Muse Releases Cover of Duran Duran’s Classic “Hungry Like The Wolf”

Muse has released a cover of Duran Duran’s iconic 80’s hit “Hungry Like the Wolf.” According to NME, the cover was originally performed on the French show Taratata last September. After some low-quality videos surfaced from the performance, the band treated fans to a studio version of the cover as a part of the Spotify Singles series. Listen to the nostalgia-filled cover below.

Late last year, the band began their nostalgia era with their latest album Simulation Theory, which is described as an 80’s “musical wet dream” The band also released a music video to their song “Pressure,” pulling inspiration from Back to the Future. The video also features actor Terry Crews, introducing the band as the Rocket Baby Dolls to perform at a high-school prom. Rocket Baby Dolls was Muse’s original name before being called Muse.

The band is also gearing up to for their upcoming world tour. The tour will be kicking off in North America February 22nd in Houston, TX and will continue it’s way into major cities including Las Vegas, San Diego, Toronto, Philadelphia, before concluding in Boston April 10th. The group will then head overseas starting May 26th in Prague and will hit up London, Manchester, Paris, Milan, and Rome before ending July 26th in Madrid, Spain. See the full list of dates below.

Muse 2019 Tour Dates:
2/22 – Houston, TX @ Toyota Center
2/26 – Phoenix AZ @ Talking Stick Resort Arena
2/28 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Vivint Smart Home Arena
3/2 – Las Vegas, NV @ Mandalay Bay Events Center
3/5 – San Diego, CA @ Valley View Casino Center
3/7 – Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center
3/9 – Oakland, CA @ Oracle Arena
3/24 – Sunrise, FL @ BB&T Center
3/28 – Toronto, ON @ Scotiabank Arena
3/30 – Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre
3/31 – Quebec City, QC @ Videotron Centre
4/2 – Washington D.C. @ Capitol One Arena
4/4 – Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena
4/7 – Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center
4/10 – Boston, MA @ TD Garden
5/26 – Prague, CZE @ Letiste Letnany
5/28 – Budapest, Hun @ Papp Laszlo Budapest Sportarena
5/29 – Graz, AUT @ Stadthalle Graz
6/1 – London, Uk @ London Stadium
6/8 – Manchester, UK @ Etihad Stadium
6/12 – Riga, LAT @ Arena Riga
6/15 – Moscow, RUS @ Luzhniki Stadium
6/18 – Helsinki, FIN @ Suvilahti Open Air
6/22 – Krakow, POL @ Tauron Arena
6/27 – Nijmegen, NLD @ Goffertpark
6/29 – Cologne, Germany @ RheinEnergieStadion
6/30 – Werchter, BEL @ Werchter Festival
7/3 – Zurich, SWI @ Hallenstadion
7/6 – Paris, FRA @ Stade de France
7/9 – Marseille, FRA @ Stade Orange Velodrom
7/12 – Milan, ITA @ San Siro Stadium
7/16 – Bordeaux, FRA @ Matmut Atlantique
7/20 – Rome, ITA @ Stadio Olimpico
7/24 – Lisbon, PRT @ Passeio Maritimo de Alges
7/26 – Madrid, SPA @ Wanda Metropolitano

Photo Credit: Boston Lynn Schulz

Roy Lott: College grad and aspiring music journalist. I have a passion for all things music, listen to most genres and go to many shows and festivals (if the lineup is good). Discovering new music and artists is another habit of mine that I can't shake.
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