Tool

Where to see Tool in 2026

• Louder Than Life 2026 lineup →

  September 17–20, 2026 · Highland Festival Grounds, Louisville, KY

  Headliner · Sunday

• Riot Fest 2026 lineup →

  September 18–20, 2026 · Douglass Park, Chicago, IL

  Headliner · Saturday

• Aftershock 2026 lineup →

  October 1–4, 2026 · Discovery Park, Sacramento, CA

  Headliner · Sunday

Who Tool is

Prog-metal's cathedral builders — polyrhythms, lasers, and total audience surrender, Danny Carey's drumming alone worth the pilgrimage.

prog-metalprogressive metalalternative metalalt-metal

Sounds like Tool

Deftones

Also compared to A Perfect Circle, Meshuggah, Puscifer.

Also on these bills

Bring Me The HorizonMastodonTwenty One PilotsNothing MoreFlyleaf with Lacey SturmBetween The Buried And MeIggy PopSevendustGojiraRise AgainstFrom Ashes To NewThe Plot In You

Find acts like Tool

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Past appearances

• Sonic Temple 2026 lineup →

  May 14–17, 2026 · Historic Crew Stadium, Columbus, OH

  Headliner · Sunday · Temple Stage