The Mars Volta Concert History

The Mars Volta is an American progressive rock band from El Paso, Texas, formed in 2001. The band's only constant members are Omar Rodríguez-López (guitar, producer, direction) and Cedric Bixler-Zavala (vocals, lyrics), whose partnership forms the core of the band. The band's current line-up also includes founding member Eva Gardner (bass), Omar's brother Marcel Rodríguez-López (keyboards, synths, percussion), Linda-Philomène Tsoungui (drums) and Leo Genovese (keyboards, saxophone).

Date Concert Venue Location
Jun 12, 2009 –
Jun 14, 2009
Bonnaroo Music Festival
Beastie Boys / Animal Collective / Yeah Yeah Yeahs / TV On the Radio / David Byrne / St. Vincent / Girl Talk / Santigold / The Mars Volta / Nine Inch Nails / Bon Iver / of Montreal / The Decemberists / MGMT / Snoop Dogg / Neko Case / Coheed and Cambria / Cage The Elephant Show all bands
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Bonnaroo Music Festival Manchester, Tennessee, United States
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Jun 11, 2009 –
Jun 14, 2009
Bonnaroo Music Festival 2009
Cage The Elephant / The Low Anthem / MGMT / Bruce Springsteen / Gomez / Grace Potter and The Nocturnals / Jets Overhead / DJ Quickie Mart / ani difranco / High On Fire / Nas / Ted Leo and The Pharmacists / People Under the Stairs / Nine Inch Nails / of Montreal / Alejandro Escovedo / Jessica Lea Mayfield / Erick Baker / Kristen Schaal / Jimmy Fallon / Kaki King / Jedd Hughes / Animal Collective / Toumani Diabat / Christian Finnegan / Sons of Bill / Arj Barker / Valley Lodge / Robyn Hitchcock And The Venus 3 / Tony Rice Unit / Julia Nunes / Dirty Projectors / Roger Alan Wade / Brett Dennen / Kraak & Smaak / Phoenix / Alberta Cross / Janeane Garofalo / MyNameIsJohnMichael / Rory Albanese / Wilco / Todd Barry / Hocky / Dan Dyer / Michael Ian Black / Pretty Lights / Béla Fleck / Lucinda Williams / Vieux Farka Toure / Delta Spirit / Booker T & the Dbts / King Sunny Ad / Jimmy Buffett / Shadows Fall / Michael Showalter / Justin Townes Earle / Bon Iver / Ki:Theory / Allen Toussaint / William Elliott Whitmore / Heartless Bastards / American Princes / Public Enemy / Jerry Hannan / Wailing Souls / Andrew Bird / The Heavy Pets / Murs / Wyatt Cenac / The Hood Internet / Heypenny / Okkervil River / Kurt Braunohler / Ilo and the Coral Reefer Allstars / Mike Farris / Femi Kuti / Cherryholmes / The Decemberists / Coheed and Cambria / Ben Harper / Aaron LaCrate / Tift Merritt / Béla Fleck and the Flecktones / Elvis Costello / Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band / Phish / Yeasayer / Nick Kroll / Zee Avi / The Features / Wayne Federman / Triumph The Insult Comic Dog / Santigold / Gypsyphonic Disko / Passion Pit / Fiction Family / Don Hertzfeldt / Nikhil Korula Band / Chairlift / J Boogie / Madi Diaz / David Byrne / Erin McCarley / The Mars Volta / Aziz Ansari / Joe Pug / Patterson Hood / Outernational / Booker T / Katzenjammer / Mike Farris and the Roseland Rhythm Revue / moe. / Band of Horses / Portugal. The Man / Galactic / Lovell Sisters / Amy Schumer / A.A. Bondy / Ben Sollee / Kuroma / Girl Talk / Midnite / Zac Brown Band / Motion Potion / brakesbrakesbrakes / Paul Oakenfold / Elvis Perkins In Dearland / Toumani Diabaté / Dear and the Headlights / Russian Circles / White Rabbits / The Dillinger Escape Plan / TV On the Radio / Moonalice / The Dirty Guv'nahs / Janelle Monáe / Cotton Jones / Rodrigo y Gabriela / Evan Watson / Hockey / Toubab Krewe / Merle Haggard / Jenny Lewis / Grizzly Bear / Charlie Allen / Everest / Todd Snider / Dirty Sweet / Robyn Hitchcock / Al Green / David Grisman Quintet / The SteelDrivers / Those Darlins / Yeah Yeah Yeahs / The Giraffes / Robert Earl Keen / Neko Case / Crystal Castles / John Oliver / Beastie Boys / Citizen Cope / Tangiers Blues Band / Del McCoury Band / Nick Thune / Vertigo / The Knux / Kumail Nanjiani / The Black Lillies / The Protomen / Gov't Mule / Tobacco / St. Vincent / The Belleville Outfit / King Sunny Ade / Jim Lauderdale / Erykah Badu / Bruce Spingsteen & The E Street Band / Booker T. Jones / Raphael Saadiq / The Itals / Pete Holmes / Amadou & Mariam / Turbine / Relentless7 Show all bands
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Great Stage Park Manchester, Tennessee, United States
Show Duplicates for Jun 11, 2009
Jun 09, 2009
The Mars Volta

Octahedron

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The Majestic Ventura Theater Ventura, California, United States
Jun 02, 2009
ROCK WERCHTER 2009
Oasis / The Prodigy / Dave Matthews Band / Pendulum / Coldplay / The Killers / Bloc Party / Elbow / Lady Gaga / Kings Of Leon / Franz Ferdinand / Limp Bizkit / Katy Perry / Rodrigo y Gabriela / Metallica / Nine Inch Nails / Seasick Steve / The Mars Volta / Social Distortion / The Script Show all bands
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May 08, 2009
Musicares MAP Fund Benefit
"Musicares MAP Fund Benefit" / Greg Behrendt / Anthony Kiedis / The Mars Volta / Flea / Chad Smith / Bob Forrest / Elijah Forrest / Ivan Neville / Iggy Pop
The Novo Los Angeles, California, United States
Nov 08, 2008
Coca-Cola Zero Fest 2008
The Mars Volta / Thievery Corporation / Ximena Sariñana / Attaque 77 / Calle 13 / Jaguares / Band of Horses / Los Fabulosos Cadillacs / Junkie Xl / Austin TV
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Parque Fundidora Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Nov 07, 2008
The Mars Volta
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Jose Cuervo Salón Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico
Nov 05, 2008
The Mars Volta
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Foro Expo Guadalajara Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Nov 03, 2008
R.E.M. / Kaiser Chiefs / The Mars Volta / The Jesus and Mary Chain / The Ganjas
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Movistar Arena Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile
Oct 29, 2008
R.E.M. / The Mars Volta / Mills
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Coliseo Cubierto el Campín Bogotá, Bogota D.C., Colombia
Oct 25, 2008
Voodoo Music + Arts Experience
"Voodoo Music + Arts Experience" / Nine Inch Nails / Lil Wayne / The Mars Volta / Ghostland Observatory / Thievery Corporation / Shudder to Think / Dumpstaphunk / Bonerama / Fishbone / Manchester Orchestra / Innerpartysystem / Old 97's / Walter "Wolfman" Washington / Marc Broussard / Hot 8 Brass Band / Dead Confederate / Dan Dyer / Dr. Michael White / Treme Brass Band / Clint Maedgen / Rotary Downs / John Boutte / Sam & Ruby / Shamarr Allen & The Underdawgs / Fatter Than Albert / Happy Talk Band / The Knux / DJ Butterfoot / nag hammadi / Big Al Carson / Widetrack / Paul Sanchez / Noomoon Tribe / DJ PROPPA BEAR / Good Guys / Ratty Scurvics / DJ Soul Sister / Rabbit Junk / Dave Gregg & The Barefoot Philistines / DJ Slice / Crooked / Black Tie Dynasty / American Disaster Party / Jessica Lea Mayfield / Drew Smith / Deep In The Ninth / MC Tracheotomy / Under The Green / Lucky Brown / Fleur De Tease / Snuff Sugar / Noush Skaugen / Flow Tribe Show all bands
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New Orleans City Park New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Oct 24, 2008 –
Oct 26, 2008
Voodoo Music Experience 2008
Lil Wayne / Panic! At the Disco / Lupe Fiasco / Cold War Kids / TV On the Radio / Erykah Badu / Thievery Corporation / Dashboard Confessional / N.E.R.D. / Joss Stone / Tokyo Police Club / Manchester Orchestra / Grace Potter / Eagles of Death Metal / The Mars Volta / Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings / Butthole Surfers / R.E.M. / Ghostland Observatory / Joseph Arthur / Man Man / Ozomatli / Old 97's / Reverend Horton Heat / Marc Broussard / Fishbone / Rebirth Brass Band / Irma Thomas / The Blind Boys of Alabama / Innerpartysystem / The Bones / Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue / Hot 8 Brass Band / The Neville Brothers / Dirty Dozen Brass Band / Preservation Hall Jazz Band / The Gutter Twins / Cowboy Mouth / The Soul Rebels / Colour Revolt / Dumpstaphunk / Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves / John Boutte / King Britt / Andre Williams / Shudder to Think / Bonerama / Treme Brass Band / Ivan Neville / Big Sam's Funky Nation / Kermit Ruffins & The Barbecue Swingers / The New Orleans Jazz Vipers / Marva Wright / Walter "Wolfman" Washington / Rotary Downs / Dan Dyer / Good Guys / Paul Sanchez / Quintron and Miss Pussycat / Sons of William / The Zydepunks / Big Al Carson / Deacon John / The Vettes / Morning 40 Federation / Extra Action Marching Band / Shamarr Allen / Fatter Than Albert / Adam Deitch / The New Orleans Bingo! Show / Voodoo Experience / Rockie Charles / Washboard Chaz Blues Trio / Shellshock / Sista Otis / The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra / Tin Men / Happy Talk Band / The Valparaiso Mens Chorus / Big Blue Marble / Ratty Scurvics / Manwitch / One Man Machine / Nick Daniels / Ian Neville , and Big Sam / Dr. Claw / Angels and Airwaves / Devotchka / wyclef jean / the iguanas / Stone Temple Pilots / Nine Inch Nails Show all bands
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Unknown venue New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Show Duplicate for Oct 24, 2008
Oct 04, 2008
Detour Music Festival 2008
Cut Copy / Noah & The Whale / Black Lips / Shiny Toy Guns / The Bloody Beetroots / Gogol Bordello / The Presets / Hercules & Love Affair / The Mars Volta / Matt Costa / The Submarines / Datarock / Buraka Som Sistema / Nico Vega / Para One / Surkin / Peanut Butter Wolf / Adam Freeland / The Mae Shi / Mugison / We Are Wolves / Guns N Bombs / Japanese Motors / Grand Ole Party / Bittersweet / The Afternoons / Paparazzi / The Monolators / AC Means / DJ Kid Lightning Show all bands
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Detour Music Festival Los Angeles, California, United States
Show Duplicate for Oct 04, 2008
Oct 02, 2008
The Mars Volta / DJ Nobody

The Bedlam in Goliath Tour

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SDSU Open Air Theatre San Diego, California, United States
Show Duplicate for Oct 02, 2008
Oct 01, 2008
The Mars Volta
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Arizona Federal Theatre Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Sep 27, 2008
Austin City Limits Music Festival 2008
sybris / freddy jones band / Robert Plant / Adele / Foo Fighters / The Black Keys / MGMT / Vampire Weekend / Beck / Band of Horses / Iron & Wine / Fleet Foxes / Hot Chip / Tegan and Sara / Gnarls Barkley / José González / City and Colour / Erykah Badu / The Raconteurs / Silversun Pickups / The Fratellis / Yeasayer / The Kills / N.E.R.D. / Flyleaf / Slightly Stoopid / Stars / Manu Chao / Eli Young Band / M. Ward / Blues Traveler / CSS / Gogol Bordello / Neko Case / The Mars Volta / Delta Spirit / Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings / Okkervil River / Against Me! / David Byrne / Donavon Frankenreiter / Jamie Lidell / Spiritualized / G. Love & Special Sauce / Joe Bonamassa / Jenny Lewis / Xavier Rudd / White Denim / Drive-By Truckers / John Fogerty / Gillian Welch / Tristan Prettyman / Mates of State / Patty Griffin / Priscilla Ahn / Ryan Bingham / The Swell Season / Mason Jennings / Langhorne Slim / Man Man / Old 97's / Robert Earl Keen / Galactic / Jakob Dylan / A.A. Bondy / Louis XIV / Yonder Mountain String Band / Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears / Shooter Jennings / Sunny Sweeney / Nicole Atkins / Kevin Fowler / Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band / Asleep At the Wheel / The Octopus Project / The Strange Boys / Antibalas / The Band of Heathens / Rodney Crowell / Roky Erickson / What Made Milwaukee Famous / American Bang / Five Times August / Colour Revolt / Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves / Neva Dinova / Ms / Mugison / T-Bone Burnett / Back Door Slam / Electric Touch / Bobby Bare Jr. / Black And White Years / South Austin Jug Band / Mr. Ray / Christopher Denny / The Belleville Outfit / Ben Cyllus / Bavu Blakes / Bonnie Bishop / The River City Christianettes / The Lee Boys / Dan Dyer / The Jones Family Singers / Autamata / The Massacoustics / Austin City Limits / McCarthy Trenching / Paula Nelson / The Jimmies / Elizabeth Wills / Nicole Atkins & The Sea / Paul Nelson / Big Don / Nakia And His Southern Cousins / Uncle Rock / Q Brothers / Jambo / Scott Biram / Paul Green School Of Rock Allstars / The Hensley Ensemble / anthrōpos / The Concert Supremes / Brotherly Luv / Alison Krauss Show all bands
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Unknown venue Austin, Texas, United States
Show Duplicate for Sep 27, 2008
Sep 26, 2008 –
Sep 28, 2008
Austin City Limits Music Festival 2008
Neva Dinova / M. Ward / Okkervil River / Fleet Foxes / CSS / Neko Case / Vampire Weekend / Gogol Bordello / City and Colour / The Mars Volta / Iron & Wine / Against Me! / Roky Erickson / Silversun Pickups / The Swell Season / MGMT / The Raconteurs / Gnarls Barkley / Delta Spirit / Stars / The Kills / The Black Keys / Yeasayer / Louis XIV / What Made Milwaukee Famous / Colour Revolt / sybris / Slightly Stoopid / Langhorne Slim / Tegan and Sara / American Bang / Flyleaf / Blues Traveler / The Fratellis / Man Man / Mugison / Jamie Lidell / Mates of State / Shooter Jennings / Spiritualized / Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves / Ryan Bingham / Hot Chip / Drive-By Truckers / Jenny Lewis / Electric Touch / Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings / G. Love & Special Sauce / Mason Jennings / Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears / The Octopus Project / The Jimmies / David Byrne / John Fogerty / Alison Krauss / Robert Plant / Galactic / The Band of Heathens / Erykah Badu / Jakob Dylan / Antibalas / Q Brothers / Patty Griffin / Old 97's / Tristan Prettyman / Nicole Atkins / Yonder Mountain String Band / Xavier Rudd / Asleep At the Wheel / Big Don / Jambo / Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band / White Denim / McCarthy Trenching / Joe Bonamassa / Eli Young Band / The Strange Boys / Gillian Welch / Robert Earl Keen / A.A. Bondy / Rodney Crowell / José González / Christopher Denny / The Belleville Outfit / Dan Dyer / Manu Chao / The Lee Boys / T-Bone Burnett / Beck / The Jones Family Singers / N.E.R.D. / Adele / Band of Horses / Nicole Atkins & The Sea / Paul Green School Of Rock Allstars / freddy jones band / Back Door Slam / Paula Nelson / Donavon Frankenreiter / Austin City Limits / The River City Christianettes / Ms / Priscilla Ahn / Bobby Bare Jr. / Black And White Years / Bonnie Bishop / Kevin Fowler / South Austin Jug Band / The Massacoustics / Sunny Sweeney / Five Times August / Mr. Ray / Ben Cyllus / Bavu Blakes / Autamata / Elizabeth Wills / Paul Nelson / Nakia And His Southern Cousins / Uncle Rock / Scott Biram / The Hensley Ensemble / anthrōpos / The Concert Supremes / Brotherly Luv / Foo Fighters Show all bands
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Zilker Metropolitan Park Austin, Texas, United States
Sep 24, 2008
The Mars Volta
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The Tabernacle Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Sep 23, 2008
The Mars Volta
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Asheville Civic Center Asheville, North Carolina, United States
Sep 21, 2008
The Mars Volta
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Rams Head Live! Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Jul 10 - 12, 2009
 Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
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 Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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 Dallas, Texas, United States
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Mar 14, 2007
 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has The Mars Volta had?

The Mars Volta has had 552 concerts.

What genre is The Mars Volta?

The Mars Volta is most often considered to be Rock, Alternative Rock, Alternative, Hard Rock, Experimental, Progressive Rock, Alternative Metal, Post-Hardcore, Art Rock, Garage Rock, Melodic Metalcore, Neo-Psychedelia, Neo-Progressive Rock, El Paso Indie, and Heavy Prog.

When is the next The Mars Volta concert?

The next The Mars Volta concert is on June 06, 2024 at Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines, Iowa, United States.

When was the last The Mars Volta concert?

The last The Mars Volta concert was on October 14, 2023 at Fox Theater Pomona in Pomona, California, United States. The bands that performed were: The Mars Volta / Teri Gender Bender.

What setlist does The Mars Volta play live?

The songs that The Mars Volta performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the October 14, 2023 concert at Fox Theater Pomona in Pomona, California, United States:

  1. Vicarious Atonement
  2. Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of)
  3. L'Via L'Viaquez
  4. Graveyard Love
  5. Drunkship of Lanterns
  6. Shore Story
  7. Take the Veil Cerpin Taxt
  8. Asilos Magdalena
  9. Cicatriz ESP
  10. Drunkship of Lanterns
  11. The Widow
  12. Son et lumiere
  13. Inertiatic ESP

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