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

Mars is returning to the United States for a series of shows in August, September, and October, as well as the international front for a series of additional shows mid-fall. Remember to visit the Tour Page for more information, and check out the complete list of Golden Ticket To Mars Packages by clicking here.

Sat, Jul 24 – Perth, Australia (Challenge Stadium)

Weds, Jul 28 – Melbourne, Australia (Festival Hall)

Fri, Jul 30 – Sydney, Australia (Hordern Pavillion)

Tues, Aug 3 – Auckland, NZ (Logan Campbell Stadium)

Thurs, Aug 5 – Singapore (Singfest)

Use Facebook? Remember to “RSVP” for each event you plan on attending on the official Thirty Seconds To Mars Facebook Events Page by clicking here.

This European festival tour was probably the best, so far, of our lives. Amazing crowds, beautiful cities and oh that bread!

After we left Dublin, I found a couple days to escape and then headed back to London for The Alan Carr show. This is only the second talk show I have done and it was a great experience. Alan is very sweet + a funny mother f**ker and sported a mohawk for the occasion.

Got on a flight to Dubai and another that finally go us to Australia.  Was a long haul but happy to be back in the land Down Under for a few shows before heading to New Zealand, Singapore, Japan and then back to Europe.

Thank you all for giving us the opportunity to live our dreams. It is truly amazing to be able to tour the world, playing these shows for you all.

-jared

Here’s a pic from the plane coming from LA to Perth, Australia. It was like a world where dreams were made. I’m excited to be back on tour again but being home was well needed! These shows are going to be insane, thanks for the sold out shows Australia!

- Shannon

Chris of North Carolina sported this insane MarsHawk at Warped Tour. 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 of Brazil headed to Copacabana Beach for this shot, showcasing the Mars Triad and Glyphics among other eye-catching sights near the surf.

Echelon of Chile recently printed their own flyers promoting This Is War, spreading the word of Mars in Temuco.

WEEKLY PICKS FROM THE BAND

Book of the Week

The Girl Who Played with Fire is the second novel in the million-selling Millennium Trilogy by Swedish writer Stieg Larsson, and features many of the characters that appeared in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, among them Lisbeth Salander, the “Girl” of the title and a social misfit hacker, and Mikael Blomkvist, an investigative journalist and publisher of Millennium magazine. The title is widely seen as a critical success.

Movie of the Week

The Goonies is a 1985 American adventure-comedy film directed by Richard Donner, screenplay written by Chris Columbus, and  a story by executive producer Steven Spielberg. A band of kids from the “Goon Docks” neighborhood of Astoria, Oregon – hoping to save their homes from demolition – go on an adventure to find the buried treasure of One-Eyed Willy, a legendary 17th-century pirate.

Album of the Week

Dookie is the third studio album and the major label debut by American punk rock band Green Day. The album was the band’s first collaboration with producer Rob Cavallo, and became a worldwide commercial success, reaching number two on the U.S. Billboard 200 and charting in seven countries, helping propel Green Day into mainstream popularity.

Website of the Week

Bash and Justus have two objectives: motorcycle down Western Africa from the northern tip of Morocco to the southern tip of South Africa, and to raise $10,000 for Millennium Villages Project. Visit northsouthventure.com for more information, or to see how you can help.