The Mars Volta tours

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The following is a comprehensive listing of The Mars Volta tours and itineraries.

Contents

[edit] 2001

[edit] United States Tour (with The Anniversary)

[edit] 2002

[edit] European Tour (with The Apes, Les Savy Fav)

* concert played at the Rockpalast television show

[edit] Californian one-off

[edit] Californian Tour

[edit] 2003

[edit] European Tour (with Red Hot Chili Peppers)

*not in support of RHCP

[edit] United States Tour (with Red Hot Chili Peppers)

  • Flag of the United States USA 4/24 - West Hollywood, CA - Troubadour (private)*
  • Flag of the United States USA 4/27 - Indio, CA - Coachella Festival

Leg 1:

Leg 2 (cancelled):

*not in support of RHCP

[edit] De-loused In The Comatorium Tour

[edit] North-American & European Tour (US dates with Saul Williams)

[edit] Japanese mini-tour

[edit] European & North-American Tour (N.-American dates with Saul Williams)

[edit] European Tour

[edit] 2004

[edit] Japanese Tour

  • Flag of Japan Japan 1/07 - Tokyo - Shibuya AX
  • Flag of Japan Japan 1/08 - Nagoya - Club Quattro
  • Flag of Japan Japan 1/10 - Tokyo - Club Quattro
  • Flag of Japan Japan 1/11 - Osaka - Club Quattro

[edit] Australasian Tour

[edit] United States Tour (with A Perfect Circle)

[edit] North-American mini-tour

[edit] Californian mini-tour

  • Flag of the United States USA 10/21 - Santa Cruz - Catalyst
  • Flag of the United States USA 10/23 - Irvine - Verizon Amphitheater*

* opening for Pixies

[edit] South-American Tour

[edit] 2005

[edit] Frances the Mute Tour

[edit] Japanese mini-tour

  • Flag of Japan Japan 2/05 - Tokyo - Sonic Mania
  • Flag of Japan Japan 2/06 - Osaka - Sonic Mania
  • Flag of Japan Japan 2/08 - Tokyo - Liquid Room

[edit] European Tour - 1st leg (winter)

[edit] North-American Tour

  • Flag of the United States USA 4/22 - San Diego, CA - RIMAC
  • Flag of the United States USA 4/25 - Austin, TX - Austin Music Hall
  • Flag of the United States USA 4/26 - Houston, TX - Version Wireless Arena
  • Flag of the United States USA 4/28 - New Orleans, LA - Orpheum Theater
  • Flag of the United States USA 4/29 - Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle
  • Flag of the United States USA 5/01 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
  • Flag of the United States USA 5/03 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
  • Flag of the United States USA 5/05 - New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom*
  • Flag of the United States USA 5/06 - New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom
  • Flag of the United States USA 5/07 - Providence, RI - Lupos
  • Flag of the United States USA 5/09 - Worcester, MA - Palladium
  • Flag of the United States USA 5/10 - Boston, MA - Avalon
  • Flag of Canada Canada 5/12 - Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis
  • Flag of Canada Canada 5/13 - Toronto, Ontario - Kool Haus
  • Flag of the United States USA 5/15 - Detroit, MI - State Theater
  • Flag of the United States USA 5/16 - Chicago, IL - Riviera
  • Flag of the United States USA 5/17 - Chicago, IL - Riviera
  • Flag of the United States USA 5/19 - Minneapolis, MN - Wilkins
  • Flag of the United States USA 5/20 - Los Angeles, CA - KROQ Weenie Roast Festival°
  • Flag of the United States USA 5/21 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
  • Flag of the United States USA 5/31 - Denver, CO - Fillmore
  • Flag of the United States USA 6/02 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill§
  • Flag of the United States USA 6/03 - Berkeley, CA - Greek Theater
  • Flag of the United States USA 6/04 - Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theater
  • Flag of the United States USA 6/07 - Phoenix, AZ - Dodge Theater
  • Flag of the United States USA 6/08 - El Paso, TX - Abraham Chavez Theater
  • Flag of the United States USA 6/10 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music Festival

* Larry Harlow joined the band onstage for some time on this gig

° instead of playing a traditional set, the band played a 40 minute improvisational jam: "Abortion, The Other White Meat"

§ secret show for less than a hundred people, the band only played an approximately-40 minute jam

[edit] European Tour - 2nd leg (summer)

* cancelled because of Omar Rodriguez-Lopez chest illness

° cancelled

[edit] Japanese one-off

[edit] North-American Tour (with System Of A Down)

* not in support of SOAD

[edit] Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Quintet European Tour #

# not The Mars Volta, but members of it including Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Juan Alderete, Adrián Terrazas-González, Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez with the addition of Money Mark

*Damo Suzuki joined the band onstage for some time on this gig

[edit] English mini-tour (for All Tomorrow's Parties)

* cancelled for Cedric Bixler Zavala voice illness

° very special date, headlining a 3-days festival curated by them

[edit] 2006

[edit] Australasian Tour

[edit] Amputechture Tour

[edit] North-American Tour (with Red Hot Chili Peppers)

  • Flag of the United States USA 10/17 - East Rutherford, New Jersey - Continental Airlines Arena
  • Flag of the United States USA 10/18 - East Rutherford, New Jersey - Continental Airlines Arena
  • Flag of the United States USA 10/20 - Boston, MA - TD Bank North Garden
  • Flag of the United States USA 10/21 - Albany, NY - Pepsi Arena
  • Flag of the United States USA 10/23 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
  • Flag of the United States USA 10/24 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
  • Flag of the United States USA 10/26 - Atlanta, GA - Gwinnett
  • Flag of the United States USA 10/28 - Las Vegas, NV - Vegoose Festival*
  • Flag of the United States USA 10/30 - Columbus, OH - Schottenstein Center
  • Flag of the United States USA 10/31 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
  • Flag of the United States USA 11/02 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
  • Flag of the United States USA 11/03 - Detroit, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
  • Flag of the United States USA 11/05 - St. Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
  • Flag of Mexico Mexico 11/11 - Mexico City - Corona Music Fest*

* not in support of RHCP

° with RHCP and notable for Cedric Bixler Zavala's absence due to voice illness. The set consisted of over 47 minutes of instrumental material, including a lengthy cover of the Pink Floyd composition "Interstellar Overdrive".

§ show notable due to an incident involving a person in the audience throwing urine to the stage, prompting Omar Rodriguez-Lopez to smash his guitar and leave the stage, followed by the rest of the band with Cedric Bixler Zavala saying the following to the audience before leaving: "I will pay $100-1,000 to somebody to find the person that's throwing urine up here. I will give you free merchandise and a lifetime supply [of tickets] to a Mars Volta show. Find that person and kick his ass for me, bring me his head-- and we'll be friends!"

[edit] Japanese Tour

[edit] 2007

[edit] Australasian Tour #

# initially planned as taking place between November the 28th & December the 9th

* cancelled for Cedric Bixler Zavala voice illness

[edit] Californian Tour

  • Flag of the United States USA 3/28 - Ventura, CA - Ventura Theater
  • Flag of the United States USA 3/30 - Santa Cruz, CA - Catalyst
  • Flag of the United States USA 3/31 - Berkeley, CA - Berkeley Community Theater
  • Flag of the United States USA 4/02 - West Hollywood, CA - The Troubadour*
  • Flag of the United States USA 4/03 - Los Angeles, CA - Orpheum Theater

* secret show played under the moniker "Deimos"

[edit] The Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Group Japanese one-off #

# not The Mars Volta, but members of it including Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Juan Alderete, Adrián Terrazas-González, Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez, Cedric Bixler Zavala, Thomas Pridgen with the addition of Money Mark

  • Flag of Japan Japan 7/28 - Naeba - Fuji Rock Festival

[edit] Californian one-off

  • Flag of the United States USA 12/29 - Los Angeles, CA - Echoplex

[edit] New Year's Eve

* website carried this nicely-clumsy Italian presentation, Greg Dulli-style: "Una notte di amici e le sorprese ha presentato in un modo sorprendente. Costumes are required." Special gig including an half hour-long acoustic set and then the 'regular' electric set

[edit] 2008

[edit] The Bedlam In Goliath

[edit] North-American Tour - 1st leg (winter)

* postponed for Cedric Bixler Zavala voice illness

[edit] European Tour - 1st leg (winter)

[edit] North-American Tour - 2nd leg (spring)

  • Flag of the United States USA 4/01 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues
  • Flag of the United States USA 4/02 - Miami, FL - The Fillmore
  • Flag of the United States USA 4/04 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
  • Flag of the United States USA 4/05 - Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle*
  • Flag of the United States USA 4/07 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
  • Flag of the United States USA 4/08 - Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom
  • Flag of the United States USA 4/10 - Austin, TX - Austin Music Hall
  • Flag of Mexico Mexico 4/12 - Mexico City - Zero Fest
  • Flag of the United States USA 4/14 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater
  • Flag of the United States USA 4/15 - Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
  • Flag of the United States USA 4/17 - St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
  • Flag of the United States USA 4/18 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall°
  • Flag of the United States USA 4/20 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
  • Flag of the United States USA 4/21 - St. Paul, MN - Roy Wilkins Auditorium
  • Flag of Mexico Mexico 4/26 - Guadalajara - Zero Fest
  • Flag of Canada Canada 5/12 - Toronto, ON - Sound Academy
  • Flag of the United States USA 5/14 - Cleveland, OH - House Of Blues
  • Flag of the United States USA 5/15 - Detroit, MI - Fillmore
  • Flag of the United States USA 5/18 - Denver, CO - Fillmore
  • Flag of the United States USA 5/19 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Great Salt Air§
  • Flag of Canada Canada 5/21 - Calgary, AB - Macewan Hall
  • Flag of Canada Canada 5/22 - Edmonton, AB - Edmonton Event Center
  • Flag of Canada Canada 5/24 - Vancouver, BC - PNE Forum
  • Flag of the United States USA 5/26 - George, WA - Sasquatch! Music Festival at The Gorge Amphitheatre

* cancelled because of the Atlanta tornado damaging the venue and forcing it to temporarily close down

° postponed again for Cedric Bixler Zavala voice illness

§ postponed due to scheduling conflicts

[edit] Japanese Tour

  • Flag of Japan Japan 6/10 - Osaka - Namba Hatch
  • Flag of Japan Japan 6/11 - Nagoya - Club Diamond Hall
  • Flag of Japan Japan 6/13 - Tokyo - Shinkiba Studio Coast

[edit] Australasian Tour

[edit] European Tour - 2nd leg (summer)

[edit] North-American Tour - 3rd leg (autumn)

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