The Mars Volta are to curate this years All Tomorrow's Parties Nightmare Before Christmas, which takes place from 2-4 Dec. Cedric Bixler said: "We are honoured and grateful to be given the chance to assemble a private mixtape and have it come to life. We are thrilled for the opportunity to play with some of our favourite bands, and hope you find our line-up to be both intriguing and diverse."
The Mars Volta themselves will appear, and acts so far confirmed to be joining them include The Kills, Diamanda Galas, Cinematic Orchestra, Blonde Redhead, Jaga Jazzist, Weird War, Damo Suzuki, Beans, High On Fire, The Fucking Champs, Les Savy Fav, Michael Rother, Acid Mothers Temple, Battles and Mr Quintron, The Locust, Year Future, 400 Blows, Subtitle and Kill Me Tomorrow.