According to dirtyrockstar on Toolarmy, he heard them saying that Tool would be on tour soon on 97.1 (FM I presume) in Dallas. Apparently the station will be giving away tickets.
Not too sure about this to be honest. I’d like it to be true, but I don’t know that I’d expect Tool to tour again until after a new album had been released. Unless of course they’re recorded something in secret and will surprise us NIN style, but I kinda doubt that too.
Looks like Isis are embarking on a tour of Europe, including an opening date in Moscow:
Apr 13 – Ikra Club, Moscow
Apr 15 – Uebel & Gefaehrlich w/ Jakob, Hamburg
Apr 16 – Conne Island w/ Jakob, Leipzig
Apr 17 – Forum w/ Jakob & The Austerity Program, Bielefeld
Apr 18 – ROADBURN Fest w/ Celtic Frost, Electric Wizard, etc., Tilburg
Apr 19 – Grenslandhallen – POLSSLAG FESTIVAL, Hasselt
Apr 20 – Substage w/ Jakob & The Austerity Program, Karlsruhe
Apr 22 – Arena w/ Jakob & The Austerity Program, Vienna
Apr 23 – Feierwerk w/ Jakob & The Austerity Program, Munich
Apr 24 – Latte w/ The Austerity Program & Jakob, Brescia
Apr 25 – Mascotte w/ Jakob & The Austerity Program, Zurich
Apr 26 – L’Epicerie Moderne w/ Jakob & The Austerity Program, Lyon (Feyzin)
Apr 27 – L’Autre Canal w/ Jakob & The Austerity Program, Nancy
I also noticed this morning that some Australian The Mars Volta dates have been announced. Just as well I’m not a huge fan since they’ve skipped Adelaide…
As some of you know, my wife has been pregnant for some time, about 9 months in fact! After this period of gestation, she’s about ready to pop, and the due date just happens to be this coming Friday. As a result, Fourtheye posts may be a little sporadic in the next couple of weeks, depending on how things go. Since things are quiet, I doubt you’ll miss me, but I’m sure our comrades over at the Tool Hotline will be on the money should any big news arrive.
Speaking of news, a little birdy tells me that a prominent venue in one of the cities Tool had to postpone has been advised to prepare for a date in August. This comes from a somewhat unknown source, so how valid this rumour is remains to be seen. I’d consider it unlikely Tool will be playing any shows then, and personally I’d hope they’re busying themselves preparing for the next album.
Well today I have good news and bad news for you all. Lets start with the good. According to a recent MTV interview with Maynard at the Grammys, he claims that Tool will “start writing the new Tool record right away”. Nice to have a short turnaround for a change. If this is the case the I’d say we can expect a new album in about 12 months time.
The bad news? Well the article also claims that “with Tool’s touring schedule wide open for the foreseeable future, he said it’s time for the band to buckle down”. I guess that means there are definitely no more plans to tour Australia or anywhere.
But if we get a new album without a 3 year wait, then I can live with that!
Dan emailed me today that he read in a recent copy of the New Zealand music Magazine Rip It Up:
I was reading in the latest Rip It Up (NZ music mag) that reporter David Farrier happened to be on the same flight as Tool when he went to one of their shows in the States towards the end of the touring. He asked them the obvious question: “When will you come back to NZ?” The answer (from Adam) was “Spring, but don’t quote me on that.” So he quoted him and put it in a magazine. I imagine if they will play NZ again then they will play Oz too.
I guess the reporter didn’t pay too much attention to the “don’t quote me on that” part!
Obviously this is far from any kind of confirmation, but certainly gives some hope to seeing them again. I presume Spring means our Autumn, so I guess we can expect to see dates for sometime in April or May, if at all. As a general rule of thumb, concert dates for big bands have at least to months notice, so I’d rule out any chance of them being here in March or early April. I’d say if anything, a May tour is most likely.
Anyone else catch this article, or hear anything else?
I was basking in the Sydney sun at the Big Day Out preparing for the second of two Tool shows. It seems so long ago…
There’s a new (and cryptic) post on Toolband today, which talks about the speculated Missoula show, but not the San Antonio one. I’m not really able to decipher any useful information from this, except that there may be more in the January Newsletter. There were rumours that there was a brief Pre-Sale for Toolarmy members, but at this stage I can’t really see anything to confirm this actually happened, or that there has even been a show or two confirmed at this stage. I’ll file these rumours as “unlikely” for now.
We also get a picture of Danny holding a strange looking guitar in what could be the control booth of a recording studio. Anything going on there?? Perhaps working on a Live DVD?
Update: After looking at the photo properties, this picture was taken on the 10th of January, 2008 with an iPhone. I thought Tool were taking a break…
Here’s several mini-updates for you, none of which are particularly exciting:
As I write this post, we’ve had 185 responses to the Fourtheye Survey, which I’m pretty happy with. At this stage I’m planning on closing the survey when I get back from a trip I’m taking to the Blue Mountains this week. That’s to say I’ll be closing off submissions sometime on Tuesday the 15th of January.
When closed, I’ll start compiling the information and release sections of it at a time. Eventually the results of the entire survey will be revealed. Should be interesting…
Since I’ll be away, there won’t be any more posts for a few days, not that I think we’re about to be blown away with news. Those of you in San Antonio and Missoula should keep an eye on Toolband just in case the hints dropped in the newsletter are correct. See you all next week.