No doubt many of you have heard about the alleged controversies surrounding Tool in the Sand. A setlist that wasn’t “unique” enough, and was seemingly cut short. Reports of people booing and giving fuck yous to the band. People paying thousands to see the band in the Dominican Republic feeling like they haven’t got their money’s worth. Is it reasonable to have expected that Tool had played two completely different… Read More »Tool in the Sand
Black Sabbath are playing one final show (with Ozzy at least) in Birmingham this July, and the already stellar lineup has been padded out with an appearance from Tool. Given that the rest of the lineup features pretty much the who’s who or hard rock and heavy metal, I wouldn’t be expecting anything more than a 15 minute set from the guys – maybe two to three songs. Would be… Read More »Tool added to Ozzy’s “final” show
An excellent new interview with Justin Chancellor this morning with Mexican music site Summa Inferno publishing a great interview ahead of the Central and Southern American Tool dates in 2025. Topics include: Probably the question most on the mind of a typical Tool fan relates to a new record, and here Justin indicates that they have set aside a few months following the tour to start pulling together ideas into… Read More »Justin talks Mexico tour, new record plans with Summa Inferno
For many years, Tool live recording enthusiasts have enjoyed the hard work of the team at collectiveunconscious.org. Great news is that it’s back with a mild revamp, and features all of the juicy details on Tool recordings – both live and otherwise. When combined with other resources such as the Tool Drive Project, it makes is easy to research and obtain recordings of your favourite Tool show. For example, I… Read More »collectiveunconscious.org back online!
In case you missed it, Tool have added a headline show to their 2025 South American jaunt at the Movistar Arena in Santiago, Chile. This show will take place on the 26th of March, a day after their local Lollapalooza appearance. From Toolband:
Lovers of esoterica and somewhat ground conspiracy theories Daily Grail have a cool interview with Toolband content bloke Blair Mackenzie Blake. He talks about a range of topics, including his involvement with Tool, as well as the more controversial (to some topics) like UFOs, the occult, etc: From the blurb: Blair MacKenzie Blake is an author, musician and content manager for the website of the band Tool. He joins us… Read More »BMB interview with the Daily Grail
With the Tool in the Sand dates now on sale, Tool have added a couple of other Mexican dates for 2025: There will be the usual array of VIP packages available to Tool Army members, with them going on sale on the 4th of November.
Quite interesting news today with the band announcing a Tool headlined festival Live in the Sand. This will take place in the Dominican Republic held at the Hard Rock & Royalton resorts: The very first Tool Live In The Sand hits the beaches of Punta Cana on March 7th, 8th & 9th, 2025 at 5-star all-inclusive resorts, Hard Rock & Royalton Packages include a luxury resort room, unlimited food &… Read More »Tool: Live in the Sand
High up on the average Tool fans wish list is a limited edition Undertow CD, and I know many were emotional wrecks after it was sold as a tour exclusive at recent shows. Fret no more Tool fans, this limited* edition reissue is now available for $250 from the Toolband store. It looks great for the most part, and was designed by bassist Justin Chancellor with a pretty nifty package… Read More »$250 Undertow CD now available
Promoters have confirmed what has been rumoured for a few weeks now – Tool will be visiting South America for the first time in 2025, which festival shows in Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Columbia. Three of these shows are the local variant of Lollapalooza, while in Columbia it’s the Festival Estereo Picnic. The lineups are interesting to say the least – here’s one: I love Sepultura (who are doling their… Read More »Tool dates in South America confirmed