Tool announce American tour dates

Tool have announced a list of US tour dates for January next year – with Primus revealed as the main support act.

Maynard James Keenan’s outfit will start the tour in San Diego on January 9. It follows an earlier teaser posted on Facebook in which the band said fans would be excited by the support act for the shows, now revealed to be Les Claypool and co.

Tool say: “Those faint glimpses of Tool shows that I recently perceived in the scrying mirror can now be considered official. Indeed, something wicked your way comes. The unparalleled sonic and visual experience of tool live.”

Tickets go on sale on November 20. Tool drummer Danny Carey filled in for Primus sticksman Tim Alexander when the Primus man was recovering from last year’s heart surgery.

Tool performed at The Monster Mash event in Tempe, Arizona, on October 31, but progress on the follow-up to 2006’s 10,000 Days is still a mystery.

TOOL 2016 US TOUR DATES

Jan 09: San Diego Viejas Arena, CA
Jan 13: San Antonio AT&T Center, TX
Jan 16: Tulsa BOK Center, OK
Jan 17: Grand Prairie Verizon Theatre, TX
Jan 19: Southaven Landers Center, MS
Jan 23: Nashville Bridgestone Arena, TN
Jan 25: Atlanta Infinite Energy Center, GA
Jan 26: Charlotte Bojangles Coliseum, NC

Keenan explains Tool fan outburst

Stef wrote close to 5,000 stories during his time as assistant online news editor and later as online news editor between 2014-2016. An accomplished reporter and journalist, Stef has written extensively for a number of UK newspapers and also played bass with UK rock favourites Logan. His favourite bands are Pixies and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Stef left the world of rock'n'roll news behind when he moved to his beloved Canada in 2016, but he started on his next 5000 stories in 2022.