Blair has confirmed the two Tool solo shows in Australia next year on Toolband: CONFIRMED: JANUARY 24 – BRISBANE at ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE FEBRUARY 2 – MELBOURNE at MYER BOWL TICKETS GO ON SALE NOVEMBER 4TH. I believe the on-sale date is not the 4th of November, but will actually be the 8th as advertised on the Big Day Out site. However neither of the dates appear on Ticketmaster or Ticketek,… Read More »Tool confirm solo shows
There’s an excellent interview with Danny on Aussie site Faster Louder this morning. He talks about preparations for the tour and touches on the new album as well: What can we expect from this Tool show that differs from the band’s previous Big Day Out appearance in 2007? Definitely different lighting features, props and visual delights I guess! Not a lot of new music but we’ll try to mix it… Read More »Danny speaks with Faster Louder
According to reports from Cubanpete, Danny has been on Triple J this morning and mentioned that there will Tool sideshows in Brisbane and Melbourne. According to the release on the Triple J site: Mon 24 Jan – Entertainment Centre BRISBANE Wed 2 Feb – Sidney Myer Music Bowl, MELBOURNE Tickets for both shows go on sale Monday November 8. Get more info at bigdayout.com Big Day Out promoters have said… Read More »Danny announced Tool sideshows in Melbourne and Brisbane
Terry, not content with letting me know about the Alex Grey show, also pointed out this snippet from a recent Big Day Out press release: SYDNEY BIG DAY OUT TICKETS, AUSTRALIA DAY – 26th JANUARY, 2011 EXPRESS BALLOT ANNOUNCED! 25 October, 2010 We have held back 3,000 tickets for the first Sydney BDO event on Wednesday, 26 January 2011 to be sold via the official BDO website ballot. This ballot… Read More »No Tool Sydney Sideshow?
Just to keep us on our toes Blair has released the October Newsletter at the beginning of the month rather than the end. It’s really just a summary of upcoming events that people should consider attending including an a gallery with some of Adam’s art on display, a Crowleymas celebration where Danny & Blair will be signing books and such, a Volto! and Cpt. Kirk gigs and an event at… Read More »Tool October 2010 Newsletter
Got an email today from Rick, who is selling what he claims to be a Master recording of the Undertow album on DAT tape. From the Ebay sale page: There is not much to explain I mean this is the real deal . It was obtained from a personal friend who knew people who worked at larrinkin Management. This particular MASTER RECORDING is for the Cassette Version. NEVER in the… Read More »Undertow Master, Adam Oil Paintings, BDO Updates
The first Sydney Big Day Out seemed to sell out pretty quick, so they’ve announced a second one in the 27th of January – same bands, same venue, same bat channel. Tickets go on sale on the 11th of October. In other related news Gold Coast Big Day Out tickets go on sale midnight tonight! Get on it Banana Benders!
Big Day Out tickets go on sale this week, starting with Sydney tonight at midnight. Details are below: BDO 2011 TICKETS WILL BE ON SALE FROM: SYDNEY: WEDNESDAY 6th OCTOBER GOLD COAST: THURSDAY 7th OCTOBER AUCKLAND: FRIDAY 8th OCTOBER MELBOURNE: FRIDAY 8th OCTOBER ADELAIDE: FRIDAY 8th OCTOBER PERTH: FRIDAY 8th OCTOBER Tickets are available through our website at 12.01am in each city’s local time and through TICKETMASTER website only at… Read More »Big Day Out tickets reminder
Blair published the September 2010 newsletter on Toolband this morning, which once again confirms that Tool are taking part in the Big Day Out tour. It does mention that fans are hoping for some solo shows, but neither confirms nor denies that these will happen, so I guess we’ll have to wait a little longer on that. Seems to me that they won’t be announced prior to Big Day Out… Read More »Tool September Newsletter published
Si emailed me today an interview that Justin has done recently with the New Zealand Herald. The article itself is in regards to their appearance on the Big Day Out Festival, but Justin drops several hints about the new album: “But we all come up with stuff on our own, and probably for the first six months we just share our ideas with each other, spending hours dithering around. So… Read More »Justin talks about the new album