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
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
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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 28, 2008
The Mars Volta Abraham Chavez Theatre El Paso, Texas, 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
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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
Sep 20, 2008
The Mars Volta
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Franklin Music Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Sep 18, 2008
The Mars Volta
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Starland Ballroom Sayreville, New Jersey, United States
Sep 17, 2008
The Mars Volta
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Hammerstein Ballroom, Manhattan Center New York, New York, United States
Sep 15, 2008
The Mars Volta Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel Providence, RI, US
Sep 14, 2008
The Mars Volta
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Orpheum Theatre Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Sep 12, 2008
The Mars Volta
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KEMBA Live! Columbus, Ohio, United States
Aug 02, 2008
Paredes De Coura
"Paredes De Coura" / The Mars Volta / dEUS / Wraygunn / The Teenagers / Spiritual Front / Mandrax / Dorian / Surkin
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Festival Grounds Paredes de Coura, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Jul 31, 2008 –
Aug 03, 2008
Heineken Paredes de Coura 2008
The Wombats / Editors / Biffy Clyro / Primal Scream / Ra Ra Riot / The Mars Volta / The Pigeon Detectives / Mando Diao / The Lemonheads / Au Revoir Simone / The Rakes / dEUS / These New Puritans / Sex Pistols / X-Wife / Wraygunn / Sean Riley & The Slowriders / Bunnyranch / D3o Show all bands
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Praia Fluvial do Taboão Paredes de Coura, Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Jul 29, 2008
The Mars Volta Teatro Romano di Ostia Antica Ostia, Italy
Jul 28, 2008
The Mars Volta Spazio 211 Turin, Piedmont, Italy

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