Tool announce UK and Ireland arena tour dates for 2022: how to get tickets

Tool announce UK tour dates for 2022: how to get tickets

The American rockers will play Manchester, Birmingham, London and more

American hard rock act Tool have announced a handful of UK and Ireland arena tour dates for spring 2022. Tickets for the shows go on sale at 9am on Friday 1 October.

Formed in 1990, the Los Angeles rockers have gradually ascended to musical royalty, influencing bands as diverse as System Of A Down and Mastodon.

After a 13 year absence, Tool released their fifth studio album Fear Inoculum, an LP over a decade in the making spanning 80 minutes. Expect to hear plenty from Fear on this tour, alongside a handful of songs from the band's expansive back catalogue.

The tour will commence at Manchester's AO Arena on Monday 2 May, before hitting Birmingham and Dublin, then culminating at London's The O2 Arena on Monday 9 May.

Tool's 2022 UK and Ireland performance dates:
Monday 2 May – AO Arena, Manchester
Wednesday 4 May – Resorts World Arena, Birmingham
Friday 6 May – 3Arena, Dublin
Monday 9 May – The O2 Arena, London

Tickets for Tool's gigs in 2022 go on sale at 9am on Friday 1 October.

Tool

One of the most profound rock acts of all time, Grammy Award-winning Tool has sold over 20 million copies worldwide of albums like the chart toppers "Lateralus" and "10,000 Days" by playing unusually intelligent and experimental alternative metal. Famous for theatrical and eye-popping visuals, their multimedia live shows…