Monolith Tour

The Monolith Tour was a concert tour by American rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars. Staged in support of the band's fifth studio album America (2018), the tour visited arenas and stadiums throughout 2018 and 2019. It was initially announced in October 2017 with European dates being released at the same time, with North American dates announced afterwards. It began on March 12, 2018 in Basel, Switzerland, and concluded on August 17, 2019 in Großpösna, Germany. The support acts for the tour included Walk the Moon, K.Flay, MisterWives, Joywave, and Welshly Arms.

Monolith Tour
Tour by Thirty Seconds to Mars
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated albumAmerica
Start dateMarch 12, 2018
End dateAugust 17, 2019
Legs5
No. of shows
  • 70 in Europe
  • 41 in North America
  • 6 in South America
  • 1 in Central America
  • 118 total
Thirty Seconds to Mars concert chronology

The tour was promoted by Live Nation and sponsored in-part by AT&T. Due to the large demand and tickets selling out in minutes in multiple locations, extra tour dates were added to the itinerary.

Background

Thirty Seconds to Mars officially announced the tour on October 6, 2017, shortly after releasing the song "Walk on Water" as the lead single from their fifth studio album. The band debuted live the song at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards, during a performance which was described as groundbreaking since it became the first live broadcasting shown through innovative infrared technology.[1] The announcement came after the band concluded a promotional tour with Muse and PVRIS, which was one of the highest-grossing North American tour of 2017, according to Pollstar's annual year end tour chart.[2] On February 8, 2018, tour dates were revealed for North America in two legs. Frontman Jared Leto made the announcement on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, giving members of the audience a ticket to an upcoming show. In addition, it was announced that the band's fifth studio album America will be released on April 6, 2018.[3] Walk the Moon, K.Flay, MisterWives, Joywave, and Welshly Arms were confirmed as the supporting acts on select dates.[3]

Development

Initially, twenty-nine shows were scheduled in Europe beginning in March 2018.[4] Pre-sale tickets for the tour were offered to the band's fan club members on October 11, 2017, before going on sale to the general public on October 13.[5] Initial dates for the tour sold out, prompting Live Nation to extend the tour with additional dates.[6] In February 2018, thirty shows were announced to take place across the United States and Canada, beginning in June 2018.[7] For the North American dates, Thirty Seconds to Mars partnered with Citigroup and AT&T; the latter partly sponsored the tour, including the Camp Mars Music Festival held in Malibu, California, by the band. Tickets for North American dates went on sale to the general public on February 16 at Live Nation. Copies of the album are included along with the purchased tickets. Special privileges were provided to Citi bank card holders, who had the opportunity to utilize the pre-sale in multiple locations on February 13.[8]

On March 16, 2018, it was announced that the lead guitarist of the band, Tomo Miličević, would be taking a break from touring due to personal matters. In June 2018, he officially announced his departure from the band.[9]

Set list

This set list is representative of the show at Saint Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex. It does not represent all dates throughout the tour

  1. "Monolith"
  2. "Up in the Air"
  3. "Kings and Queens"
  4. "Search and Destroy"
  5. "This is War"
  6. "Dangerous Night"
  7. "Do or Die"
  8. "Pyres of Varanasi"
  9. "The Kill"
  10. "Stay"
  11. "Hurricane"
  12. "Great Wide Open"
  13. "City of Angels"
  14. "Rescue Me"
  15. "Night of the Hunter"
  16. "Rider"
Encore
  1. "Walk on Water"
  2. "Closer to the Edge"

Tour dates
List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and opening acts
Date City Country Venue Opening acts
Europe
March 12, 2018 Basel Switzerland St. Jakobshalle —
March 14, 2018 Paris France AccorHotels Arena
March 16, 2018 Rome Italy PalaLottomatica
March 17, 2018 Bologna Unipol Arena
March 18, 2018 Munich Germany Olympiahalle
March 20, 2018 Amsterdam Netherlands Ziggo Dome
March 21, 2018 Antwerp Belgium Lotto Arena
March 23, 2018 Cardiff Wales Motorpoint Arena Cardiff
March 24, 2018 Manchester England Manchester Arena
March 25, 2018 Glasgow Scotland SSE Hydro
March 27, 2018 London England The O2 Arena
March 29, 2018 Birmingham Arena Birmingham
April 12, 2018 Madrid Spain WiZink Center
April 13, 2018 Barcelona Palau Sant Jordi
April 14, 2018 Bilbao Bizkaia Arena
April 17, 2018 Vienna Austria Wiener Stadthalle
April 18, 2018 Łódź Poland Atlas Arena
April 19, 2018 Prague Czech Republic Tipsport Arena
April 21, 2018 Copenhagen Denmark TAP1
April 22, 2018 Stockholm Sweden Annexet
April 23, 2018 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum
April 25, 2018 Helsinki Finland Helsinki Ice Hall
April 27, 2018 Saint Petersburg Russia Saint Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex
April 28, 2018 Moscow Olimpiyskiy
April 30, 2018 Kyiv Ukraine Palats Sportu
May 2, 2018 Hamburg Germany Barclaycard Arena
May 3, 2018 Berlin Mercedes-Benz Arena
May 4, 2018[lower-alpha 1] Cologne Lanxess Arena
North America
May 12, 2018[lower-alpha 2] Carson United States StubHub Center —
Europe
May 26, 2018[lower-alpha 3] Newcastle England Spillers Wharf Don Broco
May 27, 2018[lower-alpha 4] Swansea Wales Singleton Park —
May 29, 2018 Belfast Northern Ireland SSE Arena Keywest
May 30, 2018 Dublin Ireland 3Arena
June 1, 2018[lower-alpha 5] Nürburg Germany Nürburgring —
June 2, 2018[lower-alpha 6] Nuremberg Zeppelinfeld
North America
June 6, 2018 Toronto Canada Budweiser Stage Walk the Moon
MisterWives
Joywave
June 8, 2018 Laval Place Bell
June 9, 2018 Hartford United States Xfinity Theatre
June 10, 2018 Mansfield Xfinity Center
June 12, 2018 Clarkston DTE Energy Music Theatre
June 13, 2018 Burgettstown KeyBank Pavilion
June 15, 2018 Chicago Huntington Bank Pavilion MisterWives
Joywave
June 16, 2018 Cuyahoga Falls Blossom Music Center Walk the Moon
MisterWives
Joywave
June 17, 2018[lower-alpha 7] Camden BB&T Pavilion
June 19, 2018 Gilford Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
June 20, 2018 New York City Madison Square Garden
June 21, 2018 Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center
June 23, 2018[lower-alpha 8] Monterrey Mexico Fundidora Park • Machaca Fest —
June 26, 2018 Bristow United States Jiffy Lube Live Walk the Moon
MisterWives
Joywave
June 27, 2018 Charlotte PNC Music Pavilion Walk the Moon
MisterWives
Joywave
Sir Sly
June 29, 2018 West Palm Beach Coral Sky Amphitheatre Walk the Moon
MisterWives
Joywave
June 30, 2018 Tampa MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 1, 2018 Jacksonville Daily's Place
July 3, 2018 Pelham Oak Mountain Amphitheatre Walk the Moon
Welshly Arms
July 6, 2018 The Woodlands Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Walk the Moon
K.Flay
Welshly Arms
July 7, 2018 Austin Austin360 Amphitheater
July 8, 2018 Rogers Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion
July 9, 2018 Maryland Heights Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
July 11, 2018 Dallas Dos Equis Pavilion
July 12, 2018 Oklahoma City Zoo Amphitheatre
July 14, 2018 West Valley City USANA Amphitheatre
July 15, 2018 Greenwood Fiddler's Green Amphitheater
July 18, 2018 Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre
July 19, 2018 Inglewood The Forum
July 21, 2018 Chula Vista Mattress Firm Amphitheatre
July 22, 2018 Phoenix Ak-Chin Pavilion
August 11, 2018 Malibu Camp Mars Music Festival —
August 12, 2018
Europe
August 17, 2018 Bratsch Switzerland Open-Air Gampel —
August 18, 2018[lower-alpha 9] Brussels Belgium Place des Palais
August 20, 2018 Stockholm Sweden Gröna Lund
August 22, 2018[lower-alpha 10] Dresden Germany Großer Garten
August 23, 2018[lower-alpha 11] Zamárdi Hungary Lake Balaton
August 25, 2018[lower-alpha 12] Paris France Parc de Saint-Cloud
August 27, 2018 Freiburg im Breisgau Germany Messe Freiburg Don Broco
August 29, 2018 Kraków Poland Tauron Arena Kraków Natalia Nykiel
August 31, 2018 Bratislava Slovakia Ondrej Nepela Arena —
September 1, 2018 Graz Austria Stadthalle Graz Don Broco
September 5, 2018 Hanover Germany TUI Arena
September 6, 2018 Esch-sur-Alzette Luxembourg Rockhal Tuys
September 8, 2018[lower-alpha 13] Milan Italy Expo Arena Mike Shinoda
September 11, 2018 Braga Portugal Braga Forum —
September 12, 2018[lower-alpha 14] Lisbon Altice Arena
North America
September 15, 2018[lower-alpha 15] Atlanta United States Piedmont Park —
South America
September 27, 2018 São Paulo Brazil Espaço das Américas —
September 29, 2018 Porto Alegre Pepsi on Stage
September 30, 2018 Curitiba Teatro Positivo
October 2, 2018 Santiago Chile Movistar Arena
October 4, 2018 Montevideo Uruguay Landia Centro de Espectáculos
October 6, 2018 Buenos Aires Argentina Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires
Central America
October 9, 2018 Guatemala City Guatemala Forum Majadas Pako Rodríguez
North America
October 11, 2018 Mexico City Mexico Mexico City Arena Fer Casillas
October 13, 2018 Guadalajara Telmex Auditorium
December 5, 2018[lower-alpha 16] Las Vegas United States Park MGM —
December 6, 2018[lower-alpha 17] Sacramento Golden 1 Center
December 8, 2018[lower-alpha 18] Inglewood The Forum
December 9, 2018[lower-alpha 19] Del Mar Del Mar Fairgrounds
Europe
June 30, 2019[lower-alpha 20] Klam Austria Burg Clam Krautschädl
July 3, 2019[lower-alpha 21] Rome Italy Parco della Musica —
July 4, 2019[lower-alpha 22] Padua Geox Arena
July 6, 2019[lower-alpha 23] Pistoia Piazza del Duomo
July 7, 2019[lower-alpha 24] Barolo Langhe
July 8, 2019[lower-alpha 25] Argelès-sur-Mer France Parc de Valmy
July 11, 2019[lower-alpha 26] Aix-les-Bains Lac du Bourget
July 13, 2019[lower-alpha 27] Moscow Russia Gorky Park
July 15, 2019 Minsk Belarus Čyžoŭka-Arena
July 17, 2019[lower-alpha 28] Kyiv Ukraine Sky Family Park
July 19, 2019[lower-alpha 29] Cuxhaven Germany Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz
July 21, 2019[lower-alpha 30] Bonțida Romania Bánffy Castle
July 23, 2019 Budapest Hungary Budapest Park Open Air
July 25, 2019 Słupsk Poland Dolina Charlotty Amphitheater
July 27, 2019[lower-alpha 31] Oulu Finland Kuusisaari
August 1, 2019 Vigo Spain Auditorio do Parque de Castrelos
August 3, 2019 Borriana Arenal Sound
August 6, 2019[lower-alpha 32] Amsterdam Netherlands NDSM-werf
August 8, 2019[lower-alpha 33] Skanderborg Denmark Bøgeskoven
August 9, 2019 Sibenik Croatia Mars Island Croatia
August 13, 2019 Shekvetili Georgia Black Sea Arena
August 15, 2019 Mönchengladbach Germany Warsteiner HockeyPark
August 16, 2019 Uberlingen Schloss Salem
August 17, 2019[lower-alpha 34] Großpösna Störmthaler See

Notes
  1. The concert of May 4, 2018 in Cologne at the Lanxess Arena was originally planned to take place on March 11, 2018, but was rescheduled due to logistical and scheduling reasons.
  2. This concert is a part of KROQ Weenie Roast.
  3. This concert is a part of This is Tomorrow Festival.
  4. This concert is a part of BBC Music's Biggest Weekend.
  5. This concert is a part of Rock am Ring.
  6. This concert is a part of Rock im Park.
  7. This concert is a part of Radio 104.5 Birthday Show.
  8. This concert is a part of Machaca Fest.
  9. This concert is a part of Brussels Summer Festival.
  10. This concert is a part of Junge Garde.
  11. This concert is a part of Strand Festival.
  12. This concert is a part of Rock en Seine.
  13. This concert is a part of Milano Rocks.
  14. The concert in Lisbon was originally planned to take place on a smaller venue, Campo Pequeno, but was rescheduled due to unavoidable commitments in the United States.
  15. This concert is a part of Music Midtown.
  16. This concert is a part of KXTE Holiday Havoc.
  17. This concert is a part of KKDO's Electric Christmas.
  18. This concert is a part of KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas.
  19. This concert is a part of KBZT's Not So Silent Night.
  20. This concert is a part of Castle Clam Festival.
  21. This concert is a part of Rock in Roma.
  22. This concert is a part of Postepay Sound Padova.
  23. This concert is a part of Pistoia Blues Festival.
  24. This concert is a part of Collisioni Festival.
  25. This concert is a part of Les Déferlantes Festival.
  26. This concert is a part of Musilac Music Festival.
  27. This concert is a part of Park Live Festival.
  28. This concert is a part of UPark Festival.
  29. This concert is a part of Deichbrand.
  30. This concert is a part of Electric Castle.
  31. This concert is a part of Qstock.
  32. This concert is a part of City Sounds.
  33. This concert is a part of Smukfest.
  34. This concert is a part of Highfield Festival.

References
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  2. Rendon, Francisco (February 8, 2018). "Thirty Seconds To Mars Raises The Monolith Tour". Pollstar. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  3. Maher, Natalie (February 8, 2018). "Thirty Seconds to Mars Announce New Album Release Date & Summer Tour". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  4. Houghton, Rianne (October 6, 2017). "Jared Leto's band Thirty Seconds to Mars announce massive new tour". Digital Spy. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  5. "30 Seconds To Mars announce 2018 UK headline tour!". Dead Press. October 8, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  6. McGoran, Peter (January 29, 2018). "Thirty Seconds To Mars announce arena dates in Belfast and Dublin". Hot Press. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
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