The Mars Volta - Inertiatic ESP - Hollywood Palladium, 8/30/2009

[bobbillybobbiebob]

this was my very first concert. it was incredible

[jgwentworthnsm]

i got into this show for free and i got to hang with them THANK U monopoly

[kid868]

i was right in the front, i felt like cedric was singing to just for me @ 5:16

[mattehISme]

lol i was same side right next to the stage

[ILikeCake101]

I was at this show...was fuckin amazing. They never let me down.

[utilizador11111]

WOW TWICEEE

[hangingontoalosthope]

WOW.

[ravenousESP]

hehe funny Cedric gets to rant, i was there at that show and thought it was funny how cedric was all like "come throw your beer at me after the show and i'll kick your fucking ass" it was funny and made my night even better

[Jernklo2]

Flawless!

[donduen]

it was thrown at cedric it did have beer in it and the asshole that threw it was some short piece of shit that looked in his late 30's he tried fighting my friend 10 minutes before the show started- cedric was mad that night!

[rrm92]

im right in from of omar with the white shirt

:DDD

AMAZING SHOW !

[Shurrackia96]

WOOT!

[magyarwho]

OMG! They haven't done this song in years! This is AWESOME!!!!

[pompom123123]

from how i saw it there was beer coming out when they through it and i thought it was thrown at omar but i guess i was wrong but besides that the concert was amazing

[verdenodela1]

I saw that, he was a few feet away from me. I blew my smoke in his face for the rest of the show.

But, anyone notice this is the first time they've played this song in like six years?

[MozVolta]

Frankly, I would've kicked his ass. What kind of jackass does that?

This was the best opener they could've had. Fucking AMAZING!

[pompom123123]

i was in the middle of the crowd and this concert was amazing

I felt bad when some idiot chucked a beer on the stage and almost hit Omar in the face

[RowdyGleason]

I love how you can hear the crowd over cedric. amazing.

[blackl1steddrums]

This sounds GREAT!

[superbubbleman1]

i was right in front of omar this was a good concert

[mannyftw]

I might have been at one point right behind you haha.

[marioramones]

epic!

[edmelga62]

aahhhhhhhhh!!!

[TremulentESP]

DUDE I WAS THERE IN THE FRONT!

they played: (not sure exact order) started with son et/inertiatic esp, goliath, roulette dares, cygnus, teflon, viscera eyes, ilyena, desperate graves, halo of nembutals, drunkship, cotopaxi, eunuch, luciforms, the widow, ended with wax simulacra

[nevbox2]

i can't believe i missed this. fuck!

[animalbarra]

can you tell me the tracklist of the concert?? thanks!! :-)

[spidawn]

i was right there in da mothafuckin front reppin TMV and almost shit ma pants when they started dis song!!!

[calnz]

I can't believe they're playing this song again OOOHHHH MMMYYYY GOOOOOD!!!!!!!!!!!! Best Opening track of all time

[mannyftw]

This was by far the best show I've ever seen.

[TheFreeshooter]

good god its back! yay!

[420lexi]

im so fucking pissed im not old enough to go see them in chicago.

its bullshit putting a fucking age limit on my favorite god damn band

[enjoi4202]

the girls get excited with the dancez

[lal6060]

You know how people say "what's your favorite song?" Well, this is mine. Heard it first in El Paso when I would take my son to a place called Blade and Skate to skateboard. It has been my favorite ever since.

[marioc007]

i cant believe they played this. i knew i should have went broke to see this show.

[geeSoy09]

Seeing them next friday in Chicago! My head will explode if they open with Inertiatic. It's refreshing to hear some of the old stuff live.

[Savefrank56]

cool

[cutthatcity111]

thats brilliant! Cedric nailed the vocals and thomas nailed the drumming too!

[TheFreeshooter]

to all jon lovers....fuck off!

[elnegronestor]

OK guys, this is it. That's why they haven't played this in a long time. This is why they haven't wrote songs like this in a long time.

Just to make us jizzz when they open the show with this!!!!

I've seen the promised land a few seconds ago, and this song was playing in a promised stereo!

OMG!!!

[spikedbasser5]

omg his voice is BITCHIN here :] :] :]

[orionstar159]

Now I'm excited!!!  Can't wait to see this guys when they come to Houston.

[epiphysis]

I fuckin KNEW THEY would open with this song and I wasnt even there? When i saw they played eunuch provocateur at san Fran i somehow knew this would be in their next set. Damn i have to see them again if they are playin old shit.

[yannis5]

GOOSEBUMPS

[Jensenism]

thanks for uploading this

[mariorossipuzza]

3:45 latin spirit rises.

[darbydead]

like the fist full of dollars just set me up for this entrance when a guy asked me what i thought in front of me i told him a jayed in my pants and i almost did

[bstud421]

best opening to a show ever. i almost died it was so awesome.

[benderminguez]

yeah, im sure thats why he threw the cymbals... and he tried to throw a camera because he was shooting the wrong people right?

this band is about growth and experimentation, and they asked thomas to join. im sure if they thought jon was right for the band theyd ask him back. but things change you know.

[gorey15]

fucking hell first time in five years, i would have cyred if id been there!! but this song will never be the same without jon theodore

[cheeseman59]

its impossible to give you a thumbs up and down at the same time,i wouldnt have known what to do with myself but thomas plays it quite well

[TripwireAlarm]

Thomas did a great job with it.

[nodatapercussle]

can someone gimmie a setlist for this show?

[thelongwaydown]

It's been five years... I would've cried if I was here haha

[Georgelogan]

WOW they probably havent played that song in front of a crowd in YEARS !!!!!!

lucky fuckin crowd !

[ElCapitan591]

You have no idea how pumped I was when I heard them start playing this. Amazing fuckin' show, Cygnus was INSANE.

[Feelthisfunk]

wtf! intertiatic esp and eunuch provocateur? you lucky bitches! i'll see them for the 5th time in december... hope they play it toooo!!!

[bearpellet82]

jeezus, this must occur in boston !

[Fruitcake68]

this is right be fore that dumbass threw a beer at cedric

this show was freakin epic!!!!!

[Barkyr]

holy smokes

hope they play this in decemberrrrrrrrrr

[NKbassist]

i'm also hoping the same! i'm gonna go see em in Tilburg, and you??

[Barkyr]

london

[DeLoused777]

awesome crowd.

[jaja4408]

Holy shit! I'm definitely going to the Phoenix date now!

[edumacation101]

two weeks away!!

[nojuegesverbo]

i was there it was sickkkkk wooooooooo mars babyy

[cchdddy]

seein them friday in san diego

[boboly33]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!! xD

[sxjx44]

does anyone know how to view/find online the pictures those people were taking? - the live nation people walking around and snapping photos i mean??

[ShroudedInVeilz]

Full Setlist: Son et Lumiere/Inertiatic ESP Goliath Cotopaxi Roulette Dares Viscera Eyes Halo of Nembutals Cygnus...Vismund Cygnus Desperate Graves Eunuch Provocateur Ilyena Teflon Drunkship of Lanterns Luciforms The Widow Wax Simulacra

[eamnr14]

@ShroudedInVeilz wow thats a hell of a setlist! wish i didnt missed this!!!!

[RocknRollisDead1]

Holy shit. I thought I'd never see them play this song live again. Now let's get some Cicatriz ESP going huh?

[OMelikaO]

iv heard nothing but amasing reviews of this gig. it looks like one of those gigs that will be talked about in years to come.

i hope they keep up this energy in December

[ramadrum]

Fuck! I wish I were there U.U

[yyybird]

ok, add eunuch provacateur, goliath, and ilyena that's 13 total so i'm missing two songs..

[sircasington31]

viscera eyes and halo of nembutals?

[yyybird]

thanks..

[yyybird]

i'm not entierly sure that this is the entire set list o fthis show, but here's what i came up with.. if anyone knows for certain i'd appreciate being corrected and i'm sure others will too.. intertiatis esp roulette dares(the haunt of) the widow wax simulacra cygnus vismond cygnus teflon desperate graves cotopaxi luciforms drunkship of lanterns

[mannyftw]

You're missing like 4 or 5 songs? Wasn't it a 15 song set?

[mannyftw]

Oh, they played Goliath and Ilyena too!

[mannyftw]

Oh fuck I know!! The left and right half of the crowd were pushing back and forth, and some of us on the left side started twosepping to them! The sound quality was RIDICULOUSLY good, like I was fucking BLOWN away. I was kinda scared that Cedric would throw shit at us hahaha.

[MrJaab]

Thank you. Thank you, THANK you. So much. This is a real treat. Incredible.

[CygnusVadeMusic]

can someone post the setlist to this show?

[ElChorriso]

A soon as this song started everyone lit their joints, it truly was an amazing night.

[USh8tr]

great post, thanks.

1 month till the Toronto show!!!!

[breaktheground]

I've seen some of the greatest bands of our time (radiohead/dillinger escape plan/sigur ros/arcade fire) and this was probably the best show i've ever seen. They sounded fucking PERFECT. I've seen volta 4 times and the crowd has never went so ballistic, everyone was singing with raised fists the entire time.

the show and MV defined perfection.

[youslobknob]

Guitarism - I believe they played Eunuch Provocateur off of the EP. It was my first time hearing anything from Tremulant live. Fucking amazing. There was a dude in front of me filming Cygmus Vismund Cygmus in it's entirety. I hope he posts it, I really would like too re-watch it. They did a space out in that song that pretty much solidified their status as one of planet Earth's greatest artistic offerings.

[vesv123]

best show ever, i'm soo glad i was there.

people who said they "suck balls live" are crazy.

this is amazing.

Inertiatic was an amazing song to start the show too;)!

i was being crushed by everyone, haa!

love the mars volta<3

[guitarism]

lol the mars volta is like the best live badn ever, whoever told you that is a retard

adn they need to bring back cut that city, eunuch or concertina, id love to see some tremulant shit with how theyve progressed as musicians

[elohae]

last night! quick post man. fucking incredible show so happy they played some classics

[Chingeesoraus]

holy shit the havent played this song for atleast 5-6 years i just skeeted all over

[pvc727]

at this point im being crushed in the pit haha.

[laikaeatsjesus]

I'm so damnhappy they played Roulette Dares and Inertiatic, and the fact that Cedric's voice had been sculpted into something so much more beautiful and melodic than it was 4 years ago is really something to fucking appreciate. Great show and it was really a surprise to hear Cygnus. Classic Volta.

[adamgravelle]

You were surprised to hear Cygnus? I can't remember the last time they DIDN'T play cygnus.

[ddicato]

i can. last october in san diego. i was hoping for it, but they didn't play it. still a great show, though

[dannyamirian]

everytime they played something old the whole crowd was singing, and the other songs were good but not as good. cause you dont feel it as much well at least I didnt, great show though i had fun

[ynti]

There was John F at the backroom after the show....

[mannyftw]

Oh shit, you were that chick on the side of the stage?! I was asking my girlfriend how you two managed to get up there :) Fucking amazing show.

[mojoerose]

No, I was up on the balcony.

[dmcsier]

Thanks for getting this up so quick. I was dying to hear how this sounded.

[killhistory5]

damn, thanks for posting this...that night went waaay too fast. i already miss it.

[numbers1234]

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaow!!!!!!!

[Ouroboros89]

this was so awesome. they played so much older stuff it was great. hopefully someone will put up Eunuch Provocateurs

[ddicato]

yes yes yes eunuch was amazing to hear. the highlight for me though was the half-hour-or-so version of cygnus...vismund cygnus

[mannyftw]

That was my favorite song that they played. That, The Widow, this one, and Teflon were amazing. The whole show was just one fat eargasm.

[Antom1234]

Woah. Can't believe they are resurrecting some classics. Sounds damn good too!!!

[leakeg]

I just crizzed myself.

[ShroudedInVeilz]

Hell yes.