Tool announces surprise North American spring/summer tour along with new Sonic Temple headlining dates
Grammy Award-winning metal band Tool never ceases to amaze their rabid fan base. They are well known for their unrelenting tour schedule and their superlative live shows. Tool is currently one of the biggest live draws on the festival circuit.
And although it's been barely a month since the band ended the southern leg of their 2020 tour of the United States, they've evidently been itching to keep the momentum going following the release of their critically-acclaimed album 'Fear Inoculum' in August last year.
So in a welcome surprise for their fans, Tool made the announcement on February 24 that they would be playing a whole new stretch of 28 North American shows across the United States and Canada.
The new spring/summer tour will begin on April 16 in Miami, Florida, before wrapping up nine weeks later in San Francisco, California, on June 23. The Canadian shows will include five shows for the cities of Montreal, Quebec City, Vancouver, Edmonton and Winnipeg.
Tool's tour dates will include headlining the Sonic Temple Fest with the Red Hot Chili Peppers from May 15 to 17 and the Bonnaroo Festival on June 12. Opening duties for the four-piece metal act will be split between rock bands Blonde Redhead and The Acid Helps during the new tour.
A VIP ticket presale will kick off for members of the Tool Army on Wednesday, February 26, at 10 am in their local time zones. The remaining tickets will be made available to the general public on Friday, February 28, at 10 am as well.
Here is the full list of Tool's 2020 North American tour dates, which does not include their recently announced headlining slot at the Sonic Temple Fest from May 15 - 17.
April 16: Miami, Fla. @ American Airlines Arena
April 17: Orlando, Fla. @Amway Center
April 19: Tampa, Fla. @Amalie Arena
April 21: Charlotte, N.C. @ Spectrum Center
April 22: Charlottesville, Va. @ John Paul Jones Arena
April 24: Baltimore, Md. @ Royal Farms Arena
April 25: Uniondale, N.Y. @ Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
April 28: Montreal, Que. @ Bell Centre
April 29: Quebec City, Que. @ Videotron Centre
May 1: Wilkes Barre, Pa. @ Mohegan Sun Arena
May 2: Buffalo, N.Y. @ KeyBank Centre
May 4: Toledo, Ohio @ Huntington Center
May 5: Grand Rapids, Mich. @ Van Andel Arena
May 29: Tacoma, Wash. @ Tacoma Dome
May 31: Vancouver, B.C. @ Rogers Arena
June 2: Edmonton, Alta. @ Rogers Place
June 4: Winnipeg, Man. @ Bell MTS Place
June 6: Minneapolis, Minn. @ Target Center
June 7: Sioux Falls, S.D. @ Denny Sanford Premier Center
June 9: Madison, Wis. @ Kohl Center
June 10: Moline, Ill. @ TaxSlayer Center
June 12: Manchester, Tenn. @ Bonnaroo Festival
June 13: St. Louis, Mo. @ Enterprise Center
June 16: Wichita, Kans. @ InTrust Bank Arena
June 17: Oklahoma City, Okla. @ Chesapeake Energy Center
June 19: Colorado Springs, Colo. @ Broadmoor World Arena
June 22: Sacramento, Calif. @ Golden 1 Center
June 23: San Francisco, Calif. @ Chase Center
Additional updates and tour dates can be found on the official Tool website.