Hampton, VA venue details

The February 3rd show in Hampton, VA will take place at the Hampton Coliseum according to YOB's record label, Profound Lore, who recently posted an updated tour schedule on their Facebook. Neither Tool nor the venue have yet to confirm this, though, which is not surprising. Tickets for this show will go on sale January 7th along with Charlotte, Ft. Lauderdale and Orlando.

YOB to support Tool, February 3rd show in Hampton, VA

YOB will be supporting Tool on the second half of the Winter tour from January 28th on. Intronaut will be supporting on the first half.

Although the venue is not yet known, Toolband.com has confirmed that the February 3rd show will be in Hampton, VA.

Second Grand Prairie show added

Verizon Theatre's Facebook page posted that Tool will be playing another show on January 21st:

SECOND SHOW DATE ANNOUNCED FOR TOOL!!! January 21st - tickets go on sale THIS THURSDAY 12/22 at 10am at www.axs.com!!!

February 3rd is now the only remaining date that is yet to be confirmed.

Intronaut to support Tool, December Newsletter posted

Ticketmaster has Intronaut listed as the support act for the Toronto show on January 25th so they will more then likely be supporting for most, if not all of the tour. Justin Chancellor appears on Intronaut's latest album, "Valley of Smoke."

The December Newsletter has been posted at toolband.com and includes some good news:

Besides a possible new record release, 2012 should be a good year for Tool enthusiasts for other reasons. Projects that have admittedly taken quite a while are now getting finished, and should soon be ready for you to scrutinize. With that said, I don’t think a live Tool DVD release is likely to be one of these. Yet, you never know. Sometimes things come out of the blue. Still, I wouldn’t hold my breath…

Tool Winter Tour 2012 officially announced

From toolband.com:

TOOL WINTER TOUR DATES

Now that they are official, here are some TOOL WINTER TOUR DATES:

Jan 14 - Reno, NV @ Reno Event Center - ON SALE NOW (DEC 16)
Jan 15 - Las Vegas, NV @ Mandalay Bay Center
Jan 17 - Tucson, AZ @ Convention Center Arena - ON SALE NOW
Jan 18 - Albuquerque, NM @ Tingley Coliseum - ON SALE NOW
Jan 20 - Dallas, TX @ Verizon Theatre - ON SALE NOW
Jan 21 - TBA
Jan 24 - Toledo, OH @ Huntington Center - ON SALE NOW
Jan 25 - Toronto, ON @ Air Canada Centre - ON SALE NOW
Jan 26 - London, ON @ John LaBatt Centre - ON SALE NOW
Jan 28 - Boston, MA @ TD Bank North Center - ON SALE NOW
Jan 29 - Camden, NJ @ Susquehanna Bank Center
Jan 31 - Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun Casino Arena
Feb 1 - East Rutherford, NJ @ Izod Center
Feb 3 - TBA
Feb 4 - Charlotte, NC @ Bojangles Coliseum
Feb 6 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ Bank Atlantic Center
Feb 7 - Orlando, FL @ UCF Arena
Feb 8 - Atlanta, GA @ Gwinnett Center Arena - ON SALE NOW

More tour dates coming in

Still waiting on an official announcement from Tool but here is what the tour schedule looks like so far

Jan 14 - Reno, NV - Reno Events Center
Jan 15 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay Events Center
Jan 17 - Tucson, AZ - Tucson Arena
Jan 18 - Albuquerque, NM - Tingley Coliseum
Jan 20 - Grand Prairie, TX - Verizon Theatre
Jan 24 - Toledo, OH - Huntington Center
Jan 25 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
Jan 26 - London, ON - John Labatt Centre
Jan 28 - Boston, MA - TD Garden
Jan 29 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center
Jan 31 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
Feb 1 - East Rutherford, NJ - Izod Center
Feb 8 - Atlanta, GA - Gwinnett Arena

Tool tour 2012

A couple of dates have popped up on Ticketmaster, both on sale Dec. 16th.

Jan 17 - Tucson, AZ - Tucson Arena
Jan 18 - Albuquerque, NM - Tingley Coliseum

EDIT: The shows have since been taken down so if Tool is touring, there should be an official announcement very soon.

Puscifer Spring Tour 2012

Puscifer have just announced more dates for their Conditions of My Parole tour. All tickets go on sale Dec. 16th. Carina Round will also be supporting these shows.

Feb 23 - Austin, TX - Long Center for the Performing Arts
Feb 25 - Baton Rouge, LA - River Center Theatre
Feb 26 - Memphis, TN - Orpheum Theatre
Feb 28 - Nashville, TN - Andrew Jackson Hall
Feb 29 - Louisville, KY - Brown Theatre

Mar 3 - Cincinnati, OH - Taft Theatre
Mar 4 - Indianapolis, IN - Murat Theatre
Mar 6 - Kansas City, KS - Kansas City Music Hall
Mar 7 - Omaha, NE - Omaha Civic Auditorium
Mar 10 - Edmonton, AB - North Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Mar 11 - Calgary, AB - Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
Mar 13 - Vancouver, BC - The Centre in Vancouver for Performing Arts
Mar 14 - Portland, OR - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Mar 18 - Escondido, CA - California Center for the Arts

Tool winter tour rumors

Blair talks about the new album and the possibility of a winter tour in the November Newsletter:

Finally, to address all those Tool tour rumors. A few days ago, I met with the band's management in order to discuss this very thing. Although I wasn't sure if there was any validity to the rumors, I nevertheless told their manager that a small winter tour might not be such a bad thing. However, given my age, I didn't think that I'd be able to attend too many shows as a guest (at least, I wouldn't be able to attend them with the same vigor that I used to). I certainly didn't want to travel on the tour bus, as the bunks hurt my back. Also, my excessive snoring might keep some of the early riser band members awake at night (particularly Danny and Justin). And then there's the issue of the bad weather - both here and in Europe. Some dates in Australia would be okay, but with the recent discovery of an albino trapdoor spider in the land DownUnder, I'd have to rule that out, too. Perhaps some shows in the southern states might be best. Maybe even Texas? How about just a show or two right here in Los Angeles? That would certainly make things easier for me. I might even be able to party like I used to in the good old touring days. Better yet, still, what about an electromagnetic radiation transmitted (as theorized by Rudy Rucker, among others) - reconstituted/manifested Tool concert (including personality wave guests with all-access laminates) anywhere on the entire planet? Now, that would be great!.. Especially with those programmable display tee-shirts available at the Merch booth...

Read the whole thing here.