"MADNESS" THE DEBUT SINGLE FROM MUSE'S NEW ALBUM WILL BE RELEASED ON AUGUST 20TH THE RELEASE DATE FOR THE ALBUM THE 2ND LAW HAS MOVED TO OCTOBER 2, 2012

LOS ANGELES, CA - August 16, 2012 - Grammy® Award winning rock band, Muse, have announced that "Madness" will be the first single from their forthcoming sixth studio album THE 2ND LAW. The track will impact radio around the world on August 20th, and will be available the same day in digital retailers. The band will release their sixth studio album THE 2ND LAW on Warner Bros. Records on October 2nd (please note new release date), and have have made a stunning short film to preview the record. Fans can view this film by visiting the bands website, www.muse.mu. The album release will be followed by a huge tour of Europe starting in France on October 16 and including five UK shows. The UK dates start in Glasgow on October 24 and include two nights at London's O2 Arena, one night in Birmingham and one in Manchester. They will return to the United States in 2013. Muse play the following dates in 2012: 16.10   Park&Suites Arena, Montpellier, France 18.10   Bercy, Paris, France 20.10   Palacio de Deportes, Madrid, Spain 22.10   Zenith, Nantes, France 24.10   SECC, Glasgow, UK 26.10   O2 Arena, London, UK 27.10   O2 Arena, London, UK 30.10   LG Arena, Birmingham, UK 01.11   Manchester Arena, Manchester, UK 12.11   Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany 14.11   St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland 16.11   Unipol Arena, Bologna, Italy 17.11   Adriatic Arena, Pesaro, Italy 19.11   Stadhalle, Vienna, Austria 20.11   Arena, Budapest, Hungary 22.11   O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic 23.11   Atlas Arena, Lodz, Poland 05.12   Spektrum Arena, Oslo, Norway 06.12   Ericsson Globe, Stockholm, Sweden 07.12   Arena, Malmo, Sweden 10.12   Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland 11.12   Saku Arena, Talinn, Estonia 13.12   Arena, Riga, Latvia 15.12   O2 World, Hamburg, Germany 17.12   Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 18.12   Sportspaleis, Antwerp, Belgium Tickets are on sale now    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 album "The 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 in London and the band most recently performed at the official closing ceremony on August 12, 2012. http://muse.mu/