Tool has added a second show at Honolulu’s Blaisdell Arena on December 20th for their first Hawaiian dates in over a decade. The originally announced December 19th show sold out immediately. An exclusive TOOL Army pre-sale runs from Aug. 13 at 10 a.m. through Aug. 14 at 10 p.m. local time. People who purchased tickets for the Dec. 19 show will receive early access to purchase tickets for the newly announced date, with an exclusive pre-sale available to those attendees on Aug. 14 at 10 a.m. local time. General on-sale is Friday, Aug. 15 at 10 a.m. local time.
A limited number of VIP upgrade packages for both performances will be available simultaneously. VIP upgrades include soundcheck access with a group photo, early entry, and more. Visit Toolband.com for ticketing links and additional information.
The band also announced two performances in Japan, their first shows in the country since 2013: December 11 at K-Arena Yokohama and December 13 at Glion Arena Kobe.
Following the 2019 release of TOOL’s critically-acclaimed album, Fear Inoculum (Review here), the band has won a GRAMMY Award® (Best Metal Performance for “7empest”), completed multiple, sold-out tours of the U.S., Europe, and South America, and delivered headlining sets at Bonnaroo, Power Trip, Aftershock, Welcome to Rockville, Louder Than Life, and the Sonic Temple Arts & Music Festival.
Tool most recently appeared at the historic Back to the Beginning concert, where the band performed a three-song set, including their cover of Black Sabbath’s “Hand of Doom.”
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Tool formed in 1990, releasing five studio albums: Undertow (1993), Ænima (1996), Lateralus (2001),10,000 Days (2006), and Fear Inoculum (2019); two EPs: 72826 (1991) and Opiate (1992), and the limited-edition boxset Salival (2000). The band has won four GRAMMY Awards®: Best Metal Performance (1998, “Ænima”), Best Metal Performance (2002, “Schism”), Best Recording Package (2007, 10,000 Days) and Best Metal Performance (2020, “7empest”). Tool is Danny Carey (drums), Justin Chancellor (bass), Adam Jones (guitar) and Maynard James Keenan (vocals).