Tool Announce Toronto Show

06/08/09 11:13am

by Kate Harper (CHARTattack)

Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan must have torn himself away from his organic food and wine business because the band have firmed up that North American tour, which will bring them to Toronto's Molson Amphitheatre on Aug. 5.

Keenan, guitarist Adam Jones, bassist Justin Chancellor and drummer Danny Carey will take their brand of alt-prog-metal across the country from mid-July to early August. The tour will conclude with Tool's headline appearance at this year's Lollapalooza in Chicago.

Tickets for the Toronto date go on sale on Friday at 5 p.m. through Ticketmaster, Live Nation and the Molson Amphitheatre box office. They'll run you $42.50, $54.50 and $69.50.

There's a good chance Tool could play some new material on this tour. Jones told Guitar World magazine the band had been working on new songs earlier this year, but it's not known when an album could be released.

Tool's last album was 2006's 10,000 Days. Were they to release its follow-up this year, it'd be downright speedy for them, since they have a track record of releasing discs every five years. 10,000 Days was preceded by Lateralus in 2001.

You can see Tool here:

July 18 Denver, CO @ The Fields at Dick's Sporting Goods Park
July 19 Salt Lake City, UT @ EnergySolutions
July 21 Phoenix, AZ @ US Airways Arena
July 22 Rio Rancho, NM @ Santa Ana Star Center
July 24 San Antonio, TX @ AT&T Center
July 25 Dallas, TX @ Nokia Theater at Grand Prairie
July 27 Duluth, GA @ Gwinnett Arena
July 29 Charlotte, NC @ Bojangles Coliseum
July 30 Fairfax, VA @ Patriot Center
Aug. 1 Jersey City, NJ @ Liberty State Park (All Points West Music & Arts Festival)
Aug. 5 Toronto, ON @ Molson Amphitheatre
Aug. 7 Cincinnati, OH @ PNC Bank Pavilion
Aug. 7-9 Chicago, IL @ Grant Park (Lollapalooza)