the mars volta
21:30 Wednesday, 1 February 2023
Metal experimentalists The Mars Volta have announced another leg of tour dates in support of their recent self-titled, seventh LP. Long-time TMV pal Teri Gender Bender (Le Butcherettes) will be joining the band for the trek through the South and Southwest.
The Mars Volta will be guests of the Red Hot Chili Peppers along with Thundercat on May 12 in San Diego at the Snapdragon Stadium (and again in June in Europe with additional guest Iggy Pop in support instead of Thundercat). The band will also be playing the Primavera Sound festival in Spain on June 9.
Tickets for the new US dates go on sale February 3. You can see all confirmed dates below.
US 2023
5/6 Atlanta, GA – Central Park (Shaky Knees festival) [Tickets]
5/9 Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion [Tickets]
5/10 Albuquerque, NM – Revel Entertainment Center [Tickets]
5/12 San Diego, CA – Snapdragon Stadium (w/ Red Hot Chili Peppers & Thundercat) [Tickets]
5/13 Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre [Tickets]
5/14 El Paso, TX – Abraham Chavez Theatre [Tickets]
5/16 San Antonio, TX – Tech Port Center + Arena [Tickets]
5/18 New Orleans, LA – Orpheum Theater [Tickets]
5/19 Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall [Tickets]
5/21 Daytona Beach, FL – Welcome To Rockville [Tickets]
Europe 2023
06/09 Arganda del Rey, SPA – Primavera Sound [Tickets]
06/21 Warsaw, POL – PGE Narodowy (w/ Red Hot Chili Peppers & Iggy Pop) [Tickets]
06/26 Mannheim, GER – Maimarktgelande Parkplatz (w/ Red Hot Chili Peppers & Iggy Pop) [Tickets]
The Mars Volta broke up in January 2013 when Cedric Bixler-Zavala, one half of the band's leading duo alongside Omar Rodríguez-López, revealed he had quit the band. The Mars Volta then reunited last year to release The Mars Volta, which reflected a distinct change in style.
About the change in sound, Bixler-Zavala said "Some people might see it as betrayal. I've seen some people call it yacht rock. But yacht rock slaps so hard that hip-hop producers sample it all the time."
