Word has it that Rage Against The Machine will be touring Australia in January, playing two dates spookily similar to the dates Tool played here in January. Presumably that means Rage Against The Machine will also be headlining the 2008 Big Day Out. Expect a proper announcement soon, unless of course this is a cruel hoax…. SYDNEY â— Tuesday 22 Januaryâ— SYDNEY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE Tickets: Tickemaster 136 100 or www.ticketmaster.com.au… Read More »RATMBDO?
Word is Maynard has recovered sufficiently for Tool to play the Gampal Festival in Switzerland. Thanks to the Tool Hotline!
According to a post on Toolband/Army, Tool have been forced to cancel the upcoming show at the Frequency Festival in Austria. It looks like Maynard has contracted a throat infection and isn’t able to perfrom. No word on if any other dates will be cancelled. Let’s all hope for a speedy recovery for Maynard, and hopefully a minimal disruption for the remainder of the tour!
According to the latest CoSM newsletter, Alex Grey is auctioning his works Hope and Fear to raise money for the purchase or permanant land for the Chapel of Sacred Mirrors. The paintings were recently displayed at the Burning Man Festival. Personally I don’t think it’s Alex Grey’s best work by a long shot, but if you’re a die-hard and have a big enough wall, then I’m sure it’d be very… Read More »For Sale: Hope and Fear
Toolband/Army today posted an official list of European tour dates. No word on if this is a complete list or if there are more dates to come: Aug 9 – Oslo, Norway @ Oya Festival Aug 11 – Germany (near Hannover) @ M’era Luna Festival Aug 12 – Katowice, Poland @ Spodek – Metal Hammer Festival Aug 13 – Budapest, Hungary @ Sziget Festival Aug 15 – Salzburg, Austria @… Read More »Official European Tool Dates
More dates have been leaking out over the last few days. Firstly, Cihan tells ma that Tool are playing in Istanbul on the 7th of September. Tickets can apparently be purchased here . Edit: And I forgot to mention that Buman from the Norwegian Tool Fan Site says that Tool are playing Øyafestivalen which is a summer festival in Oslo, Norway on the 9th of August. There are also a… Read More »New Tour Dates, Sydney NIN Tickets
Robert tells me that some more European Tool dates are creeping out: Metal Hammer Festival Poland – 12th August Gampel Open Air Festival Switzerland – 16th August Brixton Academy London (Second show) – 22nd August Jahrhunderhalle Germany – 26th August
Plenty of European Tool dates have been surfacing recently, including these: England – Brixton Academy August 21 2007 Germany – Area 4 Festival August Austria – Frequency Festival France – Rock Ein Seine August 25th 2007 Italy – Independant Days Festival September 2nd 2007 Thanks to Rob, Toolband Italy, The Tool Hotline and probably others for the tips
According to Toolband/Army Pre-Sales for several newly announced Tool shows are happening on Friday the 20th of April. Tickets then go on sale publically the next day. In other touring news, Tool are also playing with Nine Inch Nails at the Independant Days Festival in Italy this September. Thanks to Jurden and Mattia for the tip there. Finally, it looks like Alex Grey is visiting Italy later this year. Alex… Read More »Pre Sales, Italia, COSM
Back again! It’s Maynard’s Birthday today, and while it’s not in the US, let me be (maybe) the first to say Happy Birthday. Maynard related Poll coming soon! In other slightly more exciting news, a whole bunch of new US tour dates have been released: June 5 – Greenville, SC @ Bi-Lo Center June 7 – Richmond, VA @ Richmond Coliseum June 8 – Baltimore, MD @ 1st Mariner Arena… Read More »Happy Birthday Maynard, More Tour Dates