Tool Oz + NZ Feb 2020 Tour discussion

[hellboy]

As per Frontier Touring's announcement today, it seems as though Tool will be visiting us Down Under in February 2020:

[ms2r]

Cool for the fans in Australia & New Zealand.

[Kittaan]

Goodonyuz!

They are in fine form, and I predict a 7empest is headed your way, true to it’s nature.

[tys0n]

$275 standard ticket cost

[liz]

^where does that come from?

And now plus airfares and accommodation.

[tys0n]

Just speculating.

[liz]

I guess really I am just getting the full Busty experience of gig attendance. Thanks TooL!

[hellboy]

lol $275

I'll be amazed if it's over $200, probably closer to $150

[Busty McCracken]

I guess really I am just getting the full Busty experience of gig attendance. Thanks TooL!

Haha unless you lather yourself in baby oil before you attend the show I would argue you're not participating in the FULL busty experience.

I'd assume tix will be around the $168 mark. Won't be cheap in any case but fuck it, been a while between shows. I excite!

[liz]

I guess really I am just getting the full Busty experience of gig attendance. Thanks TooL!

Haha unless you lather yourself in baby oil before you attend the show I would argue you're not participating in the FULL busty experience.

I'd assume tix will be around the $168 mark. Won't be cheap in any case but fuck it, been a while between shows. I excite!

Of course, and the obligatory flag too I'm guessing?

[hellboy]

My guesses:

• Iron Maiden tickets are $180, so I'd expect Tool to be around the same
• Likely to see dates spanning the weeks either side of 22-23 Feb. Reasoning: Rod Laver arena looks reasonably booked out up until the 20th of Feb

We'll know for sure on Friday.

Had a quick gander at flight costs last night, and looks like there's a few sales on at the moment for Feb. Hopefully they are still on sale when the dates arrive.

At this point I'm planning on seeing two shows if the schedule permits. Probably one show that lands on a weekend + another. I'm guessing probably Brisbane & Sydney

For reference the 2013 tour schedule was:

Sat 27 Apr, 2013 Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne - All Ages
Sun 28 Apr, 2013 Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne - All Ages
Wed 01 May, 2013 Adelaide Entertainment Centre Arena, Adelaide - All Ages
Fri 03 May, 2013 Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney - All Ages
Sat 04 May, 2013 Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney - All Ages
Mon 06 May, 2013 Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane - All Ages
Wed 08 May, 2013 Vector Arena, Auckland - All Ages
Thu 09 May, 2013 Vector Arena, Auckland - All Ages

Wouldn't surprise me if 2020 dates were something like:

• Feb 17 & 18 Auckland
• Feb 20 Brisbane
• Feb 22 & 23 Sydney
• Feb 25 Perth
• Feb 27 & 28 Melbourne

[tys0n]

Scorpions & Whitesnake are playing Qudos Bank Arena on the 22 of Feb

[liz]

Did the second shows in Sydney and Melbourne go on together do you recall or were they added?

[tys0n]

Added.

[Busty McCracken]

Yep added pretty quickly. Agreed with Hboy , I see Melbourne & Sydney being the only shows in Aus that get multiples. Nice to know will know the dates this week , gives me time to make my flag and get the baby oil ready

[tys0n]

I wonder if VIP will require you to have a Tool Army membership and if it does can you just purchase one the day as like the slack cunt I am.

[hellboy]

Scorpions & Whitesnake are playing Qudos Bank Arena on the 22 of Feb

Fair enough - aside from Rod Laver I haven't verified those guesses against other venue bookings.

[hellboy]

Did the second shows in Sydney and Melbourne go on together do you recall or were they added?

Initial announcement from Feb 2013 was:

SATURDAY 27 April – Melbourne/ Rod Laver Arena (All Ages)
Ticketek.com.au | Ph: 132 849

TUESDAY 30 April – Adelaide/ AEC Arena (All Ages)
Ticketek.com.au | Ph: 132 849

FRIDAY 3 May – Sydney/ Allphones Arena (All Ages)
Ticketek.com.au | Ph: 132 849

MONDAY 6 May – Brisbane/ Entertainment Centre (All Ages)
Ticketek.com.au | Ph: 132 849

WEDNESDAY 8 May – Auckland/ Vector Arena (All Ages)

Ticketmaster.co.nz / Ph: 0800 111 999

I wonder if VIP will require you to have a Tool Army membership and if it does can you just purchase one the day as like the slack cunt I am.

I imagine TA members will get at least first crack at VIPs, but who knows - presales get cocked up so often it's anyone's guess.

[nxrm]

Official announcement: https://toolband.com/news/2019/tool-aus ... our-dates/

TOOL IN CONCERT

With special guest to be announced
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
FEBRUARY 2020
Presented by Frontier Touring + The Rock (NZ)

FRONTIER MEMBERS PRE-SALE
via frontiertouring.com/tool

Runs 24 hours from: Wednesday 20 November (2pm local time) or ends earlier if pre-sale allocation exhausted

GENERAL PUBLIC ON-SALE
Begins: Friday 22 November (2pm local time)

Friday 14 February
RAC Arena | Perth, WA
All Ages
ticketek.com.au | Ph: 132 849

Monday 17 February
Qudos Bank Arena | Sydney, NSW
All Ages
ticketek.com.au | Ph: 132 849

Thursday 20 February
Entertainment Centre | Brisbane, QLD
All Ages
ticketek.com.au | Ph: 132 849

Saturday 22 February
Rod Laver Arena | Melbourne, VIC
All Ages
ticketek.com.au | Ph: 132 849

Friday 28 February
Spark Arena | Auckland, NZ
All Ages
ticketmaster.co.nz | Ph: 0800 111 999

[Busty McCracken]

Damn . Hard to plan for around world with those dates. Melbourne is looking the best option at the moment coz I'm guessing 2nd Sydney show will be on the tues so Melbs looks like the least amount of days off.

Anyone been to rod laver before ? Good venue ?

[Busty McCracken]

$179 ticket price

[Busty McCracken]

Now junior I know you don't pick the setlists but if you could somehow please convince the band to include Lateralus in place of say the pot or parabola I'd be eternally grateful. I'd even deliver some Tim tams and a jar of vegemite to the desk and give you unrestricted access to my pet kangaroo while you're in the country.
Sincerely yours,
Señior Busty

[tys0n]

I've heard Lateralus so many times, give me Parabola & Pot.

Sorry Busty.

Anyhow Sydney night 1 & 2 & if I can get a Brisbane ticket there as well

Also no presale for toolarmy members or VIP packages

Also the VIP package has been scaled back and only includes a GA ticket

Fans will have the opportunity to purchase a limited edition VIP Package! The packages include:

— One (1) General Admission floor ticket to see Tool live
— Early access to venue
— Exclusive access to Tool’s soundcheck
— Commemorative group photo with members of the band*
— Limited edition merchandise kit featuring a special garment and other exclusive VIP merchandise not available anywhere else.
— Access to exclusive VIP pre-show area (includes food and cash bar)
— Dedicated check-in area
— On-site experience host

[Busty McCracken]

Fair call, parabola will be great to hear after all these years, the pot I can do without. Will be weird seeing a tool show without Lateralus

[liz]

Nice, Melbourne on a Saturday night! Just what I ordered (after they ditched Adelaide of course). Now play Descending, Pneuma, Invincible and 7empest and my life will be complete.