Every week, 30 Seconds To Mars will be blogging their touring adventures for MTV Transmission. Here’s what the boys are up to this week!

This Week

ADDITIONAL TOUR DATES HAVE BEEN ADDED:

Mars is returning to the United States for a series of shows in August, September, and October! Please refer to the Official Tour Page for all currently available ticket information regarding dates below.

Mon, Aug 30 – Syracuse, NY (NY State Fair)

[Free with Fair Admission]

Wed, Sept 1 – Baltimore, MD (Sonar)

Thurs, Sept 2 – N. Myrtle Beach, SC (House Of Blues)

Fri, Sept 3 – Norfolk, VA (The Norva)

Sat, Sept 4 – Atlantic City, NJ (House Of Blues)

Sun, Sept 5 – Hampton, NH (HB Casino)

Weds, Sept 8 – Providence, RI (Lupo’s)

Thurs, Sept 9 – Hartford, CT (The Webster)

Fri, Sept 10 – Worcester, MA (Palladium)

Sat, Sept 11 – Clifton Park, NY (Northern Lights)

Mon, Sept 13 – Niagara, NY (Rapids Theater)

Tues, Sept 14 – Pittsburgh, PA (Club Zoo)

Thurs, Sept 16 – Minneapolis, MN (First Avenue)

Fri, Sept 17 – Fargo, ND (The Venue)

Sun, Sept 26 – Los Angeles (EPICENTER)

Sat, Oct 16 – Pensacola, FL (DeLuna Festival)

But it doesn’t end there… Mars will be returning to the international front for a series of additional shows this fall, and Golden Ticket To Mars Packages are now available! See below for the latest:

Tues, Dec 7 – Basel, Switzerland
Thurs, Dec 10 – Moscow, Russia
Sat, Dec 12 – Kiev, Ukraine
Fri, Dec 17 – Madrid, Spain
Sat, Dec 18 – Barcelona, Spain

Remember to visit the Tour Page for more information, and check out the complete list of Golden Ticket To Mars Packages by clicking here.

NEXT UP:

Sat, July 10 – Scotland (T in the Park)
Sun, July 11 – Ireland (Oxygen Festival)

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The Netherlands, France, Belgium and Luxembourg were incredible. Thanks to all the madmen and women who came to celebrate. Writing to you from the insanely beautiful Venezia.

Had an amazing few days in Toulouse with a day off where I witnessed some interesting cooking…

We had 2 really really fun shows in the south of France. Le Bikini was one of the most lush venues I’ve ever seen and although I didn’t have a chance join them, the bus drivers sure enjoyed their time lounging by the pool at the venue.

An amazing and adventurous day and night in Paris and then took a train to Belgium where we played Werchter festival with the legendary Green Day.

We are now in beautiful Venice with our friends the Italian Echelon.

Hard to believe that this European festival tour is almost over. I was sitting in a hijacked gondola by myself about 3am last night in one of the canals in venice thinking how lucky we are to be spending our summer of 2010 playing some of he biggest and most legendary festivals on the planet.

These are good days.

-jared

Rest and Recovery….this is much needed on the road, it’s there in pockets, you just need to look for it.

With all the time changes, the going to bed late because of performing late hours, and the food that you may not be used to, it’s important to grab some recoup time or it can be a bummer!

This pic was taken back stage at one of our shows…that’s right a POOL! Not to mention a gourmet chef that was preparing food all day for us to eat.

So on THIS day we got to work AND relax, Perfect day!

- Shannon

“BLOOD BALL IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE!”

This week we were in the south of France for the first time so we celebrated it with an old school Blood Ball. We haven’t done one of these in a while so it was quite fun to take it back a few years and just make a complete mess and cause some mayhem! Tons of people showed up decked out in their proper ballroom attire and just dripping with blood. It was just as fun as I remember them from before and can’t wait to do another one! Until next time, we’ll keep the blood on ice…

- Tomo

Amy of Northern Ireland sent us this shot of her sharp hawk. Do YOU have a MarsHawk? Send your photo, name, and location to themarshawk@gmail.com for a chance to be featured in the next installment of Transmission!

Echelon Brazil sent in this great shot, promoting Mars in Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro at a World Cup Party!

Echelon Brazil sent in this great shot, promoting Mars in Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro at a World Cup Party!

WEEKLY PICKS FROM THE BAND

Book of the Week

Power Trip: From Oil Wells to Solar Cells—Our Ride to the Renewable Future

In the tradition of Eric Schlosser’s Fast Food Nation and Thomas L. Friedmam’s Hot, Flat, and Crowded, journalist Amanda Little maps out the history and future of America’s energy addiction in a wonk-free, big-picture, solutions-oriented adventure story.

Movie of the Week

La Femme Nikita begins when punkish, psychotic, and drug-ridden Nikita fires her gun into a cop’s face following the stick-up of a drug store, and is promptly imprisoned, sentenced to death. Instead of dying, however, she’s informed that an alternate to execution exists: receive covert government training as an assassin.

Album of the Week

Violent Soho is the second official studio album of Violent Soho, a band from Brisbane, Queensland. The album contains re-recorded material off of the band’s first album, We Don’t Belong Here. Although the self-titled is not technically their first record, it is commonly referred to as their “Debut Album”.

Website of the Week

For more than six decades, Du-par’s has been a part of the LA coffee shop tradition, serving millions their famous breakfasts and fresh fruit pies.

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Catch 30 Seconds To Mars Special on MTV Asia at the following times:

30 Seconds to Mars Top 50 US Rockstars

Hr 1 of 5: July 4 @ 8pm (WIB)/9pm (SIN/HK/PH)/ 10pm (MAL)

Hr 2 of 5: July 11 @ 8pm (WIB)/9pm (SIN/HK/PH)/ 10pm (MAL)

Hr 3 of 5: July 18 @ 8pm (WIB)/9pm (SIN/HK/PH)/ 10pm (MAL)

Hr 4 of 5: July 25 @ 8pm (WIB)/9pm (SIN/HK/PH)/ 10pm (MAL)

Hr 5 of 5: August 1 @ 8pm (WIB)/9pm (SIN/HK/PH)/ 10pm (MAL)

MTV World Stage 30 Seconds to Mars

Premiere: July 9 @ 10pm (WIB)/11pm (SIN/HK/PH)/ 12 midnight (MAL)

Repeat: July 11 @ 5pm (WIB)/6pm (SIN/HK/PH)/ 7pm (MAL)