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Maynard James Keenan leads Tool in a performance at Capital One Arena on Feb. 22, 2022. (Photo by Casey Vock)
It’s uncommon for a musical group of any kind to evolve into a globally recognized platform of artistic expression. But the band Tool, nearly 30 years after offering its first EP to the world, has become an ultimate vehicle for creativity and voice.
Tool (Photo by Travis Shinn)
Tool have embarked on a mammoth 2022 tour, with the Los Angeles-based band spending 3 months traversing the United States and stopping in DC at Capital One Arena on Tuesday, Feb. 22.
Tool performs at Capital One Arena on Nov. 25, 2019. (Photo by Chris Smyth)
For the band’s final performance of 2019, prog-metal icons Tool brought the Fear Inoculum Tour to Capitol One Arena recently. Known for putting on one of the best concert performances across all genres of music, Maynard James Keenan and company did not disappoint. A light- and laser-filled spectacle, a Tool show is a two-hour long sensory overload.
Tool (Photo by Travis Shinn)
Not long ago, frontman Maynard James Keenan reunited his progressive metal bandmates in Tool for a fifth album, titled Fear Inoculum, and now the quartet are conquering stadiums across the country. Tool performs at Capital One Arena in DC on Monday, Nov. 25.