After previously postponing the remainder of their 2020 tour dates until 2021, Tool has now announced that they’ll be outright cancelling these dates… specifically so that their fans, many of whom are in dire financial straits right now, can more easily get much-needed refunds ASAP.
The band explains in a statement:
“As so many music lovers have come to realize over the last several weeks, there is no playbook that artists, promoters and venues can pull from in these unprecedented times. “When we played what would be our final show of 2020, March 11 at Portland’s Moda Center, we believed we would be back on the road sometime this Fall. As we worked towards that goal we’ve come to realize that there is absolutely no certainty in re-scheduling dates for this Fall or 2021. State and local ordinances vary widely and no one can predict when high capacity events will safely return. “At the same time that we were working to reschedule this tour, we read your messages. Messages of job losses, illness, emotional and financial pain. We could continue to postpone or reschedule dates for some time into 2021 but ethically, we do not think this is the right course of action. In our opinion, tying up our fans’ money for months, if not a full year, is unfair. With that in mind, we have made the very difficult decision to cancel the tour so we can help support the people who have supported us for years. “Please know, we want nothing more than to return to the road, to play these songs for you and to celebrate our shared recovery. When the time is right, we will do just that. “In the coming days you will receive an email from the ticketing service you purchased tickets through notifying you of the event cancellation and when to expect your refund.”
Impacted Tool dates are below:
March 12 Eugene, OR Matthew Knight Center March 14 Boise, ID Ford Idaho Center Arena March 16 Salt Lake City, UT Maverik Center April 16 Miami, FL American Airlines Arena April 17 Orlando, FL Amway Center April 19 Tampa, FL Amalie Arena April 21 Charlotte, NC Spectrum Center April 22 Charlottesville, VA John Paul Jones Arena April 24 Baltimore, MD Royal Farms Arena April 25 Uniondale, NY Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum April 28 Montreal, QC Bell Centre April 29 Quebec City, QC Videotron Centre May 1 Wilkes Barre, PA Mohegan Sun Arena May 2 Buffalo, NY KeyBank Centre May 4 Toledo, OH Huntington Center May 5 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena May 29 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome May 31 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena June 2 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place June 4 Winnipeg, MB Bell MTS Place June 6 Minneapolis, MN Target Center June 7 Sioux Falls, SD Denny Sanford Premier Center June 9 Madison, WI Kohl Center June 10 Moline, IL TaxSlayer Center June 13 St. Louis, MO Enterprise Center June 16 Wichita, KS INTRUST Bank Arena June 17 Oklahoma City, OK Chesapeake Energy Center June 19 Colorado Springs, CO Broadmoor World Arena June 22 Sacramento, CA Golden 1 Center June 23 San Francisco, CA Chase Center
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