1 in 19 countries around the world, and they have won numerous awards around the world including a Best Rock Album Grammy Award and an American Music Award for The Resistance. In July 2012 Muse's song "Survival" was adopted as the official song of the 2012 Olympic Games. On October 2, the band released their 6th studio album The 2nd Law and performed their hit single "Madness" and "Panic Station" on Saturday Night Live on October 6th. To watch the performances, click HERE. 

MUSE 2013 LIVE DATES & ON-SALE INFORMATION

JANUARY

21^st         San Diego, CA                    Valley View Casino Center           On sale 10/12 at 10am

23^rd        Los Angeles, CA                 Staples Center                                On sale 10/12 at 10am

28^th        Oakland, CA                        Oracle Arena                                  On sale 10/12 at 10am

FEBRUARY

3^rd           Edmonton, AB                    Rexall Place                                   On sale 10/12 at 10am

4^th           Calgary, AB                         Scotiabank Saddledome              On sale 10/12 at 10am

6^th           Vancouver, BC                   Rogers Arena                                 On sale 10/12 at 10am

22^nd        Ft. Lauderdale, FL              Bank Atlantic Center                    On sale 10/12 at 10am

23^rd        Tampa, FL                            Tampa Bay Times Forum             On sale 10/12 at 10am

25^th         Orlando, FL                        Amway Center                                On sale 10/12 at 10am

28^th         Cleveland, OH                   Quicken Loans Arena                    On sale 10/12 at 10am

MARCH

2^nd          Detroit, MI                          Joe Louis Arena                              On sale 10/12 at 12pm

4^th           Chicago, IL                          United Center                                 On sale 10/13 at 10am

7^th           Minneapolis, MN              Target Center                                  On sale 10/13 at 10am

8^th           St. Louis, MO                      Chaifetz Arena                               On sale 10/12 at 10am

10^th         Tulsa, OK                            BOK Center                                      On sale 10/12 at 10am

APRIL

9^th           Toronto, ON                       Air Canada Centre                          On sale 10/13 at 10am

12^th         Boston, MA                        TD Garden                                        On sale 10/12 at 10am

15^th         New York, NY                     Madison Square Garden               On sale 10/12 at 9am

19^th         E. Rutherford, NJ               IZOD Center                                     On sale 10/12 at 9am

23^rd        Montreal, QC                     Bell Centre                                        On sale 10/13 at 12pm

26^th         Quebec City, QC               Colisée Pepsi                                    On sale 10/13 at 12pm