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The Obelisk Presents: Mars Red Sky First US Shows Since 2016

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Before they return to the US for the first time in four years, when among other shows they appeared at Psycho Las Vegas and The Obelisk All-Dayer in Brooklyn, French heavy psychedelic progressives Mars Red Sky will continue to support their 2019 album, The Task Eternal (review here), with dates mostly in France but also touching into Germany. They did a full round of European touring last year and no doubt will be on the road again before 2020 is done, because that’s pretty much how they roll.

Given that I’ve been lucky enough to see them a couple times at this point, and that I’m already looking forward to doing so again in Norway this October at Høstsabbat, for which they were recently confirmed, I’m all the more thrilled to have The Obelisk on board with presenting their upcoming run through the West Coast. Starting in Chicago on May 28, they’ll head toward the Pacific and make their way through California up to Portland and Seattle before crossing into Canada to close out in Vancouver on June 7. It’s an efficient run that only seems like more of a gotta-show-up-style no-brainer with Colorado’s Dreadnought supporting.

My standard for presenting shows is this: Is it worth leaving the comforts of home to go out and be among other human beings for a span of hours? Would I go to that show?

The answer here is a clear yes, I would. I hope you will.

Dates and info follow, as just announced by the band:

mars red sky tour poster

MARS RED SKY – THE TASK ETERNAL – AMERICAN TOUR

We’re thrilled to announce a new tour in North America this spring that will take us from Chicago to Vancouver with the great Dreadnought, past a number of cities we’ve never visited before (Denver, Santa Fe, Mesa) and other hot spots we’re excited to go back to!! Artwork done by the one, the only, Carlos Olmo Art.

“Four years have past since our last visit, time well spent touring and composing material for our newly released fourth album, The Task Eternal. This upcoming tour will be the opportunity for us to perform these new songs in America after extensively touring Europe. Stay tuned and see you out there!!”

MARS RED SKY 2020 US TOUR
SUPPORT: Dreadnought
5/28 Chicago, IL @ Reggies *
5/29 Denver, CO @ Hi Dive
5/30 Taos, NM @ Monolith on the Mesa *
5/31 Mesa, AZ @ Club Red
6/01 San Diego, CA @ The Space
6/02 Los Angeles, CA @ Viper Room
6/03 Costa Mesa, CA @ The Wayfarer
6/04 San Francisco, CA @ The Chapel
6/05 Portland, OR @ The High Water Mark
6/06 Seattle, WA @ The Highline
6/07 Vancouver, BC @ Astoria
* without Dreadnought

Beyond a highly recognizable sound imprint, Mars Red Sky craft their own otherworldly atmospheres. The trio has been entrancing crowds for a decade now, with their eponymous debut coming out in 2011, following a recording session in Spain’s mystic Bardenas desert. Whether you listen to the albums or experience their music on stage, their hulking yet trippy brand of stoner rock will take you on an infinite journey. From the beginning, the Bordelais trio becomes a major live act, leading them to play the biggest rock and metal stages (SXSW, Hellfest 2014 and 2017, Desertfest London and Berlin, Roadburn, Eurockéennes). After another two years spent on the road, 2019 felt like the right time to return with their brand new album “The Task Eternal” on Listenable Records, which is set to be followed by a couple of extensive European tours.

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Mars Red Sky, The Task Eternal (2019)

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