30 Seconds To Mars play surprise Soho Square show

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A free 'flash
mob' show from rock superstar Jared Leto and his band, 30 Seconds to
Mars, in Soho, London leaves fans and passers-by
stunned.






4pm on a cloudy Thursday afternoon in Soho Square, London
and many
confused faces are starting to circle an ever
growing crowd of teenagers. To most here the show has come out of
nowhere, Soho
Square being a popular destination for people working in the area to have lunch. Out of nowhere a throbbing and excited
crowd formed and started singing ‘The Kill’ in anticipation of a surprise acoustic set from 30
Seconds To Mars.



Many die-hard fans had obviously been there all day awaiting this incredibly unique event. When Jared Leto
and the boys did finally arrive the excitement exploded into screams. Leto
was extremely considerate, funny
and charismatic. He tried to move the crowd back
repeatedly so that everyone had the opportunity to view this radically
adventurous
'impromptu' gig. Unfortunately they had no stage
or platform so the bustling crowd meant many attendees had to be
content
with only audial satisfaction.

30 Seconds To Mars
proceeded to play an extremely
rare and intimate set. With a couple of acoustic
guitars and basic percussion backing the band, they performed stripped
down
renditions of some of their anthemic classics. Leto
asked the crowd exactly what they wanted to hear and
it became almost like a busking set, only the
busker was a Hollywood superstar and his band - every bit as famous in
their
own rights.



Even people who did not know 30 Seconds To Mars,
who were there by chance, could not help but be
moved by such a special and endearing set from these modern rock
legends.
They sounded great in this setting, which is
obviously not one they are used to, tending to play big festival slots
or arena
shows on tour. Leto seemed to be listening to the crowd and played everything they wanted to hear. During
their acoustic version of ‘Closer To The Edge’ he joked that he wanted the crowd to shout along loud
enough to wake up the Queen. ‘Kings & Queens’, ‘The Kill’ and ‘Up
In The Air’ all got the busking treatment and had the crowd all singing-along. Jared Leto took
the chaotic crowd and enchanted them with his great showmanship and compassion.







At the end of the short but sweet set Jared Leto escaped the only way he could - by literally legging
it. Sprinting off with the rest of the band towards Tottenham Court Road,
a mob of frenzied fans following
them. We hope he made it out okay, as this was
an incredibly brave event for a band of this calibre to have pulled off
and
hopefully they may have set a precedent for
other bands to do the same.

All of this will no doubt create a great deal of a buzz for their new album 'Love Lust Faith + Dreams',
which
was released earlier this week. The band alluded
to a UK headline tour and their headline slot at Download 2013. We
asked
Jamie Reed (part of the 30 Seconds To Mars entourage) what inspired this inspiring show and he responded that "It
was all Jared’s idea, it’s all Jared".



30 Seconds To Mars will play ahead of Rammstein
on the Main Stage at Download Festival 2013
next month, check out our recent expose on Rammstein and
their controversies.

Click here for more Download
Festival information.

Click here for our Download
Spotify playlist.

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Leto mobbed by fans at surprise gig
Jared Leto and his Thirty Seconds To Mars bandmates were surprised they didn't get arrested as they played an impromptu show in London.
Around 200 fans turned up at Soho Square for the 'flash mob busk' to catch a glimpse of the rockers - frontman Jared, drummer Shannon Leto (Jared's elder brother) and lead guitarist and keyboardist Tomo Milicevic (nd moi: ...)- and to hear them perform an acoustic set.

The group performed Up In The Air and Do Or Die from their new album Love Lust Faith + Dreams, which is at number five in the UK charts, as well as older hits The Kill and Closer To The Edge.

"Insanity! THX London. Good times!" tweeted Jared after the gig.

The 41-year-old actor-singer, who is best known for starring opposite Claire Danes in 90s teen drama My So-Called Life, said afterwards: "It was absolute insanity. It was fun - spontaneous, nuts. I'm surprised we didn't get arrested. For sure, we would have been in the clinker if we were in New York City. We would have spent the weekend in jail."

He admitted he was surprised by the turn-out.

"It was fun, it was nuts. We loved every single second of it. It was really nice," he continued.

"For us, interactivity is a pretty big and important part of the show. I'm always looking for an excuse to break the fourth wall, to connect in a deep and meaningful way with the audience. That's what it should be for us, and today was exactly that for sure."

Tomo added: "I can't believe the cops didn't show up. There's no reason for them not to, but they didn't so thanks."

Thirty Seconds To Mars will next perform at the Download Festival on June 16.

Source: Belfasttelegraph