The Mars Volta have announced that they will be playing side shows after all when they hit Australian shores for the Splendour In The Grass Festival. The Texan wild men of rock, fronted and founded by guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López and vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala in 2001, masters of the prog-rock genre through their five impressive releases which have spawned fan favourites such as ‘Wax Simulacra’, ‘Viscera Eyes’, ‘Cotopaxi’ and so on.
In their first tour since they played the Big Day Out last year, the band will be bringing their sonic bass rumble to shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, which will no doubt see their hordes of fans in ecstasy once again. Tickets are available by pre-sale from Frontier Touring at www.frontiertouring.com 12noon AEST, Tuesday 7 June to 12noon AEST, Wednesday 8 June. General public on sale from 9am local time, Thursday 9 June
Wednesday 3 August Enmore Theatre, Sydney All Ages
Ticketek.com.au or 132 849
Friday 5 August Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide All Ages
VenueTix.com.au or 08 8225 8888
Sunday 7 August Palace Theatre, Melbourne 18+
Ticketek.com.au or 132 849
