Muse Will Bring Literal Drones on Tour, According to Matt Bellamy

Though tour plans for Muse have yet to be solidified, it's already sounding like it will be quite the spectacle.

"We always like to use the modern technology in our shows, the latest video screens or light shows, lasers, whatever is out there. Drones are obviously an interesting thing to try to bring into the live show so we're going to try and do that," he told Los Angeles radio station Alt 98.7 (via NME) There's going to be some difficulty with red tape of health and safety about flying things over, but the general thing idea is that as the tour starts that we'll be using flying objects."

Bellamy has spoken about the implications of drones and drone technology before ahead of Muse's new album. Ahead of the release of the album's first official single "Dead Inside," he described the drone as being a symbol of "losing modern empathy."

"I think that through modern technology, and obviously through drone warfare in particular, it's possible to actually do quite horrific things by remote control, at a great distance, without actually feeling any of the consequences, or even feeling responsible in some way," he said. "The next step in drones is going to be autonomous drones, which actually make 'kill' decisions themselves; there will be no humans are involved," Bellamy told Annie Mac.

The album Drones is set to explore that very topic. It's due to be released on June 9.

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