The Mars Volta - Live in Arendal, Norway
July 01st, 2011 @ Hovefestivalen Festival
Setlist
Notes
First official TMV show for Deantoni Parks since November 24, 2006.
First official TMV show for Lars Stalford.
Cedric has stated this was a weak performance for him, noting on his youtube channel:
“sorry about my performance in norway. its hard to get warmed up in dusty dry places. it usually cripples my voice and keeps me from hitting stuff i can usually hit in a humid and hot environment. i promise a better show in helsinki. i am only human and i have never considered myself a bitchin vocalist. i make major mistakes all the time. i am not super human.”
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Tour Era
As was often the case with The Mars Volta, the end of a tour often indicated the next album was just right around the corner, its menacing fangs peering in the shadows. Things instead were a little more confusing than that this time around, with a plethora of mixed signals and false starts that ultimately led to the band’s splintering. While the Octahedron tour technically concluded in late 2010 wit... read more