Muse in concert at Hellfest 2025: an epic show that silenced the controversies

Muse at Hellfest? On Friday night, the British rock band proved they deserved a place in this great metal circus by delivering a powerful concert to a huge crowd.

By Eric Bureau

Clisson (Loire-Atlantique) on June 20. For its very first concert at Hellfest, the group Muse, led by its singer-guitarist Matthew Bellamy, captivated the 60,000 people present. photo: LP / Olivier Corsan

From our special correspondent in Clisson (Loire-Atlantique)

Whistles, jeers, a massive flight to the other stages? We were expecting anything and everything this Friday night for Muse's first concert at Hellfest . Since the announcement of the British rock band's presence in the French temple of metal, we'd heard everything and anything. The arrival of Matthew Bellamy and his acolytes would be a crime against metal, a betrayal of the editorial, even moral, line of the festival since its creation in 2006.

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