The Mars Volta live in concert.
ON TOUR

The Mars Volta

76
critic concert reviews
rock

How Good Are They LIVE?

Live Rating  

68
%
Based on 
76
critic concert
reviews
Last 12 Months Rating  
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Critic Consensus

Based on 76 concert reviews, the critic consensus is that The Mars Volta is rated as a neither good nor bad live performer, with shows that lack distinction. The Mars Volta concert reviews describe live shows and performances as frantic and intricate.

ON TOUR

Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City, Mexico (November 15); Moda Center, Portland, OR, United States (February 25); Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, United States (February 27); Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA, United States (March 1); Chase Center, San Francisco, CA, United States (March 4)

Latest Release

Que Dios Te Maldiga Mi Corazon (21 April 2023)

Artist Info

Genre
rock
Origin
El Paso, United States (2001 - 2013)
Bio
The Mars Volta are a Puerto Rico/U.S.A. rock group formed in 2001 by guitarist Omar A. Rodriguez-Lopez and vocalist Cedric Bixler Zavala. They incorporate various influences including post-hardcore, jazz fusion, psychedelia, funk and Salsa into their sound.
Has Performed With
Saul Williams

Critic Concert Reviews

Music In Minnesota (USA)

September 20, 2023
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The Mars Volta Got Loud and Weird at the Uptown

Local Spins (USA)

September 16, 2023
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Art for Art’s Sake: The Mars Volta dynamically pushes rock’s boundaries in GR show

Spectrum Culture (USA)

October 18, 2022
%
The Mars Volta Live In Concert

Chicago Concert Reviews (USA)

October 8, 2022
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Following a decade hiatus, The Mars Volta reunite to progressive, frenetic, fascinating results

Variety (USA)

October 3, 2022
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The Mars Volta Reunites, Finding Rich New Textures in Its Frenetic Prog Rock

Consequence (USA)

September 23, 2022
%
The group played three new songs live for the first time in Dallas on September 22nd

The Skinny (UK)

December 11, 2009
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Tonight’s two-hours of tantric prog makes their slot T in the Park this year seem like a desolatory cry-wank by comparison.

Past critic reviews published in

The Guardian (UK), The Scotsman (Scotland), Twin Cities Media (USA), Music In Minnesota (USA), The Skinny (UK) and more

Image Credit

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