The Mars Volta announces first set of spring tour dates

The Mars Volta has confirmed a handful of spring tour dates in support of its new album The Bedlam in Goliath.

Goliath is the band’s fourth album since its inception in 2001 by former At the Drive-In bandmates Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Cedric Bixler-Zavala. The album was released Jan. 29, and entered the Billboard Top 200 last week at #3.

Rodriguez-Lopez and Bixler-Zavala have a reputation for being anything but conventional, and indeed, they have already completed an 11-date preview tour for the new album in January. The band also released the video game Goliath the Soothsayer Jan. 2 as a companion to the album.

The band will kick off its spring tour April 1 in Orlando, Fla. Confirmed shows are listed below, and more dates will be announced shortly.

April
1 - Orlando, Fla. @ House of Blues
4 - Myrtle Beach, S.C. @ House of Blues
5 - Atlanta, Ga. @ The Tabernacle
17 - St. Louis, Mo. @ The Pageant
18 - Columbus, Ohio @ Newport Music Hall
20 - Chicago, Ill. @ Aragon Ballroom
21 - St. Paul, Minn. @ Roy Wilkins Auditorium