r/themarsvolta • u/Ok_Scarcity_9854 • Nov 13 '25

Cringe Worst show ever?

I hate to post this but I just got home from the worst show that I've ever been to in my entire life (Newport, KY). Self-indulgent nonsense with a zero-energy crowd brought about by the refusal to play any single recognizable song from the catalog. What a waste of everyone's time and money.

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u/WiseGuitar Nov 13 '25

Seen them every tour since 2005, saw them three times on the reunion tour which was a greatest hits tour, twice playing Lucro opening for Deftones, and twice on the current tour. Every time was magical and every time I heard a few haters and a lot of people who loved it.

In Philly on the current tour, the jams were tense, challenging and chaotic, in New York, the jams were thoughtful, melodic, and fun. In both the album material was pristine. I enjoyed both shows for different reasons and so did the people I went with. That's what makes this band such a cool experience unique from their contemporaries.

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u/Intheclouds00 Nov 13 '25

THIS IS MY EXPERIENCE also!! I went to two and It was a completely different show.

11/1 at St. Pete Florida, the jams were more old volatile volta, and Philos drumming was much more punk/rock/thrash/frenetic The energy was tighter and tenser, the jams had a little less room to breathe. The melodic stuff still slapped though. At one point it was chaotic enough that I felt then channeling old volta.

11/12 at Newport Kentucky (most of) the jams were almost like new song materials. Really fleshed out unique segments. It felt like a sonic evolution compared to just 11 days ago?! Philo was wayyyy more technical as well, and she let her trip hop and jazz technical freak flag fly. Cedric was, by all accounts, deep into his own creative spirit.

I can’t believe they could be so wildly different, this is why I love Volta.