The Mars Volta Concert History

The Mars Volta is an American progressive rock band formed in 2001. Its core members are Omar Rodríguez-López (guitar, production) and Cedric Bixler-Zavala (vocals, lyrics), who have remained the group’s central creative partnership. The band’s later line-ups have included Eva Gardner (bass), Marcel Rodríguez-López (keyboards, synthesizers, percussion), Leo Genovese (piano, keyboards, saxophone), and Linda-Philomène Tsoungui (drums).

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 05, 2002
This Ain't No Picnic 2002
Blonde Redhead / El-P / Guided By Voices / Har Mar Superstar / Jimmy Eat World / Pinback / Pretty Girls Make Graves / The Donnas / The Mars Volta / The Von Bondies
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Oak Canyon Ranch Agoura Hills, California, United States
Oct 03, 2002
Blonde Redhead / The Mars Volta
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The Scene San Diego, California, United States
Oct 02, 2002
The Mars Volta
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The Living Room Santa Barbara, California, United States
Oct 01, 2002
The Mars Volta
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SLO Brew Rock San Luis Obispo, California, United States
Sep 30, 2002
The Mars Volta
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Brick Works Chico, California, United States
Sep 02, 2002
The Mars Volta Knust Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Aug 23, 2002 –
Aug 25, 2002
Leeds Festival 2002 @ Leeds Festival 2002
Muse / Foo Fighters / Guns N' Roses / blink-182 / The Strokes / The Black Keys / Weezer / Linkin Park / System of a Down / Slipknot / The Offspring / Beck / Death Cab for Cutie / Franz Ferdinand / Yeah Yeah Yeahs / Incubus / The All-American Rejects / Sum 41 / Keane / Jimmy Eat World / The Prodigy / Interpol / Good Charlotte / Placebo / Aphex Twin / Staind / Pulp / The Used / My Morning Jacket / Biffy Clyro / The Hives / Bowling For Soup / Scissor Sisters / Elbow / Jane's Addiction / Puddle of Mudd / Jet / The Libertines / AFI / OK Go / The Kills / The Streets / Dashboard Confessional / Primal Scream / The Dandy Warhols / Razorlight / Black Rebel Motorcycle Club / New Found Glory / Billy Talent / NOFX / Doves / The Darkness / The Breeders / Alien Ant Farm / Unkle / Thrice / Alkaline Trio / Reel Big Fish / The Vines / Ash / Feeder / Billy Bragg / Goldfinger / Pennywise / The Rapture / Peaches / Ladytron / Less Than Jake / Spiritualized / Guided By Voices / The Mars Volta / Lamb / Sugarcult / The Raveonettes / The Ataris / Grandaddy / Moldy Peaches / Hot Hot Heat / Amon Tobin / People Under the Stairs / blackalicious / The Herbaliser / Squarepusher / Finch / Electric Six / cornershop / The Futureheads / Just Jack / The Bouncing Souls / Mercury Rev / Death In Vegas / Funeral for a Friend / Junior Senior / The Dillinger Escape Plan / Andrew W.K. / The Spooks / Ben Kweller / Sea Power / Saves The Day / Lagwagon / The Get Up Kids / The Polyphonic Spree / …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead / Cody Chesnutt / Face To Face / Bell X1 / Jon Spencer / Turbonegro / Audio Bullys / Mad Caddies / Andy C / The Von Bondies / No Use For A Name / Sick of It All / The Stills / Brendan Benson / Outlandish / FC Kahuna / The White Stripes / Sparta / The Thrills / Photek / Fenix*TX / Poison the Well / The Soundtrack Of Our Lives / A / Midtown / Adam F / Har Mar Superstar / Ima Robot / Rival Schools / Luke Vibert / Buck 65 / The Reindeer Section / Erol Alkan / The Datsuns / Hundred Reasons / Mclusky / 2manydjs / Lo Fidelity Allstars / Boysetsfire / Cave In / The Sleepy Jackson / Pretty Girls Make Graves / Evan Dando / The Electric Soft Parade / The (International) Noise Conspiracy / Haven / Stellastarr / Amen / The Movielife / Hot Rod Circuit / Simple Kid / Sahara Hotnights / Sun / Radio 4 / Princess Superstar / Freeland / Hell Is for Heroes / Zongamin / InMe / The Anniversary / Jesse James / Anti-Pop Consortium / Longview / Longwave / [Spunge] / Soledad Brothers / Millionaire / The Bellrays / The Eighties Matchbox B-line Disaster / Manitoba / Alec Empire / Hope of the States / Freq Nasty / Capdown / Mull Historical Society / Alpinestars / Dot Allison / Calla / Blak Twang / The D4 / Vendetta Red / The Shining / King Prawn / Blade / Raging Speedhorn / Trik Turner / The Icarus Line / Six by Seven / Span / Bandits / DJ Aphrodite / Vex Red / The Sons (Band) / Ikara Colt / Hiss / Jackson / Rocket Science / Real / The Buff Medways / Sean Lock / Bobby Conn / Futureshock / The Sights / Easyworld / Agenda / The Blueskins / Serafin / Lightyear / Vue / New Flesh / Pattern / Whirlwind Heat / Dog / Jetplane Landing / Young Heart Attack / Fat Truckers / Violent Delight / Minuteman / The Parkinsons / The Cooper Temple Clause / Gold Chains / The Beatings / Instruction / My Computer / Colour of Fire / The Revs / Winnebago Deal / The Majesticons / Fallacy & Fusion / The Kennedy Soundtrack / The Applicators / Hoggboy / Dragpipe / DJ Noise / This Girl / Prosaics / The Bell Rays / Cardia / White Light Motorcade / Cognition / Tetra Splendour / maximum roach / thisgirl Show all bands
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Leeds Festival 2002 Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Show Duplicates for Aug 23, 2002
Aug 21, 2002
The Mars Volta Travel Day London, England, United Kingdom
Jul 11, 2002
The Mars Volta Camden Assembly London, England, United Kingdom
May 04, 2002
The Mars Volta La Zona Rosa Austin, Texas, United States
Apr 28, 2002
The Mars Volta

Coachella Festival

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Empire Polo Club Indio, California, United States
Apr 27, 2002 –
Apr 28, 2002
Coachella 2002
Foo Fighters / The Strokes / Jack Johnson / Tiësto / Queens of the Stone Age / The Chemical Brothers / Björk / The Prodigy / Cake / Belle and Sebastian / Mos Def / Elbow / Groove Armada / Zero 7 / Black Rebel Motorcycle Club / Citizen Cope / Jurassic 5 / The Pharcyde / Siouxsie & The Banshees / Blonde Redhead / The Charlatans / The Charlatans UK / KRS-One / The Vines / G. Love & Special Sauce / Pete Yorn / The Mars Volta / Dilated Peoples / cornershop / BT / The Beta Band / Saves The Day / STS9 / Galactic / Ozomatli / Pete Tong / Kosheen / Saul Williams / Oasis / Jack Black / Herbert / Folk Implosion / The (International) Noise Conspiracy / Lee Burridge / Bad Boy Bill / DJ Dan / Princess Superstar / Z-Trip / Mix Master Mike / Sasha & John Digweed / ROCK STEADY CREW / Christopher Lawrence / Jimmy Van M / Sandra Collins / Triple Threat / Banshees / Fairview / Ping Pong Bitches / Forest For The Trees / DJ Peretz / Medusa and Cut Chemist Show all bands
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Empire Polo Club Indio, California, United States
Show Duplicate for Apr 27, 2002
Mar 31, 2002
Osterrocknacht 2002
A / Eskobar / Fu Manchu / Heather Nova / Jimmy Eat World / Sportfreunde Stiller / The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion / The Mars Volta
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Philipshalle Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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The Mars Volta / Kianí Medina
Nov 9, 2025
 New York, New York, United States
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 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Riot Fest 2023
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 Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Hard Rock Calling 2012 on Jul 13, 2012 [642-small]

Hard Rock Calling 2012
Jul 13 - 15, 2012
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Hard Rock Calling 2012
Jul 13 - 15, 2012
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Hard Rock Calling 2012
Jul 13 - 15, 2012
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Hard Rock Calling 2012 on Jul 13, 2012 [639-small]

Hard Rock Calling 2012
Jul 13 - 15, 2012
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Red Hot Chili Peppers / The Mars Volta on Aug 21, 2006 [491-small]

Red Hot Chili Peppers / The Mars Volta
Aug 21, 2006
 Phoenix, Arizona, United States
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The Mars Volta on Sep 16, 2026 [817-small]

The Mars Volta
Sep 16, 2026
 Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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Bonnaroo Music Festival on Jun 12, 2009 [409-small]

Bonnaroo Music Festival
Jun 12 - 14, 2009
 Manchester, Tennessee, United States
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Bonnaroo Music Festival
Jun 12 - 14, 2009
 Manchester, Tennessee, United States
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