Sydney, AU (Universal
Music Australia) - A live performance by The
Mars Volta A live performance by The
Mars Volta ascends to musical heights few ever experience. Salacious, self-indulgent and psychedelic, The
Mars Volta leave their audience speechless show after show. This stunning live eight-piece outfit never fails to showcase musical virtuosity at its absolute finest.
Continuing their love affair with Australia, The Mars Volta return for a run of shows across the country. The last time Australia and New Zealand experienced The Mars Volta it was as part of the Big Day Out, but this time they return for a headlining tour, taking in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, as well as satisfying New Zealander's with an appearance in Auckland.
The Mars Volta return in support of their third album Amputechture (available in Australia September 9th and New Zealand September 11th through Universal Music). Amputechture signals a change for The Mars Volta; this is their first album without a unifying narrative.
While Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Cedric Bixler-Zavala held their places of creating the music and lyrics respectively, this time they chose to compartmentalize the record. Forming a collection of unrelated stories, vignettes, inside jokes and memories, Amputechture, which notably features John Frusciante of Red Hot Chili Pepper's fame, is the band's crowning moment thus far.
Glowing reviews hint at The Mars Volta producing one of their best albums yet. The Observer (UK) gave the album 5/5 stars. While Blender wrote of Amputechture; 'It's epic, mercurial, high-impact progressive rock that moves like a whirlwind.'
The band's live concerts incite similar praise. Blistering.com's review of their January 2006 Sydney sideshow enthused; 'when they brought it all to a monumental, heart-stopping halt…there was euphoria in the air.'
The Mars Volta are no strangers to the adulation of Aussie and Kiwi fans, as they sell out shows, tour after tour. With the phenomenal Amputechture in hand, demand for this band is going to be fiercer than ever before. Tickets go on sale Thursday 21 September. Don't miss your chance to experience the astounding Mars Volta as they show us how extraordinary music can be.
THE MARS VOLTA TOUR DATES 2006
Tickets on sale Thursday 21 September
Tuesday 28 November Sydney Hordern Pavilion
Ticketek 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au & Utopia
Thursday 30 November Brisbane Convention Centre
Ticketek 132 849 or www.ticketek.com.au
Saturday 02 December Melbourne Festival Hall
Ticketmaster 136 100 or www.ticketmaster.com.au
Monday 04 December Adelaide Thebarton Theatre
Venue*Tix 08 8225 8888 or www.venuetix.com.au
Wednesday 06 December Perth Metro City
BOCS Ticketing 08 9484 1133 or www.bocsticketing.com.au
Friday 08 December Auckland St James
www.ticketdirect.co.nz
Phonecharge 09 379 7979 or Real Groovy Records 0800 GROOVY
