What better way to spend Valentine's Day than at a Tool concert? ...Don't answer that.
Love was in the air at the RAC Arena in Perth, where the band kicked off the Australian leg of their Fear Inoculum Tour on February 14th. The trek comes in support of their latest installment, Fear Inoculum, which marked the LA quartet's return to the music scene after 13 years of deafening silence!
The last time Tool took the stage in Western Australia's capital was in February 2011, and this time around, they came with a little more hardware. That's right! ICYMI, the band just took home a Grammy for Best Metal Performance for their new song "7Empest," which also holds a record for the longest song to win a Grammy, clocking in at 10 minutes and 20 seconds.
The bar was set high last night, and, as always, Tool delivered.
Members Danny Carey (drums), Adam Jones (guitar), Maynard James Keenan (vocals) and Justin Chancellor (bass) treated the crowd of lovebirds to a rockin' 13-song set, stacked with new songs and favorites alike.
They got the party started with the new album's title track before getting into other new songs "Pneuma," "Descending," "Chocolate Chip Trip" and "Invincible." They also highlighted Ænema hits "Forty Six & 2" and "Stinkfist" as well as Lateralus favorites "Parabol," "Parabola" and "Schism."
Check out the full setlist below, and enjoy this rendition of "Stinkfist."
The band picks back up in Sydney at the Qudos Bank Arena on the 17th. Check out their remaining Australian tour dates below and head to Tool's website for more information.
Tool 2020 Australian Tour dates:
02/17 – Sydney, AU @ Qudos Bank Arena
02/18 – Sydney, AU @ Qudos Bank Arena
02/20 – Brisbane, AU @ Entertainment Centre
02/22 – Melbourne, AU @ Rod Laver Arena
02/23 – Melbourne, AU @ Rod Laver Arena
02/28 – Auckland, NZ @ Spark Arena
02/29 – Auckland, NZ @ Spark Arena
