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LA avant-garde prog metal megastars Tool will bring their Fear Inoculum tour to Australia in 2020.
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TOOL will perform arena shows starting on Valentine’s Day 2020, spanning Perth, Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne. These shows are open to all ages.
Tickets will go on sale Friday 22 November via Frontier Touring.
Frontier Touring members will be able to access a special pre-sale at 2pm, Wednesday 20 November. You can sign-up here.
Adding to these special shows, fans will have the opportunity to purchase a limited edition VIP Package, which you can read about here.
Fear Inoculum, their first release since 2006’s 10,000 Days, was their second #1 debut in Australia and New Zealand album charts, their third consecutive #1 on Billboard’s Top 200, selling 270,000 units in the USA in the first week alone, of which 255,000 were physical units.
It also debuted at #1 in Norway, Belgium, Top 5 in the UK, Germany, The Netherlands, Ireland, Italy and Finland. Fear Inoculum was released on 30 August this year.
The band has won three GRAMMY Awards: for Best Metal Performance in 1998 for Ænima and in 2002 for Schism; and Best Recording Package in 2007 for 10,000 Days.
The current line-up is Danny Carey (drums), Justin Chancellor (bass), Adam Jones (guitar), and Maynard James Keenan (vocals).
TOOL will re-release Fear Inoculum as a special edition including five 3D lenticular cards with exclusive graphics, an expanded 56-page booklet, a download of the groundbreaking immersive visual experience (video) “Recusant Ad Infinitum,” and a CD on 13 December.
TOOL’s last major appearance on Australian soil was in 2013.
TOOL IN CONCERT
With special guests to be announced
Friday 14 February // RAC | Perth, WA // All Ages
Monday 17 February // Qudos Bank Arena | Sydney, NSW // All Ages
Thursday 20 February // Entertainment Centre | Brisbane, QLD // All Ages
Saturday 22 February // Rod Laver Arena | Melbourne, VIC // All Ages