Progressive metal icons Tool have announced that they will be cancelling their postponed 2020 tour, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The band were originally set to take off in Eugene, Oregon back in March and were supposed to wrap up the tour in San Francisco on June 23. Tickets for this event will be refunded through the ticket sellers.

“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,” the band wrote in a press release. “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.”

Tool’s most recent project Fear Inolucum was their first studio album in 13 years, and arrived with much anticipation from the band. The project garnered them the top spot on the Billboard 200 upon release, while the band won Best Metal Performance for “7empest,” which was featured on the album.

The release rode a wave of success for the band following the recent addition of their catalog onto digital service providers such as Spotify. The streaming figures from this placement allowed four of the band’s albums to appear on the Billboard 200, while they dominated all ten of the top spots for digital rock songs.

The band’s drummer Danny Carey recently announced that he hopes Tool can write a new EP during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Tool Cancelled 2020 Tour Dates:

04/16 – Miami, FL – American Airlines Arena
04/17 – Orlando, FL – Amway Center
04/19 – Tampa, FL – Amalie Arena
04/21 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
04/22 – Charlottesville, VA – John Paul Jones Arena
04/24 – Baltimore, MD – Royal Farms Arena
04/25 – Uniondale, NY – Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
04/28 – Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
04/29 – Quebec City, QC – Videotron Centre
05/01 – Wilkes Barre, PA – Mohegan Sun Arena
05/02 – Buffalo, NY – KeyBank Centre
05/04 – Toledo, OH – Huntington Center
05/05 – Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena
05/29 – Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome
05/31 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
06/02 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place
06/04 – Winnipeg, MB – Bell MTS Place
06/06 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center
06/07 – Sioux Falls, SD – Denny Sanford Premier Center
06/09 – Madison, WI – Kohl Center
06/10 – Moline, IL – axSlayer Center
06/13 – St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
06/16 – Wichita, KS – INTRUST Bank Arena
06/17 – Oklahoma City, OK – Chesapeake Energy Arena
06/19 – Colorado Springs, CO – Broadmoor World Arena
06/22 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
06/23 – San Francisco, CA – Chase Center