began Welcome to the Universe Tour

In October 2006, the band began their Welcome to the Universe Tour , sponsored by MTV2 , and were supported by Head Automatica , The Receiving End of Sirens , Cobra Starship , and several other bands including Street Drum Corps . The third single from the album, ” From Yesterday “, was released in November 2006 and became the band’s first number one on the Billboard ‘s Modern Rock Tracks . Jared Leto directed a short film for the single, which became the first-ever American music video shot in the People’s Republic of China in its entirety. A Beautiful Lie was released in Europe in February 2007. During the year, Thirty Seconds to Mars toured extensively throughout Europe and played at several major festivals, including Roskilde , Pinkpop , Rock am Ring , and Download . In March 2007, Matt Wachter left the group to spend more time with his family and was replaced by Tim Kelleher , performing live only.