Thirty Seconds to Mars officially announced the tour on October 6 , 2017 , shortly after releasing the song " Walk on Water " as the lead single from their fifth studio album . The band debuted live the song at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards , during a performance which was described as groundbreaking since it became the first live broadcasting shown through innovative infrared technology . The announcement came after the band concluded a promotional tour with Muse and PVRIS , which was one of the highest-grossing North American tour of 2017 , according to '' Pollstar '' 's annual year end tour chart . On February 8 , 2018 , tour dates were revealed for North America in two legs . Frontman Jared Leto made the announcement on '' The Ellen DeGeneres Show '' , giving members of the audience a ticket to an upcoming show . In addition , it was announced that the band 's fifth studio album '' America '' will be released on April 6 , 2018 . Walk the Moon , K.Flay , MisterWives , Joywave , and Welshly Arms were confirmed as the supporting acts on select dates
2017 MTV Video Music Awards
2017 MTV Video Music Awards
Monolith Tour