Thirty Seconds to Mars Presents A Beautiful Lie vs This Is War

Thirty Seconds to Mars brings two defining chapters of the band’s history to the stage with A Beautiful Lie vs This Is War. On 21 April 2027 at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, the albums A Beautiful Lie (2006) and This Is War (2009) take center stage — two releases that trace the band’s evolution from alternative-leaning rock to broader, more experimental sonic landscapes. Jared Leto on vocals and his brother Shannon Leto on drums drive the dynamics, then as now, with distinctive hooks, dense guitar textures and powerful rhythms.

Formed in 1998 in Los Angeles, the group first honed its profile in small clubs before A Beautiful Lie delivered their breakthrough. With This Is War the trio opened up both thematically and sonically and embarked on extensive international tours. The Cologne show builds on that: it juxtaposes the energy of both albums, brings early anthems and later experiments into dialogue, and highlights the contrasts in the songwriting. A focused look at the material that has carried Thirty Seconds to Mars onto the world’s biggest stages — compact, direct and without frills.