The Mars Volta

Mars Volta remain one of the most captivating and exciting bands this century. There are these lulls of a sort, where the band repeats a musical phrase ad nauseum, before eventually breaking through it and exploding out of the other end. These can have mixed results. From time to time, they are a cathartic release and at others, you grow so bored by the incessant droning in awkward time signatures that you are only glad it is over. Still, I had a blast overall and the experience was one I would like to repeat again at some point.

Incredible show! My partner and I have been fans since 2019, and were initially disappointed they weren’t playing any of their older stuff- but holy s**t! We are both SOOOO glad we went. They played their new album from start to finish, and it was like discovering them for the first time all over again! It was absolutely incredible- everything I hoped for and more! If you’re on the fence about this show because of the setlist- do not let that stop you.

Solid set from the headliner. These vocals are out of this world. Second opening act was good. Solid performance from the duo. The 1st opening act looked like something out of The Power Rangers. They had good beats, but no one could understand a word they were saying. It just sounded like auto-tuned Peanuts Adult speak.

BEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE and all i couldve wanted to somehow end up at barricade for it. my hearts so happy i wish i could go back and stay in the world of lucro sucio forever 😿 so worth it to have heard it for the first time last night it was so beautiful and ill be eternally grateful i didnt die at 20 and got this chance im so happy about this still. i hope more people love this new stuff :-) would be another dream come true if teri got to be a mainstay because ive wanted to hear her and cedric singing together for so long. stupid excited for the future i loved it all #VOLTA4EVER 🖖🏼🖖🏼🖖🏼🖖🏼❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

Amazing to see this iteration of the band. Philo is one of the best drummers I’ve seen in a looong time. Typical for the Volta though - they always have the best drummers. Always a new experience seeing them live and I’ve never been disappointed. (This was my 7th Mars Volta show with the first being back in ‘05). It was actually really cool to hear the new stuff live in entirety prior to an official release. I know a lot of people were probably pissed about not hearing any old-catalog tracks but that new vibe with Teri G***********r sharing vocal duties let Cedric temper his energy and voice so that it was tonal perfection. 10/10.

Band was amazing. The other concert goers were insufferable bros talking about time signatures and how they were true fans and not there for the "hits" like everyone else. Goooood lord, get over yourselves, can't we all just listen to the music and let it take us higher? So yeah it's that vibe, but worth it to see and hear the absolutely on fire Mars Volta.

Cedric sung his heart out and Omar played the guitar with excellent skill. They both worked the stage very well! Was impressed with the musician that played cello, saxophone, and keyboards! Great talent! Got my husband a Mars Volta sweat shirt and he bought a t-shirt as well. Also impressed with the staff and security at the Union Event center. The venue was larger than I expected. Plenty of space for fans. Overall a great experience!

The Mars Volta Rocks My World! 🤘 They brought it a 2nd time around for their h*******e So Cal Fans and gave us a classic Volta show where they do what they love to do and do best - just rock out and jam for us - they really gave us a lot of LOVE! Really authentic and amazing show! 🤩🫶💃🏻

Outstanding show. The Mars Volta did not disappoint whatsoever. The sound was amazing, as were the lights and overall atmosphere. Easily one of the better concerts I have ever attended. The venue was also on point. The staff was extremely helpful and very positive. Incredible experience. Thank you to The Mars Volta, and the Union Event Center for a great night.

Excellent, Awesome, Mind Blowing!!!! The Mars Volta really PUT ON A SHOW!!!!!! Gave it all they had. They even said it was an extraordinarily good night. Venue is great too - glad to see the promoters bringing in "unusual" bands who usually skip over the territory between NYC & Boston & only play those 2 big cities.

Amazing show, nice, intimate venue, they gave a hell of a performance and really connected with audience...venue PA was a bit rough, though, they may need to replace some speakers or something, staff was very nice and made us feel comfy and at home...but the GA section was solid concrete, which made standing uncomfortable...but the show was so good, we didn't care!!!!

The show was awesome, so sad it's over. "Front of the line" passes were a huge scam (and assumed so). The venue was a lot bigger than the previous one I was able to see them at, so sound wasn't the greatest. I'm happy to see such a huge turnout, but that also includes not such die-hard fans in attendance. Great time and great people. Stoked my daughter got to enjoy with me as well finally, especially after growing up listening to this all of her life ❤️

First time at the Masquerade. Great venue and the sound was terrific. I am normally not impressed with live sound these days, as it seems most live mixing engineers favor a bass-heavy approach combined with a “louder is better” mentality, resulting in noise that is sometimes unrecognizable as the music I came to hear. The sound at this show was clear and balanced very well, so kudos to the mix engineer for both TMV and Teri G***********r. Speaking of, this was the first time in recent memory that I wasn’t waiting for the opener to be finished. Teri G***********r has a tight band with great arrangements, and the stage presence was top notch. What a voice! See this tour if you get the chance. The Mars Volta personnel were all incredible musicians, and there were moments of improvisation that made me think of Coltrane’s and Davis’ electric days. I especially enjoyed when the keyboardist took a solo and Omar (guitar) stepped off the stage to watch and listen - I could see that he (and the rest of the band) were really listening to the solo and being amazed along with the audience, adding a genuine sense that many in attendance, including the band, really value musical talent. Great night!

Finally got to see these guys last night. So worth it, incredibly tight performance! Highly recommended. Drummer is a f*****g beast. Catch this tour even if you have qualms about direction of their return LP. Set list leans heavy on first couple of albums. Left some of my favs off of albums 3 & 4 but what can you expect when song length is exploratory? Technical and inspired, worthy of your money and a night out. Welcome back TMV, still a boss

This show didn't sell out but, even if it had, the biblical flood of rain-water on the day of the event certainly would have tamped down attendance. Those who forded the rivers of the Oregon-trail deadly roads to the venue were rewarded with an astounding 2-hour long set with CD-perfect quality throughout the show. I'm still reeling with wonder and nostalgia a full week later

I went to this show with my best friend who loved the mars volta before I did. She never got to see them live and never thought she would. I was so happy to be there with her for this experience. Massey Hall looks and sounds better than it ever has and the band was better than they ever have been. Ill remember this show on my death bed.

Top-notch performance from Omar, Cedric and the rest of the band. Great selection of tracks played from throughout their career. Nice to hear a couple songs from their new self-titled album. I hadn't really realized until seeing them live just what an extraordinary guitar player Omar is! And Cedric's vocals and amazing dance moves were absolutely captivating. Add to that the wonderful performance by their opener, Teri G***********r, you've got yourself one hell of an excellent evening of music.

I first saw The Mars Volta in 2005 at Lupo’s in Providence RI, a few weeks before my 18th birthday. That show changed my life. Seventeen years later, last night’s show was somehow even better. The live band is a collection of amazing musicians that you should take any chance you can get to see. Magic happened at that show. The venue was decent. Good-sized floor area and all seats seemed to have good views. They’re fully cashless, including merch. The bag check was an absolute disaster after the show, so skip that entire thing if possible.

It was everything it should be that I didn’t know I wanted it to be. Aging like fine wine, Omar and Cedric gave the best return from a hiatus performance that they could have given! Glad to have been there for this new chapter in the Volta legacy, and with my son no less… They selected a perfect set list to encompass their catalogue that should have pleased new and old fans. And thank you to them for kicking it off in their home state! Que viva Los Mars Volta!

Incredible. Teri G***********r's stage presence and frenetic, ethereal tunes could not have been a more perfect opener. The boys were BACK, playing all the classics and conforming some of their new stuff to fit in perfectly with their past catalogue. Little disappointed they left out any tracks from Bedlam in Goliath (absolutely loved seeing them play Metatron live a looong time ago) BUT, with the stripped down instrumentation, the 90+ minute set that was basically non-stop, with Cedric happily ceding lyrics to a venue packed with fans finishing the song for him, it's hard to sincerely be disappointed in the slightest with this slow. One stupid nitpick-- the sound mixer did turn Cedric's vocals down a little too much at one point and we absolutely missed a fantastic belt from him, hahaha, but like I said. Nitpick, 5/5 still!

Mars Volta remain one of the most captivating and exciting bands this century. There are these lulls of a sort, where the band repeats a musical phrase ad nauseum, before eventually breaking through it and exploding out of the other end. These can have mixed results. From time to time, they are a cathartic release and at others, you grow so bored by the incessant droning in awkward time signatures that you are only glad it is over. Still, I had a blast overall and the experience was one I would like to repeat again at some point.

Incredible show! My partner and I have been fans since 2019, and were initially disappointed they weren’t playing any of their older stuff- but holy s**t! We are both SOOOO glad we went. They played their new album from start to finish, and it was like discovering them for the first time all over again! It was absolutely incredible- everything I hoped for and more! If you’re on the fence about this show because of the setlist- do not let that stop you.

Solid set from the headliner. These vocals are out of this world. Second opening act was good. Solid performance from the duo. The 1st opening act looked like something out of The Power Rangers. They had good beats, but no one could understand a word they were saying. It just sounded like auto-tuned Peanuts Adult speak.

BEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE and all i couldve wanted to somehow end up at barricade for it. my hearts so happy i wish i could go back and stay in the world of lucro sucio forever 😿 so worth it to have heard it for the first time last night it was so beautiful and ill be eternally grateful i didnt die at 20 and got this chance im so happy about this still. i hope more people love this new stuff :-) would be another dream come true if teri got to be a mainstay because ive wanted to hear her and cedric singing together for so long. stupid excited for the future i loved it all #VOLTA4EVER 🖖🏼🖖🏼🖖🏼🖖🏼❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

Amazing to see this iteration of the band. Philo is one of the best drummers I’ve seen in a looong time. Typical for the Volta though - they always have the best drummers. Always a new experience seeing them live and I’ve never been disappointed. (This was my 7th Mars Volta show with the first being back in ‘05). It was actually really cool to hear the new stuff live in entirety prior to an official release. I know a lot of people were probably pissed about not hearing any old-catalog tracks but that new vibe with Teri G***********r sharing vocal duties let Cedric temper his energy and voice so that it was tonal perfection. 10/10.

Band was amazing. The other concert goers were insufferable bros talking about time signatures and how they were true fans and not there for the "hits" like everyone else. Goooood lord, get over yourselves, can't we all just listen to the music and let it take us higher? So yeah it's that vibe, but worth it to see and hear the absolutely on fire Mars Volta.

Cedric sung his heart out and Omar played the guitar with excellent skill. They both worked the stage very well! Was impressed with the musician that played cello, saxophone, and keyboards! Great talent! Got my husband a Mars Volta sweat shirt and he bought a t-shirt as well. Also impressed with the staff and security at the Union Event center. The venue was larger than I expected. Plenty of space for fans. Overall a great experience!

The Mars Volta Rocks My World! 🤘 They brought it a 2nd time around for their h*******e So Cal Fans and gave us a classic Volta show where they do what they love to do and do best - just rock out and jam for us - they really gave us a lot of LOVE! Really authentic and amazing show! 🤩🫶💃🏻

Outstanding show. The Mars Volta did not disappoint whatsoever. The sound was amazing, as were the lights and overall atmosphere. Easily one of the better concerts I have ever attended. The venue was also on point. The staff was extremely helpful and very positive. Incredible experience. Thank you to The Mars Volta, and the Union Event Center for a great night.

Excellent, Awesome, Mind Blowing!!!! The Mars Volta really PUT ON A SHOW!!!!!! Gave it all they had. They even said it was an extraordinarily good night. Venue is great too - glad to see the promoters bringing in "unusual" bands who usually skip over the territory between NYC & Boston & only play those 2 big cities.

Amazing show, nice, intimate venue, they gave a hell of a performance and really connected with audience...venue PA was a bit rough, though, they may need to replace some speakers or something, staff was very nice and made us feel comfy and at home...but the GA section was solid concrete, which made standing uncomfortable...but the show was so good, we didn't care!!!!

The show was awesome, so sad it's over. "Front of the line" passes were a huge scam (and assumed so). The venue was a lot bigger than the previous one I was able to see them at, so sound wasn't the greatest. I'm happy to see such a huge turnout, but that also includes not such die-hard fans in attendance. Great time and great people. Stoked my daughter got to enjoy with me as well finally, especially after growing up listening to this all of her life ❤️

First time at the Masquerade. Great venue and the sound was terrific. I am normally not impressed with live sound these days, as it seems most live mixing engineers favor a bass-heavy approach combined with a “louder is better” mentality, resulting in noise that is sometimes unrecognizable as the music I came to hear. The sound at this show was clear and balanced very well, so kudos to the mix engineer for both TMV and Teri G***********r. Speaking of, this was the first time in recent memory that I wasn’t waiting for the opener to be finished. Teri G***********r has a tight band with great arrangements, and the stage presence was top notch. What a voice! See this tour if you get the chance. The Mars Volta personnel were all incredible musicians, and there were moments of improvisation that made me think of Coltrane’s and Davis’ electric days. I especially enjoyed when the keyboardist took a solo and Omar (guitar) stepped off the stage to watch and listen - I could see that he (and the rest of the band) were really listening to the solo and being amazed along with the audience, adding a genuine sense that many in attendance, including the band, really value musical talent. Great night!

Finally got to see these guys last night. So worth it, incredibly tight performance! Highly recommended. Drummer is a f*****g beast. Catch this tour even if you have qualms about direction of their return LP. Set list leans heavy on first couple of albums. Left some of my favs off of albums 3 & 4 but what can you expect when song length is exploratory? Technical and inspired, worthy of your money and a night out. Welcome back TMV, still a boss

This show didn't sell out but, even if it had, the biblical flood of rain-water on the day of the event certainly would have tamped down attendance. Those who forded the rivers of the Oregon-trail deadly roads to the venue were rewarded with an astounding 2-hour long set with CD-perfect quality throughout the show. I'm still reeling with wonder and nostalgia a full week later

I went to this show with my best friend who loved the mars volta before I did. She never got to see them live and never thought she would. I was so happy to be there with her for this experience. Massey Hall looks and sounds better than it ever has and the band was better than they ever have been. Ill remember this show on my death bed.

Top-notch performance from Omar, Cedric and the rest of the band. Great selection of tracks played from throughout their career. Nice to hear a couple songs from their new self-titled album. I hadn't really realized until seeing them live just what an extraordinary guitar player Omar is! And Cedric's vocals and amazing dance moves were absolutely captivating. Add to that the wonderful performance by their opener, Teri G***********r, you've got yourself one hell of an excellent evening of music.

I first saw The Mars Volta in 2005 at Lupo’s in Providence RI, a few weeks before my 18th birthday. That show changed my life. Seventeen years later, last night’s show was somehow even better. The live band is a collection of amazing musicians that you should take any chance you can get to see. Magic happened at that show. The venue was decent. Good-sized floor area and all seats seemed to have good views. They’re fully cashless, including merch. The bag check was an absolute disaster after the show, so skip that entire thing if possible.

It was everything it should be that I didn’t know I wanted it to be. Aging like fine wine, Omar and Cedric gave the best return from a hiatus performance that they could have given! Glad to have been there for this new chapter in the Volta legacy, and with my son no less… They selected a perfect set list to encompass their catalogue that should have pleased new and old fans. And thank you to them for kicking it off in their home state! Que viva Los Mars Volta!

Incredible. Teri G***********r's stage presence and frenetic, ethereal tunes could not have been a more perfect opener. The boys were BACK, playing all the classics and conforming some of their new stuff to fit in perfectly with their past catalogue. Little disappointed they left out any tracks from Bedlam in Goliath (absolutely loved seeing them play Metatron live a looong time ago) BUT, with the stripped down instrumentation, the 90+ minute set that was basically non-stop, with Cedric happily ceding lyrics to a venue packed with fans finishing the song for him, it's hard to sincerely be disappointed in the slightest with this slow. One stupid nitpick-- the sound mixer did turn Cedric's vocals down a little too much at one point and we absolutely missed a fantastic belt from him, hahaha, but like I said. Nitpick, 5/5 still!