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As my father once told me, "Son, the Mars Volta have added tour dates again." And damn it if Dad wasn't right. The Bedlam bringers have extended their forays across the globe to include another run of U.S. shows in April.

What's more, these are only the first shows in what the band will parlay into a full-on headlining tour this spring. As my dad would say, "That is all the Mars Volta news there is to report for now."

The Mars Volta:

02-19 Oslo, Norway - Sentrum
02-20 Stockholm, Sweden - Cirkus
02-22 Copenhagen, Denmark - Vega
02-24 Berlin, Germany - Huxley's
02-26 Zurich, Switzerland - Volkshaus
02-27 Milan, Italy - Alcatraz
02-29 Madrid, Spain - La Riviera
03-01 Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz
03-03 Munich, Germany - Elser Halle
03-05 Paris, France - Olympia
03-06 Tilburg, Netherlands - 013 Music Hall
03-08 Cologne, Germany - Palladium
03-09 Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique
03-11 Glasgow, Scotland - Academy
03-13 Manchester, England - Apollo
03-14 London, England - Brixton Academy
04-01 Orlando, FL - House of Blues
04-04 Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
04-05 Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle
04-17 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
04-18 Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
04-20 Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
04-21 St. Paul, MN - Roy Wilkins Auditorium