TOOL has announced a mammoth 2022 tour, with the Los Angeles-based band spending three months traversing the U.S. followed by a month of European dates. TOOL elected to kick off the highly anticipated trek in Eugene, Oregon as a nod to the abrupt halt to their 2020 "Fear Inoculum" tour. Slated to play the Matthew Knight Arena on March 12, 2020, the show, along with the band’s remaining tour dates, was canceled as nationwide lockdowns began to take effect that evening. "It is with great pleasure I get to announce our return to the road," said TOOL drummer Danny Carey. "These past 18 months have been trying to say the least but from great trials come great lessons and great rewards. We are genuinely looking forward to sharing them with you." Tickets for all dates are on sale this Friday, October 1 at 10 a.m. local time (U.K. and Irish dates are on-sale at 9 am local time). TOOL Army members can purchase pre-sale tickets for European dates on September 28 at 10 a.m. local time (24-hour pre-sale window), while U.S. pre-sale tickets are available on September 29 at 10 a.m. local time (36-hour pre-sale window). A selection of exclusive packages, which include a pre-sale ticket, will also be made available to TOOL Army members on September 29 at 10 am local time. U.S. tour dates: Jan. 10 - Eugene, OR @ Matthew Knight Arena Jan. 11 - Tacoma, WA @ Tacoma Dome Jan. 13 - Boise, ID @ Ford Idaho Center Jan. 15 - Sacramento, CA @ Golden 1 Center Jan. 16 - San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center Jan. 18 - Anaheim, CA @ Honda Center Jan. 19 - San Diego, CA @ Viejas Arena Jan. 21 - Phoenix, AZ @ Footprint Center Jan. 22 - Las Vegas, NV @ T-Mobile Arena Jan. 25 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Maverik Center Jan. 27 - Denver, CO @ Ball Arena Jan. 30 - Tulsa, OK @ BOK Center Jan. 31 - Dallas, TX @ American Airlines Center Feb. 02 - San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center Feb. 04 - Houston, TX @ Toyota Center Feb. 05 - New Orleans, LA @ Smoothie King Center Feb. 08 - Orlando, FL @ Amway Center Feb. 09 - Tampa, FL @ Amalie Arena Feb. 10 - Miami, FL @ FTX Arena Feb. 19 - Boston, MA @ TD Garden Feb. 20 - Philadelphia, PA @ Wells Fargo Center Feb. 22 - Washington, DC @ Capital One Arena Feb. 23 - Belmont Park, NY @ UBS Arena Feb. 26 - Newark, NJ @ Prudential Center Feb. 27 - Buffalo, NY @ KeyBank Center Mar. 01 - Pittsburgh, PA @ PPG Paints Arena Mar. 03 - Detroit, MI @ Little Caesars Arena Mar. 04 - Louisville, KY @ KFC Yum! Center Mar. 06 - Columbus, OH @ Nationwide Arena Mar. 08 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Arena Mar. 10 - Chicago, IL @ United Center Mar. 12 - Omaha, NE @ CHI Health Center Arena Mar. 13 - Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center Mar. 15 -- Kansas City, MO @ T-Mobile Center Mar. 17 - Moline, IL @ TaxSlayer Center Mar. 18 - St. Louis, MO @ Enterprise Center Mar. 20 - Cleveland, OH @ Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse European tour dates: Apr. 23 - Copenhagen, DK @ Royal Arena Apr. 25 - Oslo, NO @ Spektrum Apr. 26 - Stockholm, SE @ Avicii Arena Apr. 28 - Hamburg, DE @ Barclaycard Arena Apr. 29 - Frankfurt, DE @ Festhalle May 02 - Manchester, UK @ AO Arena Manchester May 04 - Birmingham, UK @ Resorts World Arena May 06 - Dublin, IE @ 3Arena May 09 - London, UK @ The O2 Arena May 12 - Paris, FR @ AccorHotels Arena May 13 - Antwerp, BE @ Sportpaleis May 15 - Berlin, DE @ Mercedes-Benz Arena May 17 - Cologne, DE @ Lanxess Arena May 19 - Amsterdam, NL @ Ziggo Dome May 21 - Krakow, PL @ Tauron Arena May 23 - Prague, CZ @ O2 Arena May 24 - Budapest, HU @ SportAréna BLONDE REDHEAD opens on dates from January 10 to February 10. THE ACID HELPS opens from February 19 to March 20. On its recent tour, TOOL has been playing two-and-a-half hour sets, with vocalist Maynard James Keenan spending the entirety avoiding the spotlight, singing mostly from the shadows, on a set of risers at the back of the stage. The setlist drew from all of TOOL's five albums, with 2019's "Fear Inoculum" and 2001's "Lateralus" getting around four songs each. TOOL's lineup continues to consist of Keenan, Carey, guitarist Adam Jones and bassist Justin Chancellor. The band has been promoting "Fear Inocolum", which came out in August 2019. TOOL was honored with a Grammy in the "Best Metal Performance" category in the pre-telecast ceremony at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards in January 2020 at Staples Center in Los Angeles. TOOL was nominated for "7empest", a track from "Fear Inoculum". TOOL already had three previous Grammy Awards under its belt: "Best Metal Performance" in 1997 and 2001 for "Ænima" and "Schism", respectively, and "Best Recording Package" in 2006 for "10,000 Days".
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