Muse plan to launch UFOs at V Fest crowd

Muse have revealed that they are planning to land UFOs on the audience's heads at the V Festival.

Singer Matt Bellamy said the group wanted to spend their appearance fee on creating an extra-terrestrial themed show.

He told NME: "With V, they pay ridiculous fees, so it's a chance to spend the money on big UFOs that land on the crowd's heads."

Drummer Dom Howard claimed the band were keen to use the same set they used at their Wembley gigs last year, which helped them bag NME's Best Live Act award.

Howard commented: "I'm looking forward to playing it immensely. We're working on the show at the moment - seeing if we can work in the big satellites we had at Wembley.

"We're hoping to have something above the crowd - we're not sure what size, but we're working on it."

However, the band admitted that backstage the group are no longer as wild as they were in their youth.

"There were the days when me and Dom would have a blow-out with about seven women and have a crazy orgy in Japan. Those days have unfortunately been left behind," said Bellamy.

"We're all relatively taken men these days, but we can have innocent, surreal fun. Mushrooms are still allowed, bouncy castles and a few burlesque dancers dressed up as space aliens."