Tool Postpone All Dates On Spring/Summer U.S. Tour

Having initially postponed their April and May U.S. tour dates due to the coronavirus pandemic, Tool have announced that their remaining summer shows are now postponed, too.

Confirming the news in a brief statement, the band say: "Friends – We hope you and your loved ones are doing as well as possible given the difficult time we all find ourselves in.

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"As the spread of COVID-19 continues we have made the difficult decision to postpone the remainder of our previously announced spring 2020 performances. Previously purchased tickets will be honored for the rescheduled performances, which we hope to be able to announce soon.

"Stay home, stay healthy and please, wash your hands."

The full list of postponed headlining dates are as follows:

April

16 Miami, FL American Airlines Arena
17 Orlando, FL Amway Center
19 Tampa, FL Amalie Arena
21 Charlotte, NC Spectrum Center
22 Charlottesville, VA John Paul Jones Arena
24 Baltimore, MD Royal Farms Arena
25 Uniondale, NY Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
28 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
29 Quebec City, QC Videotron Centre

May

1 Wilkes Barre, PA Mohegan Sun Arena
2 Buffalo, NY KeyBank Centre
4 Toledo, OH Huntington Center
5 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
29 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
31 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena

June

2 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place
4 Winnipeg, MB Bell MTS Place
6 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
7 Sioux Falls, SD Denny Sanford Premier Center
9 Madison, WI Kohl Center
10 Moline, IL axSlayer Center
13 St. Louis, MO Enterprise Center
16 Wichita, KS INTRUST Bank Arena
17 Oklahoma City, OK Chesapeake Energy Arena
19 Colorado Springs, CO Broadmoor World Arena
22 Sacramento, CA Golden 1 Center
23 San Francisco, CA Chase Center

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