Way back in the ’90s, a time when rock ‘n’ roll still meant something, At the Drive-In was born in the desert heat of El Paso, TX. After their initial breakup in ’01, founding members Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala formed a little band known as the Mars Volta. After the Mars Volta’s split in 2012, the only way to go forward seemed to be a trip to the past.
So now, in 2016, At the Drive-In, with all of the original members, is getting back together to release new material following 2000’s post-hardcore epic Relationship of Command, as well as go on a world tour.
Unfortunately, in a dick-move on their part, there are no dates announced for Texas, but let’s keep our fingers crossed and fist in the air that At the Drive-In will return to their hometown (and San Antonio).
See tour dates and a teaser for the reunion below.
At the Drive-In World Tour dates below:
03-23 Hollywood, CA – Fonda Theatre
03-26 Dublin, Ireland – Vicar Street
03-27 London, England – Roundhouse
03-29 Paris, France- Le Trianon
03-30 Cologne, Germany – Palladium
03-31 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg
04-01 Brussels, Belgium – Ancienne Belgique (AB)
04-04 Berlin, Germany – Columbiahalle
04-05 Vienna, Austria – Vienna Arena (Arena Wien)
04-07 Milan, Italy – Fabrique
04-07-10 Lausanne, Switzerland – Impetus Festival 2016
04-10 Barcelona, Spain – Razzmatazz
05-13-15 Atlanta, GA – Shaky Knees Festival 2016
05-17 Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works
05-19 Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre
05-20-22 Columbus, OH – Rock on the Range 2016
06-03 San Francisco, CA – The Warfield
06-06 Portland, OR – Mcmenamin’s Crystal Ballroom
06-07 Vancouver, British Columbia – Commodore Ballroom
06-08 Seattle, WA – Showbox SODO
06-13 Philadelphia, PA – Fillmore Philadelphia
06-14 Washington D.C. – 9:30 Club
06-17 New York, NY – Terminal 5
06-18 Boston, MA – House of Blues
06-21 Detroit, MI – St. Andrew’s Hall
06-23 Toronto, Ontario – Phoenix Concert Hall
This article appears in Jan 20-26, 2016.