Monkeys on Mars Announce Spring 2026 Tour
They had a few live appearances previously announced for Monkeys on Mars — the collaborative outfit born between Mars Red Sky, from France, and German instrumentalists Monkey3 — but it’s looking like next Spring is when the project will really take off. Live shows are set to begin in March and will feature not only a set by the joint unit, but individual sets from the two bands comprising it as well. It’s like a package tour with all the same people involved.
The self-titled debut Monkeys on Mars EP is out Oct. 17 on Mrs Red Sound, and barring disaster, it’ll be streaming on this site the day before, Oct. 16. It’s an adventure in the listening, and though there are clear moments where one can identify a part as sounding more like one or the other, the two extended tracks that comprise it also find ways to become something new from the pieces that make them up.
Do you think it’ll be a one-off? Probably depends on how the tour will go, at least in part. All the currently-booked live dates came down the PR wire:
Thrilling space rock project MONKEYS ON MARS (Mars Red Sky + Monkey3) to share full extensive European tour 2026.
S/T debut EP out Oct. 17th on Mrs Red Sound.
Heavy psychedelic/progressive collective MONKEYS ON MARS – consisting of Swiss quartet Monkey3 and French trio Mars Red Sky – have unveiled a full European tour for Spring 2026 to the already announced shows in 2025. Their self-titled debut EP is arriving this October 17th on Mrs Red Sound.
Heavy psych/prog at its best with MARS RED SKY and MONKEY3 playing their respective headline sets before all joining on stage for MONKEYS ON MARS for over two hours of uninterrupted psychedelia! Tickets available now at this location: https://bnds.us/7i968n
2025:
17.10.2025 SELESTAT [FR] Rock Your Brain
18.10.2025 ANTWERP [BE] DesertFest Belgium
19.10.2025 DUISBURG [DE] Bora
31.10.2025 VALLET [FR] Westill Festival
2026:
12.03.2026 MONTPELLIER [FR] Victoire 2
13.03.2026 TOULOUSE [FR] Le Metronum
14.03.2026 BORDEAUX [FR] Rock School Barbey
15.03.2026 NANTES [FR] Le Ferrailleur
17.03.2026 LILLE [FR] Le Black Lab
18.03.2026 CLERMONT-FERRAND [FR] La Coopérative de Mai
19.03.2026 NEVERS [FR] Café Charbon
20.03.2026 PARIS [FR] La Maroquinerie (release party)
21.03.2026 VALENCE [FR] La Nuit du Metal #2
16.04.2026 WINTERTHUR [CH] Gaswerk
17.04.2026 LAUSANNE [CH] Docks
18.04.2026 MILANO [IT] Legend
19.04.2026 MUNICH [DE] Backstage
20.04.2026 DRESDEN [DE] Chemiefabrik
21.04.2026 BERLIN [DE] Neue Zukunft
22.04.2026 HAMBURG [DE] Kent
23.04.2026 NIJMEGEN [NL] Doornroosje
24.04.2026 HAARLEM [NL] Patronaat
25.04.2026 KARLSRUHE [DE] P8
16.08.2026 CARHAIX [FR] Motocultor Festival
MONKEYS ON MARS ARE:
Julien Pras: vocals, guitar (Mars Red Sky)
Boris De Piante: guitar (Monkey3)
Jimmy Kinast: bass, vocals (Mars Red Sky)
Jalil Perrenoud: bass (Monkey3)
Mathieu Gazeau: drums, vocals (Mars Red Sky)
Walter Albrecht: drums (Monkey3)
Guillaume Desboeufs “dB”: keys & sounds (Monkey3)
https://monkey3official.com/
https://monkey-3.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/monkey3band
https://www.facebook.com/monkey3band/
http://www.marsredsky.net
https://marsredsky.bigcartel.com/
https://marsredsky.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/marsredsky/
http://www.facebook.com/marsredskyband/
https://mrsredsound.com/
https://mrsredsound.bandcamp.com/
https://www.instagram.com/mrsredsound/
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