Jared Leto, the American actor and musician, achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first person to climb the 102-story Empire State Building. The Oscar-winning actor took on this extraordinary challenge to promote his band’s upcoming tour.
After accomplishing this feat, the musician shared with journalists that he took on the challenge to check off a long-desired goal and also generate buzz for his band, Thirty Seconds to Mars, ahead of their upcoming world tour, scheduled from March until September 2024.
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In 1933, King Kong climbed the Empire State Building.
By 2023, @JaredLeto took his place. pic.twitter.com/W0CTuZ6rQL
— Empire State Building (@EmpireStateBldg) November 9, 2023
“The building is a testament to all the things that can be done in the world if we put our attention to it,” Leto said in a press release, “which is largely the inspiration behind our most recent album, ‘It’s the End of the World , but it’s a beautiful day.”
Leto added that the experience was “incredible” but “challenging,” showing off a cut and his bloodied fingers. People.
“We just released an album called It’s the End of the World, But It’s a Beautiful Day. So it was in celebration of the tour and, you know, doing the things that you want to do,” he said .
Leto hopes to do some more climbing after this week’s trip, but at a different location.
“I spend a lot of time in Yosemite, so it’s a special place. And there are a lot of things I want to do there. But I do like climbing buildings in cities; that’s a lot of fun to do,” said he. .
The Seasons tour kicks off on March 15 at Lollapalooza in Buenos Aires, stops in Copenhagen, Paris and Madrid, and ends on September 19 in Auckland, New Zealand, according to People.
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