The band, whose members include former At The Drive-In singer Cedric Bixler and guitarist Omar Rodriguez, are already scheduled to play a short string of dates with the Red Hot Chilli Peppers and a couple of confirmed shows in Leeds and Bristol [see our gig listings], but it's been revealed that they'll also tour Europe, culminating in a show at the London Astoria on April 13th.

The full dates are as follows (* = With the Red Hot Chilli Peppers):

March 2003:

Sunday 2nd: BRISTOL Fleece & Firkin
Monday 3rd: LEEDS Cockpit
Wednesday 5th: GLASGOW SECC*
Saturday 8th: LONDON Docklands Arena*
Sunday 9th: LONDON Docklands Arena*
Tuesday 11th: MANCHESTER Evening News Arena*
Friday 14th: ANTWERP Sportpaleis*
Sunday 16th: ZURICH Hallenstadion*
Monday 17th: MUNICH Olympiahalle*
Wednesday 19th: ROTTERDAM Ahoy*
Thursday 20th: ROTTERDAM Ahoy*
Saturday 22nd: HAMBURG Colour Line Arena*
Monday 24th: HELSINKI Hartwall Arena*
Tuesday 25th: TURKU Turku Hall*
Thursday 27th: OSLO Spectrum*
Saturday 29th: STOCKHOLM Globe*
Monday 31st: COPENHAGEN Vega

April 2003:

Tuesday 1st: BERLIN SO36
Wednesday 2nd: PRAGUE Rock Café
Thursday 3rd: VIENNA Flex 600
Friday 4th: ZAGREB Mochvara
Sunday 6th: BOLOGNA Estragon 600
Tuesday 8th: BARCELONA Razzmatazz 3
Wednesday 9th: MADRID Moby Dick 350
Friday 11th: PARIS La Boule Noire
Saturday 12th: BRUSSELS Ancienne Belgique Box
Sunday 13th: LONDON Mean Fiddler

Having already forged for themselves a strong live reputation, the Mars Volta are not to be missed... we urge you to try and catch one of these shows if possible!!