Elder Announce US Tour Dates Supporting Tool
Just Elder playing Madison Square Garden. No big deal. Oh wait it’s like the biggest deal. Sorry, I get those mixed up all the time.
Having seen the Berlin-based four-piece just this past August playing to a crowd of thousands at SonicBlast Fest (review here), they’re nothing but ready. Born a trio, now a four-piece, the band have never missed an opportunity to grow, and completely on their own terms, they’ve become the most essential progressive heavy rock band in the world. Recent tours with REZN and Lord Buffalo, Howling Giant and Ruby the Hatchet, in North America and abroad at fests throughout the Eurozone have assured that 2022’s Innate Passage (review here) has gotten the support it’s due, and certainly that looks to continue. Nothing to say here that isn’t obvious, but this opens the band to a new audience (that that audience is legendary for being full of assholes is besides the point; the good ones will catch on) and raises their profile in a way for which, again, they’re ready.
Cheers to the band and kudos to Tool drummer Danny Carey on his continued good taste.
Fresh off social media:
We are beyond thrilled, honored, and in disbelief to announce that we will be supporting Tool this January and February in USA!
It’s been hard sitting on this news for a few months and we are so excited to be on the road with these legends!
Tickets for all shows are on-sale this Friday, October 13th at 10 am local time.
Check the dates below and at https://www.toolband.com/tour.
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January 10th – Baltimore, MD – CFG Bank Arena
January 12th – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
January 13th – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
January 18th – Hollywood, FL – Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
January 19th – Hollywood, FL – Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
January 21st – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
January 23rd – Nashville, TN – Bridgestone Arena
January 24th – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
January 26th – Birmingham, AL – The Legacy Arena at the BJCC
January 27th – Biloxi, MS – Mississippi Coast Coliseum
January 31st – Austin, TX – Moody Center
February 2nd – Dallas, TX – American Airlines Center
February 3rd – Oklahoma City, OK – Paycom Center
February 5th – Denver, CO – Ball Arena
February 9th – Phoenix, AZ – Footprint Center
February 12th – Fresno, CA – Save Mart Center
February 14th – Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena
February 15th – Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena
February 17th – Ontario, CA – Toyota Arena
February 18th – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena
Elder is:
Nick DiSalvo – Guitars, Vocals
Mike Risberg – Guitars, Keys
Jack Donovan – Bass
Georg Edert – Drums
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Such amazing news for Elder!
Side note: My first time seeing Elder was in 2017 @ Stumpfest in Potrland, OR, which is an annual (or at least it WAS annual until COVID fucked everything up) 3-day fest put on by two absolutely delightful sister, one of whom (Rynne) is Danny Carey’s wife. That show was actually Elder’s last as a 3-piece, and right before the release of Reflections from a Floating World. Danny was in the crowd that night, and even hopped behind the kit to play a cover of Tool’s “Hooker with a Penis” with a band called Norska. Seeing him pound the skins in a room that size was like seeing the face of God. He spent the rest of the night happily chatting with fans…such a down to earth dude.
Anyways, I have to figure that show was instrumental in Elder eventually getting this opening slot. And good on them, because they absolutely fucking deserve it.
And if you ever get a chance to check out Stumpfest, do not hesitate. It is truly a one-of-a-kind fest.