# The Marble Shrine

> The most comprehensive live-show archive of The Mars Volta and its extended
> family of bands (At the Drive-In, De Facto, Antemasque, Bosnian Rainbows,
> Omar Rodríguez-López Group, and more). A fan-built documentary catalog of
> every documented performance — setlists, lineups, venues, recordings, photos,
> posters, and the eras that connect them.

## What's in the archive
- **2,131 shows** — individual concerts with date, venue, lineup, setlist, media, and links to live recordings.
- **1,910 songs** — with lyrics, liner notes, studio/live videos, tabs, and a performance history per song.
- **1,334 venues** — with location/geo data and the shows hosted there.
- **667 artists** — band members and collaborators, with instruments, gear, and the bands they played in.
- **328 albums** — releases with covers, tracklists, credits, and pressing/version data.
- **130 festivals**, **102 record labels**, **49 bands**, **18 eras**, **6 curated showlists**.

## Primary sections
- [Shows](https://www.themarbleshrine.com/shows/): Browse/filter every documented performance by era, band, venue, year, artist, or song.
- [Eras](https://www.themarbleshrine.com/eras/): The 18 distinct creative periods that organize the catalog.
- [Albums](https://www.themarbleshrine.com/albums/): Studio, live, and unofficial releases.
- [Songs](https://www.themarbleshrine.com/songs/): The full song catalog with performance histories.
- [Bands](https://www.themarbleshrine.com/bands/): The Mars Volta and related projects.
- [Artists](https://www.themarbleshrine.com/artists/): Members and collaborators.
- [Venues](https://www.themarbleshrine.com/venues/): Where the shows happened.
- [Festivals](https://www.themarbleshrine.com/festivals/): Festival appearances.
- [Record Labels](https://www.themarbleshrine.com/labels/): Labels behind the releases.
- [Showlists](https://www.themarbleshrine.com/showlists/): Curated, editor-picked sets of notable shows.

## How URLs are organized
- A specific show: `/show/YYYYMMDD/` (e.g. `/show/20030615/`)
- A song: `/song/<slug>/`   ·   An album: `/album/<slug>/`
- A band: `/band/<slug>/`   ·   An artist: `/artist/<slug>/`
- A venue: `/venue/<slug>/`  ·   A festival: `/festival/<slug>/`
- An era: `/era/<slug>/`     ·   A label: `/label/<slug>/`

## Notes for citation
- This is an independent fan archive, not an official band site.
- Show pages are the canonical record for individual performances; cite the
  `/show/YYYYMMDD/` URL for a given date.
- The full machine-readable URL set is at https://www.themarbleshrine.com/sitemap-index.xml