Matt Bellamy, Muse’s frontman, says the band is considering a 20th anniversary package for Black Holes & Revelations, including potentially bringing “Take A Bow” into the set and even playing the whole album at some point. Speaking to NME on Friday July 3, the day the album turns 20, Bellamy framed the plans as something management has been pushing for, with “loads of missed emails from management” telling them they need “this, this and this.”

The core of the celebration could be more than a nostalgia headline. Bellamy told NME, “I think we’re going to bring ‘Take A Bow’ into the set,” and noted that “for their 2026 tour kicking off last night,” the album opener was played as the encore, implying the band is already testing how anniversary framing lands live. He also said, “I think we’re supposed to do some kind of anniversary package,” and added: “Whether we play the whole album at some point, that could be an option.”

Why does this matter beyond a classic rock calendar moment? Because Black Holes & Revelations is not just a fan favorite, it is a commercial and cultural hinge for Muse. The 2006 album is described by NME as their second UK Number One, their first and only Mercury Music Prize nomination, and the record that helped the Teignmouth trio establish fame in the US. It also delivered three of the band’s biggest singles: “Supermassive Black Hole,” “Starlight,” and “Knights Of Cydonia.” Those songs carried Muse’s rise into big-media territory, including topping the bill at Reading & Leeds for the first time and becoming the first British band to headline the rebuilt Wembley Stadium. The band played two nights in 2007 that were later immortalized on the HAARP live album and DVD.

The commercial proof point is just as stark. NME reports that Black Holes & Revelations has sold more than 5 million copies worldwide to date. That number is the kind of asset managers and label operators dream about, because catalog is durable, and durable is what unlocks repeatable cash flows. When you add NME’s description of the album’s impact, including that it “slay[s] you,” and the mention of a 9/10 review, the picture becomes clear: this is a record strong enough to justify a re-release cycle and a live set moment without needing to manufacture hype.

There is also a smart precedent for how Muse handles anniversary branding. In 2019, they marked early years by reissuing Showbiz and Origin Of Symmetry, bundled with demos, B-sides, and unheard material for the Origin Of Muse box set. In 2021, they marked 20 years of Origin Of Symmetry by remixing it, followed by a deluxe 20th anniversary vinyl reissue of Absolution in 2023. In other words, this is not a one-off idea. It fits a pattern: use archival depth and packaging to create new “reasons to look again,” then tie that renewed attention back to the stage.

Bellamy’s current framing connects the business of anniversary packages to the creative and personal engine behind the band. NME says the interview took place as part of a recent honest and all-encompassing conversation about Muse’s acclaimed new Number One album The Wow! Signal. NME gave the album four stars, calling it “undoubtedly their most consistent and satisfying album since ‘Black Holes & Revelations’,” and described it as “either a knowing gift to the fans or at least a response” to concerns that Muse had “long disappeared too far up their own supermassive blackholes.” Bellamy also told NME the album found him leaning into “the unknown” after a difficult personal period and split from his wife, saying: “I can’t live without music - that feeling came back to me on this album.”

If you are an operator, investor, or board member looking for second-order implications, the music-industry playbook here is transferable. The band is simultaneously selling a future tour and reactivating a past asset. That approach reduces the pressure of choosing between “new” and “classic.” It also turns live performance into a marketing distribution channel: if “Take A Bow” is tested in the set, or if the full album becomes an option, each show becomes a live campaign that can lift demand for tickets, merchandise, and any “anniversary package” release.

Muse will bring The Wow! Signal to the UK and Europe this autumn, including two nights at Manchester’s Co-op Live on November 12 and 13, and two London shows at The O2 on November 15 and 16, with tickets available via the link referenced by NME. For peers with catalog-heavy businesses or brands, the takeaway is straightforward: big anniversary moments work best when they are operationally integrated into touring, packaging, and messaging rather than treated as a standalone press release. Bellamy’s comment that they will “probably try to put together some kind of anniversary package” signals intent, and the history NME lays out suggests Muse has done enough of these cycles to know the value of getting them right.