“Jared Leto Climbs the Empire State Building to Launch Thirty Seconds to Mars’ World Tour” NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 08: Jared Leto climbs The Empire State Building on November 08, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Empire State Realty Trust) (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Empire State Re)
By Jessica Goodman, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
NEW YORK — To promote his “30 Seconds to Mars” upcoming world tour, frontman Jared Leto, 51, climbed the Empire State Building.
“The building is a testament of all the things that can be done in the world if we put our minds to it, which is largely the inspiration behind our most recent album, ‘It’s The End Of The World But It’s A Beautiful Day.,” Leto said in a statement obtained by Variety. Leto has reportedly been fascinated with the Empire State Building since he was little.
The tour is called “Seasons 2024 World Tour,” according to CBS News.
“I was more excited than nervous to tell you the truth,” Leto said in an interview with the Today Show. “But I have to be honest, it was very, very hard. It was a lot harder than I thought it would be. “Just the endurance that it took, the stamina that it took, and it was very sharp.”
“In 1933, King Kong climbed the Empire State Building. In 2023, Jared Leto took his place,” the Empire State Building said on X, formerly known as Twitter.
The tour for 30 Seconds to Mars is the band’s first headlining tour in more than five years. According to Variety, it starts with stops in Latin America, Europe, North America and ends in Australia and New Zealand.
The tour starts on March 15 at Lollapalooza in Buenos Aires, according to People Magazine.
Pre-sale tickets for shows in North America go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time, Billboard reported. General tickets for the tour go on sale on Nov. 17, according to the band’s website.
Jared Leto through the years LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - APRIL 03: Jared Leto speaks onstage during the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 03, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording A)
Jared Leto through the years LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 30: Jared Leto attends the "Morbius" Fan Special Screening at Cinemark Playa Vista and XD on March 30, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images) (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
Jared Leto through the years LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 05: Jared Leto attends the 11th Annual LACMA Art + Film Gala at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 05, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Jared Leto through the years PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 30: Jared Leto attends the #BoF500 Gala during Paris Fashion Week at Shangri-La Hotel Paris on September 30, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images for The Business of Fashion) (Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images for The Business of)
Jared Leto through the years LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 14: Jared Leto attends Vogue World: London 2023 at Theatre Royal Drury Lane on September 14, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images) (Gareth Cattermole/Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
Jared Leto through the years NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 12: (L-R) Jared Leto and Lil Nas X attend VOGUE World: New York on September 12, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Sean Zanni/Getty Images for Vogue) (Sean Zanni/Getty Images for Vogue)
Jared Leto through the years NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 01: Jared Leto attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue ) (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/)
Jared Leto through the years LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - SEPTEMBER 23: Jared Leto of Thirty Seconds to Mars performs onstage during the 2023 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena on September 23, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Jared Leto through the years NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - SEPTEMBER 12: Jared Leto of Thirty Seconds to Mars speaks on stage during the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at Prudential Center on September 12, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for MTV) (Mike Coppola/Getty Images for MTV)
Jared Leto through the years PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 20: (L-R) Jared Leto and Kim Kardashian attend the the Louis Vuitton Menswear Spring/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on June 20, 2023 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pierre Mouton/Getty Images for Louis Vuitton) (Pierre Mouton/Getty Images for Louis Vuitton)